The Gguntlet of reading news on Free Republic

Self | 9/4/2014 | Self

[LoneRangerMassachusetts]

Lately, reading news links from Free Republic is getting insufferable. It seems that 95 percent of the news sources are mined with scripts and the like that want access to your computer or run time consuming ads.

Trying to figure out the security settings for IE browser has become a real challenge. I think I need to hire a full time IT expert just top read the news.

Does anyone know of a web source that can help me get the best settings to stop the sneaks but yet still allow me ample access to these sites?

[Responsibility2nd]

Really the problem would be solved if it weren't for lazy posters who will not or can not post a thread correctly.

This has pissed me off for some time. I posted about it some years ago. If people posted enough info, we wouldn't need to click the source link and be subjected to so much Gguntletting.

 

You do know that you can post more than 10 words in a thread, don't you?

Wednesday, May 11, 2011 11:44:13 AM · by Responsibility2nd · 61 replies

05/11/2011 | Responsibility2nd

As more and more FReepers (old and new alike) post articles, they really need to pay attention to what they are doing. I know there is a need to excerpt many articles, but remember - you have up to 300 words or no more than 1/2 of the article if it is less than 300 words. May I make some basic suggestions when excerpting? In addition to the above mentioned FR guidelines, please copy and paste the "who-what-when..." of the article. Earlier today, someone posted an article about a student getting arrested at school for an item found in his...

 

[Vendome]

Turn your computer off.

That’s free!

[Hot Tabasco]

It is not Free Republic, your computer is infected.

I think what he is complaining about is clicking on the links to the article posted and those sites taking forever to load due to their ads.......

I've got the same problem. It may take 5, 10 or 15 minutes before the site fully loads.............

[Vendome]

Cndethendean plick...

;-)

[afraidfortherepublic]

Part of it is the fault of the posters. Many of us are too lazy to realize that there are still lots of sites that allow the full posting of articles. Because many (like the NYT, Wash Post, LA Times, etc) allow only excerpts, many posters get lazy and they excerpt everything they post.

If you cut and paste from the original (always include the URL for reference) those annoying pop ups don’t come with the material. Yes, it’s a little more time consuming, but you eliminate pop ups.

One of the most annoying sites is Daily Caller. The pop ups there will drag your computer to a standstill. But, if you copy and paste just the text to FR, you can get the whole story without any ads. And Daily Caller allows it.

[smokingfrog]

See #5

Certain websites - Examiner, Huffpo, The Blaze (for example) are really bad about running scripts on your computer.

[TomGuy]

Many of the blog sites are the worst. They crash my older IE-based browser I use for FR.

Usually, I copy the links and open them in Firefox, as FF has several add-ons/extensions that address the problem. On my laptop, I have been trying out the 32-bit version of Palemoon. The 32-bit version runs Firefox extension. The 64-bit version has problems with some of the extensions.

Typical FF/Palemoon extensions I run include: Adblock Plus, several do-not-track extensions (DoNotTrackMe, Ghostery).

[UB355]

I use Opera with their AdBlock plug in

[thackney]

Running on dial up?

[Boogieman]

Well, that may be true, but it has nothing to do with whether their browser works or not.

Tell ya what, you find a browser that works as well, that is produced by a pro-gun, pro-liberty, anti-homo group, and I’ll use that, okay?

[freeandfreezing]

Firefox is pure evil. They (the Mozilla Firefox organization) not only support the sodomite agenda but they have never taken a pro-life, pro-gun stance for freedom and liberty.

How can a bunch of bits in memory be "pure evil"? If you eat french fries made by somebody who votes Democrat are the french fries evil?

Using Firefox doesn't support, or enable the viewpoints of the people who run the organization who develops Firefox. Firefox is free software, so you can use it without supporting its developers - unlike commercial products.

[Darksheare]

Run an antivirus scan.
Make certain your antivirus is actually on.
Some smartbugs will shutoff your scanner.

[867V309]

Ghostery, NoScript, hosts file, disable Flash = problem solved. I almost NEVER see an ad unless I want to.

[Mad Dawgg]

I got a rash on my Gguntlet but the Doc gave me some salve and it cleared it right up...

[re_nortex]

How can a bunch of bits in memory be "pure evil"?

This was well-explained by FReeper stalwarts (many of whom had born on dates in 1999 and before) in several threads back in April. One such example came from from all-American Patriot fwdude who explained that "If even HALF of all Christians would ACT like Christians by “having nothing to do with the works of darkness” in this world, we could turn the culture around in breakneck speed."

[DouglasKC]

It’s your machine, not FreeREpublic. You have a ton of ad software installed....likely.

[Mad Dawgg]

Actually you should excerpt everything you post unless you have the permission of the article owner.

Believe it or not it is against the law to plagiarize someone Else's work.

It's why there is an excerpt button on FR now.

[re_nortex]

Tell ya what, you find a browser that works as well, that is produced by a pro-gun, pro-liberty, anti-homo group, and I’ll use that, okay?

Sorry for not pinging you in my response a few posts back. Those FR threads of last April provide a number of alternatives to Firefox. Those mentioned, among others, included Palemoon, lynx and Netsurf.

[ctdonath2]

No problem here. Ain’t FR.

[Principled]

Firefox has an excellent script blocker.