gasmask

https://github.com/2ndalpha/gasmask did this for Macs but I've found that I just don't need it. A static file is fine. I often have old entries in it that I don't use anymore but they don't harm anything being there so they stick around until I do a cleanup pass.

Couldn't one just use a hosts file, eg with Gas Mask? https://github.com/2ndalpha/gasmask (And btw, uBlock origin can do more than block certain IPs)

A convenient GUI app for managing the hosts file on macOS machines is Gas Mask, btw. You can have a local hosts file to block your pet peeves, then subscribe to a remote hosts file (such as the one linked above), and activate the combined hosts file. https://github.com/2ndalpha/gasmask/releases

Ah thanks, I'd missed those, github forcing TLS on raw files is the problem in the first place: https://github.com/2ndalpha/gasmask/issues/90#issuecomment-2...

My solution right now (on macOS) is Gas Mask[1] (a menubar hosts file manager) combined with some very nice hosts files[2]. It certainly kills of most of the pop-ups I run into. [1]: https://github.com/2ndalpha/gasmask [2]: https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts

I use Gas Mask to manage my hosts file (on macOS High Sierra). It lets me easily merge custom domains I want to block, and lists hosted online. https://github.com/2ndalpha/gasmask http://geekussion.com/mac-os-x/gas-mask-mac-80/

You can actually use a "Remote" hosts file with Gasmask and set the update interval in preferences. I actually just figured this out after a little bit of trouble -- my issue was that Gasmask cannot files from Github or any https site[0]. There are non-Github mirrors listed in the table at https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts which I have been able to use successfully. [0]: https://github.com/2ndalpha/gasmask/issues/90

Not automatically but you can use something such as Gasmask (https://github.com/2ndalpha/gasmask) to easily manage your host.

If you're on a Mac I'd suggest Gasmask. It's a lightweight freeware that lets you switch between multiple hosts files right from the menubar. I have a productivity hosts file I switch on everytime I want to block social media, another one for development purposes and a standard one to revert too in case I don't want any hosts overhead and a clean default file. It's extremely useful. https://github.com/2ndalpha/gasmask

Worst case you can split up the hosts file into several different files, then use gas mask[1] to toggle them individually. [1]: https://github.com/2ndalpha/gasmask