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Gotta agree. Turning tracking cookies off? Sure! Turning session cookies off and then complaining that the server doesn’t remember you? Uhhh… And while I’m sym

Gotta agree. Turning tracking cookies off? Sure! Turning session cookies off and then complaining that the server doesn’t remember you? Uhhh… And while I’m sympathetic to the idea of not wanting to run JS, to a first approximation modern browsers are JS engines that have graphical displays. How things should be vs how they are is a classic is/ought problem. The world took a vote on what a browser’s meant for and we lost. Fighting it today is rough; tomorrow, futile.

gruez 1mo ago
>Gotta agree. Turning tracking cookies off? Sure! Turning session cookies off and then complaining that the server doesn’t remember you? Uhhh… No, because there are technologies that don't have this issue, eg. privacy pass.
perching_aix 1mo ago
There's no mechanistic difference between the two types of cookies, let's not pretend this is an actual config choice that people are making. Whenever I hit Anubis, I simply go "keep your secrets then" and take my leave. The vast majority of the sites posted to HN (that catch my fancy) work fine or fine enough, and are better for it. If I really, really desperately want to check something out, I can always just turn stuff back on. Turns out, I rarely do. Shoutout to the particularly dogshit few that don't just require cookies and JS, but even third party JS. For reading a blogpost or a message thread!
- bmacho 1mo ago
  > There's no mechanistic difference between the two types of cookies, let's not pretend this is an actual config choice that people are making. They probably meant 3rd party cookies. It's common to block those. 1st party cookies not so much.
- nosioptar 29d ago
  The Anubis anime girl is an instant tab close for me, especially while in public. I dont like having to explain to people that I'm not one of those creepy anime guys.
  - guydoom 29d ago
    It isn't even anime style, it gives me more western cartoonish vibes.
    - bmacho 29d ago
      From someone who doesn't want to associate with it, I think 'anime girl' is fair. Even if people who consume it might (and do) categorize it otherwise.
  - kstrauser 29d ago
    That’s the most insecure thing I’ve heard in a while. What other things randomly flashing across your screen disturb you? Do you imagine your coworkers keeping count of which ads are displayed in your browsers? Do you imagine that they don’t also see the Anubis loading screens?
  - notafox 28d ago
    uBlock Origin filter to block the anime girl from loading: ! Title: Hide Anubis Image */.within.website/x/cmd/anubis/static/img/*.webp$image (c) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46310941 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46310941

gruez 1mo ago

>Gotta agree. Turning tracking cookies off? Sure! Turning session cookies off and then complaining that the server doesn’t remember you? Uhhh… No, because there are technologies that don't have this issue, eg. privacy pass.

perching_aix 1mo ago

There's no mechanistic difference between the two types of cookies, let's not pretend this is an actual config choice that people are making. Whenever I hit Anubis, I simply go "keep your secrets then" and take my leave. The vast majority of the sites posted to HN (that catch my fancy) work fine or fine enough, and are better for it. If I really, really desperately want to check something out, I can always just turn stuff back on. Turns out, I rarely do. Shoutout to the particularly dogshit few that don't just require cookies and JS, but even third party JS. For reading a blogpost or a message thread!

bmacho 1mo ago
> There's no mechanistic difference between the two types of cookies, let's not pretend this is an actual config choice that people are making. They probably meant 3rd party cookies. It's common to block those. 1st party cookies not so much.
nosioptar 29d ago
The Anubis anime girl is an instant tab close for me, especially while in public. I dont like having to explain to people that I'm not one of those creepy anime guys.
- guydoom 29d ago
  It isn't even anime style, it gives me more western cartoonish vibes.
  - bmacho 29d ago
    From someone who doesn't want to associate with it, I think 'anime girl' is fair. Even if people who consume it might (and do) categorize it otherwise.
- kstrauser 29d ago
  That’s the most insecure thing I’ve heard in a while. What other things randomly flashing across your screen disturb you? Do you imagine your coworkers keeping count of which ads are displayed in your browsers? Do you imagine that they don’t also see the Anubis loading screens?
- notafox 28d ago
  uBlock Origin filter to block the anime girl from loading: ! Title: Hide Anubis Image */.within.website/x/cmd/anubis/static/img/*.webp$image (c) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46310941 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46310941