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You might be surprised to find out that kuro5hin -- k5 -- is still around. Well, not for much longer. Absentee landlord Rusty Foster (temporarily?) blocked new user sign ups and in the process somehow managed to block existing users from logging in.
Dedicated users can edit the HTML to add back the login box (or use a query string). Though once popular, K5 never recovered from the last time Rusty blocked new users (eventually relenting and adding a $5 sign up fee). RIP. Truly a Web 1.0 icon.
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(Score: 2) by bugamn on Monday July 27 2015, @05:56AM
Have you tried NoScript or Flashblock? To be honest I didn't even know those videos autoplay. I know this solution might be a little overkill, but after some configuration I find that I barely notice they are there. I use now only NoScript as it is enough for me, and I don't enable the videos on Slashdot because I never want to watch them. You might find Flashblock to be lighter solution.
(Score: 2) by Bill Dimm on Monday July 27 2015, @12:41PM
Thanks for the suggestion. I have not tried NoScript or Flashblock. I think website operators deserve to be compensated for their efforts. If they want too much (ads are too annoying) for their product, I would rather just not go there at all, much as I would not frequent a restaurant that charged a fortune for mediocre food. And, really, Slashdot is the only site I've turned away from due to the ads.
(Score: 3, Informative) by bugamn on Monday July 27 2015, @05:15PM
I use NoScript instead of AdBlock because it blocks only ads that I find abusive. I do agree that operators should be compensated, but I'd rather not let any random site that I opened because it was linked on Soylent News run scripts on my computer. Besides, you can whitelist ad networks on NoScript. Flashblock might be better to your purposes, though. It just asks for a click confirmation before loading flash, you can whitelist sites that you know are safe, and even Firefox enforces that from time to time when a new exploit for Flash is discovered.