My last post started my quest to find something that would allow me to use javascript or any other language to modify a website before it got to my screen. I've had it rolling around in my head for awhile and stumbled across the exact thing I needed yesterday. This article came through my RSS reader, so I dug in to see how it drains href links from websites. It is actually pretty simple. You install the Greasemonkey firefox plugin, then install simple javascripts. Using some regular expressions and dom surfing, I have been able to rewrite the facebook de-crapifier in a way that will remove *ALL* applications, reliably, and quickly.

The css de-crapifier was 146kb and had over 14,000 apps defined. This new one only defines the applications that should NOT be removed and is super duper tiny. The new script will work as long as facebook doesn't break their current structure. I expect them to break it someday, but it is easy enough to rewrite.

So, step 1. uninstall the Stylish Firefox plugin if you have installed it already. 2. Install Greasemonkey.
3. View my script and click the install link for Greasemonkey.