October 3, 2003, 11:44
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King
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Haven't been here for a while
Came back for now and...
uh uh uh... are the popups killing this site or what???
What has changed IIRC I had than minimum popup style chosen, has this changed? Is there a legal way to minimize the amount of popus here or not?
Next... the forums are still relatively slow  midday UKtime and I can't post because the forums are too busy, that is like morning in the US... what happens during the night? or is today just a busy day...
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The server is too busy at the moment. Registered users are given priority on the server, feel free to register using the form below. Otherwise please try again in a few minutes. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
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at 4:44pm GMT (UK time), several times in last 30minutes...
just thought to ask... 
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October 3, 2003, 12:34
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Deity
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Well OFITG, just wait until Gator bites ya. 
Concerning less pop-ups, I was informed to change my style to ultalight special...since I've changed Gator hasn't snapped at me, but I still get quite a few other pop-ups, and quite frankly, I don't care for the UltraLight style - but what can I do about it? - short of changing my browser from IE (which I do not want to do). 
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October 3, 2003, 12:56
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Technical Director
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Why don't you want to use Mozilla Firebird?
It's many times better than IE, and it's not big.
I've nou had any poup problems with Poly lately 
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October 3, 2003, 13:40
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Prince
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Firebird is indeed cool, but I have the popup blocker off because in the Gator thread somebody said that Apolyton doesn't get money from popups that get killed.
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Posted with Mozilla Firebird running under Sawfish on a Slackware Linux install.:p
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October 3, 2003, 14:08
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Deity
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Tbh, I think that many posters, even those that don't wish to harm 'Poly's revenues, are moving ever closer to blockers in the face of the recent spate of nasty pop-ups.
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October 3, 2003, 14:09
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Prince
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For some reason, I haven't seen Gator at home, though I saw it once at school.
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I try not to break the rules but merely to test their elasticity. -- Bill Veeck | Don't listed to the Linux Satanist, people. - St. Leo | If patching security holes was the top priority of any of us(no matter the OS), we'd do nothing else. - Me, in a tired and accidental attempt to draw fire from all three sides.
Posted with Mozilla Firebird running under Sawfish on a Slackware Linux install.:p
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October 3, 2003, 23:21
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Deity
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Originally posted by DrSpike
Tbh, I think that many posters, even those that don't wish to harm 'Poly's revenues, are moving ever closer to blockers in the face of the recent spate of nasty pop-ups.
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Translation:
DrSpike now uses ad-blockers.
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October 3, 2003, 23:28
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Hmmm... Weird. I use the google toolbar and block pupups with it, but I allow them for this site... And I only get a Britney Spears Gallery ad every now and then but nothing more... Using the default style... Maybe you are not being cookied properly or something? You know, you see a pop up - you deserve a cookie.  And you shouldn't be seeing more popups for a while...
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October 4, 2003, 00:01
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Prince
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ROFL at your sig, vovanism
Too good not to mention.
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I try not to break the rules but merely to test their elasticity. -- Bill Veeck | Don't listed to the Linux Satanist, people. - St. Leo | If patching security holes was the top priority of any of us(no matter the OS), we'd do nothing else. - Me, in a tired and accidental attempt to draw fire from all three sides.
Posted with Mozilla Firebird running under Sawfish on a Slackware Linux install.:p
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October 4, 2003, 06:45
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Emperor
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I'm not getting that sig.
Elaborate.
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October 4, 2003, 06:54
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Deity
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Originally posted by Big Crunch
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DrSpike now uses ad-blockers.
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Actually I don't. But me, and many others like me who don't wish to harm Poly's revenues are having to consider it.
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October 4, 2003, 06:55
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Prince
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C is like running with scissors on a slippery pool deck covered with olive oil.
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For Ecthelion.
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I try not to break the rules but merely to test their elasticity. -- Bill Veeck | Don't listed to the Linux Satanist, people. - St. Leo | If patching security holes was the top priority of any of us(no matter the OS), we'd do nothing else. - Me, in a tired and accidental attempt to draw fire from all three sides.
Posted with Mozilla Firebird running under Sawfish on a Slackware Linux install.:p
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October 4, 2003, 07:13
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I have read it. The point is I didn't grasp it.
