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[–] Mokujin@lemmy.world 100 points 1 year ago (18 children)

I never knew adblockers were a thing until the most recent hubbub with YouTube, so I went down a rabbit hole and the world is a better place.

Imagine what I might learn tomorrow.

[–] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 32 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Congratulations on being one of today's lucky 10,000! Blocking ads is like getting a bad tooth pulled. You never realize how awful it is until you find out what it's like to be rid of it!

[–] Rambi@lemm.ee 11 points 1 year ago (6 children)

That's also a good description for mechanical keyboards

[–] morrowind@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I got a mechnical keyboard after listening to you internet nerds and have been sorely disappointed

[–] Rambi@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Really? That's surprising. Are you just indifferent about the clickiness?

I definitely aren't as fanatical about them as most people, I don't mind using non mech keys. But I definitely prefer using a nice mech keyboard when I have the option.

[–] helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What kind of mechanical keyboard?

Sure, my razor one is kinda crappy, but I've used a very nice one at a friend who did the build your own thing.

[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Keychron is pretty good for entry level. I highly recommend the C2 Pro with brown switches for office work

[–] MonkderZweite@feddit.ch 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's a matter of taste. I like them slim and quiet.

[–] Rambi@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

You know you can get quiter mech keyboards? Also sometimes people put O rings on the stem of the key to dampen the sound. I don't think there are any slim mech keyboards- though there are nice small 50%, 60%, 65% and 70% keyboards

Edit: here's what a 50% keyboard looks like, pretty cute right?

[–] MonkderZweite@feddit.ch 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

There's one of the Cherry DW 9500 i have now, with their new slim switches and for two times the price. But i was satisfied with this one and it's not worth the effort for me with dampening.

[–] Rambi@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Ah I see, yeah after commenting that I remembered seeing something a few years ago about a laptop that has slim mech keys, they must use similar switches to that keyboard.

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[–] ram@feddit.nl 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Adblockers can do more than just block ads, they also allow you to customize websites. As a simple example you can remove the annoying headers on youtube channels that take half the screen:

It's also great for news sites. I have a filter to remove articles on topics I don't care about. I also have rules to prevent these sites from automatically reloading after certain amount of time, something that I find very annoying.

[–] SnowBunting@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] ram@feddit.nl 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Different person here, would love info on removing headers, if you would be so kind!

[–] Rambi@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You should be able to right click the banner and then click "block element"

[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Huh, I’ve never thought to do that for like a YouTube header. Just those irritating autoplaying videos on web sites that scroll with ya.

I was thinking there was a way to automatically block all banners there hahaha

[–] Rambi@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Oh did it only work on one channel? There's probably a way to do it that will work on all channels. When I tried the other day too I found that the banner was removed but the space it took up remained so it didn't really help. But I noticed it gives you the option to edit some CSS/HTML so maybe doing that can make it work.

[–] ram@feddit.nl 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

These are the uBlock rules used to block the headers from youtube channels. The 'about' tab is intentionally left unfiltered for the cases I actually want to see that information.

https://pastebin.com/raw/MEUPPs0Z

edit: had to put the code on pastebin since the code markdown doesn't seem to work here.

[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

That’s awesome, thank you!

Quick edit: I also like to have the about tab. I do ko-fi or patreon for people that make really awesome stuff hahaha

[–] LiveLM@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 year ago

Next up, install DeArrow to fix that guy's horrid thumbnails

[–] Solaris1789@jlai.lu 3 points 1 year ago

The streisand effect is beautiful

[–] White_Flight@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

better late than never

[–] imgel@lemmy.ml -1 points 1 year ago

Hello boomer. I hate you

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