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05 July 2006

My Space Is Evil. You know this. We all know this. But ...→[More:] more than anything, the look-and-feel just looks and feels like Hell on a biscuit. So is there a way to view MySpace pages without the accompanying in-line audio, in-line video, animated GIFs, tacky backgrounds, blinding font combinations and come-hither banner ads? I'd avoid the whole thing like plague, but I've a double-handful of friends and associates who are friends of Tom. So I guess I'm just looking for a lo-fi MySpace.

post by: grabbingsand at: 09:56 | 9 comments

It's also populated by crazy people. Remember Bronx Thong Woman?

posted by jonmc 05 July | 09:57

Myspace pages are only as gaudy as the users make them.

posted by kellydamnit 05 July | 10:26

My space is evil too. I actually radiate evil in a 10' diameter.

posted by agropyron 05 July | 10:26

Wait just a minute, agro. You have a space?

posted by jonmc 05 July | 10:27

Can you install the Firefox web developer extension and just turn off everything for those sites?

posted by matildaben 05 July | 11:23

This sounds like a job for Greasemonkey! That is, assuming you're a Firefox user. Check out the MySpace scripts collection, there's sure to be something that does what you want.

posted by tommasz 05 July | 11:43

Assuming you're using Opera (who still uses Firefox? It's 2006.), right click on the profile->Edit Site Preferences->Turn all that shit off.

posted by cmonkey 05 July | 13:47

A lot of those things can be turned off in your Profile Settings.

posted by SassHat 05 July | 18:26

Is there a way to disable it logging out out every time you look away? I wouldn't mind so much, but you go to click on a page, it asks you to log in, then takes you to your home. Umm, no. Take me where I was going!

posted by Eideteker 06 July | 01:46

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