*megacorp grumble*

[Bob in a quantum-state-of-faith]

Photobucket's tricks are getting beyond a joke.  OK, a load of advertising is fair enough in return for free hosting, but now it's playing video ads with sound and it actually disables the mute button, on my machine anyway.  The function is restored when you close Ph****ucket.  You can mute before you open it, and for me at least the volume control still works.  But what a cheek!

My adblocker on FireFox prevented the movie from even starting up...

.... meh.

[pieces o nine]

My adblocker on FireFox prevented the movie from even starting up...

.... meh.

Same for me.

On the other hand, I have to go through one of Firefox's add-ons ['FireUploader'] in order to upload images there anymore, as otherwise I get repeated error messages when trying to log in to the site directly.  sigh.

[Bob in a quantum-state-of-faith]

My adblocker on FireFox prevented the movie from even starting up...

.... meh.

Same for me.

On the other hand, I have to go through one of Firefox's add-ons ['FireUploader'] in order to upload images there anymore, as otherwise I get repeated error messages when trying to log in to the site directly.  sigh.

Yeah.  I have to temporarily enable "all this page" (or similar) in NoScript or I cannot upload either.   I usually walk through the domains until it works again, but always using the temp settings... .that way it reverts when I close the browser.

[Sibling DavidH]

Another one - not evil but very, very silly.

The makers of my blood test meters, Accu Chek, send me a magazine every month or two.  It occasionally has something of interest in it, so I've not unsubscribed.

Earlier this year, however, they began to send me two separate copies.  To avoid waste, I asked them to stop it.

I've just received a second copy of the latest issue, addressed to "Mr D Doublet H*****"

There's some bloody thick people about!  

[Bob in a quantum-state-of-faith]

Look at it this way David...

... by using up that valuable dead-tree material?  They prevent other, more wasteful stuff from being printed frivolously, such as PREVENTION magazine or another Gideon bible...

[Griffin NoName]

I get a whole variety of slow mail catalogues, none of which I buy from, and all have to be disposed of which is an endless nuisance, and a total waste of time and money. I suppose I should request them not to send but somehow I never get around to it...... yet another thing to put on my almost endless "to-do" list if I ever get any energy back. I do find modern life difficult (I imagine though that I'd find medieval life difficult and imagine getting catalogues inscribed on stone tablets.............).

[Bob in a quantum-state-of-faith]

Ain't it a damn shame none of us heat our houses with a Franklin stove?  One that burns stuff, that is... you could simply put those unwanted catalogs in there and free heat...

[Sibling DavidH]

We cook and partly heat with a Raeburn. 



Technically it burns coal, but it deals with junk mail a treat.  Problem is, I can only do it in windy weather, because it stinks and annoys the neighbours.