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uBlock Origin rules for HN: removing MSM news sources reduces systemic stress

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Re: uBlock Origin rules for HN: removing MSM news sources reduces systemic stress

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Post by h_o_o_t »

unethical_ban wrote: post #16
2OEH8eoCRo0 wrote: post #12

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I assume they mean that they read those mainstream news sources independently, but come here as an escape from current events and politics and mainstream take some things.

I just mean, you know, I read the news, but not necessarily from that list, it's just an example :)

Re: uBlock Origin rules for HN: removing MSM news sources reduces systemic stress

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Post by 2OEH8eoCRo0 »

h_o_o_t wrote: post #15
2OEH8eoCRo0 wrote: post #12

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Not a throwaway FYI, a first post.

My paranoid mind sees a fresh account telling me to blanket ignore/block one of the most important western institutions for civil discourse (the free press).

The guideline is:

> Anything that good hackers would find interesting. That includes more than hacking and startups. If you had to reduce it to a sentence, the answer might be: anything that gratifies one's intellectual curiosity.

The guidelines don't even mention tech or technical.

Re: uBlock Origin rules for HN: removing MSM news sources reduces systemic stress

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Post by neilv »

For years, I was interested in journalism, and used to read/speed-read many newspapers per day. It was a great education in multiple ways. But also it wore on me, because I had more awareness than the average person of things going on, and I felt like I needed to do something about it, but I couldn't.

I eventually took a break from any news exposure at all, then gently added back in a front page skim of a high-quality outlet or two, then shifted for awhile to Reddit front page, then faded back out to zero. At the moment, I'm unlikely to hear about a current news event unless it's alluded to on HN or (this is awful) LinkedIn.

News-related stress now is mostly limited to ridiculous situations in tech industry (we've become the coked-up sociopaths field, a bit like 1980s Wall Street stereotypes used to be), and very local news situations that affect me in noticeable ways (e.g., housing, noise pollution).

Re: uBlock Origin rules for HN: removing MSM news sources reduces systemic stress

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Post by h_o_o_t »

nixgeek wrote: post #19
h_o_o_t wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Sorry about that, it's desktop too and I have no idea why. I tried to force line breaks but to no avail. If anyone knows how to fix I'd be grateful to know.

Post the code into a Gist, and then link the Gist into your post.

Thanks, taking a look now.

Re: uBlock Origin rules for HN: removing MSM news sources reduces systemic stress

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Post by perihelions »

- "This rule isn't perfect as it only removes the title line and keeps the number of comments"

Try a pattern like this, to match three 's in a row:

    :xpath(.. | ../following-sibling::tr[1] | ../following-sibling::tr[2])
(Or a cyclic permutation of it, depending on which you're anchoring to).

Re: uBlock Origin rules for HN: removing MSM news sources reduces systemic stress

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Post by ChrisArchitect »

Super weird flex. Especially things like Verge which is right on topic for HN. We get regular business updates about tech firms from posts on Reuters, bloomberg etc also. So not only are you paranoid about ads but general news stories also?
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