No to Chrome • Hacker News Board

Re: No to Chrome

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Post by qxnqd » Fri, Dec 06, 2019, 12:11 PM UTC

aledthemathguy wrote: post #33

qxnqd wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Then go with Brave. They stripped out the Google bits, and they won't remove support for the current uBlock Origin ad blocker.

Just curious: why would I need ublock origin if I am using Brave (which is already blocking ads)? Thx

I use it because I've written many filters for my favourite websites. Also you can use lists which can block even more things. In my case I've blocked all social network bullshit, including icons, share buttons, widgets, etc

Re: No to Chrome

#42

Post by Doctor_Fegg » Fri, Dec 06, 2019, 12:13 PM UTC

ropiwqefjnpoa wrote: post #25

Even if you have no issue with Google, this is still a good idea to encourage competition. Honestly, Chrome is not as good as it used to be anyway. For me, Google Maps and Waze are the hardest things to kick. And YouTube...

Once you've kicked the car-driving habit, kicking Google Maps is easy...

Re: No to Chrome

#43

Post by petjuh » Fri, Dec 06, 2019, 12:14 PM UTC

Is Chrome a bad browser? I feel that unlike IE6 vs Firefox, Chrome is not inferior to the competition and in fact moves faster, not slower towards innovation.

Re: No to Chrome

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Post by davedx » Fri, Dec 06, 2019, 12:15 PM UTC

petjuh wrote: post #43

Is Chrome a bad browser? I feel that unlike IE6 vs Firefox, Chrome is not inferior to the competition and in fact moves faster, not slower towards innovation.

Chrome is technically excellent software. This is all about how the company Google conducts its business.

Re: No to Chrome

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Post by mc32 » Fri, Dec 06, 2019, 12:15 PM UTC

michaelbrooks wrote: post #40

ropiwqefjnpoa wrote: post #25

Even if you have no issue with Google, this is still a good idea to encourage competition. Honestly, Chrome is not as good as it used to be anyway. For me, Google Maps and Waze are the hardest things to kick. And YouTube...

I wish someone could create a viable YouTube competitor, seems like there's no one that has succeeded just yet.

Well it took YT over a decade to become profitable —before that it was losing lots of money so it’s kinda understandable competitors would be few and far between

Re: No to Chrome

#46

Post by mc32 » Fri, Dec 06, 2019, 12:16 PM UTC

Doctor_Fegg wrote: post #42

ropiwqefjnpoa wrote: post #25

Even if you have no issue with Google, this is still a good idea to encourage competition. Honestly, Chrome is not as good as it used to be anyway. For me, Google Maps and Waze are the hardest things to kick. And YouTube...

Once you've kicked the car-driving habit, kicking Google Maps is easy...

People need wayfinding regardless of how you get around.

Re: No to Chrome

#47

Post by wumms » Fri, Dec 06, 2019, 12:19 PM UTC

013 wrote: post #30

wumms wrote: post #20

> “Setting up such a “Google free” phone requires a significant amount of time, dedication, and skill (not to mention a personal server), definitively far beyond to what I’d trust my mother to comprehend.” [0] @ project owner: I'd consider changing (or replacing) the quote to use age and gender neutral language; e.g. "[...], definitively far beyond to what I’d trust the average user to comprehend". [0] https://notoch…

If the project owner is referring to their own mother, why would they need to use age and gender neutral language?

The project owner seems to be a Ltd. and the quote's source links to an external personal blog. For me, that makes the quote a kind of generally-speaking testimonial.

Re: No to Chrome

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Post by lallysingh » Fri, Dec 06, 2019, 12:21 PM UTC

ropiwqefjnpoa wrote: post #25

Even if you have no issue with Google, this is still a good idea to encourage competition. Honestly, Chrome is not as good as it used to be anyway. For me, Google Maps and Waze are the hardest things to kick. And YouTube...

OpenStreetMap had solid data, but my periodic attempts at finding a good app haven't been successful.

Re: No to Chrome

#49

Post by ropiwqefjnpoa » Fri, Dec 06, 2019, 12:23 PM UTC

Doctor_Fegg wrote: post #42

ropiwqefjnpoa wrote: post #25

Even if you have no issue with Google, this is still a good idea to encourage competition. Honestly, Chrome is not as good as it used to be anyway. For me, Google Maps and Waze are the hardest things to kick. And YouTube...

Once you've kicked the car-driving habit, kicking Google Maps is easy...

I wouldn't consider that a "habit" for most people.

Re: No to Chrome

#50

Post by ropiwqefjnpoa » Fri, Dec 06, 2019, 12:24 PM UTC

michaelbrooks wrote: post #40

ropiwqefjnpoa wrote: post #25

Even if you have no issue with Google, this is still a good idea to encourage competition. Honestly, Chrome is not as good as it used to be anyway. For me, Google Maps and Waze are the hardest things to kick. And YouTube...

I wish someone could create a viable YouTube competitor, seems like there's no one that has succeeded just yet.

I really like the idea of PeerTube, I wish it would gain a larger audience. Profitability might be it's biggest hurdle though.