From: hank@nospam.invalid   
      
   Paul in Houston TX wrote on 1/13/2026 7:56 PM:   
   > Hank Rogers wrote:   
   >> I recently installed Ublock origin but have been using noscript many   
   >> years, and it has served me VERY well.   
   >>   
   >> With Ublock, is noscript still needed? Or is it just another   
   >> superfluous thing to fiddle with?   
   >>   
   >> If I disable or remove noscript, what will I be missing?   
   >>   
   >> I'm not an expert, just trying to learn and keep up best I can.   
   >>   
   >> Thanks   
   >   
   > Ublock and Noscript do different things.   
   > Noscript blocks what scripts that you told it to block.   
   > (I use QuickJS but rarely block any scripts.)   
   > Ublock blocks url's (and url related ads & popups).   
   > Connecting to one of the local TV stations online shows 63 total url's   
   > attempting to connect to my comp.  Ublock blocked 43 of them.   
   > Ublock can examine and block script lines within the url window if   
   > needed or block the remaining connections as needed.   
      
   Thanks.  I didn't realize ublock can't block javascript.  I guess it's   
   pretty worthless.   
      
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