My uBlock Origin filters to remove distractions • Hacker News Board

Re: My uBlock Origin filters to remove distractions

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Post by mig4ng » Wed, Sep 20, 2023, 2:56 PM UTC

polyterative wrote: post #15

newsfeed eradicator extension is a more configurable way to achieve similar features

I have used it in the past, it does not give me the same flexibility. It might have changed over the years. I have used it long ago. Thanks for sharing.

Re: My uBlock Origin filters to remove distractions

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Post by mig4ng » Wed, Sep 20, 2023, 2:57 PM UTC

shortrounddev2 wrote: post #7

Would be cool to see some examples

Like screenshots?

Re: My uBlock Origin filters to remove distractions

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Post by db48x » Wed, Sep 20, 2023, 2:57 PM UTC

I do a lot of the same things to remove sidebars, navigation, suggestions, search, etc from various sites. There are a couple of web comics where I nuke everything but the image and the next/previous navigation links (Order of the Stick, Schlock Mercenary, etc).

Re: My uBlock Origin filters to remove distractions

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Post by lapetitejort » Wed, Sep 20, 2023, 2:58 PM UTC

perihelions wrote: post #3

A while back I worked out how to erase the pay-to-win monetization spoor from Reddit and Twitter, reddit.com##.awarding-icon reddit.com##.awardings-bar reddit.com##.give-gold-button twitter.com##:xpath(//div[contains(@style, "hex-hw-shapeclip-clipconfig")]):style(clip-path: circle(50%) !important)

Reddit has ended awards (for now). The filter is still applicable for older posts though.

Re: My uBlock Origin filters to remove distractions

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Post by mig4ng » Wed, Sep 20, 2023, 3:00 PM UTC

perihelions wrote: post #10

mig4ng wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What does the last one do?

I don't know if they still do it, but at the time Twitter charged money to display user avatars in a larger size, and styled as a hexagon. I think they were NFT tie-ins or something? They were difficult to ignore, so I wrote a snippet to turn hexagons back into circles. [edit]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30012904 ( "Twitter Rolls Out NFT Profile Pictures" )

Never seen it, if I do and it bothers me I will keep in mind and add this too. Thanks!

Re: My uBlock Origin filters to remove distractions

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Post by mig4ng » Wed, Sep 20, 2023, 3:00 PM UTC

hedora wrote: post #18

This one gets rid of the Login With Google popups that have infested most corners of the internet: accounts.google.com/gsi/iframe It doesn't break the login with google button, so you can still login with your google account, if you must.

Will try it and might add it too, I find those annoying. Thanks!

Re: My uBlock Origin filters to remove distractions

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Post by mig4ng » Wed, Sep 20, 2023, 3:01 PM UTC

philip1209 wrote: post #4

I use similar filters in my uBlock origin. I like this approach because it avoids installing more browser extensions, each of which risks security or privacy issues.

Please share them to see if I can improve mine :)

Re: My uBlock Origin filters to remove distractions

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Post by db48x » Wed, Sep 20, 2023, 3:04 PM UTC

pimlottc wrote: post #2

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Re: My uBlock Origin filters to remove distractions

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Post by mig4ng » Wed, Sep 20, 2023, 3:08 PM UTC

GuB-42 wrote: post #30

You definitely should add news.ycombinator.com, all of it :)

I do have it, just the homepage, /news, and /newest. Haven't added to the repository yet but will probably soon.

Re: My uBlock Origin filters to remove distractions

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Post by hedora » Wed, Sep 20, 2023, 3:10 PM UTC

Tangentially related: Has anyone tried the Orion Browser by Kagi for iOS?

https://browser.kagi.com/

They claim to support Firefox and Chrome extensions (specifically, uBlock Origin). It's in beta. I'm surprised Apple hasn't blocked it yet, but I'd consider paying for a developer account just to install it on my phone (assuming it works).