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So I was at work browsing an unofficial developer forum related to the
job I was working with. I went to the bathroom and left the browser window
open there. When I came back and saw the browser window from afar, I was
like "WTF?". There were half-naked women on the upper and left sides of
the web page. Certainly not something you usually want in your screen at
work.
What had happened? Well, this unofficial developer forum used more
risque ad banners, and I had been completely blind to them while browsing
the forum and didn't notice them until I got a look from a different
perspective.
Fortunately embarrassing situations were avoided this time, but it
certainly tells something about the possible embarrassing effects of
banner blindness.
--
- Warp
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From: Mike Raiford
Subject: Re: Sometimes ad banner blindness can be harmful
Date: 5 Mar 2009 16:11:24
Message: <49b03ffc$1@news.povray.org>
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Warp wrote:
> So I was at work browsing an unofficial developer forum related to the
> job I was working with. I went to the bathroom and left the browser window
> open there. When I came back and saw the browser window from afar, I was
> like "WTF?". There were half-naked women on the upper and left sides of
> the web page. Certainly not something you usually want in your screen at
> work.
>
> What had happened? Well, this unofficial developer forum used more
> risque ad banners, and I had been completely blind to them while browsing
> the forum and didn't notice them until I got a look from a different
> perspective.
>
> Fortunately embarrassing situations were avoided this time, but it
> certainly tells something about the possible embarrassing effects of
> banner blindness.
>
That's why I use Ad Block Plus :)
--
~Mike
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Mike Raiford wrote:
> That's why I use Ad Block Plus :)
That's why I lock my screen when I walk away from the computer.
We had fun at Belcore typing "xhost +" on unlocked machines, then watching
on the video phone for the boss to be in the coworker's room, then putting
up naked pictures as backgrounds on the coworker's machine.
--
Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
My fortune cookie said, "You will soon be
unable to read this, even at arm's length."
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From: Jim Henderson
Subject: Re: Sometimes ad banner blindness can be harmful
Date: 6 Mar 2009 01:28:55
Message: <49b0c2a7$1@news.povray.org>
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On Thu, 05 Mar 2009 15:08:58 -0600, Mike Raiford wrote:
> That's why I use Ad Block Plus
Seconded. :-)
Jim
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> That's why I use Ad Block Plus :)
And part of the reason why I lock my machine (Windows key + L) whenever I
leave my desk.
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From: Mike Raiford
Subject: Re: Sometimes ad banner blindness can be harmful
Date: 6 Mar 2009 10:12:04
Message: <49b13d44$1@news.povray.org>
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scott wrote:
>> That's why I use Ad Block Plus :)
>
> And part of the reason why I lock my machine (Windows key + L) whenever
> I leave my desk.
>
Yeah, after the first time your desktop is screwed with, and hundreds of
files are copied to your (once carefully arranged) desktop, most
people will lock their machines.
(I was on the giving end of that one, not the receiving end.... )
FWIW, Winkey+L is almost automatic when I get up from my machine.
--
~Mike
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> Yeah, after the first time your desktop is screwed with, and hundreds of
> files are copied to your (once carefully arranged) desktop, most people
> will lock their machines.
>
> (I was on the giving end of that one, not the receiving end.... )
Hehe, since I left University luckily I don't have to worry about that sort
of thing anymore (renaming contact names on ICQ or msn so that two people
were apparently swapped was a favourite).
> FWIW, Winkey+L is almost automatic when I get up from my machine.
Yeh me too, partly because we are meant to do that anyway, and also I don't
want anyone looking at my screen while I am away. And then like you say it
just becomes habit.
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>>> That's why I use Ad Block Plus :)
>>
>> And part of the reason why I lock my machine (Windows key + L)
>> whenever I leave my desk.
>>
>
> Yeah, after the first time your desktop is screwed with, and hundreds of
> files are copied to your (once carefully arranged) desktop, most people
> will lock their machines.
Where I work, locking your PC when you walk away is A LEGAL REQUIREMENT.
As in, not doing this is grounds for dismissal.
Also, the screensaver is set to kick in after 15 minutes and require a
password. And you cannot turn this off. (To me, 15 minutes seems like
rather a long time... but then, any time limit would be kinda arbitrary
I guess.)
