Olwimpics, the Olympics Blocker

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The Olympic Games are here, and with all large events, our favorite internet hangouts are filled with mentions of this event. Our netizen communities generally don’t care for athletics, except that which we can do with our fingers. So download the Olwimpics browser extension for Chrome, Firefox, or Safari, and boost your self-esteem during these next few weeks.


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Posted on July 28, 2012

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    1. TechCrunch PSA: Olwimpics Blocker Blocks The Olympics | TechCrunch says:
      July 28, 2012 at 1:21 pm

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    2. Aughavey Computers - Aughavey Computers Cookstown says:
      July 28, 2012 at 1:31 pm

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    3. » TechCrunch PSA: Olwimpics Blocker Blocks The Olympics Shouldbook – Web Initiatives, Social Media, Technology news says:
      July 28, 2012 at 1:39 pm

      […] If you’re like me, you never real got into spectator sports. Maybe it was the jock-induced swirlies or maybe it was the pointlessness of ball-based games, but I couldn’t give two shot puts about the Olympics. Thankfully, there’s the Olwinpics Blocker from FFFFF.at. […]

    4. TechCrunch PSA: Olwimpics Blocker Blocks The Olympics | Network9ja says:
      July 28, 2012 at 1:44 pm

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    5. TechCrunch PSA: Olwimpics Blocker Blocks The Olympics | Lakeville News says:
      July 28, 2012 at 1:47 pm

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    6. TechCrunch PSA: Olwimpics Blocker Blocks The Olympics | Arizona Technology Investor Forum says:
      July 28, 2012 at 1:53 pm

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    7. TechCrunch PSA: Olwimpics Blocker Blocks The Olympics | Savage News says:
      July 28, 2012 at 1:58 pm

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    8. TechCrunch PSA: Olwimpics Blocker Blocks The Olympics » Tech Blog says:
      July 28, 2012 at 2:02 pm

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    9. TechCrunch PSA: Olwimpics Blocker Blocks The Olympics says:
      July 28, 2012 at 2:03 pm

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    10. The Running Copyright-Lawyers of Olympia and other Games from London 2012 - Nerdcore says:
      July 28, 2012 at 2:05 pm

      […] falls Ihr bereits jetzt die Schnauze voll von den Olympischen Spielen habt, FATLabs haben die „Olwimpics browser extension for Chrome, Firefox, or Safari“ am Start, die jede Erwähnung dieses Mumpitz ganz bunt zensiert. Und apropos Zensur: […]

    11. TechCrunch PSA: Olwimpics Blocker Blocks The Olympics | Krantenkoppen Tech says:
      July 28, 2012 at 2:43 pm

      […] ball-based games, but I couldn’t give two shot puts about the Olympics. Thankfully, there’s the Olwinpics Blocker from […]

    12. TechCrunch PSA: Olwimpics Blocker Blocks The Olympics says:
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      July 28, 2012 at 3:14 pm

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    14. Bill says:
      July 28, 2012 at 3:59 pm

      We need it for Safari on the iPad, too!

    15. Olwimpics, para los que no quieran saber nada de los Juegos Olímpicos | mundoTEKNO says:
      July 28, 2012 at 5:04 pm

      […] Link: OLWIMPICS (via Boing Boing) […]

    16. Already Tired of Olympic News? Block Any and All Mentions With This Handy Browser Extension [Olympics] « VidenOmkring says:
      July 28, 2012 at 5:06 pm

      […] The Olympics are a grand spectacle that can take the host city years to prepare for—but mere hours for audiences to tire of. So if less than a day in you’ve already had your fill of Olympic updates and recaps, do yourself a favor and download F.A.T.’s browser blocking extension. […]

    17. Olwimpics, for those who do not want to know anything about the Olympics | Tech News Pedia says:
      July 28, 2012 at 5:14 pm

      […] OLWIMPICS (via Boing Boing […]

    18. Olwimpics, para los que no quieran saber nada de los Juegos Olímpicos Noticias says:
      July 28, 2012 at 5:16 pm

      […] Link: OLWIMPICS (via Boing Boing) […]

    19. SoftMexico - (SinapsysMx) Olwimpics, para los que no quieran saber nada de los Juegos Olímpicos | SoftMexico - (SinapsysMx) says:
      July 28, 2012 at 5:20 pm

      […] Link: OLWIMPICS (via Boing Boing) […]

    20. Heather G says:
      July 28, 2012 at 5:25 pm

      Nicely done. Can we get one of these come December to block mentions of December holidays and associated holiday glee?

