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The_Founder··on Show HN: DotYouTube – A tiny Chrome extension to block YouTube pre-roll ads
Tiny enough to paste the whole thing here. Clever trick to insert a "." after the .com that seems to trick some of the ad targeting. Wonder how many other sites this works on?

chrome.tabs.onUpdated.addListener(function (tabId, changeInfo, tab) {

    if (changeInfo.status === "loading" && /youtube.com/.test(changeInfo.url)) {

        let url = new URL(tab.url);
        if (!url.hostname.endsWith(".")) {

            url.hostname = url.hostname + ".";
            chrome.tabs.update(tabId, { url: url.href });
        }}})
The_Founder··on Popular Pirate Sites Slowly “Disappear” from Google’s Top Search Results
I don't know how or why (exactly) but my site (https://audiobookreviews.com) has also been scrubbed from google but is top result on Duck Duck (we allow users to post torrent magnet links).

Google needs to die.

The_Founder··on I Gave Up Practicing Medicine
People are slowly learning what we already knew for ALL of human existence. My cousin is in the same boat. 10+ years of college/med school. Just had her first child and has decided to be a stay at home mom instead. She was on a full ride starting as an undergrad (she's a great student and doctor and now will be a great mom).
The_Founder··on Top 8 Events and Trends in Bitcoin 2019
The top trend is that BCH is now Bitcoin and BTC is a hobby project for statists and billionaires.
The_Founder··on Ask HN: What kind of websites do you want to see in 2020?
A Netflix for Audiobooks, please.

I want to be able to start as many books as I want.

I want on demand.

I want ALL of my audio books to remember where I left off.

I want cross platform.

The_Founder··on Demonstration of using laser to exploit voice assistants[video]
I'll never understand why HN has such a hardon for Dustin.
The_Founder··on Any other vets floored by this?
I'm a vet. Absolutely not floored.

What's got you so blown away?

The_Founder··on AR Lens Sessions Last 75 Seconds on Average
Yep, just enough time to open it, with for it to load, look around, see it is useless and close it.
The_Founder··on Hard Problems in Cryptocurrency: Five Years Later
huycfhct is a troll account pushing the, Adam Back invented Bitcoin narrative. There are A LOT of these accounts, Adam is well known for employing these guys like Greg Maxwell to social engineer their narrative into sites like this.
The_Founder··on Hard Problems in Cryptocurrency: Five Years Later
huycfhct is a troll account pushing the, Adam Back invented Bitcoin narrative.

There are A LOT of these accounts, Adam is well known for employing these guys like Greg Maxwell to social engineer their narrative into sites like this.

The_Founder··on Inventor of Bitcoin's proof of work compares ethereum founder to ElizabethHolmes
That is a strange lie. Adam Back this must be your account, right?

Upvoting this so I hope more people can see the nonsense like Adam is spreading. He did not invent anything (plagiarized others work) and has been lying about it for years.

The_Founder··on Bitcoin Will Not Be a Medium of Exchange
In the white paper it is explained that Bitcoin can ONLY can succeed as Peer-to-Peer digital cash, as it says in the title.

Any perversion or spin off of that goal is not "Bitcoin" as described by Satoshi.

Oddly, the Legacy BTC chain could increase the block size to lower fees and again be used a peer-to-peer cash. But it is now run for the benefit of companies like Blockstream.

Of course, Bitcoin Cash is the closest thing to "Bitcoin" we have today, and Ethereum is a close second in usefulness. The Legacy BTC chain is a "SoV" ponzi scheme at best, controlled opposition at worst.

The_Founder··on Ask HN: Who is looking for a co-founder?
I am looking for a co-founder for a project I've been working on for about three years but am just getting around to monetizing.

Audiobook publishing.

I know, between Audible and Podcast there is no niche for a new audiobook company.

Here is why you're wrong. "Audio" is taking off like a rocket right now. Everyone has access to every audiobook ever made in their pocket, but distribution and cost stand in the way.

OverDrive is great but lacks availability. Popular books are on 2-3 month wait lists.

Audible is great but most people don't want an Audiobook subscription.

Most people want want ONE audiobook, right NOW, that they are going to LOVE.

My company is playing to that customer.

(I have completed steps 1-3)

Step 1. A database of the top ~1,000 audiobooks. Step 2. A dead simple site that allows user ranked and curated lists by genre. Step 3. Allow users to modify sources to add for each book. Like their own Amazon affiliate link, OverDrive, YouTube, Magnet or Direct Download link. Each entry can be voted and commented on. Step 4. Purchase rights to and produce audiobooks, using the platform to leverage the product line.

Please e-mail for more info, thanks!

AudiobookLinks@gmx.com