“Rather than fighting my tendency to type these two characters in my omnibar, I neutralized it.”

· Unsung · July 28, 2026, 4:54 p.m.
Summary
In this blog post, Ernie Smith shares a personal story about overcoming his addiction to Facebook, which he attributes to the ease of typing its URL in the omnibar. To combat this, he created a custom URL that redirects to Google News, successfully reducing his Facebook usage. The post reflects on the challenges of browser recency features and the potential impact on user behavior.
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