Please whitelist sites you like if you use an Ad blocker.
My argument is simple: blocking ads can be devastating to the sites you love. I am not making an argument that blocking ads is a form of stealing, or is immoral, or unethical, or makes someone the son of the devil. It can result in people losing their jobs, it can result in less content on any given site, and it definitely can affect the quality of content. It can also put sites into a real advertising death spin. As ad revenues go down, many sites are lured into running advertising of a truly questionable nature. We’ve all seen it happen. I am very proud of the fact that we routinely talk to you guys in our feedback forum about the quality of our ads. I have proven over 12 years that we will fight on the behalf of readers whenever we can. Does that mean that there are the occasional intrusive ads, expanding this way and that? Yes, sometimes we have to accept those ads. But any of you reading this site for any significant period of time know that these are few and far between. We turn down offers every month for advertising like that out of respect for you guys. We simply ask that you return the favor and not block ads.
via arstechnica.com
I’m not gonna sit here and say that some sites don’t have annoying/obnoxious ads that you don’t want to see. That’s fine. But if there are sites that you care about (like http://theportablegamer.com for example) then please whitelist them in your ad blocker so they get the credit from ad views. You could really help them out through doing this.
Where'd I leave my baggel?
Go #Rangers! Having a productive 0th inning! @Sportacular
A brilliant reaction to Apple's "overtly sexual apps" policy - Poker vs. Strong Female Role Models. (via @KRAPPS)
Guess the book from the raving quotes!
“An excellent new book [that] humanizes a downtrodden, long-suffering people whose individual lives, hopes and dreams are so little known aboard.”—San Francisco Chronicle“Deeply moving … the personal stories are related with novelistic detail.”—Wall Street Journal
via amazon.com
Why yes, it IS Mike and Mike’s new book!
And yes, I did steal the idea for this post from Deadspin. Sue me. (Don’t sue me.)
A timely new Castle Vidcons! #playstationy2k10
Holy shit, Sony. How did you pull THIS off?
We hope to resolve this problem within the next 24 hours. In the meantime, if you have a model other than the new slim PS3, we advise that you do not use your PS3 system, as doing so may result in errors in some functionality, such as recording obtained trophies, and not being able to restore certain data.
DON’T USE YOUR PS3 AT ALL?!?!?! WHAT. THE FUCK.
I want no one to ever spread the bullshit ever again that PSN>XBL because when XBL goes down, IT DOESN’T PREVENT YOU FROM USING YOUR ENTIRE SYSTEM.
Cloud systems for the fucking loss, too. This is why I never use my PS3 for gaming, because it sucks as anything other than a media player. And even some of its media functions are ass-backward.
In a point, fuck off, Sony.
What a horrible night to release a Dracula killing game.
This week, European Wii and DSi owners can download the same game on either system: a ported version of Chillingo’s iPhone shooter iDracula: Undead Awakening. Unfortunately, it’s hitting on the absolute worst day ever to release a WiiWare game about fighting Dracula.
Oh Joystiq, your recognition of European irony is classic.
On a related note, how’d I miss this Castlevania remake? It looks awesome. I need to get on the “Update my Wii” bus.
Presented without comment: They're running out of condoms at the Olympic Village
Vancouver’s Olympic Village is short on condoms and an emergency supply has been shipped to the sex-crazed colony to ensure that each and every athlete is safe from STDs throughout the rest of their stay.
via deadspin.com
OK, one comment: I need to become an Olympic athlete. Based on how well the US men’s curling team performed…I think I’ve got an in, people.
