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Irony is my favorite form of humor. This is how the article shows up for me: https://ibb.co/6XqtQGs https://ibb.co/6XqtQGs

js2 8y ago
That’s horrible. Let me recommend 1BlockerX: https://ibb.co/yNQ4T08 https://ibb.co/yNQ4T08 Or use Safari reader mode. Or both.
- recursive 8y ago
  Using an add-on to get a usable experience is nearly the same as admitting defeat.
  - TeMPOraL 8y ago
    It's also a necessity. Beyond uBlock Origin for the abusive parts, I've also recently started to use Stylus to fix bad design of sites I visit frequently. Few minutes with browser's Inspector and I can usually whip up a little bit of CSS that removes unnecessary whitespace, UI trinkets, and densifies the site by factor of 2 to 5.
    - dredmorbius 8y ago
      I've been doing that Stylus thing for years.
- Nextgrid 8y ago
  I wouldn’t recommend 1Blocker. I had it and was disappointed at how they rarely (if ever?) update their filter lists (they’re also not using the standard lists like EasyList). AdGuard Pro is much better and supports standard lists like EasyList and Fanboy’s lists, along with region-specific lists and DNS-based blocking (so blocks ads/cancer in non-browser contexts too).
  - js2 8y ago
    I’ve been using 1Blocker for a long time since back when there where few choices and it was clearly the best option. I like that it syncs with my desktop and use it with Safari on macOS too. I also like that it’s easy to whitelist sites, that it’s easy to block elements of specific sites, and that it’s an indie app. I think the reason for not using the full EasyList is that Safari limits the number of content blocker rules to 50k, less than can accommodate the full EasyList. I wonder how AGP gets around that. In any case, I rarely see ads with 1Blocker. The one thing it doesn’t block reliably is ad blocker detection, but I’m not sure that’s even possible for a Safari content blocker to do. Looking at the App Store, I see there are a lot of blockers now. How did you decide on AGP over the others?
    - Nextgrid 8y ago
      For me the main reason has been EasyList support instead of some kind of home brew list (they’re pretty much always based on EasyList anyway, but with a homebrew list you explicitly rely on the developer updating that list).

js2 8y ago

That’s horrible. Let me recommend 1BlockerX: https://ibb.co/yNQ4T08 https://ibb.co/yNQ4T08 Or use Safari reader mode. Or both.

recursive 8y ago
Using an add-on to get a usable experience is nearly the same as admitting defeat.
- TeMPOraL 8y ago
  It's also a necessity. Beyond uBlock Origin for the abusive parts, I've also recently started to use Stylus to fix bad design of sites I visit frequently. Few minutes with browser's Inspector and I can usually whip up a little bit of CSS that removes unnecessary whitespace, UI trinkets, and densifies the site by factor of 2 to 5.
  - dredmorbius 8y ago
    I've been doing that Stylus thing for years.
Nextgrid 8y ago
I wouldn’t recommend 1Blocker. I had it and was disappointed at how they rarely (if ever?) update their filter lists (they’re also not using the standard lists like EasyList). AdGuard Pro is much better and supports standard lists like EasyList and Fanboy’s lists, along with region-specific lists and DNS-based blocking (so blocks ads/cancer in non-browser contexts too).
- js2 8y ago
  I’ve been using 1Blocker for a long time since back when there where few choices and it was clearly the best option. I like that it syncs with my desktop and use it with Safari on macOS too. I also like that it’s easy to whitelist sites, that it’s easy to block elements of specific sites, and that it’s an indie app. I think the reason for not using the full EasyList is that Safari limits the number of content blocker rules to 50k, less than can accommodate the full EasyList. I wonder how AGP gets around that. In any case, I rarely see ads with 1Blocker. The one thing it doesn’t block reliably is ad blocker detection, but I’m not sure that’s even possible for a Safari content blocker to do. Looking at the App Store, I see there are a lot of blockers now. How did you decide on AGP over the others?
  - Nextgrid 8y ago
    For me the main reason has been EasyList support instead of some kind of home brew list (they’re pretty much always based on EasyList anyway, but with a homebrew list you explicitly rely on the developer updating that list).