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Ask HN: Who else is tired of these web things?

16 points by mring33621 2y ago

1) cookie pop-ups 2) chat pop-ups 3) sign-up for a discount pop-ups I just got to your site! Let me have a minute to look around before you bug me!

wruza 2y ago
I always go to ublock origin settings and load all “annoyances” lists which are off by default. Idk how much that helps, but worth trying I guess.
JohnFen 2y ago
The web has become borderline intolerable, and these things are among the reasons why. I've developed a "zero tolerance" habit. If a website throws up a surprise popup, I just immediately close the page and never go back. The only way to win is not to play.
- drweevil 2y ago
  Word. "We've noticed you have an ad blocker. Please disable to..." or "you need JavaScript enabled to..." Nope, wouldn't be prudent. Not doin' it.
- LinuxBender 2y ago
  Similar here but I take it a step further and drop their domains in ublock My Filters just in case I forget or some headline is just too tempting to click. ||theatlantic.com^ ||techdirt.com^ ||squarespace.com^ ||politicopro.com^ etc...
draw_down 2y ago
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stop50 2y ago
Since i use firefox with these addons: 1. Ublock origin 2. Cookieblock with an additional list that fixed some misscategorization 3. Consent-o-matic No
cdaringe 2y ago
“Have you tried our native app? Please please please download our stupid app PLLLEEEEASE?!?!!??!”
- dormento 2y ago
  Reddit web nags are famous around here. "It has cats on it". Not only I won't install the app, I'll keep using old.reddit.com (might as well be called actually-useful.reddit.com...)
  - cdaringe 2y ago
    The subdomain resolves! …and sends you to new reddit
- stefanos82 2y ago
  The whole app situation reminded me the nightmares we had to face with browser toolbars that would get installed without our consent and would end up a mess! https://www.reddit.com/r/nostalgia/comments/xbehqk/2000s_internet_explorer_spyware_toolbars/ https://www.reddit.com/r/nostalgia/comments/xbehqk/2000s_int...
ATechGuy 2y ago
That's exactly why I've built a tool using LLMs that filters out this garbage before showing me the content.
solardev 2y ago
If you use uBlock with the annoyances filters enabled, the majority of those go away. I very rarely see them.
zzo38computer 2y ago
I generally disable JavaScripts, and I disable many other things as well, so many of these things are not displayed on my computer anyways.
yogini 2y ago
I have noticed in general people don't like pop-ups or modals, at least during the first-mile experience of the product.
linkdd 2y ago
https://how-i-experience-web-today.com/ https://how-i-experience-web-today.com/
FergusArgyll 2y ago
Learn to use element zapper mode in ublock, I bound it to a shortcut, it's a lifesaver...
vednig 2y ago
web was nice, when the only CSS was background and text colors
meristohm 2y ago
I click the reader mode button in Firefox, and if it doesn't render as simplly text with some images (sometimes it's just a stub, for example), then I bail.

16 points by mring33621 2y ago

1) cookie pop-ups 2) chat pop-ups 3) sign-up for a discount pop-ups I just got to your site! Let me have a minute to look around before you bug me!

wruza 2y ago

I always go to ublock origin settings and load all “annoyances” lists which are off by default. Idk how much that helps, but worth trying I guess.

JohnFen 2y ago

The web has become borderline intolerable, and these things are among the reasons why. I've developed a "zero tolerance" habit. If a website throws up a surprise popup, I just immediately close the page and never go back. The only way to win is not to play.

drweevil 2y ago
Word. "We've noticed you have an ad blocker. Please disable to..." or "you need JavaScript enabled to..." Nope, wouldn't be prudent. Not doin' it.
LinuxBender 2y ago
Similar here but I take it a step further and drop their domains in ublock My Filters just in case I forget or some headline is just too tempting to click. ||theatlantic.com^ ||techdirt.com^ ||squarespace.com^ ||politicopro.com^ etc...

draw_down 2y ago

[dead]

stop50 2y ago

Since i use firefox with these addons: 1. Ublock origin 2. Cookieblock with an additional list that fixed some misscategorization 3. Consent-o-matic No

cdaringe 2y ago

“Have you tried our native app? Please please please download our stupid app PLLLEEEEASE?!?!!??!”

dormento 2y ago
Reddit web nags are famous around here. "It has cats on it". Not only I won't install the app, I'll keep using old.reddit.com (might as well be called actually-useful.reddit.com...)
- cdaringe 2y ago
  The subdomain resolves! …and sends you to new reddit
stefanos82 2y ago
The whole app situation reminded me the nightmares we had to face with browser toolbars that would get installed without our consent and would end up a mess! https://www.reddit.com/r/nostalgia/comments/xbehqk/2000s_internet_explorer_spyware_toolbars/ https://www.reddit.com/r/nostalgia/comments/xbehqk/2000s_int...

ATechGuy 2y ago

That's exactly why I've built a tool using LLMs that filters out this garbage before showing me the content.

solardev 2y ago

If you use uBlock with the annoyances filters enabled, the majority of those go away. I very rarely see them.

zzo38computer 2y ago

I generally disable JavaScripts, and I disable many other things as well, so many of these things are not displayed on my computer anyways.

yogini 2y ago

I have noticed in general people don't like pop-ups or modals, at least during the first-mile experience of the product.

linkdd 2y ago

https://how-i-experience-web-today.com/ https://how-i-experience-web-today.com/

FergusArgyll 2y ago

Learn to use element zapper mode in ublock, I bound it to a shortcut, it's a lifesaver...

vednig 2y ago

web was nice, when the only CSS was background and text colors

meristohm 2y ago

I click the reader mode button in Firefox, and if it doesn't render as simplly text with some images (sometimes it's just a stub, for example), then I bail.