2.15.26 | uBlock filter for YouTube Shorts, Ooh.directory for finding blogs, News publishers restrict Internet Archive access

Hacker News Highlights · Feb 15, 2026 · 11m

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Feb 15, 2026.

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(00:00) - Intro

(00:17) - uBlock filter list to hide all YouTube Shorts

(01:16) - Ooh.directory: a place to find good blogs that interest you

(02:06) - News publishers limit Internet Archive access due to AI scraping concerns

(03:23) - My smart sleep mask broadcasts users' brainwaves to an open MQTT broker

(04:37) - I love the work of the ArchWiki maintainers

(05:52) - NewPipe: YouTube client without vertical videos and algorithmic feed…