ducati.ms bullshit

[johnc]

ciao a tutti -

<rant>
is it just my laptop (and all three browsers i use) that is having trouble with getting pages to load on ducati.ms recently? 

i know that almost everyone here hates the bastards of the cold white north for screwing up the dmf, and that they also have screwed up ducati.ms ... but shit ... do they just not get that users who can't get pages to laod because of all the bullshit adds, will stop going to their forums?
</rant>

[sh]

Yes, it is really bad with all the ads.  Here is how to solve it ... add these lines to your etc/hosts file (wherever that is depending on your OS):



127.0.0.1   m1.2mdn.net
127.0.0.1   ads.verticalscope.com
127.0.0.1   ad.doubleclick.net
127.0.0.1   oascentral.verticalscope.com
127.0.0.1   afe.specificclick.net
127.0.0.1   adopt.specificclick.net

It will cause all the ad requests to go to your local computer.  This will greatly speed up the site.

[desmoquattro]

If you use Firefox, there's an AdBlock add-in that'll eliminate most of the ads.

[duckwrench13]

I just skip VS's site altogether. It's all the same crap, just in a different color.

[MendoDave]

Yes, it is really bad with all the ads.  Here is how to solve it ... add these lines to your etc/hosts file (wherever that is depending on your OS):



127.0.0.1   m1.2mdn.net
127.0.0.1   ads.verticalscope.com
127.0.0.1   ad.doubleclick.net
127.0.0.1   oascentral.verticalscope.com
127.0.0.1   afe.specificclick.net
127.0.0.1   adopt.specificclick.net

It will cause all the ad requests to go to your local computer.  This will greatly speed up the site.

I forget where that is. Im running XP. Pro Any Idea why 127.0.0.1 will be to the local machine?

[desmoquattro]

I forget where that is. Im running XP. Pro Any Idea why 127.0.0.1 will be to the local machine?

c:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts

Use any text editor

[desmoquattro]

Also, check out Adblock Plus:
http://adblockplus.org/en/

[MendoDave]

That does make it load faster

[sh]

Any Idea why 127.0.0.1 will be to the local machine?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Localhost

[duckwrench13]

bunch 'o nerds.

[desmoquattro]

bunch 'o nerds.

Worst episode....evar

[Michael Moore]

ciao a tutti -

<rant>
is it just my laptop (and all three browsers i use) that is having trouble with getting pages to load on ducati.ms recently? 

i know that almost everyone here hates the bastards of the cold white north for screwing up the dmf, and that they also have screwed up ducati.ms ... but shit ... do they just not get that users who can't get pages to laod because of all the bullshit adds, will stop going to their forums?
</rant>

If they don't realize it, they should.

[Speeddog]

If they don't realize it, they should.

Is that ducati.ms or the DML, and where did you get that info?

And what are the vertical axis units?

[desmoquattro]

And what are the vertical axis units?

Souls bought from unsuspecting squids.

[Michael Moore]

Is that ducati.ms or the DML, and where did you get that info?

And what are the vertical axis units?

DML
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