HTTPSB
Dev tools
browser extension for request filtering
SHOW HN2014
221points
178comments
#80of 2,272 in 2014
Top 4%of 2014 by points
How HN took it
CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments
11 positive, 28 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 14 critical, out of 54 comments about the project. Thread score +0.04.
Design: 2 for, 6 againstPerformance: 3 for, 4 againstIdea: 2 for, 4 against
The thread, comment by comment
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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Fast, lightweight, and useful for diagnosing what a page loads.
From 3 comments
I have not had any significant problems with ABP, but after trying out HTTPSB earlier this week it's become my most essential extension. It's not as user-friendly as Ghostery,…
anigbrowl on HNDear god... Why haven't I found this plugin before? This is pure awesomeness - makes up for lack of NoScript for Chrome... I can finally disable ABP and Disconnect - ever since I…
baal80spam on HNMY GOSH! I never realized how slow my page loadings were. Removed ABP (and a couple of extensions) after reading this and the memory consumption just went to 1/2 of what it used…
Walkman on HN
Objections
Less user-friendly; randomly breaks sites and is hard to control per page.
From 2 comments
HTTPSB just isn't userfriendly enough for me. I run Adblock (not plus though) + Ghostery, and perhaps they use more memory and CPU, but if they do I've never noticed nor cared…
zorbo on HNI have not had any significant problems with ABP, but after trying out HTTPSB earlier this week it's become my most essential extension. It's not as user-friendly as Ghostery,…
anigbrowl on HN
Requests
Port to Firefox.
From 1 comment
Is there any plan to port this to Firefox? It'd be nice to see HTTPSB as an alternative to ABP there too.
rmccue on HN
Questions
Why ABP injects CSS rules rather than removing elements.
From 1 comment
Could someone explain why Adblock injects CSS rules into the document? I presume it's to hide the ads, but what I don't understand is why that's the way it hides the ads. Why not…
deathanatos on HN
Alternatives named
Adblock Plus
From 2 comments
Adblock+ has been fine for me. Has anyone had any problems? Personally, Adblock+ has earned my trust over a long period of time, so it's hard to see myself switching to something…
sillysaurus3 on HNNot sure how a Chrome-only plugin is supposed to help with Firefox memory consumption.
guelo on HN
Ghostery
From 1 comment
HTTPSB just isn't userfriendly enough for me. I run Adblock (not plus though) + Ghostery, and perhaps they use more memory and CPU, but if they do I've never noticed nor cared…
zorbo on HN
NoScript
From 1 comment
HTTPSB just isn't userfriendly enough for me. I run Adblock (not plus though) + Ghostery, and perhaps they use more memory and CPU, but if they do I've never noticed nor cared…
zorbo on HN
AdSuck
From 1 comment
With AdBlock+ and HTTPSB you still get the network traffic from unwanted sites. AdSuck, from the good folks at Conformal, blocks unwanted connections and thus decreases unwanted…
D9u on HN