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Launch HN: Tweeks (YC W25) – Browser extension to deshittify the web

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Re: Launch HN: Tweeks (YC W25) – Browser extension to deshittify the web

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Post by mertysn »

jmadeano wrote: post #115
colonwqbang wrote: post #106

What a positive application of AI. Refreshing to see a product which wants to reduce the amount of slop and noise in my life, instead of the opposite. A bit disappointed that it doesn't work on Firefox. Since Google banned ublock origin I would think much of your core audience is on FF.

Glad the application resonates with you! > A bit disappointed that it doesn't work on Firefox. I swear the entire ~3% marketshare of FF users (myself included) are lurking in this thread lol. You are all giving me an excuse to increase the priority of cross-browser support

Using Firefox implies, to me, a willingness to customize the browser experience, which would probably heavily overlap with your target demographic. Since the extension manifest version update disabled some essential browser extensions, Chrome has become much less useful

Re: Launch HN: Tweeks (YC W25) – Browser extension to deshittify the web

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Post by Lio »

It will interesting to see how companies like Facebook, X and Google react to tools like this.

This could be thought of as an LLM reading a webpage for you without interfering with its operation and writing a new one without the crap.

After all, if training models on pirated books you haven't paid for is fair use[1] then transforming shifified websites should be too. :P

1. https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/meta-says-copying-b...

Re: Launch HN: Tweeks (YC W25) – Browser extension to deshittify the web

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Post by Atlas667 »

Interesting. Another mole for the monopolies to wack in a few weeks, months or years? lol, I dont want to sound bleak.

The capitalist internet is the issue. Capitalist internet is enshittification.

I would like to see this in action cause in my crap-blocking attempts it never really lasts pasts a few weeks/months because sited can change labels and tags so often.

Especially if its something related to revenue

Re: Launch HN: Tweeks (YC W25) – Browser extension to deshittify the web

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Post by CuriouslyC »

Seems to me like trying to rewrite websites like this is really brittle and high friction. The "final form" of something like this is just an agent that extracts content/functionality from a site and surfaces it in a user's custom interface, might be worth just jumping in a little closer to that.

Re: Launch HN: Tweeks (YC W25) – Browser extension to deshittify the web

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Post by hexage1814 »

This is legitimately useful! I already have been using LLMs to write userscripts, buck you extension make the whole process 100% times easier, especially because it is already running on the browser, instead of you having to go back and forward with copy and paste code into VSCode or some chatbot.

Re: Launch HN: Tweeks (YC W25) – Browser extension to deshittify the web

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Post by brazukadev »

HeinzStuckeIt wrote: post #140
warkdarrior wrote: post #127

Earlier quoted context omitted.

As a user, I'll never pay for software. Adblock for SaaS and pirated downloads for everything else is all I need.

Clearly there’s a tension on this venture-capital-run website between some people using their computer-nerd skills to save money and improve their experience, and other people hustling a business that requires the world to pay them.

> Clearly there’s a tension on this venture-capital-run website

Yeah. If they have a problem with that, they can kill HN. You can't have hackers/smart people in your forum and decide what they will do. Moderation can try do guide it but there is a limit when meeting smart + polite people.

Re: Launch HN: Tweeks (YC W25) – Browser extension to deshittify the web

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Post by golfer »

Installed it. Thought it might be cool to ask it how to improve my site UI. It thought for about 2 minutes, supposedly made changes. It says it created a "searchable, filterable grid layout" but I don't see any difference on the page. I wonder what's up.
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