@JimVanDeventer to Today I LearnedEnglish • 7 months agoTIL Ecuador doesn't have its own currency and uses US dollars, but maybe not the same US dollars you are used to seeing.imagemessage-square156arrow-up1395arrow-down18
arrow-up1387arrow-down1imageTIL Ecuador doesn't have its own currency and uses US dollars, but maybe not the same US dollars you are used to seeing.@JimVanDeventer to Today I LearnedEnglish • 7 months agomessage-square156
minus-squareCosmic ClericlinkEnglish2•edit-27 months agoNothing like clicking on the large X to close an ad video on the web page, but it doesn’t close, even after pressing the X multiple times. :/
minus-square@mightyfoolishlinkEnglish4•7 months agoThey are few alternatives to fandom but nothing that comes close to fandom’s popularity. Unfortunately the web has become a place where you need to download ublock origin and learn to block specific elements.
minus-squareCosmic ClericlinkEnglish1•edit-27 months ago Unfortunately the web has become a place where you need to download ublock origin The irony is that I do have it installed/using it. It’s just the video player puts an X there but ignores when you click on the X.
minus-square@mightyfoolishlinkEnglish1•7 months agoIt does get too complicated for my tastes. Sometimes you have to right click elements and block them manually. Sometimes you have to create a filter or you lose scrolling like on this site: https://www.reddit.com/r/uBlockOrigin/comments/qmiq1b/cant_scroll_after_blocking_signup_popups/
Nothing like clicking on the large X to close an ad video on the web page, but it doesn’t close, even after pressing the X multiple times. :/
They are few alternatives to fandom but nothing that comes close to fandom’s popularity.
Unfortunately the web has become a place where you need to download ublock origin and learn to block specific elements.
The irony is that I do have it installed/using it. It’s just the video player puts an X there but ignores when you click on the X.
Try noscript (firefox only)
It does get too complicated for my tastes. Sometimes you have to right click elements and block them manually. Sometimes you have to create a filter or you lose scrolling like on this site:
https://www.reddit.com/r/uBlockOrigin/comments/qmiq1b/cant_scroll_after_blocking_signup_popups/