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Gizmodo just ran an article on the same feature, but that one has much less useful information on it (such as not even naming the locations it’s rolling out in) and condescends readers for no reason.

The answer is “sometimes.” Some ad deals have payments for traffic, but most only for clicks, AFAIK.

There are other ways to monetize, yes; for instance a certain tech blog that is part of the gakwer network might, as a hypothetical that totally doesn’t actually happen, take money from a large, fruity tech company in exchange for pushing their products over their competitors.

I haven’t rooted my Note II and adblock works.

Ads are a security threat.

I’d like to pretend we exist. We are pretty damn rare, though.

Of course, what I mean is just that if your boss is good and understanding, you don’t really need advice on how to handle them when they find out. Just explain the truth.

If you work for a good boss you won’t have to worry about it at all and the advice isn’t needed.

That’s one of those views that people should embrace, but really don’t, because we don’t live in an ideal world.

I can’t believe this wasn’t higher ranked. I find Firefox unusable without configuring tab behavior to exactly how I want.

Absolutely. It’s not hands-off like Adblock or tracking-blockers but for users who know what they’re doing enough to be choosy about what scripts to allow, NoScript is great. I almost can’t use other browsers anymore.

Frankly the memory is worth it.

No, people kill people.

No, people kill people.

No, that Remington is not the same Remington as Remington Arms.

No, that Remington is not the same Remington as Remington Arms.

Damn, I JUST bought a 4TB My Book not 36 hours ago for $140.

Damn, I JUST bought a 4TB My Book not 36 hours ago for $140.

I'm posting this from a computer plugged into that 1500VA/900W model.

I'm posting this from a computer plugged into that 1500VA/900W model.

Doesn't mean we have to invite it in.

Doesn't mean we have to invite it in.

It's been shown, proven, to snoop in your documents and system files. EA claims that was a bug and it no longer does that, but the "EA claims..." in the first part of this sentence should give you pause.

It's been shown, proven, to snoop in your documents and system files. EA claims that was a bug and it no longer does

How does anyone manage to not see the Star Wars movies? Did you grow up in the middle of a jungle? Were you raised by wolves? Did your parents think Star Wars is how the devil gets inside you?

How does anyone manage to not see the Star Wars movies? Did you grow up in the middle of a jungle? Were you raised

Oh yes, I'm primarily thinking of fiction-writing but tools like that are probably necessary for, say, a thesis, or technical writing.