    21. TechCrunch PSA: Olwimpics Blocker Blocks The Olympics « DevelopersArena.com says:
      July 28, 2012 at 5:33 pm

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      July 28, 2012 at 6:05 pm

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    23. TechCrunch PSA: Olwimpics Blocker Blocks The Olympics - The Review Blog says:
      July 28, 2012 at 7:48 pm

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    24. Already Tired of Olympic News? Block Any and All Mentions With This Handy Browser Extension [Olympics] | Make Money Online says:
      July 28, 2012 at 8:02 pm

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      July 28, 2012 at 9:54 pm

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    28. Olwimpics, para los que no quieran saber nada de los Juegos Olímpicos | SONSEMAR NOTICIAS says:
      July 29, 2012 at 1:43 am

      […] Link: OLWIMPICS (via Boing Boing) […]

    29. Already Tired Of Olympic News? Block Any And All Mentions With This Handy Browser Extension | Gizmodo Australia says:
      July 29, 2012 at 2:30 am

      […] Olwimpics is available for Chrome, Safari and Firefox, and turns any reference or mention of the term “Olympic” on a page into a colourful array of censor blocks. It’s that easy, as long as you also stay away from the TV, radio, and newspapers. [F.A.T. via TechCrunch] […]

    30. Već vam je dosta Olimpijskih igara? U pomoć stiže Olwimpics | Croportal Magazin says:
      July 29, 2012 at 4:32 am

      […] osmislila dodatak za browser koji će "blokirati" sve vijesti vezane uz Olimpijske igre. Olwimpics će to učiniti tako što će svaki spomen Olimpijskih igara biti prekriven trakicama u […]

    31. World’s Strangest | Blocking the Olympics with Olwimpics says:
      July 29, 2012 at 4:48 am

      […] set up in London. Or something like that -the screenshot looks like a colorful FBI redaction job. Link -via Boing […]

    32. Ne zanimaju vas Olimpijske igre 2012? Nema problema, blokirajte ih direktno u web preglednicima Firefox, Chrome ili Safari // Gadgeterija says:
      July 29, 2012 at 5:39 am

      […] Izvor… […]

    33. James says:
      July 29, 2012 at 6:10 am

      Ahhhhhh Relief………….

      THANK YOU now make one for any sport involving a ball…….a car……ect……..in fact block them ALL

    34. Olympia: Landraub, Twitter, leere Ränge says:
      July 29, 2012 at 6:27 am

      […] haben sich auch die Leute bei fffff.at gedacht und haben ein Firefox-Plugin entwickelt, mit dem man den ganzen Olympia-Kram unterdrücken kann (nicht getestet). So wie Adblock […]

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      […] منبع به اشتراک بگذارید از مطلب خوشتون اومد؟ بهش مثبت یک بدین ( ) یا فید جادی.نت رو دنبال کنین. […]

    36. Hate the Olympics? This browser addon will block all references online | VentureBeat says:
      July 29, 2012 at 12:55 pm

      […] this reason, F.A.T. has created a browser addon called Olwimpics that essentially blocks all references to the Olympic […]

    37. پلاگین ضد المپیک « دگرگون says:
      July 29, 2012 at 3:30 pm

      […] منبع […]

    38. CONCERNING the life of P.I.N.D.A.R. we can be sure only of the bare outlines | Sad Press says:
      July 29, 2012 at 4:27 pm

      […] Olwimpics e-isolationism browser sports barrier. […]

