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I like using Safari and uBlock Origin. I notice that I am not a power user of browsers - give tabs, a forward and backward button and any adblocker and I used t
by DCKing 7y ago
I like using Safari and uBlock Origin. I notice that I am not a power user of browsers - give tabs, a forward and backward button and any adblocker and I used to be happy. This mean that I could easily use Safari and Firefox - I prefer not to use Chrome derivatives to do my part in preventing developers from forgetting about other browsers.
However, I have recently become a power user of uBlock Origin specifically to curtail the general attention hacking on the web. uBlock Origin is already a very great ad blocker in its default installation, but I've recently got into using its powerful cosmetic filters to block out "attention hacking features", such as (all of) YouTube's recommendations, comments on various sites, and stuff like the "Hot Network Questions" on StackOverflow. Things I've discovered that are too good at distracting my mind. With a few uBlock Origin cosmetic filter rules, those website elements remain hidden when I visit them.
I wonder if it's possible to continue using Safari with my own distraction filters. It's a shame if I have to stop using it.
- rurp 7y agoI really like the idea of using uBlock Origin to block distractions. I've used it quite a bit to block minor annoying website features like sticky menus or marketing popups. I might start using it more extensively to block actual content.
- twostoned 7y agoI need to block attention hacking features also, have been thinking about this recently. Stupid youtube.
- DCKing 7y agoIn uBlock Origin settings > My filters, paste the following rules to turn YouTube in just a search bar + video player: youtube.com##ytd-browse[page-subtype='home'] youtube.com##ytd-watch-next-secondary-results-renderer youtube.com##app-drawer youtube.com##ytd-item-section-renderer.ytd-comments youtube.com##ytd-guide-renderer youtube.com##ytd-mini-guide-renderer youtube.com##ytd-topbar-menu-button-renderer youtube.com###buttons.ytd-masthead youtube.com##yt-icon-button youtube.com##.ytp-endscreen-content Note this is only accurate at the time of writing, only works partially on mobile, and may break some edge cases I don't use :) [1]: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Static-filter-syntax https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Static-filter-syntax
- dasKrokodil 7y agoGood point about SO's "Hot Network Questions". Those reduce my productivity almost as much as Hacker News :)
- saagarjha 7y ago> I wonder if it's possible to continue using Safari with my own distraction filters. You can, and I’m working on making this. (No timeline, since I’m notoriously bad at getting things out the door.)