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		jkot on June 14, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: VPAID ads destroy performance and are still served... If something hijacks your computer and uses excesive resources, you should assume it has hostile intentions. It is not your job to inspect packet to find out what is going on.

lmm on June 14, 2016 [–]

It is worth distinguishing between actual malice and mere incompetence, and handling them differently.

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