That damn monkey is shocking my browser!

[CyberGnu]

Mark, or anyone, every time I load a page with the 'shock the monkey' ad in it, my browser (Netscape 4.76) slows to a standstill... It's quite annoying...

Anyone else have this problem?



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Gnu Ex Machina - the Gnu in the Machine

[Alexander's Horse]

No, but they owe me about $2000


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Chaos, panic and disorder - My work here is done.

[Urban Ranger]

Yeah, yeah, we know how much time you have on your hands

[CyberGnu]

Hehe!

Well, if I shock it and then immediately hit stop, I can make it quit running...



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[Seeker]

All I see is a little blue URL.

[Gatekeeper]

CyberGnu, et al.:

I, too, despise that "shock the stupid simian" ad. I made the mistake (twice) of quitting out of my slow-as-molasses browser while it was running. Lo and behold, my computer ended up in an infinite applet loop!

Geez! Nothing like a good, solid reboot to snap the computer out of its simian-induced misery.

CYBERAmazon

[Evil Capitalist]

Kill the monkey!

[Legman]

Every time I see an annoying ad that's flashing and interfering with my reading the text - or slowing down the browser, I just hit Esc. Zapp! Instant ad kill.

[Ming]

This belongs in the Apolyton Forum.

Thread Moved!

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Ming@Apolyton.net

[Lefty Scaevola]

. The page load that never ends becasue of continuing animation on the adds can even choke internet explorer on occasion.

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older richer & wiser than you

[Gozer]

I just checked my CPU meter and sure enough, when that stupid monkey ad is showing, netscape takes all available CPU time.

Mark and Dan: Can you alert the ad folks and get them to pull this one? It is very annoying.

[Chowlett]

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All I see is a little blue URL.
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My Proxomitron doesn't get rid of it - have you got a filter that kills that sort of thing?

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("Something is worth doing"=&gt;"It is worth doing properly")&lt;=&gt;("Something is not worth doing properly"=&gt;"It is not worth doing") - A truth first expounded by Murgatroyd

[CyberGnu]

Markie, it is still there!!!! Make it go away!!!!

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[Murgatroyd]

Thanks to a little Mac utility called WebFree, I have never seen the ad in question.

[DanQ]

Hmmmmm, no one's emailed us about this... sounds like a browser/browser version-specific problem(?)

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