Hacker News new | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit | more 0x2a's comments login

Permission Slip by Consumer Reports (automated):

https://permissionslipcr.com

Simple Opt Out (manual list):

https://simpleoptout.com


I manually did a handful of opt-outs and am not in the list.


I use permission slip and I am not in the breach as far as I can tell


Did you use a grep command? The file is too large for me to open and I have not used grep before to have confidence with it.

Edit: nvm, ``` findstr /i /r ".000000000." ssn.txt ``` did the trick in powershell, with the zeros replaced with the ssn. Also there is a star after each period that HN has changed to italicize the text instead of showing it.


"Not available in your region" bloody hell.



To block third-party trackers from twitter in uBlock Origin:

    $3p,to=twitter.com|x.com,from=~twitter.com|~x.com



Arg, can't paste in my membership number in the confirm box.

I wonder why this gets disabled? Is this a rule in some obscure security ruleset?

And this is a brand-new form... So someone recently came up with it.


Completely annoying. I can't imagine any legitimate reason for disabling paste, and I work in cyber security. (There are poorly thought out reasons for disabling paste such as trying to discourage bots, but those sorts of attacks can easily work around such "security" measures.)


Example workaround with Hammerspoon:

https://www.hammerspoon.org/go/#pasteblock


https://www.costco.com/DNSMIView

lol: This site is protected by reCAPTCHA.


can you elaborate on why that's concerning (or otherwise remarkable)?


I'll take that over hCaptcha's abusive anti-user bullshit any day.


What did hCaptcha do that was anti-user?

reCAPTCHA is awful. This is my experience on a daily basis if I make the mistake of trying to use it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_TsZB3zQFQ

It's often only possible to complete with the accessibility feature or the Buster add-on.


One alternative for window switching is Alfred:

https://alfred.app/workflows/alfredapp/window-switcher/

Workflows for browser tabs aren't as up-to-date though:

https://alfred.app/workflows/epilande/browser-tabs/

https://github.com/deanishe/alfred-firefox


FWIW, most of the reddit self-promo filters should be addressed by the EasyList and AdGuard annoyances lists. If not, consider submitting an issue (they're very responsive):

https://adguard.com/kb/guides/report-website/

https://reports.adguard.com/en/new_issue.html


Bartender desperately needs to be Sherlocked. Menu bar management for third party apps on macOS is untenable without it or something similar.


They copied it a little bit, but it's very mouse oriented (option-click the green zoom button to snap windows to left/right).

Another option for this is Hammerspoon, e.g.: https://github.com/scottwhudson/Lunette


> They copied it a little bit, but it's very mouse oriented (option-click the green zoom button to snap windows to left/right).

Moom, which is the tool I prefer, similarly shows a popover when hovering over the green button.

Personally I prefer this sort of approach and wish it could be replicated on other OSes. The Aero Snap way of doing things with the noisy “should I snap here” animations are annoying and too easy to accidentally trigger.


Proton Drive, Nextcloud, or iCloud Drive (all E2EE cloud storage solutions) seem like better choices than Dropbox if you're concerned enough about privacy to be using Cryptomator and Mullvad.


You're not obligated to listen to an ad anymore than you are obligated to buy an advertised product.

Creators will still get paid per download with this tool. If everyone does something like this (unlikely), worst case is conversion rates might be lower, which could cause advertising to become less financially viable, so content creators may have to explore other monetization options or add more advertising.

Removing ads from a podcast that offers a paid ad-free alternative feels wrong, but aside from that I don't see anything wrong with this. I'll always choose a paid version over ads.

Video/audio ads (especially TV commercial breaks) seem inherently obtrusive to me. They're hard to skip, and rarely contextual. I personally think listening to ads is generally harmful, there are better sources of information to be influenced by to make a decision.

An unobtrusive ad would imo be more like putting a link in the description, or a privacy-respecting banner on the website. I'm sure that wouldn't pay as well, though.


Consider applying for YC's Summer 2025 batch! Applications are open till May 13

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: