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Life & fun · June 19, 2021

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Filter HN topics you're not interested in

Some filter rules for uBlock Origin, for example, if you don't want to see topics about Haskell: news.ycombinator.com##.itemlist > tbody > tr.athing:has-text(Haskell) news.ycombinator.com##.itemlist > tbody > tr.athing:has-text(Haskell)+tr news.ycombinator.com##.itemlist > tbody > tr.athing:has-text(Haskell)+tr+tr If there's a more efficient way, surely somebody will comment...

Filter HN topics you're not interested in launched on June 19, 2021 with 10 votes, #1,316 of 3,650 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches.

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This is a collection of filter rules for uBlock Origin that hides Hacker News posts matching keywords users want to avoid. Users can customize the rules to filter out topics they're not interested in, such as specific programming languages or subjects. The filters work by targeting the relevant HTML elements on the Hacker News homepage, allowing for a more personalized browsing experience.

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