Re: Do you use HOSTS file ?

From: Thor Kottelin (thor_at_anta.net)
Date: 07/29/04

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    Tom Thomas wrote:
    >
    > Thor Kottelin <thor@anta.net> wrote:

    > >On a related note, I consider blocking visible ads (as opposed to hidden web
    > >bugs) a little tasteless. Many sites can provide their content to the public
    > >for free only because they run advertisements which cover their costs.
    > >Leeching the content while avoiding the ads is taking for free something
    > >it's owner didn't intend to be taken for free.
    >
    > Presumably then if you record a TV show for later viewing you don't
    > fast-forward through the commercials either? ;-)

    I may or may not look at advertisements, regardless of the medium - web or
    TV. However, fast-forwarding through commercials (or raiding the fridge
    during the break) is not the same as installing extra components to
    systematically block the advertisements that are supposed to pay for the
    content one views.

    I have toyed with the idea of rigging my web sites so that banners look like
    content images, and vice versa, especially since it's so easy to do. I'm
    refraining only because I hesitate to annoy visitors, even those who install
    Norton Internet Security with an intent to parasitize on other people's
    intellectual property.

    Thor 

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