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Old 31st August 2008, 12:52 AM   #16 (permalink)
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I would say that adblock speeds up browsing. Theres many sites where they preload some of the adverts and a) some of them are big and b) sometimes the adsites are down and the page hangs until the ads are in. Ultimately its downloading less so generally its faster but I would think for slow connections it would be much faster.

Yeah, noscript does get in the way of many sites because so many use javascript or some other scripting but I dont think its just flash that can cause issues. For me personally I worry about viruses and other drive by nasties a lot less when it wont allow any scripts.

Well, I think both are essential. The adblock is really silent and non obtrusive but the noscript whilst potentially saving your butt does get in the way.
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