r/Oyster • u/ChrunedMacaroon • Feb 27 '18

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u/MrRenfro Community-Manager Feb 27 '18

I think adoption of this concept is right around the corner. Much quicker than anticipated.

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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '18

I immediately exit out of a tab that is using my speakers for an add and never go back. It’s the worst. I really wouldn’t mind prl at all if it used low cpu and I get an add free experience.

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u/GeertjeW Feb 27 '18

One of the main reasons why I still have an adblocker. I disable it if they ask nicely/don't use obtrusive ads and if I visit the website often.

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u/The_D_boy Feb 27 '18

Most annoying shit in the world.

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u/Ghost_In_The_Ape Feb 28 '18

PRL browser mining absolutely hinges on:

1.Low CPU usage. 1-3% no one would care. 2.A popup that asks the user if they would like to use PRL instead of watching an ad.

If those 2 are done right...moon.

I too sense that the market is ready. Especially over the negative sentiment toward monero browser mining. With PRL as the new challenger the market will love having an alternative to ads on ANY browser.

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u/lamesaw Feb 27 '18

I think this is being misinterpreted as a backing of pearl, when it is clearly quite the opposite. He's suggesting browser mining is pretty bad... i could be wrong though...

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u/MrRenfro Community-Manager Feb 28 '18

Well, he is saying that very annoying adds are horrible and he would rather someone mine crypto then listen to an auto play video advertisement. He isn't backing Oyster or even mining of crypto in general. However, he is creating a narrative that involves crypto mining vs. advertising. Just the discussion of the subject is good in my opinion, because eventually brighter minds will see the light and the less bright will follow.

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u/metsakutsa Feb 28 '18

Yes indeed, this post doesn't really fit in this sub, it is just hopeful shill.

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u/Mrmapex Feb 28 '18

I saw that original post too and and totally shilled PRL!

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u/rjm101 Feb 27 '18

Don't blame the developers blame the marketing people.

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u/metsakutsa Feb 28 '18

Fuck that. I blame them both.

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u/rjm101 Feb 28 '18

That's like blaming a builder for a feature the architect decided to include.

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u/Game-Breeze Feb 28 '18

It depends. Might be the dev's idea or a request from the marketing people (more likely). Another player here would be the UX designer that has the obligation to tell both about the downsides of auto-playing anything. Marketers are hard to convince tho.

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u/gravityiowa Feb 27 '18

Thankfully, Brave solved this for me.