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Marketing Doesn't Work on Nerds (www.infoworld.com)

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[–] PalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago (4 children)

A lot of shit is marketed through forums like this; you just don’t notice it.

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[–] Potatar@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I block people if they needlesly use a brand name isntead of saying the group name. Do I probably have some false positives? Probably.

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[–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Have you tried UBlock(R) Origin(TM) Lite?

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[–] Potatar@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Free software doesn't count :p

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[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago

Nope, I only use uBlock Origin. Leave that chromium crap on that dumpster heap where it belongs.

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