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Posted by Blinky the Shark on 06/16/05 05:00
Els wrote:
> No, Firefox. Cookies set to always ask, so I can deny them, and popups
> not blocked, cause I usually don't visit any sites that invoke them.
> As for the ads, of course I didn't /have/ to block those, but I hate
> blinking stuff in the corner of my eye when I read, so I had to block
> one, and then thought I'd better block all - cleaned up the page
> nicely ;-)
If you're using AdBlock extension, are you aware that there are
pre-built filter sets for them? (Yes, you can still add to those large
lists.)
>>> typed in 'standard', and was presented with a long list of standard
>>> things, so I just clicked one at random: 'standard deviation'. Led to
>>> a page without a sound icon. "next" was 'standard English', which gave
>>> a sound icon for 'standard'. I clicked it... American pronounciation!
>> You expected, perhaps, an Australian pronunciation? :)
> No, proper English, you know, like they use in England :P
> (only until I read 'American Heritage' though)
Okay, so our heritage is a bit shorter than their heritage. :)
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