tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post2931841276908629719..comments2023-10-22T20:53:58.823-04:00Comments on String Too Short to Tie: How the World Works, 21st Centuryvanillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11978025976591113499noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-42964905149807923222014-12-05T09:54:13.972-05:002014-12-05T09:54:13.972-05:00Lin, some vendors seem bent on being as annoying a...Lin, some vendors seem bent on being as annoying as possible; but we might as well be amused-- there it is.<br /><br />Sharkey, the sidebars are easy to ignore; the pop-ups, less so.vanillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978025976591113499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-90234857623370392332014-12-05T09:28:08.084-05:002014-12-05T09:28:08.084-05:00whatever you search for will dog your heels for mo...whatever you search for will dog your heels for months. I try to just ignore it all.Sharkbyteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10139935335209860357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-40314395261347767812014-12-04T19:46:21.371-05:002014-12-04T19:46:21.371-05:00A few years ago a fellow blogger was writing about...A few years ago a fellow blogger was writing about some obnoxious sheets featuring skeletons of animal heads and I clicked on the link to laugh at them. I can't tell you how silly it was to see those damn sheets appearing on the sidebar for months later.<br /><br />I find it amusing--that's how stupid that is--to see something that you would never buy continuously fed to you. Oh, those retailers are so smart, aren't they? Nope.Linhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07042143254001890567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-16455179323704088592014-12-04T18:48:10.875-05:002014-12-04T18:48:10.875-05:00Chuck, ah, well. Perhaps it is a small price to p...Chuck, ah, well. Perhaps it is a small price to pay for the webbie fun we have.<br /><br />KC Bob, can't all be beer and skittles, I reckon.vanillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978025976591113499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-29984227490262852302014-12-04T13:05:06.008-05:002014-12-04T13:05:06.008-05:00So sad but so true.So sad but so true.kc bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17440862813109808755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-45034651360137342702014-12-04T11:04:03.907-05:002014-12-04T11:04:03.907-05:00It's most annoying when I purchase an item onl...It's most annoying when I purchase an item online, and then for months after I see ads for the same or similar items. Like you, I just ignore them.Secondary Roadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05116234285533139701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-44734380392912409362014-12-04T10:52:08.144-05:002014-12-04T10:52:08.144-05:00Vee, I think you put your finger on it. This is s...Vee, I think you put your finger on it. This is so because the vendors hire pesky children (programmers) to create the ads.<br /><br />Grace, no need, that is, for the computer savvy such as yourself. Thanks for the bulb link.vanillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978025976591113499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-68688745983328187012014-12-04T10:16:02.164-05:002014-12-04T10:16:02.164-05:00Sweetie, honey, darling - Since it is the 21st Cen...Sweetie, honey, darling - Since it is the 21st Century there is no need to see advertisements - anywhere. Regardless of your choice of browser there is an <a href="https://adblockplus.org/" rel="nofollow">Ad Block program</a> to suit you. <br /><br />(I had to buy xenon/halogen bulbs yesterday on-line because it seems stores don't carry them much - 1000bulbs.com)Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02779872914493612101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-47816618621778667442014-12-04T07:02:05.385-05:002014-12-04T07:02:05.385-05:00It's the whole "wearing down" thing....It's the whole "wearing down" thing. My kids used to pester me with, "Mama, please." Computer advertising is modeled after pesky kids. Veehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12222653231278680963noreply@blogger.com