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Re: Tell HN: I just updated my wife's Chrome, and uBlock is no longer supported

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Post by ac29 »

whamlastxmas wrote: post #106
SnowingXIV wrote: post #95

There has to be google engineers here. Does this just fall on deaf ears? I realize it’s a massive corp but imagine high ranking staff have a say and input. Maybe they don’t and Sundar isn’t worried about that. Or they do a simple cost analysis and short-term they see the benefit and are willing to to risk long term erosion that maybe be minimal. Weird returning to Firefox, but I did and there is nothing in chrome I m…

Google is deliberately doing this to break ad blocking for Google ads while still allowing ad blockers to work for non Google ads. Most users probably won’t care enough to change browsers or many won’t really notice

> Google is deliberately doing this to break ad blocking for Google ads

If so, they are doing a crap job of it because uBlock Origin Lite successfully blocks all of the search ads on google.com

Re: Tell HN: I just updated my wife's Chrome, and uBlock is no longer supported

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Post by cwillu »

mancerayder wrote: post #109
mancerayder wrote: post #73

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm using Brave and have no idea why you got downvoted. People are talking like Chrome and FF are the only two things on Earth.

The silent downvote curse spreads. Can someone kindly speak up and explain? What's wrong with talking about Brave ?

I downvote comments that disregard the hn guidelines.

“Please don't comment about the voting on comments. It never does any good, and it makes boring reading.”

Re: Tell HN: I just updated my wife's Chrome, and uBlock is no longer supported

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Post by fp64 »

pavel_lishin wrote: post #79
fp64 wrote: post #56

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How can I swap ^W and ^D in Firefox? For Chrome I found an extension that works (…worked?) fine, the only thing for Firefox I found would be compiling it myself, which I find a much worse experience than compiling Chromium myself (neither of which I like doing)

What do those do?

^w is delete word in vim/bash/everywhere else. It’s terrible whenever I accidentally type this in the browser and the window closes. I typically close terminal windows with ctrl-d so I have this mapped in my browser as well. It’s really muscle memory and I do not want to change it

Re: Tell HN: I just updated my wife's Chrome, and uBlock is no longer supported

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Post by ac29 »

rascul wrote: post #86
catlikesshrimp wrote: post #81

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Netscape, Edge, Chrome, Safari, Firefox, All have a pop appeal to them (the names) "Ladybug" makes a reference to a bug. And not a thrilling one.

It's bird though, not bug.

Ladybird is the UK term for what Americans call Ladybugs

Re: Tell HN: I just updated my wife's Chrome, and uBlock is no longer supported

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Post by Spivak »

SnowingXIV wrote: post #95

There has to be google engineers here. Does this just fall on deaf ears? I realize it’s a massive corp but imagine high ranking staff have a say and input. Maybe they don’t and Sundar isn’t worried about that. Or they do a simple cost analysis and short-term they see the benefit and are willing to to risk long term erosion that maybe be minimal. Weird returning to Firefox, but I did and there is nothing in chrome I m…

Why do you think in the anti-trust lawsuit they're desperate to avoid Chrome divestment? A project that on the surface surely must be a massive cost center for them that doesn't benefit their advertising arm one bit. No sir, made out of the goodness of their hearts and given away for free for nothing other than promoting the open web.

Re: Tell HN: I just updated my wife's Chrome, and uBlock is no longer supported

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Post by Spivak »

pjmlp wrote: post #36
not_your_vase wrote: post #5

That definitely shows why Google isn't abusing its monopoly powers, and why it shouldn't be broken up.

Everyone that is shipping Electron garbage, and has focused on Chrome as The Best Experience, is to blame.

I don't ship any Electron app at $dayjob so while I could afford to sit on a high horse I don't think it's warranted. Electron really isn't an issue, it doesn't really help Chrome's position as a browser in any meaningful way. It doesn't drive people to use the Chrome "chrome" which is where the money is.

It's why despite Edge being built on Chrome they're pushing it hard because owning the space around the browser window is the goal.

Re: Tell HN: I just updated my wife's Chrome, and uBlock is no longer supported

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Post by JPLeRouzic »

mindcrash wrote: post #103

If you want a Chromium based browser Brave has a uBlock-esque blocker built right into its core but it's disabled by default because "Brave Shields is enough protection" (it isn't, given the stats I see when enabled). Anyway, you can turn it on and it uses the same blocklists uBlock uses aswell.

> "if you want a Chromium based browser'

There is also Vivaldi:

https://help.vivaldi.com

Re: Tell HN: I just updated my wife's Chrome, and uBlock is no longer supported

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Post by fransje26 »

whamlastxmas wrote: post #106
SnowingXIV wrote: post #95

There has to be google engineers here. Does this just fall on deaf ears? I realize it’s a massive corp but imagine high ranking staff have a say and input. Maybe they don’t and Sundar isn’t worried about that. Or they do a simple cost analysis and short-term they see the benefit and are willing to to risk long term erosion that maybe be minimal. Weird returning to Firefox, but I did and there is nothing in chrome I m…

Google is deliberately doing this to break ad blocking for Google ads while still allowing ad blockers to work for non Google ads. Most users probably won’t care enough to change browsers or many won’t really notice

> Google is deliberately doing this to break ad blocking for Google ads while still allowing ad blockers to work for non Google ads.

That's the best way to get antitrust breathing down your neck.

So, with talks of Google monopoly ramping up, either this is extremely shortsighted and reckless, or they will choose to not throw oil on the fire and will not go down that road.

Re: Tell HN: I just updated my wife's Chrome, and uBlock is no longer supported

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Post by Filligree »

JPLeRouzic wrote: post #127
mindcrash wrote: post #103

If you want a Chromium based browser Brave has a uBlock-esque blocker built right into its core but it's disabled by default because "Brave Shields is enough protection" (it isn't, given the stats I see when enabled). Anyway, you can turn it on and it uses the same blocklists uBlock uses aswell.

> " if you want a Chromium based browser ' There is also Vivaldi: https://help.vivaldi.com

Alas, it crashes every time I try to import my Chrome profile.

Re: Tell HN: I just updated my wife's Chrome, and uBlock is no longer supported

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Post by em-bee »

catlikesshrimp wrote: post #81
rascul wrote: post #63

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What's wrong with ladybird?

Netscape, Edge, Chrome, Safari, Firefox, All have a pop appeal to them (the names) "Ladybug" makes a reference to a bug. And not a thrilling one.

huh? of all the bugs in the world, ladybugs are among the most popular, the majority of them are harmless and prey on agricultural pests. at least where i come from the association with "ladybug" is "cute".
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