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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 »

perihelions wrote: post #29

- "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).

I've just seen your post from 3 days ago too :)

6 points by perihelions:

    news.ycombinator.com##.title:has-text(/\b(Elon|Altman|OpenAI)\b/i):xpath(.. | ../following-sibling::tr[1] | ../following-sibling::tr[2])
...

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38471347

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

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Post by prohobo »

skilled wrote: post #10

The problem is that HN will typically be the only place that will debunk these news stories and distill them into facts as opposed to sensationalism. I am also surprised you put the Verge in there but not Ars. The latter having fallen down the cliff in recent years and not doing a lot of original reporting despite their budget.

I think we've entered an era where this isn't worth the mental toll anymore. Especially as LLMs ramp up in adoption, the internet is becoming one giant demoralising psyop. I'm more interested in filtering and minimizing the impact rather than trying to engage with it.

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

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Post by solardev »

skilled wrote: post #10

The problem is that HN will typically be the only place that will debunk these news stories and distill them into facts as opposed to sensationalism. I am also surprised you put the Verge in there but not Ars. The latter having fallen down the cliff in recent years and not doing a lot of original reporting despite their budget.

I'm not sure that humans evolved to be able to do anything useful with continuous, real-time, globalized information anyway.

So what if 6.99999 billion of us can instantly learn about the atrocities committed by the evilest 10,000 or so? What is there to do about it anyway? The overwhelming majority of us just process it into some vague us vs them emotion, internalize it as either "oh that's nice" or "those bastards", and then move on with our lives anyway, after losing a bit more faith in humanity.

Lies, lies, and the occasional fact-check... does it materially change anything at all?

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

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Post by KomoD »

frfl wrote: post #37
smnrg wrote: post #33

Userscript/Violentmonkey version // ==UserScript== // @name Hide Specific HN Entries // @namespace Violentmonkey Scripts // @version 0.1 // @description Hide HN entries from specific websites // @author h_o_o_t, smnrg // @match https://news.ycombinator.com/* // @grant none // ==/UserScript== (function() { 'use strict'; const blockedSites = [ 'businessinsider.com', 'dailymail.co.uk', 'foxnews.com', 'theverge.com', 'cn…

I have a similar one that filters on keywords as well as URLs, https://paste.sh/5XE7NvGM#Zb9Wx4P9Pi5XbIO01igypbk2

I have one that filters on keywords too, with a toggle button to show them again in red, been thinking about adding URLs for a while but never got around to it

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

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Post by [deleted] »

KomoD wrote: post #46
frfl wrote: post #37

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I have a similar one that filters on keywords as well as URLs, https://paste.sh/5XE7NvGM#Zb9Wx4P9Pi5XbIO01igypbk2

I have one that filters on keywords too, with a toggle button to show them again in red, been thinking about adding URLs for a while but never got around to it

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