Return Of The F***ing Mac

greg66_tri_v2.0
greg66_tri_v2.0 Posts: 7,172
edited December 2010 in Commuting chat
Why (oh why) am I finding all of a sudden that when I open up BR pages, the T-Mob advert that is sometimes there (top right) starts playing "Return Of The Mac" all by itself. This is bloody annoying.

Make. It. Stop.
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  • lost_in_thought
    lost_in_thought Posts: 10,563
    Oh. My. God. It's driving me around the bend.
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  • Clever Pun
    Clever Pun Posts: 6,778
    get an adblocker on your browser
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  • MonkeyMonster
    MonkeyMonster Posts: 4,629
    apologies for your ire - adblock is saving my ears
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  • cee
    cee Posts: 4,553
    the t-mobile what now?
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  • greg66_tri_v2.0
    greg66_tri_v2.0 Posts: 7,172
    I don't mind ads. I mind things that start playing "music" without warning or invitation.

    Firefox. What ad blocker?
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  • dhope
    dhope Posts: 6,699
    Greg66 wrote:
    I don't mind ads. I mind things that start playing "music" without warning or invitation.

    Firefox. What ad blocker?

    Rhymes with Shmadblock schplus
    And NoScript
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  • lost_in_thought
    lost_in_thought Posts: 10,563
    Greg66 wrote:
    I don't mind ads. I mind things that start playing "music" without warning or invitation.

    Firefox. What ad blocker?

    Yeah, it's the music that's annoying.
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  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,064
    edited December 2010
    Adblock Plus

    8)

    :lol::lol::lol::lol: nice work mods
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  • lost_in_thought
    lost_in_thought Posts: 10,563
    Guys. Seriously. Autocorrect lis kicking your @rses...

    Adblock
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  • greg66_tri_v2.0
    greg66_tri_v2.0 Posts: 7,172
    Yes. Done that.

    Doesn't work on flash-based ads.

    Next.
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  • re-cycles
    re-cycles Posts: 107
    Turn your speakers off?
  • dhope
    dhope Posts: 6,699
    Greg66 wrote:
    Yes. Done that.

    Doesn't work on flash-based ads.

    Next.

    Curious. Fine for me. Change the blacklist maybe?
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  • cougie
    cougie Posts: 22,512
    I dont mind ads - but not with sound !
  • EKE_38BPM
    EKE_38BPM Posts: 5,821
    I haven't heard the ad, seen it - yes. Heard it - no.

    I'm bloody glad though. I hate that song and really dislike Mark Morrison.
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  • suzyb
    suzyb Posts: 3,449
    Or use flashblock. Afaik it allows the ad so the site gets credit but doesn't allow the the flash to play unless you click it.
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  • EKE_38BPM
    EKE_38BPM Posts: 5,821
    Spoke too soon. Just heard it twice.

    Stupid song. Stupid singer. Stupid ad. Stupid site admins for allowing it.
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  • deptfordmarmoset
    deptfordmarmoset Posts: 3,118
    dhope wrote:
    Greg66 wrote:
    Yes. Done that.

    Doesn't work on flash-based ads.

    Next.

    Curious. Fine for me. Change the blacklist maybe?

    yes, it's probably your blacklist - I don't get the banners or the sound.

    There's now a Chrome equivalent which does the same.
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  • greg66_tri_v2.0
    greg66_tri_v2.0 Posts: 7,172
    dhope wrote:
    Greg66 wrote:
    Yes. Done that.

    Doesn't work on flash-based ads.

    Next.

    Curious. Fine for me. Change the blacklist maybe?

    I set it to blacklist manually, so I right click on an add to select the blocker. Trouble is, doing that on flash ads simply brings up the flash menu...
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  • lost_in_thought
    lost_in_thought Posts: 10,563
    Greg66 wrote:
    dhope wrote:
    Greg66 wrote:
    Yes. Done that.

    Doesn't work on flash-based ads.

    Next.

    Curious. Fine for me. Change the blacklist maybe?