    39. ShadeCorp Publishing &raquo Hate the Olympics? This browser addon will block all references online says:
      July 29, 2012 at 5:55 pm

      […] this reason, F.A.T. has created a browser addon called Olwimpics that essentially blocks all references to the Olympic […]

    40. Hate the Olympics? This browser addon will block all references online | BizNax says:
      July 29, 2012 at 8:19 pm

      […] this reason, F.A.T. has created a browser addon called Olwimpics that essentially blocks all references to the Olympic […]

    41. Olwimpics: How some sports-hating nerds are lifting Olympic spirit | MainFRAME Review says:
      July 29, 2012 at 8:39 pm

      […] some sports-hating nerds came up with a browser extension, Olwimpics, to block out all mentions of the […]

    42. 实在闹太套？Olwimpics帮你拦截奥运信息！ - 龙猫 says:
      July 29, 2012 at 10:48 pm

      […] 不仅一些中国人受够了，不少外国人也忍不住了。F.A.T公司今天发布浏览器插件Olwimpics，帮助用户消除和伦敦奥运会有关的信息。 […]

    43. 实在闹太套？Olwimpics帮你拦截奥运信息！ | 云动态 says:
      July 29, 2012 at 10:58 pm

      […] 不仅一些中国人受够了，不少外国人也忍不住了。F.A.T公司今天发布浏览器插件Olwimpics，帮助用户消除和伦敦奥运会有关的信息。 […]

    44. オリンピックをブロックするプラグイン、Olwinpics Blocker says:
      July 29, 2012 at 11:12 pm

      […] 私はおよそスポーツ観戦にハマッたことがない。ボールゲームも、もちろんオリンピックも。有り難いことに、FFFFF.atがOlwinpics Blockerを作ってくれた。。 […]

    45. Ne zanimaju vas Olimpijske igre 2012? Nema problema, blokirajte ih direktno u web preglednicima Firefox, Chrome ili Safari | Moje Žepče says:
      July 29, 2012 at 11:40 pm

      […] Izvor… […]

    46. Olwimpics tilgt Olympia aus dem Internet says:
      July 30, 2012 at 4:05 am

      […] das Smartphone verkaufen und den Fernseher aus dem Fenster werfen. Die Extension könnt ihr hier runterladen. Hat dir dieser Beitrag gefallen und möchtest du immer über die neusten Gadgets […]

    47. Olwimpics, l'estensione per quanti ne hanno abbastanza di Londra 2012 » SeeYouLike says:
      July 30, 2012 at 4:11 am

      […] Olwimpics è la nuova estensione del browser – disponibile per Chrome, Firefox e Safari – creata dallo statunitense Greg Leuch per censurare i contenuti relativi alle olimpiadi sulle pagine web. L’idea è interessante: Londra 2012 ha “invaso” le testate d’attualità, le agenzie di stampa, i blog e i social network. È legittimo che qualcuno ne abbia abbastanza e preferisca rivolgere la propria attenzione ad altro soprattutto trovandosi ancora in ufficio a ridosso del mese di agosto. La realizzazione non è altrettanto entusiasmante. […]

    48. Already Tired of Olympic News? Block Any and All Mentions With This Handy Browser Extension [Olympics] | Dress Juice says:
      July 30, 2012 at 5:00 am

      […] you’ve already had your fill of Olympic updates and recaps, do yourself a favor and download F.A.T.’s browser blocking extension. […]

    49. Already Tired of Olympic News? Block Any and All Mentions With This Handy Browser Extension [Olympics] | iPad 3 Jailbreak Service says:
      July 30, 2012 at 5:17 am

      […] you’ve already had your fill of Olympic updates and recaps, do yourself a favor and download F.A.T.’s browser blocking extension. […]

    50. Aplicación para pasar de los Juegos Olímpicos | Applicantes says:
      July 30, 2012 at 7:24 am

      […] para ellos ha nacido Olwimpics, una aplicación disponible para Chrome, Firefox y Safari, que bloquea en nuestro navegador toda la […]

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