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sswilson said:
I typically run some kind of hardware level ad block (default unifi one now, and DNS blocking profiles under OpnSense). Every now and then I need to disable it to allow some kind of blocked tracking function and I typically leave it off for a day or so just to see what the "normal" ad experience is like.

I'm amazed at how toxic it really is, especially when browsing on a mobile device. Sidebar and/or banner ads are one thing, but that's apparently not in-your-face enough for the marketing vultures. Overlays that routinely cover/mask 30 - 50% of the viewing screen seem to be the norm.

It's nutz!!!!!
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Further to this.... I'm especially surprised how often the malware "mcaffee is running on your PC" popup shows up while browsing relatively mainstream news sites through flipboard. Presumably it's being auto loaded through one of the ad server services and is a case of whack-a-mole for the "legit" ad services.
 
sswilson said:
Further to this.... I'm especially surprised how often the malware "mcaffee is running on your PC" popup shows up while browsing relatively mainstream news sites through flipboard. Presumably it's being auto loaded through one of the ad server services and is a case of whack-a-mole for the "legit" ad services.
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lol "whack-a-mole".. we had a server once that we nicknamed whack-a-mole. It'd randomly pop a drive, you'd go and push it back in and another would pop out.
 
sswilson said:
Further to this.... I'm especially surprised how often the malware "mcaffee is running on your PC" popup shows up while browsing relatively mainstream news sites through flipboard. Presumably it's being auto loaded through one of the ad server services and is a case of whack-a-mole for the "legit" ad services.
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I can't believe McAffee is still a thing...that software is so bad that it bottlenecks the fastest PC's if you install it. >.<
 
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Marzipan said:
I can't believe McAffee is still a thing...that software is so bad that it bottlenecks the fastest PC's if you install it. >.<
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Just to be clear... this isn't McAffee. It's a malware popup overlay that "says" it's McAffee running some kind of scan and ultimately tells you you've got nasty things and to call this particular phone number to fix it.....
 
sswilson said:
Just to be clear... this isn't McAffee. It's a malware popup overlay that "says" it's McAffee running some kind of scan and ultimately tells you you've got nasty things and to call this particular phone number to fix it.....
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oh. well...McAffee is malware, so self-reporting is legit, LoL!
 
lowfat said:
My GN mouse mat has started melting.

View attachment 42795

It is almost 5 years old. But not sure what caused it. It is right where i rest my wrist. The rubber is super tacky. If I touch it, it sticks to my finger. I have never changed on how I wash it or it my desk.
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Could be the mouse?

www.tomshardware.com

Gigabyte gaming mouse allegedly goes up in flames — scorched device left a hole on user's desk

First, the PSUs, and now the mice?
www.tomshardware.com www.tomshardware.com

More seriously, the battery leaked a while ago if it's wireless?
 
Marzipan said:
when it's not sciatica, it's crazy cluster headaches...and when it's not headaches, it's that damned sciatica.

friggen left leg feels like it's been hit by lightning and on fire. <_<
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sorry to hear you're hurting man, I know what it's like to be in pain all the time, I hope you have a better day tomorrow and the next man.
 
Marzipan said:
when it's not sciatica, it's crazy cluster headaches...and when it's not headaches, it's that damned sciatica.

friggen left leg feels like it's been hit by lightning and on fire. <_<
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I know those now days I get more Cluster and or migraines headaches then anything, I think in my case the sciatica is beiung handled from my Chi Gong and other exercises I do every morning if I dont do them after a few days the sciatica comes back and als oI get more migraines and or Cluster4 headaches which for me is at my age harder to get going in the morning that Procrastination demons whispering in my ear first thing you can do those exercises tomorrow or another day hehe the longer I stop doing my Chi Gong and exercises the harder it is to get back to where IO am now with just Migraines and cluster headaches and like I was saying I get up I really dont feel like doing anything lol
also I am a little lucky the sumatriptan can help allot for those Cluster and migraine headaches many people those pills dont work
 
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