For sure. Chromium, Gecko, WebKit, Trident, Presto… I also remember people then telling users to ditch other browsers… and the same people who said it 10-15 years ago are now the same people who are worried about the duopoly (WebKit and Blink) and lack of Gecko and browser/rendering engine innovation(s).

I know it’s a big issue for many given the bad news and crap Google does, but Mozilla is actively taking away features from Gecko whereas Vivaldi, Microsoft, Google and Samsung are improving chromium. I find it hard to make Firefox behave how I want it to when browsers like Vivaldi or even Edge make it easy.

I know a common sentiment I hear (at least on Reddit) is “Why didn’t so and so’s browser use Gecko?” but when a company or person does, a lot of /r/Firefox and /r/Linux users will get upset that they are forking Firefox instead of adding to Firefox/Gecko.

Right, however, a basic tablet UI which Firefox previously had and many browsers have shouldn’t be hard for Mozilla to implement on Android.

Android has scaling so a tablet UI should look normal on most devices.

Which is odd considering it’s been a “first class citizen” on iPadOS by supporting features: https://www.lowyat.net/2019/181498/the-new-firefox-for-ipad-now-supports-split-screen-tab-tiles-keyboard-shortcuts-and-more/

Vivaldi is great though, I hope you’ve enjoyed it thus far!

I wish Mozilla listened to its users like it used to.

Vivaldi has been great on Android, desktop and iOS/iPadOS and even keeps the customization built in that Firefox used to have.

Apologies for the delayed response;

1. Scanning documents: it uses apples built in ios scanning feature. This removes the need for office lens, readdle scanner pro, etc.

2. “Amazon this”: will scan the barcode of any product and easily and quickly let me compare the prices of the item.

3. Combine/Compress/Remove Subject shortcuts: three shortcuts that make an app like photoshop redundant.

4. Compress PDF: does what it says; reduces dpi with little to no visible diffrence. (I have 126 shortcuts at the moment and these are just a few mentioned)

Workflow/Apple Shortcuts.

I have so many shortcuts that not only save me money as I don’t need to buy an app, but automations that help with battery life and productivity.

Yep! Despite the hatred for the game due to the combat system, I think it has one of the best, if not the best, stories in the KH Universe. I feel that it and 358/2 added the most value in terms of the light vs. dark aspect.

You walk into a castle and forget why you came here and your whole life.

Reeder if you use a Mac/iPhone/iPad.

Brave is an advertising company first and foremost. It can say it’s privacy respecting compared to Google, but it is still an advertising company.

The whole BAT/Ads/etc. is like what Microsoft is doing with Microsoft Rewards (though at least Microsoft Rewards provides actual value); that is, turning people into lab rats and modifying their behavior in a way to benefit the company. You may not like Bing, but it gives you gift cards or discounts; you may not like the Ads and notifications brave gives you, but you can convert BAT to USD after seeing thousands of ads.

You then have the affiliate shit that went on, which isn’t surprising given they are an ad company, but they didn’t explicit say they did this until caught. Something I can think of that is similar is that Vivaldi’s ad blocker won’t block ads on partners, by default, but Vivaldi in its ad blocker settings shows a list that you “disable” to enable ad blocking on said sites.

Summary by Google Bard:

The article “The Cloud Is a Prison. Can the Local-First Software Movement Set Us Free?” by Gregory Barber discusses the growing movement towards local-first computing.

This movement advocates for a more privacy-focused and secure way of computing, where data is stored and processed locally on the user’s device instead of on remote servers. The author argues that the cloud is not as secure or private as we think it is, and that local-first computing offers a number of advantages, such as better performance, greater control over data, and reduced reliance on large corporations.

Reading the article, I believe this take isn’t the best view or one that fits what the average user thinks.

The problem with Firefox for normal users is Mozilla changing things way too often, changing UI or forcing features/ads/marketing onto users.

I used Firefox for the longest time as my primary browser but remember needing to do the following for family members:

1. Disable Pocket
2. Disable Firefox Hello
3. Change Yahoo Search to Google
4. XUL Add-ons removal and finding alternatives.
5. Firefox sponsored content (new tab page, suggestions)
6. Mr. Robot Scandal

Another thing is Firefox is where it is now because of the late introduction to a Firefox version for iOS:

Even if it’s just a skin over Safari, it allowed Chrome users on iOS to sync their browser data, everywhere they went. Firefox didn’t have a version until 2015 iirc on iOS.

Mozilla’s issue is that they do not listen to users, and they don’t listen to their contributions. Mozilla (not the non-profit) as a company has no idea what to do, and when users suggest ways to improve the experience for avid users or normal people, they have an opinionated take that deflects what their users want.

To add to the point above, this is why Thunderbird has gotten big updates recently, and even will get an iOS version soon. Between the UI updates, news and general contribution + the community and even the Thundercast podcast about said email client, they don’t have to deal with bull shit that Firefox does with Mozilla corp.

(I say this as someone who even though I use Vivaldi and Edge now, Firefox and even Opera (presto version) will always have a place in my heart which makes both current versions of the browsers states sad.)

Congrats to those on Android! When using Android, Sync for Reddit was, in my opinion, the Android equivalent of Apollo with just pure focus on the modern Android experience + attention to detail on both content and UX.

Cheers to a fresh new life, Sync! 🍻

Is it a rule? I figured it was more of a principle, like something more nuanced, opposite of a rule in terms of a black and white answer.

Your link I believe would also fit into the principle definition, as they are exceptions to this dilemma.

Have you tried the website MagnetDL or 1337xto? I had to use it recently for an old (1950s) tv show for my great grandmother and was able to find it: https://www.1377x.to/

For real. It’s funny cause in the case OP ever has to go through a withdrawal or an accidental withdrawal based on not being able to get their prescription, outside of withdrawal effects, they’ll feel so hungry without that stimulant!

Oh dear, oh dear… Gorgeous…

GIF (J sound). For those who are confused or don’t understand the debate, many people forget phonetics, and that letters can make different sounds depending on the use case. The words below use a soft g sound, like in the word “Justice”, (at least with US English). Pronouncing them with a hard g sounds odd, but only due to us being used to the way use pronounce them already. Though it doesn’t matter much, saying with a soft G (J sound) is easier and faster to say due to how one’s mouth moves. Saying it with a hard G requires more muscle, bringing one’s tongue to the back of the mouth to produce a hard G “Google”.

1. Gym
2. Giant
3. Ginger
4. Gesture
5. Gist
6. Gin
7. Gyroscope
8. Gypsy
9. Jargon

I concur.

Ruby, Sapphire, Topaz and Peridot I find very beautiful. Diamonds are neat, and I think the appeal of them is just the refraction of light (hence the shining rainbow effect) + hive mind.

Like, even Obsidian is beautiful and comes in colors other than black, and it doesn’t get the same love.