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Sadly late 2021 the original dev passed away. Someone has taken over stewardship of the project but it is currently moving slowly and they are seeking more cont

Sadly late 2021 the original dev passed away. Someone has taken over stewardship of the project but it is currently moving slowly and they are seeking more contributors (javascript skills are a plus). He was a bit of a hn user and seemed good natured and pleasant. Though I didn't know him I was sad to hear he'd passed both as a Redirector user and a fan of good people doing good things. I know he'd mentioned being happy to get recognition on here. https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=einaregilsson https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=einaregilsson I really enjoyed the original devs write up on creating an easter egg specifically targeting Mark Hamills avatar in game. https://einaregilsson.com/an-easter-egg-for-one-user-luke-skywalker/ https://einaregilsson.com/an-easter-egg-for-one-user-luke-sk... https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30715746 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30715746

Bluestein 1y ago
Really sad to hear.-
rdmuser 1y ago
Oups linked the wrong hn thread about that easter egg. Here is the one that got a bunch of attention back in 2017: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14653017 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14653017
out-of-ideas 1y ago
for firefox, i use `request-interceptor` ( https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/request-interceptor/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/request-inter... ) though sadly it has not had an update in a while (a dark mode would be great) (and rarely, a page-url match does not always match a request-rule where i believe some javahell shinanigans take over and somehow get their way)
nilslindemann 1y ago
I have just installed this tool to redirect Reddit, as it today started to block me (see https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41411226 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41411226). I like the feedback which the Add-on gives when adding a new redirection. Dead dev, you left a useful tool behind.

Bluestein 1y ago

Really sad to hear.-

rdmuser 1y ago

Oups linked the wrong hn thread about that easter egg. Here is the one that got a bunch of attention back in 2017: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14653017 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14653017

out-of-ideas 1y ago

for firefox, i use `request-interceptor` ( https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/request-interceptor/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/request-inter... ) though sadly it has not had an update in a while (a dark mode would be great) (and rarely, a page-url match does not always match a request-rule where i believe some javahell shinanigans take over and somehow get their way)

nilslindemann 1y ago

I have just installed this tool to redirect Reddit, as it today started to block me (see https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41411226 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41411226). I like the feedback which the Add-on gives when adding a new redirection. Dead dev, you left a useful tool behind.