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Jesus... is there any news websites nowadays without hundreds of scripts doing botnet shit in the background?

H8crilA 6y ago
136 requests to load this page, according to my Chrome debugger. This has got to end one day, but today is not the day. (please downvote my comment as it is absolutely off-topic, thanks!)
- bori5 6y ago
  Thanks for the warning about the page, I found your comment helpful and no more off topic than countless other tangential comments that get made on HN.
gpm 6y ago
Yes actually, lite.cnn.com. It looks like the only scripts it loads are scripts to set up a single analytics provider. F5 results in only 6 network requests, the page, the favicon, a stylesheet, two js requests for the previously mentioned analytics provider, and a request for a tracking pixel for the previously mentioned analytics provider.
- consumer451 6y ago
  text.npr.org is excellent as well.
  - gpm 6y ago
    Even better! 2 requests, the html and a favicon, both first party!
  - dmix 6y ago
    A true inspiration for web design. This is what every news site should strive towards. Instead of getting clunkier like Reddit.
    - SturgeonsLaw 6y ago
      I'll forever use old.reddit.com Between that subdomain, RES and a custom userstyle, Reddit is quite a pleasant experience.
forgotmypw17 6y ago
Not many, if any. It's why I browse without JS, and use third-party archiving tools to view content like this site, which is blank without JS. http://archive.is/KtNNE http://archive.is/KtNNE
- PhantomGremlin 6y ago
  You don't need a third-party tool. Firefox + NoScript + Page Style->No Style Fixes many many sites including this one. Many sites are just fine without that final No Style step. It fixes many of the most recalcitrant sites. If that doesn't work I usually don't bother reading the article. Similar trick for Safari. Just enable the Develop menu and you can check Disable Styles and Disable JavaScript and you get both the text and the pictures.
  - pabs3 6y ago
    You can probably do the No Style thing automatically with Stylus: https://github.com/openstyles/stylus/ https://github.com/openstyles/stylus/
  - forgotmypw17 6y ago
    But I'm not using Firefox...
beervirus 6y ago
Disable JavaScript. Most stuff works fine.
manicdee 6y ago
This is one reason why we use adblockers (malware distribution aside).

136 requests to load this page, according to my Chrome debugger. This has got to end one day, but today is not the day. (please downvote my comment as it is absolutely off-topic, thanks!)

bori5 6y ago
Thanks for the warning about the page, I found your comment helpful and no more off topic than countless other tangential comments that get made on HN.

gpm 6y ago

Yes actually, lite.cnn.com. It looks like the only scripts it loads are scripts to set up a single analytics provider. F5 results in only 6 network requests, the page, the favicon, a stylesheet, two js requests for the previously mentioned analytics provider, and a request for a tracking pixel for the previously mentioned analytics provider.

consumer451 6y ago
text.npr.org is excellent as well.
- gpm 6y ago
  Even better! 2 requests, the html and a favicon, both first party!
- dmix 6y ago
  A true inspiration for web design. This is what every news site should strive towards. Instead of getting clunkier like Reddit.
  - SturgeonsLaw 6y ago
    I'll forever use old.reddit.com Between that subdomain, RES and a custom userstyle, Reddit is quite a pleasant experience.

forgotmypw17 6y ago

Not many, if any. It's why I browse without JS, and use third-party archiving tools to view content like this site, which is blank without JS. http://archive.is/KtNNE http://archive.is/KtNNE

PhantomGremlin 6y ago
You don't need a third-party tool. Firefox + NoScript + Page Style->No Style Fixes many many sites including this one. Many sites are just fine without that final No Style step. It fixes many of the most recalcitrant sites. If that doesn't work I usually don't bother reading the article. Similar trick for Safari. Just enable the Develop menu and you can check Disable Styles and Disable JavaScript and you get both the text and the pictures.
- pabs3 6y ago
  You can probably do the No Style thing automatically with Stylus: https://github.com/openstyles/stylus/ https://github.com/openstyles/stylus/
- forgotmypw17 6y ago
  But I'm not using Firefox...

beervirus 6y ago

Disable JavaScript. Most stuff works fine.

manicdee 6y ago

This is one reason why we use adblockers (malware distribution aside).