Comments on: Shiny Things on the Internet http://www.baltimoremick.com/blog/2009/07/13/shiny-things-on-the-internet/ Jason J. Thomas' Weblog: Now with more cowbell! Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:18:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: JJT http://www.baltimoremick.com/blog/2009/07/13/shiny-things-on-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-47089 JJT Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:16:01 +0000 http://www.baltimoremick.com/blog/?p=1708#comment-47089 @tfg: Good to know. What's the VM software of choice? @midwestie: I have to admit I have a new and wonderful appreciation for mocking he hipsters. @Alison: Hey! You found me on teh Interwebs. You have hit every major point I have with the Baltimore Sun. After I discovered the problem with the single-page reading and the annoying obnoxious ad, I decided to make full use of <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1865" rel="nofollow">AdBlock Plus for Firefox</a> again. I had this problem with an ad on their site sometime ago that would just freeze Firefox. As for the NYT/Globe, I do go to them from time to time. Before the Sun became crappy, though, I wound up appreciating its tenacious organization. The Globe used to annoy me in my days at BU with its constant movement of the comics. I do have priorities. ;-) @tfg: Good to know. What’s the VM software of choice?

@midwestie: I have to admit I have a new and wonderful appreciation for mocking he hipsters.

@Alison: Hey! You found me on teh Interwebs. You have hit every major point I have with the Baltimore Sun. After I discovered the problem with the single-page reading and the annoying obnoxious ad, I decided to make full use of AdBlock Plus for Firefox again. I had this problem with an ad on their site sometime ago that would just freeze Firefox.

As for the NYT/Globe, I do go to them from time to time. Before the Sun became crappy, though, I wound up appreciating its tenacious organization. The Globe used to annoy me in my days at BU with its constant movement of the comics. I do have priorities. ;-)

]]> By: Alison http://www.baltimoremick.com/blog/2009/07/13/shiny-things-on-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-47088 Alison Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:36:43 +0000 http://www.baltimoremick.com/blog/?p=1708#comment-47088 Ugh, I too dislike the Sun's new website. In particular the full page ad you are redirected to when you try to view a story. It drives me nuts when you can see the article you want and THEN they hide it behind the ad. If you want me to see an ad, fine, but take me to that first, don't give me a brief view of the article. Also they really should have it set to only show you the ad once per session, since it's the same stupid thing. This redesign is doing nothing to make me less of a New-York-Times-Reading New England Liberal Elitist Intellectual. I miss the Globe. Ugh, I too dislike the Sun’s new website. In particular the full page ad you are redirected to when you try to view a story. It drives me nuts when you can see the article you want and THEN they hide it behind the ad. If you want me to see an ad, fine, but take me to that first, don’t give me a brief view of the article. Also they really should have it set to only show you the ad once per session, since it’s the same stupid thing. This redesign is doing nothing to make me less of a New-York-Times-Reading New England Liberal Elitist Intellectual. I miss the Globe.

]]> By: midwestie http://www.baltimoremick.com/blog/2009/07/13/shiny-things-on-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-47082 midwestie Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:10:23 +0000 http://www.baltimoremick.com/blog/?p=1708#comment-47082 LATFH, wow! I thought I was the only one who wishes they'd get a grip. LATFH, wow! I thought I was the only one who wishes they’d get a grip.

]]> By: tfg http://www.baltimoremick.com/blog/2009/07/13/shiny-things-on-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-47081 tfg Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:19:49 +0000 http://www.baltimoremick.com/blog/?p=1708#comment-47081 I have a Windows 3.1 VM at work, it works reasonably well. I have a Windows 3.1 VM at work, it works reasonably well.

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