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Re: Show HN: Less Addictive YouTube – a cross-browser plugin

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Post by arkitaip »

jessedrain wrote: post #10
arlk wrote: post #4

Nice work. Personally I use uBlock Origin plugin to hide elements I don't want to see on any website, and that made Facebook less "enjoyable" with no like buttons and reaction counts, no news feed, and no account photos and names (I took it a bit far I know). I did the same to YouTube hiding the comments and recommendations in the side bar and what a nice UI it becomes with the video I want to watch centered and no d…

I also use uBlock Origin in the same way. But my friend, who's a great developer, didn't know you could use uBlock Origin to hide elements, so I created a plugin that streamlines that process for her most addictive website.

Tbh UX is an aspect of uBlock that could need serious rework. I still haven't figured out what the patchwork of colored squares means...

Re: Show HN: Less Addictive YouTube – a cross-browser plugin

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Post by gnull »

I achieved many of the things this extension does with the following uBlock Origin filters.

    www.youtube.com##ytd-watch-next-secondary-results-renderer.style-scope.ytd-watch-flexy
    www.youtube.com###comments.ytd-watch-flexy.style-scope
    www.youtube.com##ytd-browse.ytd-page-manager.style-scope[page-subtype="home"]
    www.youtube.com##ytd-guide-renderer
    www.youtube.com##ytd-vertical-channel-section-renderer
They rip off pretty much everything except videos, search bar and search results. Although I found myself commenting out the first line to keep the “related videos” bar next to the video, because sometimes it has useful things.

But know that these filters break some functionality (which I, personally, do not use) like uploading videos or showing your subscriptions page.

Re: Show HN: Less Addictive YouTube – a cross-browser plugin

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Post by RMPR »

jessedrain wrote: post #13

Hello, this is my first plugin that I submit on Hacker News and hopefully not the last. This plugin was inspired by my friend, who's a great developer and power user, who didn't know you could use uBlock Origin to hide elements, so I created a plugin that streamlines that process for her most addictive website. (Forgive me if this breaks HN etiquette) I am located between San Francisco and Seattle and I'm looking for…

> (Forgive me if this breaks HN etiquette) I am located between San Francisco and Seattle and I'm looking for a Junior, front-end position (remote okay). CV and contact: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IGtneIUixBnrFBzBdAbBNaGf4yo...

You can post this on "Who wants to be hired" threads e.g. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27355390 there is one each month. Good luck with your job search.

Edit: The one for this month https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27699702

Re: Show HN: Less Addictive YouTube – a cross-browser plugin

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Post by FridayoLeary »

hawski wrote: post #18

A less drastic extension is Clickbait Remover. It replaces thumbnails to an actual frame from the video and de-capitalizes titles: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/clickbait-rem...

Which should be done anyway. YouTube dropped the ball on that one.

Re: Show HN: Less Addictive YouTube – a cross-browser plugin

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Post by WetBeef »

jessedrain wrote: post #13

Hello, this is my first plugin that I submit on Hacker News and hopefully not the last. This plugin was inspired by my friend, who's a great developer and power user, who didn't know you could use uBlock Origin to hide elements, so I created a plugin that streamlines that process for her most addictive website. (Forgive me if this breaks HN etiquette) I am located between San Francisco and Seattle and I'm looking for…

I'm not adding an extension from a Google drive link, are you insane?

Re: Show HN: Less Addictive YouTube – a cross-browser plugin

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Post by ztgasdf »

WetBeef wrote: post #27
jessedrain wrote: post #13

Hello, this is my first plugin that I submit on Hacker News and hopefully not the last. This plugin was inspired by my friend, who's a great developer and power user, who didn't know you could use uBlock Origin to hide elements, so I created a plugin that streamlines that process for her most addictive website. (Forgive me if this breaks HN etiquette) I am located between San Francisco and Seattle and I'm looking for…

I'm not adding an extension from a Google drive link, are you insane?

That (now dead) link lead to his CV and contact, not an extension.....

Re: Show HN: Less Addictive YouTube – a cross-browser plugin

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Post by ehnto »

I don't click on related videos, and have a bookmark straight to my subscriptions, but even still I get caught on YouTube for too long. My subscriptions produce almost daily content, and whilst I find it valuable, it's also just far too much content to consume in a day and still be productive, so I can get stuck on it.

So I blocked it entirely. It's just another casualty in my continued attempt to rid myself of feed content, and things that help me procrastinate in ways I no longer consider a good use of my time.

(HN is on a short leash too, but it's one of the few online communities I stick around in, and it's not mindless so I tend not to procrastinate on it for too long. I get tired of reading pretty quickly when procrastinating, whereas I can absorb YouTube mindlessly for hours)

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