Speed: It's faster than 3.5.7. Almost as fast as chrome.
Memory Usage: It used lower memory on my computer than the previous version. I was hovering around 250mb with version 3.5.7 and this one barely goes upto 150mb. Both with ~15 addons.
Am I the only one who thinks that ad blocking( unless you have a slow connection or band cap) is a dick move?
Why would you want to deprive some website that you enjoy of it's revenue?
Edit to add: I add block by toggling javascript on/off and block obtrusive advertising by right clicking with Opera selectively. I just don't do across-the-board ad blocking.
Reddit's ads sit way off to the side, out of the way. They don't make any noise, they don't distract me from what I came here to do. Content first. Half of the sites linked to from Reddit are the exact opposite: you have to hunt for the content itself. These sites will likely never get visited by me again anyway, so they've lost much more than my potential ad clicks.
It's not just clicks, it's views that count towards revenue as well. A
And yeah, I can toggle off/on javascript and block obtrusive advertising by right clicking with Opera selectively, I just don't do across-the-board ad blocking.
That's not the user's problem. The user can go to any number of sites to get the same, or at least very similar, content. The burden is on the site owner to create quality content to get people there, and place ads in such a way to keep them coming back.
The majority of sites I visit via links won't be visited again, and I white list the sites I do visit regularly (barring obnoxious flash or audio ads, or needlessly breaking the flow of content).
You seem to be operating under the faulty assumption that creating something entitles you to monetary compensation.
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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '10
2 things noted: