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by ajayyy 3mo ago
SponsorBlock dev here I never got any emails... I checked spam But either way, this is just slop, KomoD's analysis is very good. Everything mentioned here is intentional, SponsorBlock data is public, database dumps are published for an
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by ajayyy 2y ago
The tokens are "generated" on the client, and the server just gives the client enough information to make that locally generated token become "valid", without being able to link that token to a specific validation attemp
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by ajayyy 2y ago
youtube hasn't touched their anti-adblock code since june
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by ajayyy 3y ago
uBlock Origin already blocks them by default at the request level, no need to hide the actual HTML element
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by ajayyy 3y ago
DMA requires that the interoperability be at the same level of encryption than normal chats. In whatsapp's case, that means all interoperability must be E2E
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by ajayyy 3y ago
It's not an open federation
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by ajayyy 3y ago
There is a whitelisted set of apps in the OS. Samsung's messenger also is allowed on Samsung devices. They talked about opening the API many years ago and then suddenly stopped talking about it. For most people, Google Messenger app no
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by ajayyy 3y ago
uBlock Origin filter type called has-text
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by ajayyy 3y ago
On Android, I can create a PWA that runs in Firefox and it works great. Apple could easily implement the same thing
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by ajayyy 3y ago
Kiwi has historically faked the version number to prevent websites from telling you to update your browser. I would assume that number is not legitimate.
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by ajayyy 3y ago
The name origin was used because google took it down for using the name ublock after the GitHub repo transfer
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by ajayyy 3y ago
It was not sold. It was transferred to a the contributor of a Safari port. Only the GitHub repository though, not the extension store page. That has always remained with gorhill. So, no one's install was compromised proof: https:&#x2F
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by ajayyy 3y ago
They encourage people to wait to buy their product only until they aren't able to repair their current one.
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by ajayyy 3y ago
Mozilla reviewers do very detailed reviews. Unlike Chrome, they sometimes do manual reviews, looking for potential XSS or similar problems, and will let you know the exact line causing it. The Chrome web store is almost unmoderated though.
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by ajayyy 3y ago
One cool side-effect is that existing mastodon bots (like remind bots) work seamlessly. Just ping them as normal and they will reply.
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by ajayyy 3y ago
That will will be fixed Q1 next year thanks to the EU
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by ajayyy 3y ago
They probably pay Adblock Plus to have bing ads whitelisted just like google does through their "Acceptable" ads program
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by ajayyy 3y ago
The plugin supports replacing only titles if you prefer.
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by ajayyy 3y ago
https://github.com/mchangrh/yt-neuter/blob/main/filters/nosh... or if you still want to see them, but with the normal player: https://uscript.mchang.xyz/yt/yt-shorts-redirect.us
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by ajayyy 3y ago
This was a purposeful choice to demonstrate the extent of the clickbait/sensationalism problem. Both channels have only changed their thumbnail and title style in the last few months, and previously had great titles and thumbnails. Edi
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by ajayyy 3y ago
https://dearrow.ajay.app/donate/ :)
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by ajayyy 3y ago
Here is a reply I made in the past to a similar complaint > It's not just the Linus Tech Tips or the Mr Beasts of the world doing algorithm optimized titles and thumbnails now. Even really great channels like Tom Scott, CGP Grey, an
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by ajayyy 3y ago
Behold, a perfect training set :) https://sponsor.ajay.app/database
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by ajayyy 3y ago
Sending a negative signal doesn't seem to be working :)
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by ajayyy 3y ago
I was referring to video, because you need to take into account visuals too. It would be simpler when it is audio-only.
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by ajayyy 3y ago
They did. The mobile app by default signs you up on mastodon.social now
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by ajayyy 3y ago
humans > AI
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by ajayyy 3y ago
https://cdn.openai.com/papers/gpt-4.pdf > Given both the competitive landscape and the safety implications of large-scale models like GPT-4, this report contains no further details about the architecture (including
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by ajayyy 3y ago
There are also FOSS front-ends for Google Play such as Aurora Store
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by ajayyy 3y ago
Most of the carbon footprint of electronic devices is from the manufacturing.

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