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On 03/23/2016 06:13 PM, » Chevron « wrote:
[snip] No, I never use any noscript extensions causes to much problems for my liking. I used to use NoScript. There are too many sites depending on third-party scripts from multiple sites, and can mess up (text on text, non-functional menus, erroneous links, etc...) when scripts are blocked. Even if you know you ned to enable a script, a site could be trying to use scripts from 30 or more sources, most of which have meaningless names. There's no help for determining which to enable. I finally gave up on NoScript when clicking a link on my bank's site took me to a completely inappropriate site. Another (security related) annoyance is sites that REQUIRE third-party cookies and don't tell you. The usual result is an endless loop that DOESN'T do what you want. -- Mark Lloyd http://notstupid.us/ "Men rarely (if ever) manage to dream up a god superior to themselves. Most gods have the manners and morals of a spoiled child." [Robert Heinlein, "Notebooks of Lazarus Long"] |
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[Default] On Tue, 22 Mar 2016 20:21:16 -0700, in
microsoft.public.windowsxp.general OldGuy wrote: Do any of the virus scanners etc provide protection against PC encrypted takeover ransom attacks? What does? Malwarebytes sent me an email wwith a link to What's the difference between ransomware and [other stuff], so maybe they do. How do they get in? As to scripts runnning in a loop and other such script problems, I've mitigated my problem by 50 to 80 or 90%. I also have Adobe Flash, which is still listed as Shockwave Flash, in Firefox at least, changed in Firefox from Always Activate to Ask to Activate. There are lots of pages that show the small box at the top asking to activate that do everything I want done, everything I thought the page would do, without activating Flash, maybe 80 or 90% don't need activation. When I do activate, I only do it for one session. This seems to have cut down by 80 or 90% the number of "Script will not stop" problems I have, and when I do get that, it's much more likely I'll know which tab generated it. OTOH, once trying to watch a movie on pbs.org, the box didn't show up, and I had to go to Firefox add-ons, change the setting to Always Activate, reload the page, and watch the movie, then change the setting back again. Since I set it back, that means every time I want to watch something on pbs.org, I'll have to do this again. Maybe one other page was like that but only those two so far. |
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Micky wrote:
OTOH, once trying to watch a movie on pbs.org, the box didn't show up, and I had to go to Firefox add-ons, change the setting to Always Activate, reload the page, and watch the movie, then change the setting back again. Since I set it back, that means every time I want to watch something on pbs.org, I'll have to do this again. Maybe one other page was like that but only those two so far. PBS.org pages seem to use jwplayer, as an intermediary. And the pbs.org page also uses geolocation, so a visitor from Canada cannot view a USA-only preview. It doesn't appear that the Flash player is invoked directly when the page loads, to yield a view port. Maybe that comes later, or Flash is just used to render the video box and the controls are ignored completely (jwplayer can trigger play of Flash or HTML5, details unknown). I can't tell, because being in Canada, I can't see all the behaviors here. (And no, I don't use commercial VPNs to get around such restrictions. I've got better things to do. If I was a Netflix addict it might be different.) At one time, I used to be able to pick up a PBS broadcast (OTA) station, and the reception was pretty good. But after the change to DTV, that stopped. So my chances of seeing any PBS content now are... minimal. Just be glad you're only "slightly inconvenienced". Paul |
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[Default] On Thu, 24 Mar 2016 22:37:13 -0400, in
microsoft.public.windowsxp.general Paul wrote: Micky wrote: OTOH, once trying to watch a movie on pbs.org, the box didn't show up, and I had to go to Firefox add-ons, change the setting to Always Activate, reload the page, and watch the movie, then change the setting back again. Since I set it back, that means every time I want to watch something on pbs.org, I'll have to do this again. Maybe one other page was like that but only those two so far. PBS.org pages seem to use jwplayer, as an intermediary. And the pbs.org page also uses geolocation, so a visitor from Canada cannot view a USA-only preview. It doesn't appear I guess they take the word "public" only so far. that the Flash player is invoked directly when the page loads, to yield a view port. Maybe that comes later, or Flash is just used to render the video box and the controls are ignored completely (jwplayer can trigger play of Flash or HTML5, details unknown). I can't tell, because being in Canada, I didn't know that. No wonder I sometimes don't understand your posts. I can't see all the behaviors here. (And no, I don't use commercial VPNs to get around such restrictions. I've got better things to do. If I was a Netflix addict it might be different.) At one time, I used to be able to pick up a PBS broadcast (OTA) station, and the reception was pretty good. But after the change to DTV, that stopped. Me too, and I'm in Baltimore. I had two different PBS stations that came in well, but after digital, even after I bought an antenna amp, the movie I was talking about, I recorded, but it was too painful to watch. I can get several DC stations, but the two PBS stations that I got before without the amp, I can't get. Go figure. So my chances of seeing any PBS content now are... minimal. I'm not smart enough to understand most PBS shows. Just be glad you're only "slightly inconvenienced". OK. Paul |
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