You wouldn’t download a chicken tender.

  • @[email protected]
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    18611 months ago

    It’s probably not advertising that they are afraid that you will block but the trackers. They want to know what user is clicking where, how long you are on each page and what you ordered / not ordered.

    • Cethin
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      311 months ago

      Yeah, this warning is pretty clear about that ironically. You aren’t allowed to have secrets, only they are. It’s pretty on the nose, but I guess it could be misunderstood. That’s probably how it got there. The person told to create this wanted to give a warning, but they couldn’t straight up say it.

  • @[email protected]
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    11011 months ago

    Are they making money selling food or selling ad spots? Stupid businesses don’t deserve to stay in business.

  • @[email protected]
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    10411 months ago

    I love how you could literally be trying to give a company money and they still want more…

    • Maeve
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      And act like they’re doing youthe favor, to allow you to politely hand them your hard-earned peasant pennies.

  • @[email protected]
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    8911 months ago

    Remember kids, adblock stops more than just the ads you see.

    Also, fuck yeah I’d download a chicken tender.

            • @[email protected]
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              611 months ago

              I wouldn’t call Vivaldi ‘a good alternative’.
              brave at least has cared about maintaining their source code on github. Vivaldi, on the other hand, just [vomits tar.xz on their website]https://vivaldi.com/source/) and that’s it. they also have made ui closed source.
              they don’t have an opt-out for their data collection.

              I personally use nothing expect librewolf(hardened Firefox fork). but brave is a sane choice for those who are spoiled by chrome.
              the only praise I hear about Vivaldi is their tabs(?).

            • @[email protected]
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              511 months ago

              Most of the article talks about the CEO and the company, the only criticisms of the actual product (the browser) is that it’s bloated, which is very subjective because one mans bloat is another mans feature and the affiliate link injection scandal from 4 years ago, which definitely shouldn’t have been done but at least it wasn’t malicious and now is gone.

              To be honest I think people on here dislike brave primarily due to ideological reasons, completely ignoring the fact that 99.9% of people aren’t hackermans™ and don’t want to install gnu icecat or librewolf with 7 different extensions. For those people it’s either chrome/edge or brave, the latter, even if not perfect is a way better option both for them and the internet.

      • @[email protected]
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        2211 months ago

        Ahem. I was referring to “Adblock” as a class of software, not referring to one specific program (the same way that websites refer to blocking ads as “Adblock”).

        You have made an incorrect assumption.

      • @[email protected]
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        311 months ago

        It’s unfortunate that Adblock has become the Zerox/Google/Velcro of un-shittyfying software.

    • @[email protected]
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      2011 months ago

      They probably aren’t showing you ads. They are probably inserting trackers to tag you as a person, a purchaser, who likes chicken and is willing to pay for food, for delivery etc. the size of your order may hint at demographics, like family, kids. The address.gives useful data, the type of credit card. What kind of software and hardware loaded the site? Etc etc.

    • Cethin
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      1011 months ago

      I interpret this as a pretty clear “you aren’t allowed to have secrets” message. The only secrets allowed are theirs, not yours. They’re going to track everything you do.

  • @[email protected]
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    5711 months ago

    experience optimal performance

    Phone immediately bricks due to the sheer volume of malware and ads piling into the browser.

    • ChaoticNeutralCzech
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      511 months ago

      That’s optimal performance for “put your phone down and go to the restaurant yourself”, which makes more money for KFC.

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    Honestly, does anyone ever read any pop up ad? I immediately have the emotion of hate that there is some annoying window blocking what I am trying to to read. They are lucky I just tune out what the hated window is telling me.

    We should elect government people who would regulate the ads on everything. Ads can’t pop up. Ads can’t auto play. Ad can’t be bigger than this.

    We are getting to the sucky part of capitalism. Ads on everything.

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      I always said if I was ever given supreme executive authority, I would outlaw ads and then immediately step down. It would be my one move, and the world would be better for it.

      • @[email protected]
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        I like how you didn’t limit it to online ads, so you’re talking about outlawing billboards etc. as well.

        • @[email protected]
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          1011 months ago

          You are allowed to put a sign on the business’ actual physical location - and that’s it.

          • 𝕸𝖔𝖘𝖘
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            But, then, how will I know about that product that I don’t need and will never buy, that is literally on every shelf in every store? (/s, in case that wasn’t obvious)

    • Lemmington Bunnie
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      We draw stock internationally via FedEx, with usually at least one shipment arriving per day.

      If I have a particularly urgent order for my customer, I will of course be tracking the incoming shipment.

      Every. Damn. Time. I visit their website, I get halted in my usual manic pace by their stupid, slow to load pop up. I haven’t even been able to figure out how to block it, and usually don’t have time when I’m working to figure these things out.

      Our company gives you so much money, FedEx - why do you have to be so difficult to work with as thanks?!

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      Do you really want a bunch of people who don’t know how the internet and general tech works, along with massive corporate interest, regulating ads?

      Edit: I’m from the US where our law markers are generally old and/or incompetent.

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        Vote in younger people and vote in educated people. And yes government CAN work for us and do good things. You have to vote for people who would do that.

