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aheckler

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    Comment #44657107

    Ah, so uBOL does have the ability to adjust the blocking level on a per-site basis, which is what I assumed "per-site switches" meant. I see now that the original uBO has/had a mor…

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    Comment #44646644

    FWIW uBlock Origin Lite (the MV3 version of uBlock Origin) seems pretty much just as good, at least to me. https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ublock-origin-lite/... I don't u…

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    Comment #44646520

    > No custom filters, so no element picker which allows you to point and zap > No per-site switches These aren't accurate. My version of uBOL in Chrome (2025.718.1921) has these fea…

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    Comment #43978474

    The biggest are that not all filtering capabilities are supported in MV3 and that the filter lists are only updated when the extension itself is updated. More details in the uBOL F…

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    Comment #43977126

    The comment with the TestFlight link: https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBOL-home/issues/327#issueco... I used this as the URL originally, but maybe anchor links are removed?

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    Comment #43253251

    I use Supercharge for this. Creates a new text file with ⌥+N. Lots of other handy tweaks as well. https://sindresorhus.com/supercharge

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    Comment #43206841

    IIRC Finder has an option to delete files from the Trash 30 days after they're put there. I just enable that option and forget about the Trash completely.

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    Comment #42315666

    I work at Automattic, but not on Jetpack Search. I can see internally that you've already written to our support staff, and they in turn have our JPS engineers looking into this. W…

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    Comment #41068769

    The whole thing is on YouTube, for free but with ads: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iD6fqVpRsBM (At least, for me here in the U.S.)

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    Comment #40617324

    A new one is on the way. https://beta.weather.gov/

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    Comment #40313834

    This app is hardly better than what you describe though: you still need to install it on all your devices and configure it. Seems hardly any easier than just downloading a pre-made…

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    Comment #40313327

    Isn't this basically just putting a UI on top of configuration profiles? https://github.com/paulmillr/encrypted-dns Or does an app have some advantages to it that I'm unaware of?

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    Comment #40277565

    I was able to get my LG oven to stop broadcasting it's network by downloading LG's app, temporarily connecting the oven to my phone's hotspot, then just renaming the hotspot SSID. …

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    Comment #39609724

    > This is the size of Automattic Automattic has almost 2000 employees.[0] I believe that number even automatically updates as folks come and go, but I could be wrong. [0] https://a…

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    Comment #39439472

    > As soon as I figure out how to export playlists in a aay that I can import to apple music, I'm gone. SongShift[0] is the gold standard for doing this I believe, so much so that A…

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    Comment #37921681

    I work at Automattic (but not on WordPress.com) and I've pinged some folks to take a look at this.

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    Comment #35800029

    Some news entries appear to be of the "Top 5 things you should know today" variety, where it covers multiple topics. Example screenshot.[0] Might want to filter those out somehow? …

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    Comment #35602874

    One of the screenshots shows an "Add Money" button, so at first glance it seems like you can add funds. Also from the linked page: > To build on their savings even further, users c…

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    Comment #35246471

    +1 for Castro. I can't believe more podcast apps haven't caught on to how handy the email-like metaphor is for managing episodes. I want to listen to some, but not all episodes tha…

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    Comment #34440411

    Looks like there's already a similar issue.[0] Lots of discussion but no solution yet. [0] https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/issues/99

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    Comment #34430991

    I've been considering a switch from 1Password to KeepassXC myself, but the last time I tried it, I couldn't find if KeepassXC has some equivalent to the "quick access" feature of 1…

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    Comment #33355106

    > Is there any software out there that can reliably identify screenshots. Google Photos. Their web interface has a special section where it collects screenshots[0], or at least wha…

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    Comment #33025557

    If you're in the U.S. and want to see one of these, there's one on Washington Island in Door County, Wisconsin.[0] There may be others, I was just reminded of this one since I visi…