alt.hn

6/14/2026 at 12:15:27 PM

Can't Stop the Signal. Poison It

 https://blog.digitalgrease.dev/posts/fauxx-cant-stop-the-signal

by rmadriz

6/14/2026 at 2:22:57 PM

Wasn't there a startup that basically did this, but instead of for privacy purposes, it was for creating fake influencer profiles you could use for marketing campaigns? This project feels like a great way to get your accounts banned from various platforms, because this is basically doing that, and platforms have at least a vague interest in banning such things. It tries to hide itself, but doesn't do a good job at it. MockLocationProvider can be easily detected, and so can UA/canvas spoofing. All of this basically screams "I'm running a bot farm", so expect it to be first in line when sites want to do a bot crackdown.

by gruez

6/14/2026 at 1:58:34 PM

Not often you encounter a site that makes scrolling choppy.

by TheChaplain

6/14/2026 at 2:14:43 PM

I'm pretty sure that's because the entire <main> of the site has an 8px Gaussian blur on it:

  .site-main[data-astro-cid-bpoqdqeq] { 
    backdrop-filter:blur(8px); 
  }
Why, exactly? The page looks visually identical when I disable that rule, but the performance skyrockets. I realize that it's probably vibecoded, but come on.

by ethmarks

6/14/2026 at 2:42:04 PM

Works great in my browser that hasn't been updated - except by me, mainly to keep it running - in about 10 years.

by skeledrew

6/14/2026 at 2:13:21 PM

Firefox by any chance?

Ran recently into another site on here that scrolled fine on anything except Firefox. And this one seems to be fine on safari.

by nottorp

6/14/2026 at 2:20:46 PM

Firefox Android is fine albeit laggy. I don't get why one has to customize scroll behavior but I don't do mobile UX myself.

by barbazoo

6/14/2026 at 5:04:14 PM

Last time i checked it's not laggy because they messed with the scroll, but because of some fancy CSS that firefox has trouble with.

by nottorp

6/14/2026 at 2:29:28 PM

It's even fucked with JavaScript disabled.

by nosioptar

6/14/2026 at 2:27:56 PM

it's slop which is notoriously willing to fuck with scroll

don't fuck with scroll

by functionmouse

6/14/2026 at 2:31:06 PM

Chrome too

by initramfs

6/14/2026 at 2:14:30 PM

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by k4rnaj1k

6/14/2026 at 4:56:58 PM

This is a cool idea, I like it.

by tsol

6/14/2026 at 2:32:38 PM

I like the idea (hate the site), but what does it do to my battery life?

by manithree

6/14/2026 at 2:44:08 PM

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by nutifafa