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0 pointsdanwee3y ago0 comments

> I really don't understand how most people can stand to browse with all the ads

In my case, I browse a limited number of web sites that offer no ads (or a minimum amount). The moment I visit a web site with tons of ads, I just close it immediately and just ignore my original intention of visiting that website (e.g., this happens sometimes in HN: people link websites of newspapers, but I don't last in them more than 2 seconds)

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unicornporn3y ago

> I really don't understand how most people can stand to browse with all the ads

People don't browse, they app.

BbzzbB3y ago

Even then, most apps are just thinly veiled webapps for which the site (with Firefox and uBlock) provides the same or superior experience, ad-free.

xorcist3y ago

Except when said web site detects your mobile web browser, and serves a page telling you to download their app instead.

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NavinF3y ago

Er no, most iOS apps are not thinly veiled webapps. Have you ever used iOS?

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lawn3y ago

And they'll still see a ton of YouTube ads.

sofixa3y ago

Not unless they pay for YouTube Premium (or share it with someone else paying for it). It's well worth it, IMHO.

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hendersoon3y ago

There are a couple of ways to block YT ads, but DNS-based adblockers won't do it.

On Android you can simply install an alternate YT client, boom, job's done. Works on Android TV also.

On iOS, the content blocker lists in Safari can block YT ads, but there's no way to block them in Google's YouTube app unless you jailbreak and install a modified app. So just watch YT in Safari.

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fangorn3y ago

yewtu.be / Invidious for the win!

camhart3y ago

I'm in a similar boat, except for recipe sites. That's the one time I find myself bothered by ads.

easton3y ago

If you like to browse recipes on your iPad/iPhone/Android device, the Paprika recipe manager app is really good for this. It adds a share sheet button that will pull the ingredients and instructions out of a page and let you read them easily (or save them to the app). It's wonderful.

https://www.paprikaapp.com/

judge20203y ago

Also, the reader function within Safari works pretty well in my experience.

Loughla3y ago

Buy a subscription to America's test kitchen. For just ATK it's like $40 for one site or $80 for all of their sites and free shipping from their shop. And that's if you don't use a discount code (and they are always running some kind of a discount). You get access to ATK, Cook's Illustrated, Cook's Country, their app, and again free shipping.

It's worth it to avoid all the bullshit blogspam, even without the ATK rating and reviews (which are super useful on their own as well).

endemic3y ago

ATK stuff is super high quality. Like you said, probably worth it just to avoid reading the author's life story prior to the recipe on random food blogs.

amf123y ago

For other websites, Chrome based browsers have a reader mode setting. I just use that.

TEP_Kim_Il_Sung3y ago

Just push it through an arichiving service?

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unicornporn3y ago

> I really don't understand how most people can stand to browse with all the ads

People don't browse, they app.

BbzzbB3y ago

Even then, most apps are just thinly veiled webapps for which the site (with Firefox and uBlock) provides the same or superior experience, ad-free.

xorcist3y ago

Except when said web site detects your mobile web browser, and serves a page telling you to download their app instead.

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NavinF3y ago

Er no, most iOS apps are not thinly veiled webapps. Have you ever used iOS?

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lawn3y ago

And they'll still see a ton of YouTube ads.

sofixa3y ago

Not unless they pay for YouTube Premium (or share it with someone else paying for it). It's well worth it, IMHO.

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hendersoon3y ago

There are a couple of ways to block YT ads, but DNS-based adblockers won't do it.

On Android you can simply install an alternate YT client, boom, job's done. Works on Android TV also.

On iOS, the content blocker lists in Safari can block YT ads, but there's no way to block them in Google's YouTube app unless you jailbreak and install a modified app. So just watch YT in Safari.

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fangorn3y ago

yewtu.be / Invidious for the win!

camhart3y ago

I'm in a similar boat, except for recipe sites. That's the one time I find myself bothered by ads.

easton3y ago

https://www.paprikaapp.com/

judge20203y ago

Also, the reader function within Safari works pretty well in my experience.

Loughla3y ago

It's worth it to avoid all the bullshit blogspam, even without the ATK rating and reviews (which are super useful on their own as well).

endemic3y ago

ATK stuff is super high quality. Like you said, probably worth it just to avoid reading the author's life story prior to the recipe on random food blogs.

amf123y ago

For other websites, Chrome based browsers have a reader mode setting. I just use that.

TEP_Kim_Il_Sung3y ago

Just push it through an arichiving service?

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse