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Shut Up: Comment Blocker

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Re: Shut Up: Comment Blocker

#21

Post by tracker1 »

jama211 wrote: post #11

Great idea, though something I accepted about myself years ago is I always want to read at least some of the comments, even if they’re horrific and make me want to sand off my own eyeballs. It may be horrible a lot of the time, but the total boredom and loneliness of experiencing the internet without feeling the presence of others is somehow worse. I know it’s ridiculous, just seems to be the way I am.

I'm kind of there with you... I will even actively avoid sites that don't have some kind of comments. Though I do wish more of them would load on demand, or even shift to another page for comments vs. loading a lot of JS or remote garbage first.

Re: Shut Up: Comment Blocker

#22

Post by hsbauauvhabzb »

jama211 wrote: post #11

Great idea, though something I accepted about myself years ago is I always want to read at least some of the comments, even if they’re horrific and make me want to sand off my own eyeballs. It may be horrible a lot of the time, but the total boredom and loneliness of experiencing the internet without feeling the presence of others is somehow worse. I know it’s ridiculous, just seems to be the way I am.

HN comments are insightful. And while there is bot farms out there it’s important to know talking points of someone you disagree with to both consider their validity and to enable you to refute them well.

Re: Shut Up: Comment Blocker

#23

Post by nozzlegear »

kstrauser wrote: post #3

Very neat! For Safari users, don’t overlook that beautiful “Hide Distracting Items” menu which lets you block specific items elements on a per-site basis. Want to permanently hide a popover dialog? Hide it! Hide the comments section. Hide fog layers that obscure the content behind them. I use this all the time.

I don't think it's actually permanent though, is it? The items will eventually come back.

Re: Shut Up: Comment Blocker

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Post by throawayonthe »

jjice wrote: post #20
kstrauser wrote: post #3

Very neat! For Safari users, don’t overlook that beautiful “Hide Distracting Items” menu which lets you block specific items elements on a per-site basis. Want to permanently hide a popover dialog? Hide it! Hide the comments section. Hide fog layers that obscure the content behind them. I use this all the time.

I can't believe I didn't know about this. I had to track down mediocre extensions to try to replicate UBlock's element blocking. I did find that Adguard was pretty okay, but this looks much nicer.

uBO lite is available for safari though: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ublock-origin-lite/id674534269...

Re: Shut Up: Comment Blocker

#25

Post by Defletter »

jama211 wrote: post #11

Great idea, though something I accepted about myself years ago is I always want to read at least some of the comments, even if they’re horrific and make me want to sand off my own eyeballs. It may be horrible a lot of the time, but the total boredom and loneliness of experiencing the internet without feeling the presence of others is somehow worse. I know it’s ridiculous, just seems to be the way I am.

Heh, this reminds me of that study that showed people would rather give themselves painful electric shocks than be alone.

https://www.science.org/content/article/people-would-rather-...

Re: Shut Up: Comment Blocker

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Post by kstrauser »

nozzlegear wrote: post #23
kstrauser wrote: post #3

Very neat! For Safari users, don’t overlook that beautiful “Hide Distracting Items” menu which lets you block specific items elements on a per-site basis. Want to permanently hide a popover dialog? Hide it! Hide the comments section. Hide fog layers that obscure the content behind them. I use this all the time.

I don't think it's actually permanent though, is it? The items will eventually come back.

It's permanent. However, behind the scenes I'm sure it's using CSS selectors to identify the element you're blocking, and if the server changes that, then it wouldn't detect that exact element anymore.

Re: Shut Up: Comment Blocker

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Post by zadikian »

amelius wrote: post #13

In general, browser extensions are not to be trusted. Even if you trust them now, they could change owners. There are examples.

Yeah, I use a separate unmodified browser for anything important, which are usually the same sites you don't need content blocking on anyway.

Re: Shut Up: Comment Blocker

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Post by RankingMember »

jama211 wrote: post #11

Great idea, though something I accepted about myself years ago is I always want to read at least some of the comments, even if they’re horrific and make me want to sand off my own eyeballs. It may be horrible a lot of the time, but the total boredom and loneliness of experiencing the internet without feeling the presence of others is somehow worse. I know it’s ridiculous, just seems to be the way I am.

I had to break myself of that habit, because I too had that compulsion. I paid for it almost every time, though I admit the rare times it wasn't a total shitshow felt like winning the lottery.

Re: Shut Up: Comment Blocker

#29

Post by swills »

I've used it for years. It's nice, works well. When I do want to read comments, I just click the button in the tool bar to turn them back on, which is simple and convenient.

Re: Shut Up: Comment Blocker

#30

Post by Contax »

zadikian wrote: post #27
amelius wrote: post #13

In general, browser extensions are not to be trusted. Even if you trust them now, they could change owners. There are examples.

Yeah, I use a separate unmodified browser for anything important, which are usually the same sites you don't need content blocking on anyway.

Same. I have 4 browsers, 2 of them loaded to the teeth and the other 2 untouched since installation, one of them the one that I use for "mandatory" stuff or that you really need it to work, like banking or gov sites.
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