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The Website Obesity Crisis (2015)

Mon, 05/05/2025 - 4:59pm
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Show HN: X-Terminate, a Chrome extension to remove politics from your X feed

Mon, 05/05/2025 - 4:58pm

Hi HN, I made a chrome extension that removes all politics from Twitter. The source code and installation instructions are here: https://github.com/wafer-inc/x-terminate

A description of how it works technically is here: https://chadnauseam.com/coding/random/x-terminate. Indeed, I mostly made the extension as a demo for the underlying tech: Rust libraries for data labelling and decision tree inference.

All libraries involved are open-source, and there are instructions for how can make your own filter (e.g. if you want to remove all Twitter posts involving Rust or AI).

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43899390

Points: 1

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Show HN: Run Performant Google Ads Without Experience

Mon, 05/05/2025 - 4:26pm

During my last startup, I hated working with marketing agencies who I thought were overwhelmingly grifters/low-quality.

That's why I started Multiply, to allow businesses to run high quality Google Ads without having to work with an agency.

The tool is comprehensive - offering AI ad creation, keyword identification, algorithmic budget optimization, and continuous A/B testing.

All of our early customers are seeing 5x+ ROI on their ad spend (ROAS).

We are testing our pricing - for now we are offering the first month for $10, and 10% of ad spend thereafter.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43899113

Points: 1

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Ask HN: Was Mozilla Ever Independent?

Mon, 05/05/2025 - 4:18pm

https://www.theverge.com/news/660548/firefox-google-search-revenue-share-doj-antitrust-remedies

This is based on the revelation that Firefox (and I'm assuming Mozilla itself) relies on at least 85-90% of its operating revenue from Google's search deals. For decades now, Mozilla insisted and promoted that it was a non-profit independent organization, and that extended to Firefox. That 85-90% revenue figure is now calling 15-20 years of those statements into question for me.

So let's discuss this: Was Mozilla actually ever as independent as they've claimed? Or were they just a tax dodge for Google?

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43899037

Points: 2

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How to Write a Book

Mon, 05/05/2025 - 4:13pm

Article URL: https://imgur.com/gallery/Wb0hO

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43898988

Points: 1

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