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"... I use adblock plus and it's not enough all the time..." Next time this happens it could be useful to make a submission to HN about it. We might be able t
by 10165 9y ago
"... I use adblock plus and it's not enough all the time..."
Next time this happens it could be useful to make a submission to HN about it.
We might be able to identify and/or solve the problem.
I do not use an ad blocker nor do I use python or youtube-dl yet I never see any ads and I download all videos before watching them. Indeed I access the web for the information not the inconsistent design/feel.
What I posted above illustrates examples of two alternative approaches:
1. Block sources of undesired resources: ads, tracking, etc.
The "links" listed are domains used for undesired resources.
2. Only make requests to sources of desired resources: the article and its accompanying images and video. The script extracts only what we want from the html page.
I use approach #2 more than #1.
As far as I know ad blockers use blocking, #1, exclusively. They need to maintain a list of domains to block.
- ge96 9y agoI wasn't sure if you were serious about posting to HN about adblock haha, I complain enough as it is about my pathetic life. In the case of the videos, they're sourced from other domains, it's funny the site's argument is "Google does this too technically so why are we different?" But I think the embedded iFrame's that contain the video players have their own ads. I don't know, it's hard to read JS code when it's minfied (un-minify it). You mentioned python? Anyway thanks for the response.