[extropy-chat] Humor: Gmail [was: Agency as Prime Determinant of Personal Identity]

BillK pharos at gmail.com
Sat Nov 4 16:54:12 UTC 2006


On 11/4/06, Robert Bradbury wrote:
>
> I've noticed from time to time that the ads/links gmail provides can range
> from simply interesting to extremely humorous.  But the email above
> generating a link to "Peter Potty" -- "The only flushable toddler urinal.
> Easiest way to train boys!" had me ROTFL.  Immediately after that was
> "Personalized Potty Song" -- "Encourage toddlers to use the potty Put some
> fun into potty training!"
>

Install the CustomizeGoogle extension to Firefox and tick the 'Remove
ads' boxes.
You won't see gmail ads any more.

They can stick their 'intelligent advertising' so far as I'm concerned.

(Also Adblock Plus and NoScript and Proxomitron / Privoxy really help
to clean up the web environment).


BillK



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