Before the beginning of this year, my primary computer was a 2011 MacBook. Most web sites were slow. I decided to open the web inspector in Safari and use the Timeline and Network panes.
I'm no web developer, but you don't have to be to see what can safely be blocked. Do we need files from adsafeprotected.com, or adkernel.com, or admaster.cc? Do we need domains that serve nothing but 1K to 2K GIFs? How about hostnames with "pixel" in the name, like pixel.wp.com? Anything with "analytics" in the name?
The way I block is similar to how Pi-hole works: I created a generic zone file that returns all queries as 127.0.0.1, and for each domain, subdomain or hostname, I add a new zone in BIND that uses the generic zone file.
After a few iterations of this, the amount of memory that web sites took, the speed at which they loaded, and the speed at which I could browse sites without my fans running at full speed made me feel like I was using the web from a decade earlier.
Unlike many ad blockers, I feel much more in control this way and can block things that more directly impact the sites I frequent.
Just something to consider.
Bitslingers-R-Us
npub12n…jw7nk
2025-09-13 15:18:00 UTC
in reply to nevent1q…z49f
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