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Hyperfixation Town

@plasticterrarium

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If there was a way to run SUPER MEGA AD BLOCKER on this website I fucking would

“Please oh please open up your computer to a porn virus! If you don’t you’re evil!”

Freeloader Comin’ through!

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We didn’t start this war internet users have with ads - We might have moaned about banner ads, but it was only when they started making noises when we might be listening to music or a podcast or whatever, causing two sound sorces at once, that we started trying to block ads universally rather than just a specific type of ad (pop ups).

And since then ads have gotten worse - Actual malware rather than merely breaking one of the fundamental sins of web design - though shalt not autoplay anything with sound. And the more aggressive a website is with ‘please turn off adblock’ the less I trust it to bother to vet ads and advertisers to make sure they’re not installing malware.

Not to mention that the idea that avoiding ads is “freeloading” is hilariously backward. Advertisement is a transaction between the platform and the advertiser, the user has no obligation to provide the views/clicks the platform has promised. Using an adblocker isn’t freeloading in the same way that leaving the room to get a snack during a commercial break isn’t cheating the tv network.

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Ok y’all, I work as a web developer and I’m here to tell you that you are 100% right and that it’s shit. SO I’m going to tell you how to get around websites that block you from using their website if you’re using an adblocker. 

Every website uses a language called JavaScript; long story short it’s a website language that allows developers to do the crazy shit you see on websites. Now the easiest thing to do is to disable JavaScript to stop them from knowing you have an adblocker:

Oh no! I’m blocked from viewing the website. It would be a terrible shame if I were able to right click and select the “inspect” feature

Click the three dots in the top right and open the “Settings” Menu

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And then scrolled down to “Debugger” and checked the “Disable Javascript Option”

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And then just refreshed the page

Reblogging to save my life

saving a life

Saving lives with this reblog

From the Neil Gaiman fan page on Facebook.

This book is being self published by the Terry Pratchett estate via their company Dunmanifestin.

I am under contract to Dunmanifestin, but Neil gets say in what I do.

I hope this answers all the "Why Kickstarter?" questions.

Publishing continues to be fucking mind-boggling. Would you like to make some money??? Oh no thanks we hate doing that actually

what did you create today bud? maybe you created a thought about a balloon? maybe a breakfast this morning? maybe a look at a dog trotting by. maybe a heartbeat? it is incredible how much art you are making all the dang time. you are SO prolific

the car and the shower are the same in that sometimes they are a fun little box you have a nice little time in and sometimes they are time release prisons that house the Spiral

Also both great places to have imaginary arguments

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bdsm enjoyers r onto something. i think we should incorporate aftercare into just hanging out. i need a buddy to hold me and say “that was really fun and you seemed normal”

The number one funniest example of people inventing bullshit reasons ships they don't like are "problematic" that I've ever seen was people calling Brienne of Tarth and Jaime Lannister "like siblings".

Fam.

Have you forgotten the number one most notable trait about Jaime Lannister.

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Or water fountains, public washrooms, outdoors tables, etc, etc

The best example of this I can think of is (was, RIP…) the Eurostar station at Disneyland Paris.

The park itself has a lack of seats, but in the train station there are NONE. Only a dozen or so in the waiting areas and As soon as you’ve gone through passport control and gone to your platform there is NOWHERE TO SIT. You can be waiting for a train for over an hour. With nowhere to sit. And this is a place that’s attached to somewhere designed for families and young children. With nowhere to sit.

And the insane thing is, you can’t wander down there by accident. You can’t loiter there, or be homeless there. You need a passport and ticket to even get onto the platform. And there’s still nowhere to sit.

Bananas.