Comments on: The cure is worse than the disease http://rc3.org/2007/11/21/the-cure-is-worse-than-the-disease/ Rafe Colburn on software development (and other topics) Sun, 20 May 2012 12:40:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: jim http://rc3.org/2007/11/21/the-cure-is-worse-than-the-disease/comment-page-1/#comment-2126 jim Fri, 23 Nov 2007 01:26:33 +0000 http://rc3.org/wordpress/?p=8017#comment-2126 <p>I don't see what the problem is here. The user runs ad-blocking software; the ads in the application are blocked. D'oh.</p> <p>There is something of a contradiction in that the user is running both a classified ad application -- which implies he/she wants ads displayed -- and ad-blocking software -- which implies he/she doesn't want ads displayed. But the software vendor can't be blamed for this.</p> I don’t see what the problem is here. The user runs ad-blocking software; the ads in the application are blocked. D’oh.

There is something of a contradiction in that the user is running both a classified ad application — which implies he/she wants ads displayed — and ad-blocking software — which implies he/she doesn’t want ads displayed. But the software vendor can’t be blamed for this.

]]> By: Howard Berkey http://rc3.org/2007/11/21/the-cure-is-worse-than-the-disease/comment-page-1/#comment-2125 Howard Berkey Fri, 23 Nov 2007 01:18:59 +0000 http://rc3.org/wordpress/?p=8017#comment-2125 <p>Slashdot just ran a very similar story based on a Cory Doctorow blog post.</p> Slashdot just ran a very similar story based on a Cory Doctorow blog post.

]]> By: Hanan Cohen http://rc3.org/2007/11/21/the-cure-is-worse-than-the-disease/comment-page-1/#comment-2124 Hanan Cohen Thu, 22 Nov 2007 06:21:12 +0000 http://rc3.org/wordpress/?p=8017#comment-2124 <p>I have encountered this problem a long time ago and learnt not to use those kind of words anywhere in my code.</p> <p>I use the Hebrew equivalent so no software blocks my website elements.</p> <p>Did you know that the Hebrew word for "ad" is "pirsomet"?</p> <p>Here is the latest such problem I have encountered.</p> <p><a href="http://www.alistapart.com/comments/2007surveyresults?page=8#75" rel="nofollow">http://www.alistapart.com/comments/2007surveyresults?page=8#75</a></p> I have encountered this problem a long time ago and learnt not to use those kind of words anywhere in my code.

I use the Hebrew equivalent so no software blocks my website elements.

Did you know that the Hebrew word for “ad” is “pirsomet”?

Here is the latest such problem I have encountered.

http://www.alistapart.com/comments/2007surveyresults?page=8#75

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