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But there are situations where the intent isn't to play the file in your music player or view it in your photo viewer. There are times when the file manager was spawned by another app via an 'import'...

I just wanted to chime in with VTPoet. I actually found this post because I was thinking of installing Ubuntu again and wanted to see if any progress had been made on the file manager front since I...

I don't think that's a better analogy because you're making it intentionally absurd. The downtown-stores-charge-more-due-to-rent is more realistic since it actually happens.

That again falls into the "It's fine because not everyone is doing it" realm. I don't think that's a healthy moral code to apply to a situation.

But again, that's their business model and their choices for monetization can support that business model.

If a store decides to open in an area where rent is high, and by extension needs to...

You've already put yourself into an unrealistic situation when you assume every site is some mega corporation. Would you feel the same way if you assumed that the majority of sites you visited are...

This isn't about the content, it's about the bandwidth. When you use that bandwidth you have most definitely taken something that costs them money and they will need to pay money to get back.

The...

I think most people in here can't honestly say they don't understand the implication of a site owner putting ads on there site.

It's why I used the fruit stand example above. It is never...

I would try to avoid the content. It sucks that they aren't letting me get it with ease, by I don't think I have the right to take something on my terms because I am not the owner. It's the owners...

Of course everyone has varying definitions.

Yes you can. If someone understands the way something works and they choose to circumvent it I can blame them. Everyone in here (the one's who employ ad blocking) understands why these sites employ...

While I disagree that ad-supported sites and quality content are mutually exclusive, I applaud the fact that you choose to not visit site's who's monetization methods you disagree with rather than...

Ars Technica has bad content?

In case you're unfamiliar with the site browse through the science section and click the names of the authors to jump to their profiles. Most articles are written by...

I justed wanted to point out again that there are cost per impression ads were money is doled out when the ad is merely shown.

But don't you think it's selfish to say "I'm OK with doing x because I'm only one person and my impact in the grand scheme of things is virtually immeasurable"?

I guess the main reason I disagree...

So then the follow up question is;

Do you understand the reasons a website owner might employ ads (ie. to pay their hosting costs)? I'm sure you understand they pay for their bandwidth, and they...

What do you call it when I offer a service under the understanding that users of that service will follow certain terms, but they use that service (and incur expense to me) while circumventing my...

I'm not trying to tell you anything. I'm just curious about your position because it's so different from mine. I'll outline my position because I just want a good discussion, I don't want to insult...

I asked a pretty simple, direct question. Is it possible for something to be wrong without someone implicitly outlining the terms?

It's really a simple question with a yes/no answer.

The difference is that turning off the sound is still allowing the broadcasters to be paid, blocking an add will cause their CPI code to not report your visit as an advertising impression.

Would you at least say it's un-authorized usage?

So as per my fruit stand argument above, would it not be stealing if the fruit stand owner failed to post signs specifically indicating the price of their products? Or is it still stealing because...

You can get ads that pay each time they're shown. Basically the ad code contains javascript that monitors when the ads are loaded.

Using a service, and subsequently causing the operator of the...

In all seriousness, hey do you justify taking something from someone while ignoring the conditions they place on taking that thing?

They don't!!

I'll get right on to stealing web content. That will fix the drinking water issue, right?