[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":888},["ShallowReactive",2],{"project-15270799":3},{"id":4,"name":5,"line":6,"line_source":7,"title":8,"url":9,"domain":10,"maker":11,"posted_at":12,"year":13,"points":14,"comments":15,"rank_in_year":16,"shown_in_year":17,"top":18,"tier":19,"category":20,"subcategory":21,"format":22,"keywords":23,"reception":29,"sentiment":30,"stance_mix":31,"scored_comments":36,"aspects":37,"strip":47,"post_text":49,"what":50,"said":86,"maker_in_thread":151,"shape":158,"grid":163,"attempts":848,"same_week":849,"maker_shows":34,"maker_hidden":880,"reader_version":881,"card":882},"15270799","No Coin","A browser extension to block coin miners","title","Show HN: No Coin – A browser extension to block coin miners","https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fkeraf\u002FNoCoin","github.com","keraf",1505670871,2017,254,261,102,2242,5,"legend","security_privacy","browser extension blocker","browser_extension",[24,25,26,27,28],"coin miner","browser extension","cryptojacking","coinhive","block scripts","mixed",-0.337,{"positive":32,"neutral":33,"mixed":34,"critical":35},9,33,1,42,85,{"idea":38,"performance":40,"pricing":43,"execution":45,"design":46},{"positive":32,"critical":39},22,{"positive":41,"critical":42},0,15,{"positive":41,"critical":44},3,{"positive":41,"critical":41},{"positive":41,"critical":34},[48,41,44,41,41,34,34,34,34,41,34,18,41,41,18,34,34,44,44,34,48,34,34,34,34,44,48,48,34,44,41,44,41,44,34,34,41,41,34,34],2,null,{"problem":51,"audience":62,"pricing":49,"motivation":67,"time_to_build":49,"stack":75,"openness":83,"stage":84,"team_size":85},{"value":52,"source":53,"evidence":54},"Websites running cryptocurrency miners in visitors' browsers, using CPU and battery","commenter",[55,59],{"id":56,"by":57,"text":58},"15271132","tombrossman","Title could be improved - this is for Google Chrome only. Anyone using an ad blocker can simply add... ``` https:\u002F\u002Fcoin-hive.com\u002Flib\u002Fcoinhive.min.js ``` ...to their custom…",{"id":60,"by":11,"text":61},"15271410","It is not exactly Google Chrome only, you can run it in any Chromium based browser such as Opera, Yandex, Vivaldi, etc... And I do also have plans to port the extension to…",{"value":63,"source":64,"evidence":65},"Browser users who do not want their CPU used for mining","inferred",[66],{"id":60,"by":11,"text":61},{"value":68,"source":69,"evidence":70},"Coin mining in browsers is a separate issue from ads and should be blocked separately","maker",[71,74],{"id":72,"by":11,"text":73},"15271306","Because it is different than ads. On a site, you might want to leave ads blocked for privacy reasons but just enable the miner to pass the coin-hive Captcha for example.",{"id":60,"by":11,"text":61},[76],{"value":77,"source":53,"evidence":78},"JavaScript",[79],{"id":80,"by":81,"text":82},"15271382","wyc","For those wondering how it works, it seems to be a blacklist. Here's the crux of it: ``` chrome.webRequest.onBeforeRequest.addListener(details => { \u002F\u002F ... \u002F\u002F Is domain white…","open_source","prototype","unknown",{"praise":87,"objections":92,"requests":116,"questions":131,"alternatives":136},[88],{"value":89,"source":53,"evidence":90},"Separating mining blocking from ad blocking is useful",[91],{"id":72,"by":11,"text":73},[93,105],{"value":94,"source":53,"evidence":95},"Blacklist-based approach is limited and would be better as a uBlock filter list",[96,97,101],{"id":56,"by":57,"text":58},{"id":98,"by":99,"text":100},"15271162","erikb","Imo: instead of a separate extention this should be a maintained blacklist for ad blockers.",{"id":102,"by":103,"text":104},"15272545","readams","This would make a lot more sense as a blocklist for ublock than as its own extension. Actually I wouldn't be that surprised to learn it's already blocked.",{"value":106,"source":53,"evidence":107},"Mining drains battery and wastes CPU and power",[108,112],{"id":109,"by":110,"text":111},"15271870","narrowtux","I don't know. If you run those on a laptop you pretty much kill battery life, same thing with phones.",{"id":113,"by":114,"text":115},"15272212","curun1r","Ugh...no. The carbon footprint of cryptocurrencies is already borderline-unconscionable, and that's with purpose-built