The Artima Developer Community
Sponsored Link

Agile Buzz Forum
When good tools go bump

0 replies on 1 page.

Welcome Guest
  Sign In

Go back to the topic listing  Back to Topic List Click to reply to this topic  Reply to this Topic Click to search messages in this forum  Search Forum Click for a threaded view of the topic  Threaded View   
Previous Topic   Next Topic
Flat View: This topic has 0 replies on 1 page
James Robertson

Posts: 29924
Nickname: jarober61
Registered: Jun, 2003

David Buck, Smalltalker at large
When good tools go bump Posted: Mar 12, 2005 8:14 AM
Reply to this message Reply

This post originated from an RSS feed registered with Agile Buzz by James Robertson.
Original Post: When good tools go bump
Feed Title: Cincom Smalltalk Blog - Smalltalk with Rants
Feed URL: http://www.cincomsmalltalk.com/rssBlog/rssBlogView.xml
Feed Description: James Robertson comments on Cincom Smalltalk, the Smalltalk development community, and IT trends and issues in general.
Latest Agile Buzz Posts
Latest Agile Buzz Posts by James Robertson
Latest Posts From Cincom Smalltalk Blog - Smalltalk with Rants

Advertisement

I'm not even sure how to classify this:

Apparently, the Surf Junky popup ads can be blocked using Mozilla Firefox and because of this Surf Junky now block this browser. However, with my User Agent Switcher extension you can fool them into thinking that you are browsing with Internet Explorer. Combine this with an extension that reloads the page on a regular basis and you have a pretty efficient way of abusing the Surf Junky system.

So, there's a "service" that people with too much free time sign up for (at $0.75 per hour, no less). The service works by throwing pop-ups at you. Using Firefox is verboten, since it blocks pop-ups - but if you use the useful tool, you can scam the service.

It's all way too bizarre...

Read: When good tools go bump

Topic: Using the WsEditorWidget from WithStyle Previous Topic   Next Topic Topic: XP Explained, Second Edition, again (and IXP)

Sponsored Links



Google
  Web Artima.com   

Copyright © 1996-2019 Artima, Inc. All Rights Reserved. - Privacy Policy - Terms of Use