Thanks.Click on the sidebar 3 dots on the right hand side of the page and the 3 lines to the left of the word AnandTech at the top left of the page and they both disappear.
Unfortunately, the right side column reappears from time to time...I wish there was a setting that would let you turn that crap off completely.
yes, I wish we could set it to be off permanently.
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I am now seeing a giant red icon in the bottom right corner, telling me that I have turned off notifications. Yes, I know that I have turned them off. I did that intentionally. Please don't stick a giant icon on my screen telling me that I did a thing that I did on purpose. Is there any way to remove this icon?