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From: scott
Subject: Re: Sometimes ad banner blindness can be harmful
Date: 6 Mar 2009 10:39:22
Message: <49b143aa@news.povray.org>
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> Also, the screensaver is set to kick in after 15 minutes and require a
> password. And you cannot turn this off. (To me, 15 minutes seems like
> rather a long time... but then, any time limit would be kinda arbitrary I
> guess.)
Yeh we have that too, ok most of the time but sometimes annoying when you
are using the computer but not moving the mouse or keyboard (like in a
presentation or to demo some equipment). Worst is when the owner wanders
off somewhere, the computer locks, and then you have to wait for them to
come back...
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From: Mike Raiford
Subject: Re: Sometimes ad banner blindness can be harmful
Date: 6 Mar 2009 11:57:36
Message: <49b15600$1@news.povray.org>
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Invisible wrote:
> Also, the screensaver is set to kick in after 15 minutes and require a
> password. And you cannot turn this off. (To me, 15 minutes seems like
> rather a long time... but then, any time limit would be kinda arbitrary
> I guess.)
According to our IT manager that's the way it's supposed to work here.
We don't get a choice of screen saver, though. It's alwasys "Blank Screen"
--
~Mike
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From: Darren New
Subject: Re: Sometimes ad banner blindness can be harmful
Date: 6 Mar 2009 12:15:56
Message: <49b15a4c@news.povray.org>
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scott wrote:
> Worst is when the owner
> wanders off somewhere, the computer locks, and then you have to wait for
> them to come back...
Why would you need to wait for them to come back? All the OSes out there
support multiple concurrent logins.
--
Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
My fortune cookie said, "You will soon be
unable to read this, even at arm's length."
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scott wrote:
>
> And part of the reason why I lock my machine (Windows key + L) whenever
> I leave my desk.
>
I'm so old that I'm stuck with ctrl+alt+del - enter (and xlock -mode
bouboule to the Linux box beside me). :)
-Aero
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From: John VanSickle
Subject: Re: Sometimes ad banner blindness can be harmful
Date: 6 Mar 2009 15:32:01
Message: <49b18841@news.povray.org>
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Warp wrote:
> Fortunately embarrassing situations were avoided this time, but it
> certainly tells something about the possible embarrassing effects of
> banner blindness.
Was your perusal of the forum work-related?
Regards,
John
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From: Nicolas Alvarez
Subject: Re: Sometimes ad banner blindness can be harmful
Date: 6 Mar 2009 17:37:26
Message: <49b1a5a6@news.povray.org>
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John VanSickle wrote:
> Warp wrote:
>> Fortunately embarrassing situations were avoided this time, but it
>> certainly tells something about the possible embarrassing effects of
>> banner blindness.
>
> Was your perusal of the forum work-related?
Yes, he said "So I was at work browsing an unofficial developer forum
related to the job I was working with."
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> Why would you need to wait for them to come back? All the OSes out there
> support multiple concurrent logins.
I get this on XP:
"This computer is in use and has been locked. Only <blah blah> or an
administrator can unlock this computer."
If you don't know the admin password you are stuck.
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scott wrote:
> "This computer is in use and has been locked. Only <blah blah> or an
> administrator can unlock this computer."
Oh, I guess if you're on a domain, that happens. You can still log in
remotely, tho. And using the admin password logs off the user, so you
really don't want to do that in the normal case. I wonder why they allow it
with local logins but not domain logins? That's kind of dumb.
Has Vista improved this? I haven't used Vista on a domain.
--
Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
My fortune cookie said, "You will soon be
unable to read this, even at arm's length."
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From: Nicolas Alvarez
Subject: Re: Sometimes ad banner blindness can be harmful
Date: 9 Mar 2009 15:52:56
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scott wrote:
>> Why would you need to wait for them to come back? All the OSes out there
>> support multiple concurrent logins.
>
> I get this on XP:
>
> "This computer is in use and has been locked. Only <blah blah> or an
> administrator can unlock this computer."
>
> If you don't know the admin password you are stuck.
"Fast user switching" isn't supported on Windows XP if your computer is part
of a domain. Vista supports it.
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