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  • Splinter
  • April 27, 2026 at 9:25 AM

There are 10 replies in this Thread which has previously been viewed 219 times. The latest Post (May 12, 2026 at 12:59 PM) was by aficionado.

  • Splinter
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    • April 27, 2026 at 9:25 AM
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    With memory prices through the roof I was worried that I may have to replace some modules. Thankfully, I didn't.

    How To Correctly Diagnose RAM Problems | Daves Computer Tips
    RAM stands for random access memory, and to you and me, it’s the memory modules we have in our computers. Unfortunately, most laymen who are not familiar with…
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    A Brit In Buenos Aires

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    • April 27, 2026 at 11:46 AM
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    Not possible to read DCT. Blocked. I do not, nor have I ever used ad blocking setting in my browsers or via third party app or service. Firefox DuckDuckGo browser on the iPad is showing this , which prevents reading the content. Even though the advertising I recall from past reads on DCT is annoying, I just ignore it.



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    • April 27, 2026 at 1:31 PM
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    Not possible to read DCT. Blocked. I do not, nor have I ever used ad blocking setting in my browsers or via third party app or service. Firefox DuckDuckGo browser on the iPad is showing this , which prevents reading the content. Even though the advertising I recall from past reads on DCT is annoying, I just ignore it.



    Can you try another browser?

    A Brit In Buenos Aires

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    • April 27, 2026 at 3:14 PM
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    Can you try another browser?

    I can. But I will not. I isolate my forum and social media any from my normal browsing, where a posted link might contaminate. Same for visiting websites who allow sketchy ads which also are more likely to have been planted there with bad intent.

    The DuckDuckGo browser is doing it's job well. Even though I am not blocking advertisements I am not allowing Trackers. Apparently the advertisement network in use at DCT is recognizing that I have anti-tracker setting turned on, and is spuriously reporting to the website owner at I am ad-blocking.

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    • April 27, 2026 at 4:29 PM
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    I can. But I will not. I isolate my forum and social media any from my normal browsing, where a posted link might contaminate. Same for visiting websites who allow sketchy ads which also are more likely to have been planted there with bad intent.

    The DuckDuckGo browser is doing it's job well. Even though I am not blocking advertisements I am not allowing Trackers. Apparently the advertisement network in use at DCT is recognizing that I have anti-tracker setting turned on, and is spuriously reporting to the website owner at I am ad-blocking.

    I'll report it to the editor again then. Can you temporarily disable the tracker to view DCT articles?

    A Brit In Buenos Aires

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    • April 28, 2026 at 8:37 AM
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    I'll report it to the editor again then. Can you temporarily disable the tracker to view DCT articles?

    Yes I can read using another device that is not one of my primary ones. Thanks.

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    • April 29, 2026 at 9:22 AM
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    Yes I can read using another device that is not one of my primary ones. Thanks.

    What device is that and which browser? That info would help.

    A Brit In Buenos Aires

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    • April 29, 2026 at 1:25 PM
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    I see DCT works fine on my Firefox on one of my other Android phones that I use as an isolated test sandbox to visit websites like DCT who allow sketchy advertisement services. So I'll never visit DCT from any of my main daily devices until they stop blocking browsers like Brave and DuckDuckGo which do not allow Trackers.

    I know the reason Firefox works is because it does not have a Block Trackers option. Which means I will never use Firefox to visit DCT

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    • May 12, 2026 at 8:30 AM
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    Quote from aficionado

    I see DCT works fine on my Firefox on one of my other Android phones that I use as an isolated test sandbox to visit websites like DCT who allow sketchy advertisement services. So I'll never visit DCT from any of my main daily devices until they stop blocking browsers like Brave and DuckDuckGo which do not allow Trackers.

    I know the reason Firefox works is because it does not have a Block Trackers option. Which means I will never use Firefox to visit DCT

    I should have a reply for you shortly.


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    I should have a reply for you shortly.

    From our DCT editor:

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    He definitely has some sort of ad-blocker active somewhere.

    I see he's using the DuckDuckGo browser on an iPad. Well, you can let him know that the DuckDuckGo browser block ads by default, ad-blocking and anti-tracking is built into the browser.

    If he's going to use a privacy oriented browser such as DuckDuckGo or Brave, ads will be blocked by default.

    A Brit In Buenos Aires

    Edited once, last by Splinter: Merged a post created by Splinter into this post. (May 12, 2026 at 9:57 AM).

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    • May 12, 2026 at 10:25 AM
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    I didn’t know this about DuckDuckGo. Seems to be a big positive. What are the negatives?

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    • May 12, 2026 at 12:59 PM
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    From our DCT editor:

    He definitely has some sort of ad-blocker active somewhere.

    I see he's using the DuckDuckGo browser on an iPad. Well, you can let him know that the DuckDuckGo browser block ads by default, ad-blocking and anti-tracking is built into the browser.

    If he's going to use a privacy oriented browser such as DuckDuckGo or Brave, ads will be blocked by default.

    First, it is not the same as Brave browser which promotes itself as intentionally blocking all advertising.


    In my post I wrote clearly, that I have settings in DuckDuckGo browser to block Trackers, not Ads. So this means, yes, sites that force intrusive type of advertising via tricks when performing the tracking handshake will not get their ads through. I am using that browser to stop exactly this type of sketchy abusive behavior. If DCT is fine with that then me, the customer, will not be able read their content or pay them by reading normal conventional advertising that their competitors provide. I only visit sites of their competitors who follow the rules.

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