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1. rd+I5[view] [source] 2026-01-08 19:28:00
>>Rooste+(OP)
I've always wished there was a "block comments from this user" feature that didn't rely on vibe-coding my own Chrome extension (and thus not work on Safari where I spent at least 50% of my HN time). I imagine it could even work like Sponsorblock does, and we could crowdsource people who's comments are inflammatory.

I've also noticed that very obviously LLM-generated comments are called out, and the community tends to agree, but those that have any plausible deniability are given far too much leniency, and people will over-index on the guidelines to give them the benefit of the doubt.

I don't think a captcha is the solution, as it'll degrade conversation by an OOM though.

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2. SockTh+19[view] [source] 2026-01-08 19:46:52
>>rd+I5
That kind of feature would be welcome.

Blocking domains would be nice too. Like substack or medium. I'm happy to just ignore them, but it sure would be nice to filter them out if possible.

I get that it's complicating the system and keeping it simple is perhaps for the best.

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3. ghssds+tl1[view] [source] 2026-01-09 04:45:20
>>SockTh+19
Try Glider on F-Droid.
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4. SockTh+Ok2[view] [source] 2026-01-09 14:04:47
>>ghssds+tl1
Great app! Thank you.

Anything you know that could help me on PC?

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