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Re: I've started using Firefox and can never go back to Chrome

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Post by GekkePrutser »

fuckcensorship wrote: post #128
GekkePrutser wrote: post #88

Earlier quoted context omitted.

But also builtin cryptoscams :(

Out of curiosity, do you have an issue with crypto as a whole or is there something about Brave’s BAT in particular that you dislike?

I think crypto in general is disastrous for our environment right now, and has offered none of the self-control finance benefits it promised due to ever more regulation (the EU is soon planning to ban private wallets, you can only legally host money on exchanges then, which basically means we're full circle to the old banking system). All this has been precipitated by the frantic speculators looking for a quick buck. Bitcoin wasn't invented to enable money-hoarding investors, it was designed to undermine the old banking system and give us back full control over our money. This aspect has been completely undermined by regulation now.

But BAT is a different beast as it doesn't use mining. So my concern is not the same as for general crypto schemes.

It's the BAT idea in particular that I don't like though. It's just a new, more indirect, payment scheme for advertisers. I just want the advertising industry to die and get out from between the content creators and consumers. I know this is not a realistic viewpoint but I'm not willing to contribute to it. Brave solves the privacy problem to some extent but not the ad problem. And in a way they even promote ads by paying users to view them.

Brave seems to be looking to make the current system more palatable (and of course become the gatekeeper for this new tech which would be priceless if it ever took off). I've long given up on the ad system completely. I already pay for the sites I like and use a lot (at least where they offer this option) but I don't make any exception for adblocking ever. Even when they're non-tracked.

Re: I've started using Firefox and can never go back to Chrome

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Post by jfk13 »

HKH2 wrote: post #85

If Mozilla really cares about your privacy, why do you have to install extensions in Firefox to get it? By the way, Firefox does track you. At the very least, it phones home, and it gives each installer a unique identifier.

There's a vast difference between Mozilla's telemetry and Google's user tracking.

Re: I've started using Firefox and can never go back to Chrome

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Post by rntksi »

chrismorgan wrote: post #33
Hedepig wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I shall be the second you've met. Its likely more useful for those who tend towards many tabs open at once

Right now, I have 258 tabs open in my main window, of which I’m actively using at least a dozen, and will use another few dozen within a day or so. (Probably should go through and clean out a hundred or two.) Most of my family is some degree of tab hoarder as well (my eldest sister regularly has over a thousand tabs spread across a few windows).

I used to do this too, then I got a bookmark save service (Pocket). Now whenever I see something that I have the reaction of keeping the tab around, I just save it and close it instead. Makes browsing lighter. I do still have around 20 tabs open normally, mostly things that don't fit in the "bookmark save" workflow, but definitely better than the 100+ tabs it used to be before.

Re: I've started using Firefox and can never go back to Chrome

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Post by jhatax »

abyssphenom wrote: post #67
chrismorgan wrote: post #33

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Right now, I have 258 tabs open in my main window, of which I’m actively using at least a dozen, and will use another few dozen within a day or so. (Probably should go through and clean out a hundred or two.) Most of my family is some degree of tab hoarder as well (my eldest sister regularly has over a thousand tabs spread across a few windows).

Get the "tab stash" extension, you can stash your tabs instead of nuking them. That way you can go back a few months and find things that would be tougher to find through history or other means.

Yet another tab management (YATM) recommendation here. I use the OneTab extension to help me manage tabs. In a recent update, they added the ability to:

A) name tab groups;

B) lock specific groups which mimics the capability of bookmark folders (clicking a link doesn’t remove it from the group).

The extension has helped me reduce the number of open windows on my laptop, among other productivity improvements.

Re: I've started using Firefox and can never go back to Chrome

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Post by whittingtonaaon »

bballer wrote: post #145

The fact that the XHR/network console on Chrome doesn't format JSON responses is insane. Your in the most popular browser in the world and you have to copy paste the JSON into a formatter to read it?? Really??

You just have to open the Preview tab.

Re: I've started using Firefox and can never go back to Chrome

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Post by snthd »

kretaceous wrote: post #28

Along with obvious ones like uBlock Origin working perfectly, etc., I have 2 other favorites: - Native reader mode - Native PiP mode for videos Yes, you can get extensions for this in Chrom(e/ium) but having these as a native feature is really nice. Things I want to see in Firefox: - Good/extensible keybindings - Tab groups - Tab search EDIT: How do I break sentences to newline in HN without really making a new parag…

>Native reader mode

The unremovable "floating" controls are visually distracting.

Re: I've started using Firefox and can never go back to Chrome

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Post by Kiro »

I'm making browser games and there are some still some performance issues that make my game unplayable in Firefox, e.g. https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=925025

I really don't want to have a "works best in Chrome" banner but until Firefox catches up I don't have much choice (don't get me started on Safari, I've already given up).

Re: I've started using Firefox and can never go back to Chrome

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Post by yonrg »

kretaceous wrote: post #28

Along with obvious ones like uBlock Origin working perfectly, etc., I have 2 other favorites: - Native reader mode - Native PiP mode for videos Yes, you can get extensions for this in Chrom(e/ium) but having these as a native feature is really nice. Things I want to see in Firefox: - Good/extensible keybindings - Tab groups - Tab search EDIT: How do I break sentences to newline in HN without really making a new parag…

Sideberry is a great addon for tab tree, grouping and container mgmt.

Tab search, keybinds, and many many other handy stuff, can be done in vimperator.

Re: I've started using Firefox and can never go back to Chrome

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Post by bzxcvbn »

kretaceous wrote: post #28

Along with obvious ones like uBlock Origin working perfectly, etc., I have 2 other favorites: - Native reader mode - Native PiP mode for videos Yes, you can get extensions for this in Chrom(e/ium) but having these as a native feature is really nice. Things I want to see in Firefox: - Good/extensible keybindings - Tab groups - Tab search EDIT: How do I break sentences to newline in HN without really making a new parag…

Not sure this will resonate with everyone, but Edge has both of these features built-in :).
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