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Alright - this is mostly off topic, but I see this website pop up here fairly frequently, and I really really hate the battery level indicator. I find it makes

Alright - this is mostly off topic, but I see this website pop up here fairly frequently, and I really really hate the battery level indicator. I find it makes reading the actual content far more difficult than it should be. I get that it's intentionally drawing attention to the fact that this site is solar powered, but it pulls my eye to the line literally every time I scroll. I end up closing the tab out without finishing the article - it bothers me so much. Personally - I'd really love to have an option to hide it. I'm completely down for showing it by default - but after a minute or two on the site, the novelty has worn off and I'd really rather focus on reading your content.

marcodiego 5y ago
For this and other cases, I use this extension: https://alisdair.mcdiarmid.org/kill-sticky-headers/ https://alisdair.mcdiarmid.org/kill-sticky-headers/
savingGrace 5y ago
I had no clue what you were referencing. I'm using Brave, and I have it automatically turn on the 'Speedreader' mode. When I disabled it, I then saw what you are referencing. I know the other browsers also have a mode that gets rid of all the junk and lets you just read the articles. Maybe you should give that a try?
- MBCook 5y ago
  That’s what I had to do, use Safari’s reader mode. I too found the charge level indicator too distracting to be able to read the article as-is.
seanb 5y ago
Drop the `solar` subdomain: https://www.lowtechmagazine.com/2022/03/how-to-build-bike-generator.html https://www.lowtechmagazine.com/2022/03/how-to-build-bike-ge...
- horsawlarway 5y ago
  Awesome! Thank you - I didn't know I could do that.
Doe22 5y ago
If you don't mind a manual step, remove the "solar." from the URL to get the same article on the regular site. [https://lowtechmagazine.com/2022/03/how-to-build-bike-generator.html](https://lowtechmagazine.com/2022/03/how-to-build-bike-generator.html) https://lowtechmagazine.com/2022/03/how-to-build-bike-genera... in this case.
- horsawlarway 5y ago
  Thanks! Didn't know that was an option and it helps a ton.

marcodiego 5y ago

For this and other cases, I use this extension: https://alisdair.mcdiarmid.org/kill-sticky-headers/ https://alisdair.mcdiarmid.org/kill-sticky-headers/

savingGrace 5y ago

I had no clue what you were referencing. I'm using Brave, and I have it automatically turn on the 'Speedreader' mode. When I disabled it, I then saw what you are referencing. I know the other browsers also have a mode that gets rid of all the junk and lets you just read the articles. Maybe you should give that a try?

MBCook 5y ago
That’s what I had to do, use Safari’s reader mode. I too found the charge level indicator too distracting to be able to read the article as-is.

seanb 5y ago

Drop the `solar` subdomain: https://www.lowtechmagazine.com/2022/03/how-to-build-bike-generator.html https://www.lowtechmagazine.com/2022/03/how-to-build-bike-ge...

horsawlarway 5y ago
Awesome! Thank you - I didn't know I could do that.

Doe22 5y ago

If you don't mind a manual step, remove the "solar." from the URL to get the same article on the regular site. [https://lowtechmagazine.com/2022/03/how-to-build-bike-generator.html](https://lowtechmagazine.com/2022/03/how-to-build-bike-generator.html) https://lowtechmagazine.com/2022/03/how-to-build-bike-genera... in this case.

horsawlarway 5y ago
Thanks! Didn't know that was an option and it helps a ton.