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N.A.N.Y. 2013 / Re: NANY 2013 Pledge - Progress Bars of Life

« Last post by superboyac on December 03, 2012, 12:20 AM »

  cranio...well, I suppose that is literally what I asked for!

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Living Room / Re: clever google: httpS <--ok ad blockers, you have your hands full now

« Last post by superboyac on December 03, 2012, 12:19 AM »

Still hoping that one day Ad muncher will some how figure out how to filter https ...

-Cloq (December 02, 2012, 08:49 PM)

I hope not.  If it does, it would totally invalidate any advantage https provides.  It would totally break the security, and allow any [malevolent] access that https is supposed to provide.

-barney (December 02, 2012, 11:44 PM)

Sorry.  I understand your point, but I find it a little ridiculous.  I'm not an "impossible" person...I totally think it's possible for https to provide the encryption advantages it has while being able to somehow intercept ads.  But I've been called an idealist on more than one occasion...

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N.A.N.Y. 2013 / Re: NANY 2013 Pledge - Progress Bars of Life

« Last post by superboyac on December 02, 2012, 02:05 AM »

If you do include some sort of mind control, can it have something to do with hot exotic chicks?

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Living Room / Re: clever google: httpS <--ok ad blockers, you have your hands full now

« Last post by superboyac on December 02, 2012, 02:02 AM »

If Adblock+ can block it, why is the Ad Muncher developer saying he can't?

-superboyac (December 02, 2012, 01:01 AM)

I think it's because the blockers that run as a plug-in deal with the content from inside the browser so it deals with the page from the DOM - after it's been decrypted.  Ad Muncher is a proxy - it doesn't run inside the browser, so it deal with the raw HTTP stream between the browser and the server.  however, that means that it can't see inside an encrypted stream.

So I think for Ad Muncher to deal with HTTPS would require a fundamental change in the design of the software.

-mwb1100 (December 02, 2012, 01:41 AM)

Sounds to me like all they'd have to do is develop browser plugins and continue to use the same engine they currently have.  I don't know how easy or hard that is to do, but a lot of other companies are able to develop browser plugins for their platforms...java, flash.  I do have a problem with developers saying something "can't" be done, when really what they're saying is that they "won't" do it.  Especially when there's already an example of it being done with ABP.

Now, some interesting things have been happening.  Firstly, ABP had some issues recently with some weird thing about not blocking certain ads that got people suspicious about their latest "updates".  Also, Ad Muncher recently had trouble being honest about their pricing schemes and lifetime license issues, etc.  When companies start being unclear, vague, and evasive about their latest changes and updates, that's usually a sign that things aren't going to go well for the customer in the future, and it's on us at that point to demand for alternatives or let them know we are aware of what they're trying to do.

So what I'm saying is that for ABP and Ad Muncher, I don't give them the benefit of the doubt any longer.  Sounds like ABP is doing ok now, Ad Muncher has been great so far, but this latest development, if it turns out to be a "can't" or "won't" situation, is going to disappoint me.

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N.A.N.Y. 2013 / Re: NANY 2013 Pledge - Progress Bars of Life

« Last post by superboyac on December 02, 2012, 01:19 AM »

Seriously excited.
I don't know why i like to watch progress bars, but I do.  I just hope it's not a form of mind control  .

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Living Room / Re: clever google: httpS <--ok ad blockers, you have your hands full now

« Last post by superboyac on December 02, 2012, 01:01 AM »

Very interesting...
If Adblock+ can block it, why is the Ad Muncher developer saying he can't?  Is he bullshitting so people won't complain?

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Living Room / Re: clever google: httpS <--ok ad blockers, you have your hands full now

« Last post by superboyac on December 01, 2012, 11:53 PM »

Well this is not good news...straight from the developer of Ad Muncher's mouth:

I guess I wasn't being clear.

It's encrypted to prevent it from being read or modified.

That includes modifying it to remove the ads.

Ad Muncher will more than likely never filter https pages.

Either another company will be able to figure out how to block it, or I'll probably say goodbye to youtube for the most part.  Already, i don't use it much anymore because it is quite an unpleasant experience and is only getting worse.  Good job google.  See ya.  I hope google remembers that it took off when it offered a much more pleasant search engine than yahoo and whatever else was around at the time.  Now, they are the ones making their own search and products unpleasant.  And the masses may be fine with it for now...until the new google alternative arrives.

