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by iklos55 3421 days ago
Really off-topic, but: Are there (tech) news-sites which do not have this 10-100MB bloat with three js framweorks and gifs, ads and whatnot? I'd gladly pay for a minimalist news source...
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forgetsusername 3421 days ago
>Are there (tech) news-sites which do not have this 10-100MB bloat with three js framweorks and gifs, ads and whatnot?

The HackerNews comment section, with the added benefit of it being more informative.

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CaptSpify 3421 days ago
It's kind of a PIA, but I enjoy using umatrix and ublock origin. Allows me to only turn on the stuff that I want.
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naranana 3421 days ago
https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Per-site-switches#no-...
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throwanem 3421 days ago
There's AMP, if you don't mind trading one set of problems for another.
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castratikron 3421 days ago
You could do what I do and open them in Links/Lynx, a command-line browser. You only need the text, anyways, right?
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iklos55 3421 days ago
i'll compare that with ublock/umatrix. thanks!
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