Is popup advertising fair to the consumer?

[Kid Afrika]

Since when is shit in life supposed to be fair? I must've missed that announcement.

The bottom line with pop-up ads is that if you don't like them, don't go to the sites that have them. And no, not every site has a pop-up ad.

[Sean Cold]

Since when is shit in life supposed to be fair? I must've missed that announcement.

The bottom line with pop-up ads is that if you don't like them, don't go to the sites that have them. And no, not every site has a pop-up ad.

You just live a very cut and dry life, don't you?

If you don't like it, don't read it, don't like the site, don't go to it, If you don't like niggers, don't blame you.

[GonzoStyle]

k1d looks at life in black and white, there is no in between. Well except his skin color.

[Kid Afrika]

Why would you continually subject yourself to things that you don't like? I keep coming here, but occassionally, I enjoy it.

[Jack]

damn. And I thought that this discussion had died.

[drusilla]

pop ups suck

[GonzoStyle]

I keep coming here, but occassionally, I enjoy it.

I've always loved you k1d, I never admit it but I would love to bed down with you. Then recreate scenes from "last tango in paris".

[AdolescentMasturbator]

The bottom line with pop-up ads is that if you don't like them, don't go to the sites that have them.

Yeah while we are at it why don't we just get off the internet entirely.

[Kid Afrika]

AM, if you were are much of a purist as you present yourself to be, you would be on the brink of giving it up... just like the rest of us.

The internet is a steaming pile of feces these days. Gone are the days of warez sites, and crack sites, and movie sites... The most you can find is a halfway decent newsgroup. But, even those are becoming few and far between. In the end, "we" lamers have ruined what was once a great little community of misdemeanor criminals. Now, I only lump myself in with the "lamers" group because I got into it at the cusp of the influx of the lamerz.

Everything on the internet that is good, will eventually be overrun by idiots who heard about it from a friend. Message boards are the easiest example for this crowd. The people that found oa.com by lurking the net were far better members than those who heard about it on the radio. The people that were invited here, initially, are far better than the friends of friends of friends that are here now. You must realize that the Internet has become so diluted at this point that everything that is worth complaining about is only in existence because of the popularity of the Internet. If shit was harder to find, people wouldn't bother. That's the only reason newsgroups are still in existence today, and haven't followed the lead of file sharing software. Anything worth having is worth working to get. If it's easy, it is trash, or soon will be.

[Jack]

Now, I see the other side of it. Because of the influx, we now have companies offering us broadband, more users to download files from, more interesting sites to visit (assuming said site doesn't have popups, and yes, everybodys favorite, the message boards. Where I can argue and discuss even the most inane topic with people I don't even know.

The internet for the most part is great now.

[The Sleeper]

I miss Audiogalaxy

[Kid Afrika]

The internet for the most part is great now.

You obviously missed out on the time when the Internet was truly great. It sucks major league ass now.

The thing you are missing is that pre-1998(or so) the Internet was a place to share information. At some point, it became a money-making venture. That is what ruined it. You see, when only 30% of the people were looking to turn a profit, it wasn't all bad. But as soon as stupid fucks like you figured out that you could make a dime, the Internet as we knew it came to an end. The prolifiration of pop-up ads is only a testament to that.

You must realize that back in the day, banner ads made enough money to pay your server bill. When the influx of mouth breathers occurred, it then became necessary to have pop-ups. The reason behind this is most likely the fact that there are millions of websites now, as opposed to hundreds of thousands only a couple of years ago.

So, you can go on living in your sheltered little world believing that the internet is great now, and I will continue to say that it is shit! The fact that everyone and their mother has a computer is great. The fact that any kind of cadence or protocol is lost on you all, is a fucking shame.

[Gooch]

mac: carracho

pc: xolox sucks in my opin. winmx is sketchy.

[The Sleeper]

xolox has nothing. I just learned to use newsgroups today, so I guess I'm as cool as K1d now. woooo

[Kid Afrika]

hey gooch, careful what you wish for. Mac is still pure because the lamerz haven't figured it out yet. when mac reaches 30% market share, you'll have something to worry about. until then, enjoy your limited hardware resources and sub-par applications. thank you, and good day.

[fbd]

one day, kid will make a post saying "i love this thing.it is the greatest thing ever.i think everybody should use it" and then he'll get up to answer the door to let in his friends, time, death, pestilence, and famine

[Gooch]

sub-par apps? ha ha. i just tested mac vs. pc for photoshop. pc was left in dust. i ain't even pro-mac...but i will say, for very graphic app i use, the mac is better. photo7 burns even faster via OSX. carracho 2 is pretty sweet. if you are looking for a mac vs pc flap, i'd actually put my dirt-colored fingers onto a mac first and actually try using it. you'd be surprised how much the pc/mac rheotoric is pure bullshit. and then, if you use both enough, you'd take my view on it...both suck. neither work as a OS truly should.

[Kid Afrika]

Every time I do find something that I think is cool, you fuckers piss on it. Like the IR remote for your PC, or the HotWheels-sized R/C car for $30. Maybe I should lower my standards to allow me to post links to edited pictures that are supposed to be funny. Or, for that matter, I could just copy and paste the spam that I receive in my e-mail. You know, joke of the day/news headline posts never get old... PFFT!!! eat a dick! your mother should've swallowed.

sub-par apps? ha ha. i just tested mac vs. pc for photoshop. pc was left in dust.

ok, so mac has better color matching than pc, but that's only because you have 4 video cards to choose from. I was at MacWorld yesterday, and I was thoroughly unimpressed. Where PC stole from Mac, Mac has failed to keep up the pace. The fact that OS X is a Unix-based OS is only backup to my statement. Mac might be good at some things, but it sucks at a lot of things too. Besides the fact that your minimal increase in performance comes at the cost of compatibility.

The only apps that Mac outperforms at are graphics and multimedia. Since I'm not in pre/post-production, these things to nothing for me. As a person who enjoys the benefits of crackers/hackers everywhere, I am glad that I don't have to buy shitty applications that have been ported to the Mac. Oh, and don't forget that half of the appz that run on OS X, run in an OS 9 shell, and lose the benefits of the new and "better" OS>



Edited By Kid Afrika on July 21 2002 at 12:32

[The Sleeper]

From what I've heard, Macs are better for graphic applications and PCs are better for everything else.

[Gooch]

that's about it in a nutshell. by Windows sitting atop the Dos system, it doesn't utilize the processor as deeply as Mac OS's do. However, b/c it sits on top, it crashes cleaner. Mac's, the programs on it dig deep, and work faster, but errors crash the system often. OSX actually helps that, which actually makes it great. But, OSX has major flaws too b/c of the Apple's non-help in pushing it's implementation, leaving it up to manaufacturers.