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Living Room / clever google: httpS <--ok ad blockers, you have your hands full now

« Last post by superboyac on December 01, 2012, 11:49 PM »

So if you guys have noticed, google is sticking the https on all their stuff lately.  First, it started with their google searches, they are now default https whether you are logged in or not.  That's why you may have noticed the yellow ads at the top of your searches now, where your ad blocker would have blocked it before.  Also, for the first time in however many years, I am now seeing ads on youtube.  I have never seen Ad Muncher miss an add previously on youtube.  And i look up, and lo and behold, the https is there.

So google is now implementing this clever little trick.  So Ad Muncher, I hope you soon figure out how to block https.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Pirate Software Dilemma

« Last post by superboyac on December 01, 2012, 11:31 PM »

If you were satisfied with the service that you paid for and have the trust that the company is meeting your needs, why not pay them more for the newer version?  If not, don't bother getting a new version.  it's not the company's fault that things move on in the world and the company has to change accordingly.  Now, in your case (like, if I were you) I'd be pissed that they removed a convenient feature like portability.  So i would not want to pay for it again because it tells me that they are ignoring useful features that are desired by the customer base, and instead implementing non-desired features and hyping them up to make it seem more "advanced".

This is, it seems, the proper way to prevent these companies from bullying the customer base.  Over the years it seems as though it has become very easy for a company to be successful by ignoring what the users want, and that is really the opposite of what leads to a healthy economy.  They use very intentional bullying tactics.  When Acrobat X is hyping 3D features in the latest version, that is marketing bullying.  Why?  Because they remove things that users want, and they act like this 3D thing (that NOBODY uses) is a big deal and worth all these hundreds of dollars extra.  They don't go out of their way to mention the things they remove.  And they remove them because of copyright issues.  I'm convinced now that copyright issues and usefulness of a program are practically incompatible.  If a developer is trying to implement a feature and thinks about a balance between copyright stuff and usefull stuff...it won't be useful.  You have to ignore copyright to make it useful.  This is the catch 22 of today's marketplace.  Companies want as much money as possible with as little interaction with their userbase as possible.  And they are winning because users normally don't speak up, and you need a lot to speak up intentionally for the noise to be heard over the $$$$.

Why do I like a company like RightNote?  They listen to the users at (supposedly) their own copyright expense.  They make the users feel good.  Hey, can there be a portable version?  Sure, here's one a month later.  Hey, is there a way for it to link to Evernote, but still use Evernote and have it sync up properly (quite a request!!)?  Sure, here it is a month later.  This is a company that will get repeat customers, and gladly at that.

Now let's take Evernote.  Once had a snappy, portable version and everything.  Not anymore.  Think that pleased the hardcore users?  However, it sure benefits them to move to the cloud.  Not that the product is bad or anything, but the history of events made me lose my trust a little with them.  They also made it harder to get the data out of evernote and into other things.  So would I pay for it again?  probably not, unless my back was up against the wall.  And they should pay that price.  But they won't because I'm in the severe minority.

Companies that remove useful features from now on get the F-U from me.  because that is what they are saying to us.

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General Software Discussion / Re: General brainstorming for Note-taking software

« Last post by superboyac on December 01, 2012, 10:31 PM »

Thanks Dormouse for that information.  You won't let this thread die!!

Interesting about TreeDBNotes.  i agree it is a very comfortable program for note taking, one of the best.  I've been dedicated to RightNote for a year now, but I also consider TreeDB in the group that belongs at the top of the list.

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Living Room / Re: silly humor - post 'em here! [warning some NSFW and adult content]

« Last post by superboyac on December 01, 2012, 10:26 PM »

How many people here would use the Klingon interface?
 (see attachment in previous post)

-Arizona Hot (December 01, 2012, 05:30 PM)

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Living Room / Is the age of unlocked cell phones upon us? Pretty please??

« Last post by superboyac on December 01, 2012, 10:25 PM »

http://www.forbes.co...consumer-in-america/

Is this really happening?  Are phones going to get divorced from the carriers?  Is our country ready for such freedom being unleashed upon the population?  What will the mindless animal civilians do without the big corporations holding our hands every step of the way??