    I set it to blacklist manually, so I right click on an add to select the blocker. Trouble is, doing that on flash ads simply brings up the flash menu...

    flashblocker does the trick.
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  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,064
    uninstall flash does it too but in return every f'king website you go to will bitch that you don't have flash :evil:

    flash grrrrr
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  • lost_in_thought
    lost_in_thought Posts: 10,563
    Just use flashblocker. Like, d'uh.
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  • dhope
    dhope Posts: 6,699
    Greg66 wrote:
    dhope wrote:
    Greg66 wrote:
    Yes. Done that.

    Doesn't work on flash-based ads.

    Next.

    Curious. Fine for me. Change the blacklist maybe?

    I set it to blacklist manually, so I right click on an add to select the blocker. Trouble is, doing that on flash ads simply brings up the flash menu...

    'Show tabs on Flash and Java' ticked?
    I can block flash manually as well as with the subs list

    Tools, AdBloc. preferences, Options
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  • greg66_tri_v2.0
    greg66_tri_v2.0 Posts: 7,172
    lost_in_thought wrote:
    Greg66 wrote:
    dhope wrote:
    Greg66 wrote:
    Yes. Done that.

    Doesn't work on flash-based ads.

    Next.

    Curious. Fine for me. Change the blacklist maybe?

    I set it to blacklist manually, so I right click on an add to select the blocker. Trouble is, doing that on flash ads simply brings up the flash menu...

    flashblocker does the trick.

    OMG. You've done it. You've made it stop.

    I love you. There. I've said it.

    You any good at Styles in Word?
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  • suzyb
    suzyb Posts: 3,449
    Greg66 wrote:
    lost_in_thought wrote:
    Greg66 wrote:
    dhope wrote:
    Greg66 wrote:
    Yes. Done that.

    Doesn't work on flash-based ads.

    Next.

    Curious. Fine for me. Change the blacklist maybe?

    I set it to blacklist manually, so I right click on an add to select the blocker. Trouble is, doing that on flash ads simply brings up the flash menu...

    flashblocker does the trick.

    OMG. You've done it. You've made it stop.

    I love you. There. I've said it.

    You any good at Styles in Word?
    suzyb wrote:
    Or use flashblock. Afaik it allows the ad so the site gets credit but doesn't allow the the flash to play unless you click it.
    :roll:

    I'm off in a huff.
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  • greg66_tri_v2.0
    greg66_tri_v2.0 Posts: 7,172
    suzyb wrote:
    Greg66 wrote:
    lost_in_thought wrote:
    Greg66 wrote:
    dhope wrote:
    Greg66 wrote:
    Yes. Done that.

    Doesn't work on flash-based ads.

    Next.

    Curious. Fine for me. Change the blacklist maybe?

    I set it to blacklist manually, so I right click on an add to select the blocker. Trouble is, doing that on flash ads simply brings up the flash menu...

    flashblocker does the trick.

    OMG. You've done it. You've made it stop.

    I love you. There. I've said it.

    You any good at Styles in Word?
    suzyb wrote:
    Or use flashblock. Afaik it allows the ad so the site gets credit but doesn't allow the the flash to play unless you click it.
    :roll:

    I'm off in a huff.

    Huh!

    Burds!

    Now, I can hardly love you both, can I? I mean, that would mean loving two women at the same time.

    Two women.

    At the same time.

    Hmm.

    Leave that with me. I may be able to make it all good for the three of us.

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  • suzyb
    suzyb Posts: 3,449
    Should have put it in post order as BR doesn't put the date/time on quotes.
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  • Kieran_Burns
    Kieran_Burns Posts: 9,757
    Go here: http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm

    Follow the instructions, block shed loads of crap from connecting to / downloading from the 'net and it makes browsing quicker.

    Oh, and the auto correct can go kiss my arse. :P
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  • cyberknight
    cyberknight Posts: 1,238
    And hees me thinking it was going to be another what winter coat thread :roll:
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  • MonkeyMonster
    MonkeyMonster Posts: 4,629
    MonkeyMonster wrote:
    apologies for your ire - **Nobody likes ads but they pay for the site so please have the class not to whine about them** is saving my ears

    this wasn't originally autocorrected - weirdly changed a few hours after I posted...

    +block plus - allows you block with wildcards incl swf files (ie flash)
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  • hatbeard
    hatbeard Posts: 1,087
    seems tonight is the night for conflict, even the forumites are revolting. :lol:

    so no change there lol
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