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Previously, I wasn't exactly aware uBlock can also inject JavaScript into sites. I see it has stubbed Google Analytics APIs in place, but not those for VideoJS IMA plugin, I guess that would be required for sites like https://www.24ur.com/. Right now, this rule works with Modify HTTP Response extension for it (mind that this is very site specific): ["www.24ur.com",["/assets/build/main-SACIHEUG.js",["this.showBanners(i)?","0?"]]]

Regarding Windows 11, no older Windows version had the kind hardware checks in place like they put them in Windows 11. No secure boot? You're out! No TPM? You're out! Maybe they relaxed at least some of them, didn't check thoroughly. But it does load slower on my machine, uses more memory, even Explorer opens folders with delay (maybe I'd have to check without augmentations in place). Then the settings GUI preaches about eco friendliness, also noticed they cut default timeouts for sleep/screen off in half (balanced power plan at least). On the other hand, Windows XP is also bloated when pinned next to Windows 95. There's also this consistent pattern of people whining for each new Windows release, then they get used to it and suddenly it's good then next version is horrible again and the cycle repeats. Another edit: I personally stopped worrying about load times years ago, as long as it's OKish afterwards.

That's nothing. Not even 100 KB for a single JavaScript file? These things are in megabytes in modern web apps. Edit: OK, you'd have to add them all together, but still, MSFN never made an old school browser like Pale Moon lock up in my experience. phpBB is better if you want lightweight. But phpBB is obviously less functional, have you seen it popup notification live?

But do you read about people having hard time using MSFN on under-resourced hardware from 2007 or so? I don't, but I've read complaints over stuff like Discord or even your hacked 360Chrome builds. The word "Discord" does bring over 300 results if you just search this forum for it. I don't remember when I've read the word first, though I've already read about it at least 6 years ago on a fan forum for an old obscure game. Today its admin tells me everyone's on Discord. Bro, I'm not on Discord. Hardly worth the bother, even what little I participate here is more for passing time than meaningful discussions, LOL.

Though regardless of the OS, we have to get by what others have already programmed. And honestly, maybe we should all admit that we may be too picky sometimes.

I have. Yeah, try to make the best of the time here is most we can try. Another decade is behind me as well, it's weird. Not much else comes to my mind to say right now, but looking forward to a quiet weekend. Oh, yeah, don't like what little I hear on TV, it's mad. No idea where this world is going.

Guess that was easier if you only needed a newer Chrome to get something done. Even though I run Win10 for generally better support for stuff and some specific niceties, guess I'm still oldschool in other regards (besides augmenting Win10 for more, but not totally classic experience). Like why the hell should I bother with Discord for instance? It's been a while since I first detected the hint at some places where people were apparently leaving conventional communication platforms for Discord. Maybe if you're really social, you don't care. But I just don't like the idea of using some heavy JavaScript recent Chrome requiring monstrosity in place of a conventional (search engine indexable!) forum. Meh, the entire world revolves around money. It is what it is. Haven't they always been a niche? People are either used to Windows or run whatever came with their computer, which is often Windows.

Current YouTube filters use builtin scriptlet trusted-replace-xhr-response, implemented sometime in 2023 (https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBlock-issues/issues/2743). There's also trusted-replace-fetch-response. Utility functions may be provided by extension itself (/assets/resources/scriptlets.js in current versions), other utility functions may be part of resources at /assets/ublock/resources.txt (in the old version).

Fresh install of uBlock Origin in Serpent 52 running on XP x64: If I recall correctly, the old one shows some entries of type dom in the logger when it skips ads. Think I didn't see them with a new one. Multimedia in virtual machines? Yikes! On somewhat unrelated performance note, my machine almost manages plain 4K @ 25FPS in a browser (30 drops frames constantly).

That's related to how CAA shows extensions. You could throw out max version check:

It predates that Frankenstein UI that is Australis. Edit: Never mind, should work on Serpent 52, at least does on clean profile. maxVersion is enforced only when strictCompatibility is enabled.

Right now, I can't as it seems they don't play them every time. But uBlock with all default settings may still break the video player.

https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/microsofts-draconian-windows-11-restrictions-will-send-an-estimated-240-million-pcs-to-the-landfill-when-windows-10-hits-end-of-life-in-2025

That was actually the first time I used it. Unsure if you can filter hosts/files/content as well as with Proxomitron, but Proxomitron's future looks bleak if it can't be trusted to reliably load web pages as-is. In any case, I don't see myself using such tools often as is, regular expressions give me headache. Fortunately, I feel the need to use them very rarely.

In case you have K-Lite Codec Pack installed, these shouldn't be needed in the absence of special requirements (no SSE and such).

https://github.com/JustOff/modify-http-response

That's what I assumed as I don't remember seeing any other network request failing. But it fails on Edge too and that doesn't cause exclamation mark there. Version differences?