hardware that achieves efficiency beyond what…",[117,124],{"value":118,"source":53,"evidence":119},"Detect excessive CPU or GPU use by hidden pages rather than relying on a blacklist",[120],{"id":121,"by":122,"text":123},"15271178","Animats","The extension is simply blocking a list of blacklisted domains in blacklist.txt. Some way to detect that a non-visible page or service worker is using excessive CPU time or GPU…",{"value":125,"source":53,"evidence":126},"Clearer enable\u002Fpause controls in the extension UI",[127],{"id":128,"by":129,"text":130},"15273286","rdiddly","Tried the Chrome extension, but it just toggles between \"Enable No Coin\" and \"Unpause No Coin.\" I didn't disable it, but I have to enable it? Repeatedly? And I didn't pause it,…",[132],{"value":133,"source":53,"evidence":134},"Does it work beyond Chrome",[135],{"id":56,"by":57,"text":58},[137,144],{"value":138,"source":53,"evidence":139},"uBlock Origin filter list for crypto miners",[140],{"id":141,"by":142,"text":143},"15275878","helb","Issue at uBlock's GitHub – \"[Request for block] Crypto Miners\": https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002FuBlockOrigin\u002FuAssets\u002Fissues\u002F690",{"value":145,"source":53,"evidence":146},"Adblock filter lists",[147],{"id":148,"by":149,"text":150},"15271020","detaro","Why is this an extension and not a filter list for existing adblockers?",{"comments":18,"answered":44,"key":152},[153,154,155],{"id":60,"text":61},{"id":72,"text":73},{"id":156,"text":157},"15271440","Blacklisting was the shortest way to a working solution. I'm looking into other ways of blocking coin mining in browsers. 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neutral\u002Fexecution",[694,18,44,166,695,41],"15271395","fiatjaf",[697,18,41,237,81,41],"15271413",[699,18,41,237,700,41],"15271476","jacalata",[702,18,41,237,703,41],"15271884","PrimHelios",[705,18,41,237,700,41],"15273410",[707,708,41,237,709,41],"15271332",6,"pishpash",[711,708,41,237,712,41],"15272184","superkuh",[714,708,41,237,715,41],"15273753","AlexAffe",[717,718,41,237,719,41],"15272096",7,"Philomath",[721,722,41,237,723,41],"15272331",8,"SCHiM",[121,32,44,692,122,41],[726,32,41,170,727,41],"15271190","Zelmor",[729,32,41,237,730,41],"15271196","maxencecornet",[732,32,41,170,733,41],"15271590","komaromy",[156,32,41,735,11,34],"maker\u002Fneutral\u002Fexecution",[141,737,41,237,142,41],10,[739,740,41,237,695,41],"15271408",11,[742,743,41,237,744,41],"15276360",12,"drumttocs8",[746,743,34,176,747,41],"15276447","stordoff",[749,743,41,237,744,41],"15285785",[751,752,41,237,280,41],"15271532",13,[754,752,41,237,755,41],"15271553","codexon",[98,757,34,218,99,41],14,[759,757,41,436,11,34],"15271450",[761,757,34,218,99,41],"15273710",[763,42,41,237,764,41],"15272031","oliwarner",[766,767,41,237,768,41],"15271292",16,"einrealist",[770,767,41,237,771,41],"15271580","slig",[773,767,41,237,768,41],"15272067",[775,767,41,237,771,41],"15272659",[777,767,41,237,778,41],"15274383","Roshie5u",[780,767,41,237,781,41],"15271621","cbarrick",[783,784,41,237,785,41],"15271174",17,"amriksohata",[787,784,41,237,788,41],"15271187","bdibs",[790,784,41,237,791,41],"15271199","Keeeeeeeks",[793,784,41,237,794,41],"15271209","aembleton",[796,784,41,237,797,41],"15273097","quickthrower2",[799,784,41,237,800,41],"15271246","johnhenry",[802,784,41,237,585,41],"15275136",[804,784,41,170,785,41],"15278039",[806,807,41,237,808,41],"15272736",18,"knodi",[128,160,34,810,129,41],"project\u002Fcritical\u002Fdesign",[812,160,41,735,11,34],"15274648",[814,160,44,692,129,41],"15280514",[816,817,41,237,205,41],"15272828",20,[819,820,41,237,821,41],"15274635",21,"thsowers",[823,39,41,237,824,41],"15273545","colanderman",[826,39,41,237,418,41],"15274717",[102,828,34,218,103,41],23,[830,831,44,166,832,41],"15271824",24,"oh_sigh",[834,835,41,237,836,41],"15271247",25,"adtac",[838,835,41,237,839,41],"15271386","shadowfacts",[841,842,41,237,843,41],"15275444",26,"gargravarr",[845,846,34,218,847,41],"15272388",27,"smegel",[],[850,855,860,865,870,875],{"id":851,"name":852,"points":853,"category":854},"15277351","Doogie",264,"dev_tools",{"id":856,"name":857,"points":858,"category":859},"15290607","Redox 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