all SFGate does is pretty much crash your PC with ads.
You don't have to put up with that. It came up in less than 1 second on my computer. Why? "Ghostery" showed they threw 20+ trackers, ads, analytics-type apps at me. If one or more of those hangs up, you will wait forever (as happened to you) for the site to come up. None of them got through except for a few I allow. It is an extension added to your browser. Go to ghostery.com.
It blocked their comment section, so all I did was click on the Ghostery message and selected "allow once." No problem.
If you get it, it will seem like you have a new computer on a faster internet connection. If you don't like it, disable it on your browser.
Are adblockers, ghostery, etc. evil? They do reduce the amount of info sellers get about you, which decreases their income. Since one starts using these with good results, then a bunch of others jump on and pretty soon you have 20+ of them checking you out. One or two you won't notice, but when they get greedy, they become a pain in the butt, which means your computer appears to slow down and sometimes locks up due to poorly written intrusive apps.
ghostery.com
dp0622 see my post 37.
Yes, of course you need adblockers, too. I just assumed you had one.
These make for a pleasant online experience, at least until they come up with something else. NYT and WaPo let you see a few freebies and then they block you unless you pay or figure out a way around it.
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