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bluefirex, to firefox in Chrome’s next weapon in the War on Ad Blockers: Slower extension updates

That will stop working way sooner than you’d like. Freezing a browser isn’t tenable at all, not just for features websites are expecting but also security issues. There’s a reason every browser except Safari has a 6 weeks release cycle.

bluefirex, to linux in Why You Can't Currently Download Ubuntu 23.10

Some people need a high-five. With a billiard table. In the face.

bluefirex, to googlepixel in Google says it can’t fix Pixel Watches, please just buy a new one | With no official repair program and no parts, broken Pixel Watches are just e-waste.

You got a new watch but they refurbished your old one and sold it again. They just do it that way with watches because it’s way faster for the customer.

bluefirex, to technology in Microsoft has not stopped forcing Edge on Windows 11 users.

RAM usage is RAM usage, and besides the allocation still being awful and you probably having less RAM available in a heavy task, this means substantial power consumption, that costs money.

Unused RAM is wasted RAM. Even if it’s just the OS keeping apps on memory for faster launches. If you do need heavy RAM for a task your OS is clever enough to reshuffle things.

Used RAM does use more electricity but that is so neglible it’s a non-issue and no argument.

Of my 32 GB at least 26 GB are constantly in use.

bluefirex, to technology in Google gets its way, bakes a user-tracking ad platform directly into Chrome

While I don’t agree with what Google does, they want to remove third-party cookies entirely next year. So it’s indeed a replacement, not supplemental.

bluefirex, to memes in Vice City was my favorite one

SF-UR, K-DST (GTA SA), SoulwaxFM and LSUR (GTA 5) will always be my go to 👌

bluefirex, to memes in unholy software..

I still have it from time to time that Windows has to install a driver for something benign like a thumb drive. Not always, though. And yes, the driver is fixed to the physical port. Using a different port reinstalls the same driver again.

Experienced this exact behavior on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10 and Windows 11.

bluefirex, to nostupidquestions in Why do so many Lemmy instances use weird TLDs?

My data just serves as a counter point to the argument “new domains are always cheaper”. Of course it depends on the domain and how greedy a particular NIC is to create a text file on a server.

bluefirex, to nostupidquestions in Why do so many Lemmy instances use weird TLDs?

Definitely not. Some examples (actual prices I pay for my various domains):

  • com: $18/y (gTLD)
  • net: $19/y (gTLD)
  • de: ~$5/y (ccTLD)
  • re: ~$5/y (ccTLD)
  • design: $49/y
  • tech: $55/y
  • blue: $23/y
bluefirex, to plex in [ COMMUNITY ] - c/Plex Saturday Share-Your-Build Post - 2023-08-19

My setup is extremely simple 😅

  • A Synology DS218play (5 years old at this point)
  • 2x6 TB Western Digital Red in RAID1
  • Plex package from plex.tv, installed through Synology Package Center
  • an Apple TV 4K as a client

Runs smooth up to 4K SDR but HDR is too much for it. Mainly using to watch recorded media.

bluefirex, to apple_enthusiast in Possible explanation for jank in Android as opposed to iOS (20 millisecond core ramp on ARM/Android vs 50 microseconds on Apple/iOS)

No you’re correct. Android does run a JVM, just not Oracle’s. That has always been the case. Back in the day it was Dalvik, nowadays it’s ART.

bluefirex, to reddit in Just deleted my reddit account, along with all my posts and comments.

Finally some sane voice. People don’t seem to think 2cm in front of their nose.

bluefirex, to privacy in Are Firefox containers useful?

Anything that is Facebook/Meta is in its own container for me. That way they can “track” as much as they want, they won’t see new or even accurate Info.

bluefirex, to memes in Proprietary Garbage

Just like with Threads, this is post number 2920 saying the exact same thing over and over again and bitching about someone having fun. I really hate these coordinated attacks here.

bluefirex, to linux in [Rant] I swear to fucking god. Windows is harder to use than Linux. Have any of you ever USED Windows lately? Holy fuck.

Not to discredit your experience but I don’t find long pressing the image (or whatever other content), then pressing share and whatever app you want to share with hard to find or remember.

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