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Longtime uMatrix user here. The most frustrating thing about UM (which is the same problem I had with NoScript back in the day) is that some scripts call other

Longtime uMatrix user here. The most frustrating thing about UM (which is the same problem I had with NoScript back in the day) is that some scripts call other scripts. So, particularly when I'm trying to play an embedded video served by another site served through a CDN, the process for getting the damn video to play is something like: Click video -> Open uMatrix -> whitelist some scripts -> reload -> whitelist more scripts being loaded by the first batch of scripts -> reload -> whitelist some XHR references called by new scripts -> reload -> finally whitelist the actual media being served.

interfixus 8y ago
Yes, a bit bothersome at times. But if I take the trouble to finetune worthwhile sites I run into, and make the settings permanent, life does get markedly easier after a while. I rarely see an ad. I didn't see Troy's responsible sponsor message either. I should have and would have if he had chosen to display the thing without the need for scripting. So I don't feel hugely guilty.
- egeozcan 8y ago
  I have uMatrix and uBlock. In my case it was uBlock blocking the ad, not uMatrix... or maybe I had whitelisted it before? Not sure. edit: Okay, it's not blocked by default with uMatrix: https://i.imgur.com/B97lf35.png https://i.imgur.com/B97lf35.png
  - gorhill 8y ago
    uBO can block with pattern-matching URLs of network requests and additionally cosmetic filtering (hide DOM elements), while uMatrix works strictly with hostname of network requests and types of resources.
- paulryanrogers 8y ago
  Keeping those whitelists synced or at least copied across devices can be a challenge. IIRC Noscript could save data to a bookmarklet for that purpose.
egeozcan 8y ago
90% of the time, I just don't do that dance and not watch the video.
- krageon 8y ago
  If you do it five times with some intelligence, you have rules that you can apply and have most things work most of the time from then on. It's really not a huge hassle and generally the malware-containing networks aren't the ones you are greylisting.
- JetSpiegel 8y ago
  I copy the URL(CTRL-l CTRL-c), open a new terminal and try youtube-dl $URL
  - pdimitar 8y ago
    Yep, I do that often. It's apparently a very underrated tool because it can pretty much download most of the video content out there on the internet at large. But many people have no idea about it, even technical people.
wp381640 8y ago
I dumped that routine and just started pointing those video URLs at youtube-dl vlc is a better video viewing experience (and better on battery) than a browser and you can usually start playing a partially downloaded file
0xCMP 8y ago
For popular stuff switching to "global" and marking them as enabled helps reduce the song-and-dance for things like YouTube videos or common CDNs (e.g. Bootstrap)
a1369209993 8y ago
Use youtube-dl instead? It's win-win: you don't have to compromise your browser's security, and you get a permanent copy of the video that you can watch whenever you like and that the CDN can't comply with takedown requests on or otherwise maliciously bitrot.

interfixus 8y ago

Yes, a bit bothersome at times. But if I take the trouble to finetune worthwhile sites I run into, and make the settings permanent, life does get markedly easier after a while. I rarely see an ad. I didn't see Troy's responsible sponsor message either. I should have and would have if he had chosen to display the thing without the need for scripting. So I don't feel hugely guilty.

egeozcan 8y ago
I have uMatrix and uBlock. In my case it was uBlock blocking the ad, not uMatrix... or maybe I had whitelisted it before? Not sure. edit: Okay, it's not blocked by default with uMatrix: https://i.imgur.com/B97lf35.png https://i.imgur.com/B97lf35.png
- gorhill 8y ago
  uBO can block with pattern-matching URLs of network requests and additionally cosmetic filtering (hide DOM elements), while uMatrix works strictly with hostname of network requests and types of resources.
paulryanrogers 8y ago
Keeping those whitelists synced or at least copied across devices can be a challenge. IIRC Noscript could save data to a bookmarklet for that purpose.

egeozcan 8y ago

90% of the time, I just don't do that dance and not watch the video.

krageon 8y ago
If you do it five times with some intelligence, you have rules that you can apply and have most things work most of the time from then on. It's really not a huge hassle and generally the malware-containing networks aren't the ones you are greylisting.
JetSpiegel 8y ago
I copy the URL(CTRL-l CTRL-c), open a new terminal and try youtube-dl $URL
- pdimitar 8y ago
  Yep, I do that often. It's apparently a very underrated tool because it can pretty much download most of the video content out there on the internet at large. But many people have no idea about it, even technical people.

wp381640 8y ago

I dumped that routine and just started pointing those video URLs at youtube-dl vlc is a better video viewing experience (and better on battery) than a browser and you can usually start playing a partially downloaded file

0xCMP 8y ago

For popular stuff switching to "global" and marking them as enabled helps reduce the song-and-dance for things like YouTube videos or common CDNs (e.g. Bootstrap)

a1369209993 8y ago

Use youtube-dl instead? It's win-win: you don't have to compromise your browser's security, and you get a permanent copy of the video that you can watch whenever you like and that the CDN can't comply with takedown requests on or otherwise maliciously bitrot.