        Did anyone see that Biden’s bill gave more funds to the IRS. They hired more people to help us, and go after the rich tax cheats, and are making a free government online filing system. Also the TurboTax company are complaining about it…and the rich, and Republicans.

        I also would like government healthcare.

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          111 months ago

          That doesn’t work in the US, we’ve tried. I work in IT and the amount of people that have zero clue about tech amazes me. It’s like 75-80% of the population has zero fucking clue about anything behind how the Internet works. For example, when Montana lawmakers said “We’re passing a law to ban TikTok.” but didn’t expand beyond that.

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        EU has so far proven to know how the internet work and has been able to properly regulate it, so for my part yes. I would be delighted to see EU regulation on ads. But I don’t know anything about your government, maybe the really don’t know anything about tech but the EU government surely does.

        • @[email protected]
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          111 months ago

          Right now better than half or government doesn’t know how to govern. They are too busy fighting among themselves and imploding thanks to MAGA.

        • @[email protected]
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          111 months ago

          I’m from the US, so our law markers are generally boomers that don’t know shit or people in my generation that still don’t know shit. Just watch the various public hearings of them questioning Mark Zuckerberg or Sundar Pinchai and shake your head with me.

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    While this is egregious, why are you buying chicken on KFC dot com?

    I didn’t know that was even possible. This is a wholly unexpected mode of behavior.

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      why are you buying chicken on KFC dot com?

      Delivery, most likely.

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          Yeah, most fast food places here have delivery options now, usually partnered through UberEats or GrubHub or one of those apps. At least in the cities, they do.

          Otherwise, they also will typically let you order online so you can schedule it to be ready when you get there to pick it up, yourself.

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            even here in the boonies we have doordash now… just as expensive as in the city, and just as cold whenif you get it.

            and i think you can still pay a one-way taxi fare and have them pick up an order and deliver. it has to be ready, waiting and already paid for–they won’t wait. this is the cheaper option, because you’re paying menu prices. not third-party ‘app’ prices plus bullshit fees and surcharges. fare is about 5 bucks anywhere in town.

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            My point is KfC chicken really isn’t the best choice these days

            • Chozo
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              I agree, I’m not a big fan of most of their menu these days. Though, their Famous Bowls always hit hard.

          • @[email protected]
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            411 months ago

            I went to a Krispy Krunchy Chicken at a gas station while travelling a few months ago… Gas station chicken has no business being that good.

            • Maeve
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              Omg especially when they let it sit and it’s extra spicy!

            • Maeve
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              They’re graded like any other restaurant.

              • Possibly linux
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                To each there own I suppose. I personally won’t do that. At least not in the US.

          • Maeve
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            A gas station several miles away makes amazing tasting food. I’m sure the fried chicken is fried in the cheapest transfat oil, but I’ve largely moved away from meat. I still eat it but I feel better when I restrict it. They also have baked chicken, meatloaf, etc and the veggies are slamming. And it’s not always cheaper anymore, to do it yourself, unless you catch a free ride that day and exchange your time.

        • Maeve
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          Some of us live in rural areas with No transport, including public.

            • Maeve
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              Bike, walk, pay too much in time, money, effort, etc, or make friends and catch your rides when you can, understanding it may come at a mutual inconvenience.

    • @[email protected]
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      An irritating number of companies make it inconvenient to just view a menu, and want you to “Start your order!” to see prices and availability. I get that certain items are regional so entering a zip code makes sense, but if I just want to look at a menu and prices to see if I even want to do business with them I shouldn’t have to create an account.

      That said, for convenience purposes I’ll occasionally order food online or over the phone so it’s ready by the time I’m driving past on my way home and pick it up.

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        I often feel I’m stuck in the 90’s when it comes to ordering food. I like calling a restaurant, I like driving to pick it up myself, I like asking them shit about the menu over the phone.

        I’m a human being, yo talk to me, don’t just tell me to go to the app or the website.

        And before anyone beats me to it, yeah I’m angry at that cloud.

  • @[email protected]
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    4511 months ago

    Ah, achieving optimal performance by letting them run more scripts and displaying more stuff.

    • Kusuriya
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      They never said what performance they are optimizing, I’m pretty sure it’s profit.

  • FartsWithAnAccent
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    Sorry, best I can do is never visit your shitty website again. Guess I’ll order fried chicken from somewhere else, or, better yet, make a superior version at home!

    • yeehaw
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      I just close these types of sites and do something different out of spite.

      • Maeve
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        Out of more love for myself, than greedy megacorporations.

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    3011 months ago

    Make sure to update your Ad Blocker settings to include the whole site.

  • @[email protected]
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    Secret? My god, the sense of entitlement of capital.

    Just to be clear, is the implication here that people should use ad blockers in secret and that the “right” thing to do is to consume whatever media (and expose open tabs, history, etc) corporate wants you to see?

    • @[email protected]
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      They’re kinda telling on themselves, ‘no secrets’ what does watching an add have to do with secrets, unless they want you to have no secrets from them, and give you all a your data. Then that sentence makes sense. That sentence has some real twist / projection / gaslighty vibes. Why do corporations feel like my abusive ex.