• @wyrmroot@programming.dev
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    1 year ago

    Looks interesting. Let’s paste in a NY Times article that I couldn’t read earlier.

    12ft has been disabled for this site

    …neat

        • Jay
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          1 year ago

          I think you’re replying to the wrong person? I’ve been using firefox since it was called netscape navigator, aside from a stint in the 00’s

          Edit: Oh do you mean the link? I’m on firefox the “chrome” in the link is just the url, it takes you to the install for both firefox and chrome. I assume the plugin was probably made for chrome first then ported to firefox.

            • Jay
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              41 year ago

              I thought so … but there’s times my brain doesn’t always parse what I read properly either lol

              • @hillbicks@feddit.de
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                21 year ago

                Thanks for going easy on me. :p

                Yes, that was a total brain fart on my part, I just looked at the url.

                • Jay
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                  21 year ago

                  No worries, I’ve done it myself

        • @RogueBanana@lemmy.zip
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          11 year ago

          It’s just the url, the extension is available for both chrome and firefox and they already said they are on firefox

  • @mayo@lemmy.today
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    371 year ago

    This doesn’t work nearly as well as it did in the past. I don’t know the story behind 12ft, but they seem to be complying with any site which has requested it to not work on their articles.

      • metaStatic
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        41 year ago

        haven’t used bloomberg in a minute but wasn’t it as easy as blocking java script? (and that’s something you should be doing anyway.)

        hell you got a second to scroll the article before it locked out scrolling so you could just reload the page and scroll down to where you where reading if you where on say a work computer and couldn’t install shit.

        • federalreverse-old
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          61 year ago

          Just tried both tricks on Bloomberg, neither works.

          (I am also not a huge fan of NoScript. I know why people use it but I don’t want to take all that brokenness. The thing that makes ad blockers mass-compatible is that they have auto-updating block lists. I do have an own list to kill some additional disrespectful behaviors from websites like chat bots though.)

      • bbmb
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        11 year ago

        Some websites seem to hardly circumvent reader view, but to the point where it can be inconvenient. Reader Mode only works with the NY Times if I rapidly click on the “Toggle reader view” button whilst it’s loading, otherwise it’ll cut off. But it still does work brilliantly most of the time and gets the job done.

        • @Psythik@lemm.ee
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          01 year ago

          Well there’s always the option to mash the Escape key/Stop button before the pop-up can show. It works on The Washington Post at least.

  • Schwim Dandy
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    101 year ago

    It’s no longer a reliable solution. Most paywalls now just throw a javascript confirmation at it’s IP that breaks the ability to display the article.

    • Neato
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      21 year ago

      12ft and google cache often ends up with HUGE images. I assume sites are using very large image sizes that they are then down-scaling in a way that these sites can’t parse.

  • @Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz
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    61 year ago

    Over the years I’ve tried this site every now and the with varying results. Generally speaking, I seem to be interested in the types of articles where it doesn’t work.