As soon as some widget in the corner of a site wiggles to get my attention, I le...

reaperducer · 2025-06-18T21:30:54 1750282254

As soon as some widget in the corner of a site wiggles to get my attention, I leave.

Here's a bookmarklet I found on HN years and years ago. I have it bound to a hot key so whenever a web site does something stupid like that, I can dismiss it with a keystroke.

Works about 90% of the time, and doesn't require any installation of anything.

javascript:(function()%7B(function%20()%20%7Bvar%20i%2C%20elements%20%3D%20document.querySelectorAll('body%20*')%3Bfor%20(i%20%3D%200%3B%20i%20%3C%20elements.length%3B%20i%2B%2B)%20%7Bif%20(getComputedStyle(elements%5Bi%5D).position%20%3D%3D%3D%20'fixed')%20%7Belements%5Bi%5D.parentNode.removeChild(elements%5Bi%5D)%3B%7D%7D%7D)()%7D)()

andy99 · 2025-06-18T21:39:30 1750282770

Thanks! I do have ublock origin and can typically get rid of these if I need to. It's just the frustration of going to websites that ostensibly want me to read something that see fit to destroy my focus as soon as I try to start.

Cthulhu_ · 2025-06-19T09:46:14 1750326374

I have a similar one that removes any fixed or sticky element, works for popovers like newsletter subscription prompts as well as long as they don't block scrolling:

    javascript:void([].forEach.call(document.querySelectorAll('body *'),e=>/fixed|sticky/.test(getComputedStyle(e).position)&&e.parentNode.removeChild(e)))