Spare_account (u/Spare_account)

Spare_account commented on No adblocker detected maurycyz.com/misc/ads/... · Posted by u/LorenDB

> I wonder why anyone has to fight for an ad free YouTube.

90% of my YouTube use is on my smart TV. There's not really a straightforward way to block ads there. Used to be many years ago that a PiHole or similar would work, but they clued onto that years ago.

Spare_account · 2 hours ago

I have a Chromecast with Google TV, and it allows sideloading of APKs. I installed SmartTube which is a YouTube client that incorporates Adblocking and also SponsorBlock.

It periodically has issues loading videos when Google change something, but the app gets updated every time within a day.

Spare_account commented on Next month, saved passwords will no longer be in Microsoft’s Authenticator app cnet.com/tech/microsoft-w... · Posted by u/ColinWright

Eduard · 2 months ago

Give an actual working example on how you would share with a friend access to an arbitrary Passkey-enabled account of yours.

Do all using services allow this? Is it at least ad easy and straightforward as telling your trustworthy auntie your password?

Spare_account · 2 months ago

Does the Passkey-enabled account support multiple passkeys?

I'm pretty sure I have my Android phone setup with a passkey for my Google account and also my Windows laptop.

Presuambly the same logic applies for a service that permits multiple passkeys. Each person would register a passkey on their device using the shared credential.

Spare_account commented on Show HN: Clippy – 90s UI for local LLMs felixrieseberg.github.io/... · Posted by u/felixrieseberg

bstsb · 4 months ago

> mobile

i have ublock origin on my pc and macbook. trying firefox mobile with ublock but it's still habit to open chrome on my phone

Spare_account · 4 months ago

Strong recommend for Android, Firefox and uBlock Origin

I also have these Extensions:

  ClearURLs

  Decentraleyes

  Privacy Badger

  I still don't care about cookies

Spare_account commented on Show HN: Clippy – 90s UI for local LLMs felixrieseberg.github.io/... · Posted by u/felixrieseberg

bstsb · 4 months ago

clicked this link on mobile and every page scroll caused another malicious ad redirect (??) there's also a huge bouncing "remove ads" button with an X that opens an advert in the background. can't tell if the ads are on purpose or if the owners have just ticked every ad network box

Spare_account · 4 months ago

Genuine question, if you're willing to indulge me: Why aren't you using ad-blocking of one type or another?

(Assumption: You're tech literate, given the audience of this website. So I tend to assume it must be a conscious decision not to use adblocking)

I don't browse without it these days.

Spare_account commented on Show HN: A Chrome extension that will auto-reject non-essential cookies blog.bymitch.com/posts/re... · Posted by u/mitch292

INTPenis · 4 months ago

I want a Firefox extension that will auto-accept all cookies.

Because I already use Cookie Auto-Delete and I'm just sick of the question popping up. Stop nagging and give me all the cookies so I can delete them 5s after I close your tab.

Spare_account · 4 months ago

that is covered off in the article, for what it's worth

Spare_account commented on Why did Windows 7 log on slower for months if you had a solid color background? devblogs.microsoft.com/ol... · Posted by u/zdw

jkaptur · 4 months ago

Really? That’s very surprising. You can see what this says? https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uYM0vyZiDJbo-5mXmU_6Xtrz...

Spare_account · 4 months ago

(Not the same guy but) I've definitely heard about this bug in the past, but I assume it is fixed now. I can't actually find a reference for it. If I find one within the hackernews comment edit window I'll add it here.

Spare_account commented on How I got 100% off my train travel readbunce.com/p/how-i-got... · Posted by u/pavel_lishin

Kon-Peki · 6 months ago

CTA never did that; I don’t think they could if the wanted to.

Metra did it, I’m 99.9% sure they stopped years ago. But yeah, there would be a person at the platform when the train arrived downtown with a piece of paper saying that the train was delayed. A late slip.

Nowadays, you have real-time location tracking of the train. If it’s late, you can tell your employer what train you’re on and they could verify it. At least to a better degree than with the late slips. Still not perfect. But if you’ve got an employer that would want to verify such things, you’ve got worse problems.

Spare_account · 6 months ago

Somewhere else in the thread, it was suggested that these 'late slips' might be useful for proving to one's employer why they were late to work.

Is this the only use for them?

I am reminded, once again, how lucky I am to have been employed by people who trust me.

Spare_account commented on Calendar.txt terokarvinen.com/2021/cal... · Posted by u/Iuz

kragen · 6 months ago

I've been doing this since 02001, except without the week numbers. I switched from CVS to Git around 02009.

Anyone who knows me will tell you I am not very organized. Possibly this is why.

Android support is definitely substandard, even with Termux.

It's not foolproof. On one occasion I typed in the month wrong, though in the right place in the file. When I noticed that the line was out of order, I moved it to where the date said it should be. Arriving a month late, I discovered that the studio space I'd paid for no longer existed.

Spare_account · 6 months ago

I like your future proof year numbering. Most current date formats are going to have a BIIG problem come the end of 9999 but not you!

Spare_account commented on Was the Internet created to survive a nuclear strike? (2022) siliconfolklore.com/inter... · Posted by u/edward

2OEH8eoCRo0 · a year ago

Is Betteridge's Law of Headlines Accurate?

Spare_account · a year ago

Are All Generalisations False?

Spare_account commented on Can confirm Indeed is selling user information old.reddit.com/r/recruiti... · Posted by u/mgh2

Spare_account · a year ago

@dang Can you add (2023) to the title.

Also, the linked reddit thread contains no concrete evidence of the alleged privacy breach in the title. This may be a candidate for re-titling / removal.

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KarmaCake day1201November 5, 2015View Original