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Living Room / Re: Cute jokes' thread

« Last post by superboyac on December 01, 2012, 01:19 PM »

 

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Living Room / Re: Post Your Funny Videos Here [NSFW]

« Last post by superboyac on November 28, 2012, 03:17 PM »

Dunno if this one is here, lol:

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: Rightnote discount sale 50% off @ BitsDuJour 26-27 November

« Last post by superboyac on November 27, 2012, 06:10 PM »

Still using RightNote.  This is the longest I've gone committed to a notetaking program.  It's the best.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Seeking experiences from people backing up relatively large personal data sets

« Last post by superboyac on November 27, 2012, 05:58 PM »

Well, I've been planning forever to build myself some kind of file server for backing up all my stuff.  The total amount to be backed up may be anywhere from 4-10 TB, and I will be using double or triple redundancy.  I've posted here all over the place about it.  Eventually when I figure it out, i will post a schematic diagram here of how the whole thing works.

Here's a thread about it with lots of good contributions:
https://www.donation...ex.php?topic=20801.0

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Living Room / Re: Show me your Man Cave (or Woman Cave)!

« Last post by superboyac on November 27, 2012, 05:41 PM »

Well...That was awkward...You don't even WANT to know what I thought the title meant...I'm honestly not sure what I expected when I clicked on this 

-Stephen66515 (November 27, 2012, 05:37 PM)

Dirty mind, sheesh!  I didn't even mean anything this time, I swear! 

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Living Room / Re: Show me your Man Cave (or Woman Cave)!

« Last post by superboyac on November 27, 2012, 05:32 PM »

One item I'd be sure to include (and soon will) is the gigantic Love Sac Big One:


Yeah baby.

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Living Room / Show me your Man Cave (or Woman Cave)!

« Last post by superboyac on November 27, 2012, 05:30 PM »

My favorite rooms in homes are those sanctuaries popularly known as man caves.  If you have a cool one, please post a pic.  I can post one, but my whole place is essentially my man cave.

The best ones I personally know of:
--One dude has a whole basement to himself, no other familiy members allowed.
--My other friend is building an extension to his home specifically for man cave usage.  That's dedication!

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Living Room / Re: World's oldest still working digital computer gets rebooted

« Last post by superboyac on November 27, 2012, 10:29 AM »

Yeah, i'm getting that slowly.

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Living Room / Re: Well, I got it: Nokia Lumia 920, Windows 8

« Last post by superboyac on November 27, 2012, 10:13 AM »

theprawn!

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Living Room / Re: In search of ... opinions on RAID at home

« Last post by superboyac on November 26, 2012, 04:30 PM »

Most all good points have been made.  I agree with most of the gurus here on all that.  I've had this same argument many times with people, and there are threads here of those discussions.  I'll be honest, I hate RAID, always have.  Nobody, until the people here explained it, was able to ever convince me to use RAID.  For me, it's an easy choice: I don't like to be limited in hardware models when I build something.  If you build a RAID now and it goes down in, say, 3 years...you're going to have to buy ALL new hard drives most likely.  i don't think you will have an easy time going down to Frys and picking up a drive that will replace the one that went down.  it's a very restrictive system.  And for what?  Speed?  Don't care.  Get SSD, like they say.  If you want speed and capacity of several drives?  Use drive pooling software and use whatever drives you have lying around.  probably won't be as fast as a RAID or SSD, but it probably doesn't really matter either.  That's what I plan to do whenever I get around it...take my mish mash of drives, stick them in a box, and use drive pooling software.

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Living Room / Re: World's oldest still working digital computer gets rebooted

« Last post by superboyac on November 26, 2012, 11:59 AM »

And it illustrates how true one engineer's observation that "Not everything worth doing is worth doing well" is a reality they all need to eventually accept and live with.

-40hz (November 24, 2012, 11:56 AM)

This is my numero uno struggle in life.  I don't know how to convince myself of this, yet I know I have to eventually or else I'm going to lose my mind, literally.

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Living Room / Re: Why did it never occur to me.. You can wash a keyboard in water.

« Last post by superboyac on November 23, 2012, 08:41 PM »

I was just thinking...the one thing I do that keeps my keyboard significantly cleaner than it used to be is Nuance's Dragon NaturallySpeaking. Since I've started using it regularly the amount of time my fingers are resting on keys has easily been cut in half.

-40hz (November 23, 2012, 06:29 PM)

Bam!  I was about to transition to DNS also to experiment with new ways to make my computing life more productive.  I'll need to hear your take on it all, but now I'm really going to try it.

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Living Room / Re: DOTCOM saga - updates

« Last post by superboyac on November 22, 2012, 02:17 PM »

40...you're the man!!