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Re: uBlock Origin 1.50.0

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Post by iudqnolq »

nfriedly wrote: post #18

> Add thunderbird as target for installation That's interesting. I get a couple of newsletters with advertising in them, and while I still find the Thunderbird interface a little clunky, this might sway me a bit. I'm currently running Thunderbird as an email backup solution, with a rule to automatically copy every new email to a local folder. Maybe I'll start using it a bit more. (It's in a docker image on my file se…

I really like the recent overhaul of the Thunderbird UI. I think it makes it feel a lot less clunky.

Re: uBlock Origin 1.50.0

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Post by schiffern »

mixmastamyk wrote: post #135

Always wanted to try it, but have used noscript and strict Firefox for a decade. Am often astounded on the two dozen js trackers it doesn’t load on a news site. Is there a big difference between that and UO? Thought it might be better for regular folks who may not recognize what js needs to be loaded and which is probably superfluous or dangerous.

You're looking for "Hard Mode."

https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Blocking-mode

https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Blocking-mode:-hard-m...

In this mode uBO can replace most of the features of NoScript, but you can always run both (and many folks do).

You might also be interested in uMatrix, but sadly it's abandonware.

Re: uBlock Origin 1.50.0

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Post by moritzwarhier »

dlisboa wrote: post #97
jacurtis wrote: post #88

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> how do people who build web stuff daily not know.. I'll stop it right there. You'd be surprised how many people who build web stuff daily know surprisingly little about how the web actually works or any details aside from that. A surprisingly massive portion of people in tech have learned just enough through bootcamps and youtube videos to accomplish just enough for the specific job they are doing without realizing…

It’s not even those professionals, I’m talking people who are highly skilled and trained (CS/Engineering degrees). Like they could tell you off the top of their head HOW to build an adblocker, but they don’t use one themselves. That type of disconnect that is weird to me. People who don’t know any better I can understand.

It's just a trust issue maybe? Browser extensions with this kind of access are surely not to be installed on a whim.

That being said, I do use uBlock origin.

But that's the only extension not from a huge company with this kind of access rights that I'd ever install on my machine.

Re: uBlock Origin 1.50.0

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Post by BiteCode_dev »

dingledork69 wrote: post #158
paulryanrogers wrote: post #144

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Ad blockers can be an ethical issue if one considers that's what funds a site's content and its widespread availability.

Indeed, spying on users and sharing data about them so you can make a buck is unethical.

Not to mention ads incite to consume more, attempt to creep inside your daily thoughts and lie about the qualities of the product using all the tricks in the books.

Add on top of this it gives more power to the big players with more money and create terrible incentive for the medias and you have one of the easiest moral decision in the world.

Re: uBlock Origin 1.50.0

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Post by neves »

danielwmayer wrote: post #28

Ublock is without a doubt the most valuabe chrome extension. Most people underutilize it as a way of filtering “legitimate portions” of websites as well. For example, I used it to filer out all recommended content from youtube, as well as comments. My youtube is merely a search bar and the video I wanted to watch, nothing more.

First install in a new computer. I'm shocked everytime I must use a browser that doesn't use an ad blocker. Internet experience for standard users suck.

Re: uBlock Origin 1.50.0

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Post by lost_tourist »

ncr100 wrote: post #131
EscapeFromNY wrote: post #34

I understand why gorhill doesn't ask for donations, but I still wish there was some sneaky way I could send him some money anyway.

I am left feeling awful about Money, Advertisement, False promises after modestly exploring this. I also wanted to support financially - and after seeking to support, and encountering the misleading "ublock dot org" (called-out as unrelated on github.com/gorhill/ublock - where it claims Chris Aljoudi of CO seeks $$$ for gorhill's project) I feel terrible. I'll let my feelings drive my action here, and not continue se…

You can also pick your favorite list(s) and send a few bucks their way for their efforts, which are also critical.

Re: uBlock Origin 1.50.0

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Post by paddw »

jacurtis wrote: post #88
dlisboa wrote: post #64

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I’m often amazed at how people I know, full internet “power users”, don’t use it and complain about ads. I have never seen an ad in years, not on YouTube or wherever. How do people who build web stuff daily not know about adblocks? It’s so weird to me.

> how do people who build web stuff daily not know.. I'll stop it right there. You'd be surprised how many people who build web stuff daily know surprisingly little about how the web actually works or any details aside from that. A surprisingly massive portion of people in tech have learned just enough through bootcamps and youtube videos to accomplish just enough for the specific job they are doing without realizing…

I think it's fair to expect people know the basics of how DNS works at a high level. For specific terminology, I think it's hard to remember without having some practical use for the knowledge, at least occasionally, so it's not that surprising that someone couldn't recall.

Re: uBlock Origin 1.50.0

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Post by jart »

illiac786 wrote: post #153
codetrotter wrote: post #140

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I grew up with ads and learned to not pay attention to them. I still use an ad-blocker on all of my own systems, and on my current company laptop. But a few years back at a different company I didn’t have any ad blocker installed. This was an office job with a desk and coworkers walking past me all the time. So at that job I’m having the browser open reading something and one of the older guys is walking past me. He…

Marketing is a branch that employs hundred of thousands of people to devise the best images to manipulate you. Billions are spent on research in this domain. thinking oneself impervious to ads, let alone blind, is in my view a bit presomptuous. I am convinced you are influenced by ads, you just don't notice it (and that's the point of ads, you shouldn't notice)

Thinking that the purpose of online ads is advertising, is in my view a bit presumptuous :-)

Re: uBlock Origin 1.50.0

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Post by moritzwarhier »

jacurtis wrote: post #88
dlisboa wrote: post #64

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I’m often amazed at how people I know, full internet “power users”, don’t use it and complain about ads. I have never seen an ad in years, not on YouTube or wherever. How do people who build web stuff daily not know about adblocks? It’s so weird to me.

> how do people who build web stuff daily not know.. I'll stop it right there. You'd be surprised how many people who build web stuff daily know surprisingly little about how the web actually works or any details aside from that. A surprisingly massive portion of people in tech have learned just enough through bootcamps and youtube videos to accomplish just enough for the specific job they are doing without realizing…

It's funny how I agree with your post, still switched from "full stack" to frontend, have studied at university and still there's a disconnect.

I've never dived into DNS and it's mostly a black spot in my knowlesge about weg technology basics.

OTOH, I agree with your point in that I've often been very disappointed with the lack of basic knowledge about HTTP and request/response lifecycles with BE as well as FE developer colleagues in the past.

I still would advise against mashing all of this together. Knowledge needs practise.

E.g., I learned about IPv4 CIDR at some point but just never really utilized the knowledge, so it's mostly gone.

Being a generalist is hard.

Of course this is no excuse for lacking basic knowledge (e.g., what code runs where)

Re: uBlock Origin 1.50.0

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Post by RankingMember »

miah_ wrote: post #174
RankingMember wrote: post #120

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Some are real bad, you have those unskippable ads PLUS the in-video sponsored segments.

You can get a addon called 'SponsorBlock' that fixes in-video sponsored segments. It allows anybody to submit timestamps for sponsored segments, and tag them in various ways. Its on Chrome too I think. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/sponsorblock/

Yeah, the bummer is if I'm trying to watch YouTube on my Roku TV I'm stuck getting the full Monty of YouTube's ad experience.
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