Comment by fg137

5 hours ago

Thanks. Not sure what's with the downvotes. That was a genuine question.

(I used to do a lot of web development and probably know dev tools better than most people here. However I almost never look at the DOM of a webpage I don't own)

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fg137

hn_throwaway_99 3 hours ago

Text doesn't transmit tone well. FWIW I interpreted your comment as having somewhat accusatory intent, especially the scare-quoted "notice", for implying the author didn't just happen along his discovery and that he wasn't being fully truthful in his explanation of how he discovered this info.

leptons 1 hour ago

I frequently look at the DOM of webpages, so that I can bend them to my will.

There's always some things about practically all websites are frustrating. I fix that with custom CSS and/or Javascript that runs when I load specific sites that I use frequently. I can turn a cluttered site into a streamlined site for my needs. I also block a lot of ads, popups and other annoyances this way.