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Show HN: Subverting the BBC News BREAKING banner with a hosts file DNS entry
- jsingleton 11y agoI wanted to block the breaking banner and did this pretty easily but I thought I'd take it further and make a tool to avoid procrastination and/or play tricks on your friends. TL;DR: - Add this to your hosts file to block: 127.0.0.1 polling.bbc.co.uk - Add this instead for fun: 192.30.252.153 polling.bbc.co.uk Full write-up here: https://unop.uk/dev/breaking-the-news-blocking-the-bbc-news-breaking-banner-and-playing-pranks https://unop.uk/dev/breaking-the-news-blocking-the-bbc-news-...