Re: loss of I/O on some websites
On 13/05/14 08:07, A Debian User wrote:
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> On Sunday, 11 May, 2014 10:08 PM, Scott Ferguson wrote:
>> On 11/05/14 22:59, Whit Hansell wrote:
>>> Am getting frustrated. On the internet today there are so many sites
>>> that have taken on so much advertising that it is killing my desire to
>>> go to various sites. I mean specifically news sites.
>>>
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> As a side note, doesn't NoScript and FlashBlock have redundant features,
> in that they both block the loading of Flash content?
No.
NoScript does not block Flash by default - you could make it, and
likewise with AdBlock Plus, and /etc/hosts. Perhaps it's your use of the
term "redundant" that's problematic?
>
> So, shouldn't you just use NoScript, since it has more features and
> additionally does what FlashBlock does, anyway?
No.
Apples and Oranges.
It doesn't.
(so, no, again).
For empirical evidence go visit Youtube with *just* NoScript enabled and
compare the page load speed and totals with NoScript *and* FlashBlock
both installed.
Kind regards
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