80S SCI-FI FILM INSPIRES MODERN ADBLOCKER
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A developer has created an adblocker inspired by John Carpenter's 1988 dystopian film They Live, which featured characters using special sunglasses to reveal hidden advertisements and subliminal messages in everyday environments.
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