I live in Minnesota and for us it's just been really, really cold, like highs of -15°F and lows in the -30s. But we're used to it, it's business as usual here. Anyway, I use firefox with ublock...
I live in Minnesota and for us it's just been really, really cold, like highs of -15°F and lows in the -30s. But we're used to it, it's business as usual here.
Anyway, I use firefox with ublock and read AP articles all the time, but recently I sent one to my girlfriend and when I asked later if she had read it her response was, "that website was barely usable, what kind of shady links are you sending me?"
So I tried it on chrome and she's right, it's absolutely awful. Just chock full of popups and ads. How is this acceptable for the AP?
She is extremely reluctant to switch from chrome, but we all know chrome no longer allows ad blockers because they hate their users. Is there anything else to be done?
It's a little off topic, but they still allow ad blockers. You're probably thinking of them replacing webRequest with declarativeNetRequest in Manifest v3. The tl;dr is that the new API is...
but we all know chrome no longer allows ad blockers...
It's a little off topic, but they still allow ad blockers. You're probably thinking of them replacing webRequest with declarativeNetRequest in Manifest v3. The tl;dr is that the new API is faster/more private by nature of being declarative, but loses some capability in edge cases. Instead of the addon being asked to confirm or deny every request individually, they report to the browser on startup what content to block. That way, the addon doesn't get access to all your browsing history. In practice, it works for about 99% of content, though the odd thing slips through. I hear Twitch.tv in particular is problematic, though I don't use the site myself.
There's a category for ad blockers on the Chrome Web Store. I recommend AdGuard, since it's more powerful than uBlock Origin Lite, and has better cosmetic filtering.
This is a bit off topic for the ~enviro topic, so I'll keep it brief, but my solution has been to run Firefox and Chrome. Then switch browsers if something doesn't work. I think the only...
Is there anything else to be done?
This is a bit off topic for the ~enviro topic, so I'll keep it brief, but my solution has been to run Firefox and Chrome. Then switch browsers if something doesn't work. I think the only problematic page so far has been Zoom, once or twice, but I twiddled with something and it started working well.
(admittedly this doesn't work for everyone, as the UX friction to swap applications is too much to bear for some)
Can possibly use adguard DNS (or set up your own adblocking DNS like pihole) to adblock, it won't be nearly as good as ublock origin but it would potentially improve the experience while still...
Can possibly use adguard DNS (or set up your own adblocking DNS like pihole) to adblock, it won't be nearly as good as ublock origin but it would potentially improve the experience while still using Chrome, at least for some sites. Could make the experience worse in other scenarios though.
I remember when using pi-hole to block ads, I would get a decent amount of things that would just not work right. I don't remember specific situations, but I would somewhat often have to log into the interface and tell it to stop blocking some domains just to get a web page or app to load. I've not used the adguard DNS so it could be a bit different of an experience but from what I've read it still has some similar problems.
It's personally why I don't bother setting it up for people I know because I think it introduces some technical overhead. For someone who isn't willing to switch browsers, I doubt the complications that could arise from DNS adblocking would be acceptable either.
Caveat: I thank @PraiseTheSoup for the heads up that some people don't block all the ads... for that, UGH WTF. But if you block the ads: I love this. It shows such a range of both locations and...
Caveat: I thank @PraiseTheSoup for the heads up that some people don't block all the ads... for that, UGH WTF.
But if you block the ads: I love this. It shows such a range of both locations and environments, from how the overview of large cities appeared to "Todd and Susan digging their house out" to police (or something of that nature) helping someone by pushing their car out of the snow.
I greatly appreciate the pictures of utility workers as well. Today was my first day not at work, though I still have to send out reports twice a day, so I'm not in any of those, but I have mad respect for the people who kept everything running behind the scenes as well as on the front lines. I feel this collage captures a slice of that.
Overall, I just greatly appreciate "news" like this - where we can see what I believe most of us feel is what America should be, and what it should look like.
I live in Minnesota and for us it's just been really, really cold, like highs of -15°F and lows in the -30s. But we're used to it, it's business as usual here.
Anyway, I use firefox with ublock and read AP articles all the time, but recently I sent one to my girlfriend and when I asked later if she had read it her response was, "that website was barely usable, what kind of shady links are you sending me?"
So I tried it on chrome and she's right, it's absolutely awful. Just chock full of popups and ads. How is this acceptable for the AP?
She is extremely reluctant to switch from chrome, but we all know chrome no longer allows ad blockers because they hate their users. Is there anything else to be done?
Apologies! I use Firefox with ublock origin, I really forget web ads even exist.
No need to apologize! I appreciate the link. It's just a shame that an organization like the AP would allow their website to become what it has.
It's a little off topic, but they still allow ad blockers. You're probably thinking of them replacing
webRequestwithdeclarativeNetRequestin Manifest v3. The tl;dr is that the new API is faster/more private by nature of being declarative, but loses some capability in edge cases. Instead of the addon being asked to confirm or deny every request individually, they report to the browser on startup what content to block. That way, the addon doesn't get access to all your browsing history. In practice, it works for about 99% of content, though the odd thing slips through. I hear Twitch.tv in particular is problematic, though I don't use the site myself.There's a category for ad blockers on the Chrome Web Store. I recommend AdGuard, since it's more powerful than uBlock Origin Lite, and has better cosmetic filtering.
This is a bit off topic for the ~enviro topic, so I'll keep it brief, but my solution has been to run Firefox and Chrome. Then switch browsers if something doesn't work. I think the only problematic page so far has been Zoom, once or twice, but I twiddled with something and it started working well.
(admittedly this doesn't work for everyone, as the UX friction to swap applications is too much to bear for some)
I also don't want to derail, but second motion for FF. Also thank you for making me aware that the ads are horrible... I forget sometimes.
My biggest issue after changing is that I can only flash my keyboard in Chrome. Even Chromium doesn't work.
Can possibly use adguard DNS (or set up your own adblocking DNS like pihole) to adblock, it won't be nearly as good as ublock origin but it would potentially improve the experience while still using Chrome, at least for some sites. Could make the experience worse in other scenarios though.
I remember when using pi-hole to block ads, I would get a decent amount of things that would just not work right. I don't remember specific situations, but I would somewhat often have to log into the interface and tell it to stop blocking some domains just to get a web page or app to load. I've not used the adguard DNS so it could be a bit different of an experience but from what I've read it still has some similar problems.
It's personally why I don't bother setting it up for people I know because I think it introduces some technical overhead. For someone who isn't willing to switch browsers, I doubt the complications that could arise from DNS adblocking would be acceptable either.
Caveat: I thank @PraiseTheSoup for the heads up that some people don't block all the ads... for that, UGH WTF.
But if you block the ads: I love this. It shows such a range of both locations and environments, from how the overview of large cities appeared to "Todd and Susan digging their house out" to police (or something of that nature) helping someone by pushing their car out of the snow.
I greatly appreciate the pictures of utility workers as well. Today was my first day not at work, though I still have to send out reports twice a day, so I'm not in any of those, but I have mad respect for the people who kept everything running behind the scenes as well as on the front lines. I feel this collage captures a slice of that.
Overall, I just greatly appreciate "news" like this - where we can see what I believe most of us feel is what America should be, and what it should look like.
Oh sorry! I haven’t seen web ads in like 20 years I forget they exist.
Yep, me too. It's a glorious peace.