Show me an extension that can disable video ads on its own on https://www.24ur.com/ without breaking the player, eg. https://www.24ur.com/novice/tujina/obstreljevanje-z-verzi-ukrajinski-in-ruski-vojaki-prepevali-katjuso.html. Funny how easily these content / ad blockers can be defeated if you're just a little bit creative. Hint: You have to defuse one function in the site's main JavaScript file. Edit: Chaining IMA SDK Plugin like that is quite effective as the ad blocker will break the player, user will turn it off the ad blocker, see that playback works and blame the ad blocker.

OK, can confirm the ad comes through on the linked video. Should've checked more videos. Doesn't come through on Edge with uBlock 1.54 with default settings. AFAIK, new uBlock supports extended filter syntax. Unless the old uBlock was updated to understand it, it could be that some rules on updated lists are simply ignored (best case scenario I assume).

Works fine in the upstream Pale Moon. I also get that error in the picture, but it relates to the request to https://ublockorigin.github.io/uAssets/filters/filters-2024.txt?_=236670. It's not 2024 yet, so maybe it's normal? Other files are acquired successfully: filters.txt, filters-2020.txt, filters-2021.txt, filters-2022.txt, filters-2023.txt YouTube remains ad-free.

I'll just keep assuming everyone's a liar and a thief. Can't be disappointed then.

Roy doesn't sign binaries, so that's one thing that lowers the costs. Not related to money, but he also seems to have a lot of energy to keep things going. My batteries need a lot of recharges in comparison, LOL! I also wondered about other community forums. So MSFN needs donations to keep going, but what about others that don't ask for donations? Are owners just rich? Or just have money to spare?

@NotHereToPlayGames You're probably one of the few who keep tabs on Speedometer. IDK, I never felt the need to keep the old version of UXP based browser, but I strictly use Pale Moon and Pale Moon alone. Fortunately there's no difference in web compatibility between Pale Moon and Basilisk. The former's probably the leanest UXP browser in existence. I certainly have zero need for the code supporting legacy OS that's in roytam1's forks...that and he keeps other questionable code in Serpent, eg. useless Widevine code. No one in their right mind would develop an engine using deprecated APIs. Intel Arc GPUs don't even do D3D9 natively and many of us have run our old games through wrappers translating to D3D11 or 12 for compatibility and performance reasons plus various other quality-of-life improvements that modern systems can bring to the table. One interesting example for instance, my old favorite Drakan: Order of the Flame from 1999, years ago I was modding the game to push for a higher drawing distance, this was all done with modding of game data files using original and very clunky tool designers used developing the game. Hats to down to them for being able to make the game as they did with those horrible tools at their disposal! So while the wrapper won't turn an ancient engine into a modern one, D3D11 drivers are so performant you can get noticeably higher frame rate than you would when running natively. Similar can be observed with Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven when you start pushing the original engine past intended limits. This old relic also has a famous bug with shadows, they used some odd technique that wasn't recommended even in the old times on the hardware of the time and was probably a quick hack while leaving the behavior at the mercy of the driver. I forgot what was the D3D function they passed different parameter depending on the GPU vendor, but regardless of tweaked value, you would get awful z-fighting with the shadows, so crazy flickering. Somehow the issue just isn't there with dgVoodoo2 or at least much less prominent, I'd have to check, 'been a while since I played it. Even when the game was current, one of the utility programs intercepting D3D calls had a specific "Mafia Shadow Fix". I forgot what it was called and what it was for, I think it was for tweaking 3D output of games and this was one of the game specific fixes it had, but it wasn't a sure thing, I still remember the crazy flickering with the old Radeon 4890 GPU from 2009. Years ago, I was also experimenting with WINE on Linux. Drakan always ran like crap on it until DXVK was developed. Since then, you can chain dgVoodoo2 and DXVK together, so it goes DirectDraw/Direct3D 6->Direct3D 11->Vulkan. Performance hit is very small when you compare it against Windows with just dgVoodoo2. So the simple reason is not the feature set, but that D3D11/D3D12 are in line with what's supported on current GPUs the same way old APIs had 1st class support on GPUs of their time. That and the hardware simply works differently. Fixed-function pipeline is ancient history and AFAIK, wherever supported today for old stuff, it's emulated internally. Also, creative and innovative people in the field won't waste their time with old stuff, they want to work on something new/better. Late edit: Hm, might be misremembering, Mafia is a bit slower with dgVoodoo, but no z-fighting when it comes to shadows.

Seems likely, consumer software is undervalued you know.

To be nitpicky, pretty sure it works on Chrome from half-year ago, at least it seems that way. Though not showing CSS is indeed a separate problem.