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October 4, 2003, 07:22
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Deity
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Originally posted by Wittlich
short of changing my browser from IE (which I do not want to do).
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You do
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A Trojan that exploits an Internet Explorer vulnerability is capable of allowing attackers to hijack browser behaviour, anti-virus firms warn.
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October 4, 2003, 07:24
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Use Opera and turn off pop-ups you didnt' request.
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October 4, 2003, 07:24
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Does it also work on Opera?
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October 4, 2003, 08:31
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Deity
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Opera also stop pop-ups. But tell me something: Why is it that I don't get any pop-ups in the standard mode I use, except when I click a link(when I use IE)? It seems like I'm quite alone experiencing that... 
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October 4, 2003, 08:48
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I think that is how the standard mode is supposed to work. However, the modes are changing with the serverload, som sometimes the standard will not be standard...
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October 4, 2003, 09:29
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it's "requested pop-ups" that can be accepted independently from automatic pop-ups
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October 4, 2003, 11:58
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Originally posted by Ecthelion
I have read it. The point is I didn't grasp it.
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Well, a joke explained is usually not funny any more, but okay...
C is a programming language. Now, unlike, say, Java, it doesn't provide a whole lot of built-in functionality. (Actually, let me rephrase it, being a lower-level language, it provides a different kind of functionality.) So, if you don't know what the heck you are doing, it is very easy to mess something up when programming in C, because it is built for speed and therefore does not provide any checks whatsoever when you read/write memory, interact with devices, etc. Thus, the saying in my sig states exactly that, but in slightly different terms. 
Oh, and thanks, geeslaka! I think you are the first person other than those I interact with IRL that actually appreciated this.
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October 4, 2003, 14:38
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alright then, thanks.
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October 5, 2003, 03:43
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Originally posted by vovansim
Well, a joke explained is usually not funny any more, but okay...
C is a programming language. Now, unlike, say, Java, it doesn't provide a whole lot of built-in functionality. (Actually, let me rephrase it, being a lower-level language, it provides a different kind of functionality.) So, if you don't know what the heck you are doing, it is very easy to mess something up when programming in C, because it is built for speed and therefore does not provide any checks whatsoever when you read/write memory, interact with devices, etc. Thus, the saying in my sig states exactly that, but in slightly different terms.
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from the little experience I've had with C++, it isn't much better than C. The professor was always making sure we used a specific class of string or matrices so we wouldn't crash the computers when we wrote code
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October 5, 2003, 03:51
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I've used Opera and blocked unrequested popups for the past 7 months or so.
I could never go back. Using IE when I have to and getting popups is really, really annoying now.
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October 5, 2003, 04:15
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But opera always diplays a banner. It's no good....
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October 5, 2003, 07:17
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Deity
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It's not that noticeable. Besides, you could always, horror of horrors, put your hand in your pocket to support the software you like, and remove the banners.
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October 5, 2003, 11:16
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King
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(or go with Moz, which has most of the same features for free)
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October 5, 2003, 12:49
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banners don't bother me in the least, now with a fast connection
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October 5, 2003, 15:28
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Prince
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from the little experience I've had with C++, it isn't much better than C. The professor was always making sure we used a specific class of string or matrices so we wouldn't crash the computers when we wrote code
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What were you programming on/with? I've had code that wouldn't compile, I've had code that would seg fault, but I have yet to crash my computer.
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I try not to break the rules but merely to test their elasticity. -- Bill Veeck | Don't listed to the Linux Satanist, people. - St. Leo | If patching security holes was the top priority of any of us(no matter the OS), we'd do nothing else. - Me, in a tired and accidental attempt to draw fire from all three sides.
Posted with Mozilla Firebird running under Sawfish on a Slackware Linux install.:p
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October 7, 2003, 16:15
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King
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heh just came to visit from home, and yes.. mozilla solves the popups, at work it's IE... so well what's there to say except but I guess it's OK as there are over 40000 members now We would all make up a medium sized town together not only a village anymore ... so I guess popups do two things done 1 - somewhat limit the number of people willing to browse here, and earn some money from all those who are not bothered with them. I can see how they work for sure... perhaps MArkos or Dan should make a deal wit Intel for a special Apolyton popup -P4 runs Civ III faster than Athlon
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