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#1 /* 16 months, 10 days ago */
The onDomReady() function simply checks when the page is loaded. DOM stands for Document Object Model. Just thought I'd put that in there for any curious fellows who were confused.
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#2 /* 16 months, 10 days ago */
The proof-of-concept page didn't work for me (using Swiftfox a.k.a. Firefox for Linux).

I've thought of a few more ways blocking AdBlock could theoretically be done, but I wouldn't because
1) That's evil!
2) https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1237
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#3 — Author comment /* 16 months, 9 days ago */
Yeah plenty of people use NoScript too and they would be immune to this. However the ultimate obnoxious method would be to load your page's content via AJAX. It would be really lame for people whose browsers genuinely didn't support JS.

It is evil but my point is it's totally do-able. People don't need to whine on about Adblock being end-of-the-world material because if the people who it effects can do something about it. They can live with it or they can further degrade the quality of their material.
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#4 /* 16 months, 9 days ago */
Again. Trying to reply after a few hours.
My last comment died because of your evil system!

Anyway, I tried that page of yours, I didn't get a thing, even though Adblock did block the google ad, while noscript was offline.
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#5 — Author comment /* 16 months, 9 days ago */
Sorry yes, I was playing around trying to see if I could override the AdBlock CSS that gets applied to display the adverts. I copied some code from a wordpress blog and it replaced a ' with a `

Should work again now.
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#6 /* 16 months, 8 days ago */
Now that works. I hate it!
Now I got another reason to use Noscript!

Javascript is too evil as it is now.
I don't block ads that don't bother me though. Just the annoying ones, the ones that make Mr. Fox crash and the ones I can't stand as they are not safe for view.
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#7 — Author comment /* 16 months, 8 days ago */
I agree. It is evil and obnoxious. I would also disable JavaScript if a site tried this on me.

But my point behind all of this is that they could do something about AdBlock if they wanted to so they can stop whining about it and do something or (hopefully more likely) drop it.
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#8 /* 16 months, 18 days ago */
I would have blogged about this at some point but I see we share the sentiments about the rednecks. You can block 90% of the ads with NoScript add-on since most ad networks require JS code to function.
But I wouldn't recommend using nasty tricks on adblock users because the same would apply for search engines who do not see js code. So the site will be effectively trashed and the problem solved, no visitors = no adblock.
I don't use adblock but I use noscript. In which case I allow "Good ad networks" like google adsense but when it comes to doubleclick then dont get through my router. Matter of choice I guess.

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#9 /* 12 months, 21 days ago */
I don't use adblock, but I use NoScript. There are malicious sites out there, and NoScript has proven golden for me. NoScript DOES NOT block ads as long as they are not javascript-based. Personally, I don't want to support javascript ads that collect info. If someone wants to have an ad on his site, I would be glad to support him and even click the ad, but the ad must be PLAIN IMAGE with an A HREF link. Nothing else.
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#10 — Author comment /* 12 months, 21 days ago */
Eugenia, I hate to be the bearer of bad news but you can track users and collect information and even set cookies using plain images.

vangel, I forgot to reply last time but doubleclick and google are the same people now =\
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