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Google gets its way, bakes a user-tracking ad platform directly into Chrome
  • You are probably right. My memories are of using Firefox on a PC with a mechanical hard drive. Back then Chrome seemed to have the upper hand. But these days Firefox loads instantly when you have an SSD. So yes, please ignore my earlier argument.

  • Beehaw on Lemmy: The long-term conundrum of staying here
  • Whatever your decision will be, I will be here experiencing it with you.

  • What are your defining memories of computing in the old days?
  • You remind me of my mistakes, hehe.

    But also the good times.

  • What feature/utility/app are you surprised is not installed by default in Linux distributions?
  • I believe ubuntu doesn't have it installed by default.

  • What feature/utility/app are you surprised is not installed by default in Linux distributions?
  • What that reasoning we should install sauerbraten because most people have plenty of hdd space and broadband internet. Better yet, just install all the games so we can relax every now and then between the hard work.

  • What do you use to reduce images before posting?
  • Is webp better than png?

  • Why must we be done this way?
  • Even before phones schools were like this. But they'd just put you in mandatory extra classes to fix your grades. Instead of, you know, talking to you. To get to know how you are doing and how you're feeling.

    I've hated my school time and all it taught me is teachers are obsessed with having power over others. Maybe not all teachers, but a lot are like this. They won't listen to you, they just force their opinion on you. And if you don't do well in their pre-made lecturing framework then it's on you because you don't pay attention and you are lazy. It's never on them.

  • Does anyone know of any kid-friendly "horror" games out there for children ~7 years old?
  • How about Spookie's House of Jumpscares?

    At least I think that's what it's called?

  • Google gets its way, bakes a user-tracking ad platform directly into Chrome
  • Interesting. I did not know that.

  • Dying wish
  • Well you could have your ashes disposed by fireworks if you really wanted.

  • neurotypical rule
  • What if your parents are autistic as well? Mine were.

  • Google gets its way, bakes a user-tracking ad platform directly into Chrome
  • I remember Chrome starting nearly instantly. But that could be that it's doing some preloading. I haven't used Chrome in years though. 2 seconds for Firefox startup sounds about right yes.

    As for memory, I wouldn't say Firefox is great. But I often have a lot of tabs open at once while I am researching some things and Firefox is just rock solid for me. It has had some memory leaks in the past but they seem to be mostly gone now. You'd probably find browsers that use less memory but I dare to question if they would use less memory than Firefox in my usecase.

    In an unrelated note I am curious which modern browser (in Linux) uses the fewest amount of memory.

  • Google gets its way, bakes a user-tracking ad platform directly into Chrome
  • My advice would be the latter. That case you can always use the same browser, no matter what OS you decide to use in the future.

  • Google gets its way, bakes a user-tracking ad platform directly into Chrome
  • Firefox has been slower to startup for a long time. Maybe a few seconds slower compared to Chrome. But it has always made up for it in it's memory usage. The more tabs you open, the worse Chrome gets.

  • Google gets its way, bakes a user-tracking ad platform directly into Chrome
  • I think I started using it in the 1.x times. I remember all the flaws it's had since. I've given lots of other browsers a try in the meantime but none come close to Firefox. They might be good enough for others but for power users Firefox is the way to go.

  • Egon Scent
  • The less can be sent into orbit, the better. We have enough trash in orbit as it is. No need to clutter it up any further.

  • I'd saw off my leg for my grocery store to start carrying something besides shitty IPA's and Budweiser
  • Thanks for the advice. I will check some of those out.

  • What was your gateway product to open source?
  • Firefox for sure.

  • I'd saw off my leg for my grocery store to start carrying something besides shitty IPA's and Budweiser
  • I'd like a beer that doesn't taste bitter to me. I know this is probably me because I am very sensitive to bitter tastes (I can even taste the light bitterness of artificial sweeteners in drinks). But I'd love to experience an alcoholic beverage for once without the bitter taste.

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