Amusing link

beorn · 02-08-2003, 09:39 AM

here

Steve Wagner · 02-08-2003, 10:20 AM

LOL! Good stuff beorn!

blubbla · 02-08-2003, 12:49 PM

That's funny stuff.

Rockpile · 02-08-2003, 12:53 PM

I saw that earlier this week, pretty funny...

I dont which is more sad the real Yankees or the bad online league commishes who have teams like that article at the end of the first season...

IatricSB · 02-08-2003, 03:47 PM

That page is also attempting to capture marketing info. My Ad Blocker shows that each time I view the page, FastClick and DoubleClick are trying to get info. Luckily I have a great program that is blocking it!

John C · 02-08-2003, 03:59 PM

Really? Hmmm...I never thought of the Onion that way. Odd.

Peace
John

IatricSB · 02-08-2003, 04:02 PM

I wasn't sure what I had accessed when I saw the two red entries in my Ad Blocker program, so I accessed the Onion article a 2nd time and both of the red entries were incremented to 2 also. Probably harmless in this case, but ya never know.

slackmeisterPA · 02-08-2003, 08:33 PM

Wait, I'm confused. So Iatric, does that mean they are trying to spy on you?

The Onion is Big Brother... interesting...

rockze25 · 02-08-2003, 11:48 PM

LOL!!!

Man, I've always loved the Onion but this one definately puts them over the top. I love this stuff.

IatricSB · 02-09-2003, 01:26 AM

I'm not professing to be an expert about doubleclick, but it was my understanding that they attempt to track what people's surfing habits. By getting a feel for what you look like, they can then pass the info on to companies so they can know what interests you. It was also my understanding that websites were paid for allowing companies like doubleclick to gather this info, so it may be the way Onion makes a profit.

For $15, I bought a program called AdBlocker that prevents all popups and logs any ads or popups that it blocks so you can see the stats (which is how I found about the two on Onion. In addition, the program I got also had a program called AdAware that searched my PC for any spyware and it found that Gator had been installed on my PC at some point without my knowledge. It then safely removed it. A great product and if anyone is interested, I'll post the name of the company that makes it. It works great on a couple of leagues I'm in that uses Tripod. No more annoying popups.

ps2mike · 02-09-2003, 01:37 AM

Ad-Aware is a good product for removing Spyware.

http://www.lavasoftusa.com/

IatricSB · 02-09-2003, 01:44 AM

Yep, that's the one that came bundled with AdBlocker for just $15, though the AdAware version was not the pro version. But it cleaned my system quick and easy.

Dwolfson20 · 02-09-2003, 05:20 PM

Knowing this board, I'm surprised nobody has pointed out the duplicate thread yet.

caleb1740 · 02-09-2003, 10:19 PM

lol thats funny stuff....its just too bad its true

02-08-2003, 09:39 AM	#1
beorn All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: near Rochester, NY Posts: 1,269	Amusing link here __________________ Commish of Dog Days Baseball Commish Pennant Chase Baseball League (PCBL) Commish and Blue Jays GM Extra Innings Baseball

02-08-2003, 03:47 PM	#5
IatricSB Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: California Posts: 3,493	That page is also attempting to capture marketing info. My Ad Blocker shows that each time I view the page, FastClick and DoubleClick are trying to get info. Luckily I have a great program that is blocking it! __________________ Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body; but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming, "Wow! What a Ride!" Chicago(N) - Boys of Summer Oakland - 20th Century League Bakersfield - Wild Things Brooklyn - QBA Dodge City - NBSL California - ABC Dodger's Senioriest fan on the OOTP Boards

02-08-2003, 03:59 PM	#6
John C Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Albion, RI Posts: 2,261 Infractions: 1/0 (0)	Really? Hmmm...I never thought of the Onion that way. Odd. Peace John __________________ Facebook \| My Videos

02-08-2003, 04:02 PM	#7
IatricSB Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: California Posts: 3,493	I wasn't sure what I had accessed when I saw the two red entries in my Ad Blocker program, so I accessed the Onion article a 2nd time and both of the red entries were incremented to 2 also. Probably harmless in this case, but ya never know. __________________ Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body; but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming, "Wow! What a Ride!" Chicago(N) - Boys of Summer Oakland - 20th Century League Bakersfield - Wild Things Brooklyn - QBA Dodge City - NBSL California - ABC Dodger's Senioriest fan on the OOTP Boards

02-09-2003, 01:26 AM	#10
IatricSB Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: California Posts: 3,493	I'm not professing to be an expert about doubleclick, but it was my understanding that they attempt to track what people's surfing habits. By getting a feel for what you look like, they can then pass the info on to companies so they can know what interests you. It was also my understanding that websites were paid for allowing companies like doubleclick to gather this info, so it may be the way Onion makes a profit. For $15, I bought a program called AdBlocker that prevents all popups and logs any ads or popups that it blocks so you can see the stats (which is how I found about the two on Onion. In addition, the program I got also had a program called AdAware that searched my PC for any spyware and it found that Gator had been installed on my PC at some point without my knowledge. It then safely removed it. A great product and if anyone is interested, I'll post the name of the company that makes it. It works great on a couple of leagues I'm in that uses Tripod. No more annoying popups. __________________ Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body; but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming, "Wow! What a Ride!" Chicago(N) - Boys of Summer Oakland - 20th Century League Bakersfield - Wild Things Brooklyn - QBA Dodge City - NBSL California - ABC Dodger's Senioriest fan on the OOTP Boards

02-08-2003, 10:20 AM	#2
Steve Wagner Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Marblehead, MA Posts: 24	LOL! Good stuff beorn!

02-08-2003, 12:49 PM	#3
blubbla Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Herscher, IL Posts: 2,457	That's funny stuff.

02-08-2003, 12:53 PM	#4
Rockpile All Star Reserve Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Colorado Posts: 620	I saw that earlier this week, pretty funny... I dont which is more sad the real Yankees or the bad online league commishes who have teams like that article at the end of the first season...

02-08-2003, 08:33 PM	#8
slackmeisterPA Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 275	Wait, I'm confused. So Iatric, does that mean they are trying to spy on you? The Onion is Big Brother... interesting...

02-08-2003, 11:48 PM	#9
rockze25 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 243	LOL!!! Man, I've always loved the Onion but this one definately puts them over the top. I love this stuff.

02-09-2003, 01:37 AM	#11
ps2mike Minors (Single A) Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 92	Ad-Aware is a good product for removing Spyware. http://www.lavasoftusa.com/

02-09-2003, 01:44 AM	#12
IatricSB Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: California Posts: 3,493	Yep, that's the one that came bundled with AdBlocker for just $15, though the AdAware version was not the pro version. But it cleaned my system quick and easy. __________________ Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body; but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming, "Wow! What a Ride!" Chicago(N) - Boys of Summer Oakland - 20th Century League Bakersfield - Wild Things Brooklyn - QBA Dodge City - NBSL California - ABC Dodger's Senioriest fan on the OOTP Boards

02-09-2003, 05:20 PM	#13
Dwolfson20 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Not St. Louis Posts: 2,872	Knowing this board, I'm surprised nobody has pointed out the duplicate thread yet. __________________

02-09-2003, 10:19 PM	#14
caleb1740 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Indiana Posts: 57	lol thats funny stuff....its just too bad its true __________________ Willie Dean - 17.7ppg, 5.2rb, 2.5as, 1.7st 1st team all Big-10