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  1. Klaus Jónsson Zimmermann (kzimmermann@quitter.se)'s status on Tuesday, 27-Mar-2018 02:31:56 EDT Klaus Jónsson Zimmermann Klaus Jónsson Zimmermann
    I'm thinking about editing my hosts file to make sure any links pointing to YouTube that I click become Hooktube instead. Is that possible?
    In conversation Tuesday, 27-Mar-2018 02:31:56 EDT from quitter.se permalink
    1. zorak (zorak@social.ilikefreedom.ro)'s status on Wednesday, 28-Mar-2018 12:29:14 EDT zorak zorak
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      The hosts file maps hostnames to IP addresses. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hosts_(file)
      In conversation Wednesday, 28-Mar-2018 12:29:14 EDT from social.ilikefreedom.ro permalink
      1. Klaus Jónsson Zimmermann (kzimmermann@quitter.se)'s status on Thursday, 29-Mar-2018 02:26:58 EDT Klaus Jónsson Zimmermann Klaus Jónsson Zimmermann
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        @zorak perhaps if hooktube has a fixed IP this can work, and I can update it if it changes later
        In conversation Thursday, 29-Mar-2018 02:26:58 EDT from quitter.se permalink
        1. zorak (zorak@social.ilikefreedom.ro)'s status on Saturday, 31-Mar-2018 06:39:30 EDT zorak zorak
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          The hosts files lets you look up IP addresses for a given host name. There is no concept of remapping URLs at this level of networking.
          In conversation Saturday, 31-Mar-2018 06:39:30 EDT from social.ilikefreedom.ro permalink
    2. zorak (zorak@social.ilikefreedom.ro)'s status on Wednesday, 28-Mar-2018 12:31:55 EDT zorak zorak
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      For what you're asking, this seems to do the trick: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/hooktube/
      In conversation Wednesday, 28-Mar-2018 12:31:55 EDT from social.ilikefreedom.ro permalink
      1. Klaus Jónsson Zimmermann (kzimmermann@quitter.se)'s status on Thursday, 29-Mar-2018 02:26:02 EDT Klaus Jónsson Zimmermann Klaus Jónsson Zimmermann
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        @zorak that's neat, but I wanted something that would completely block my computer from accessing youtube.com, not just the browsers.
        In conversation Thursday, 29-Mar-2018 02:26:02 EDT from quitter.se permalink
        1. zorak (zorak@social.ilikefreedom.ro)'s status on Saturday, 31-Mar-2018 06:22:54 EDT zorak zorak
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          This can be problematic, but you can use the hosts file for that. E.g. https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts
          In conversation Saturday, 31-Mar-2018 06:22:54 EDT from social.ilikefreedom.ro permalink

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          1. StevenBlack/hosts
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            Extending and consolidating hosts files from several well-curated sources like adaway.org, mvps.org, malwaredomainlist.com, someonewhocares.org, and potentially others. You can optionally invoke e...
    3. zorak (zorak@social.ilikefreedom.ro)'s status on Wednesday, 28-Mar-2018 13:08:01 EDT zorak zorak
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      However, using additional Firefox add-ons with !Tor Browser is to be avoided: https://www.torproject.org/docs/faq.html.en#TBBOtherExtensions
      In conversation Wednesday, 28-Mar-2018 13:08:01 EDT from social.ilikefreedom.ro permalink
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