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original_reader,

I agree.

Unless I click “Accept All”.

original_reader,

Every browser can do that. Some can delete cookies when closing a tab or even when leaving a domain for another.

original_reader,

Sounds super shady. I’d venture that that would be illegal in Europe.

original_reader,

Actually true. There’s no reference in the Bible where Jesus says we should do that. Apart from the name, Christmas has nothing to do with Christ.

www.history.com/topics/…/history-of-christmas

original_reader,

Whatever gets the job done, frankly.

There’s things Linux excels at. There’s things Windows is better at. Hate me for saying that, but I use what’s needed and is better and quicker for the task.

original_reader,

Windows

Multimedia and gaming. Almost everything runs out of the box within a minute. I often get the same results with Linux, but sometimes it takes more work and I don’t always have the time or the muse to put in the effort.

Some proprietary software only runs on Windows. Famous examples are Adobe products. There are Linux alternatives, but that’s not always an option in a corporate environment.

This is important to me: Windows generally has fewer barriers for beginners (with whom I often work). While I’ve introduced a number of people to Linux and seen success, it’s just not as easy. It may also be a matter of what people already know, which is Windows (and increasingly Android or iOS).

In my experience, updates break Windows less than Linux, but that may just be me.

Device compatibility/driver support is also better (some printers or wireless network adapters, for example). Linux is catching up, which is fantastic. But it’s still catching up.

Linux

Programming, servers and everything security related, which is huge! I don’t think we need to go into that. In line with that: I hate Microsoft’s data collection practices. Some distros collect too, but it pales in comparison to Windows.

It is free. That’s a big deal for some people, especially in poorer areas. Windows can’t compete with that. It is also a great option for companies that want to save a bit of money and go open source, although the wisdom of that is debatable in some cases.

Not so important to me, but some love that it’s a fantastically customisable system, an enthusiast’s dream.

I could go on. Feel free to disagree or agree with what I’ve said. I am curious to hear where you think I am wrong, right or simply have a preference.

original_reader,

🤝

original_reader,

I read the whole article. I don’t agree with the notation of the American Physical Society, but who am I to argue that? 😄

I started out thinking I knew how the order of operations worked and ended up with a broader view of the subject. Thank you for opening my mind a bit today. I will be more explicit in my notations from now on.

original_reader,

I feel compelled to add a few:

  • Titanic
  • Deepwater Horizon
  • The Wave
  • The Impossible

… and so many others. The Towering Inferno gets an honourable mention.

And for those who want an outlandish one: Sharknado. It’s so bad, they made a second one.

original_reader,

I didn’t know. No choice, I will have to go look for them.

So awesome, they made 6 of the series! I’m stunned. 😄

original_reader,

Falls into the category “so bad it’s watchable good”.

Black Friday (files.mastodon.online)

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original_reader,

For anyone who is unaware of what this refers to, it is this website:

camelcamelcamel.com

The website describes it’s services like so:

Our free Amazon price tracker monitors millions of products and alerts you when prices drop, helping you decide when to buy.

original_reader,

Agreed.

These days we can simply run text through a spell and grammar check online. Simple to do and benefits all.

original_reader,

So do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.

original_reader,

People who have kids now are old?

You haven’t lived long yet, have you? 🙂

original_reader,

Again, only in the US.

Nevertheless, the right to remain silent is protected in many countries. Deciding whether to use it on the other hand, is not always easy.

original_reader,

Recently there was a thread trying to declare PHP obsolete.

Hard to beat this in efficiency:


<span style="color:#323232;">function is_even($num) {
</span><span style="color:#323232;">    return $num % 2 === 0;
</span><span style="color:#323232;">}
</span><span style="color:#323232;">
</span>

That said, this should work similarly in most languages.

original_reader,

Symfony, Laravel & other PHP based frameworks are going strong. PHP isn’t going away anytime soon.

original_reader,

In related news:

axios.com/…/west-antarctica-ice-sheet-unavoidable…

original_reader, (edited )

Logseq has an Android app. Zettlr doesn’t.

Edit: I tested Logseq. It has the basic functionality down, so for many it might be great. For me, though, it doesn’t come close to what is possible with the plugins of Obsidian. So for now I’ll stick with Obsidian.

original_reader,

Not that I fully disagree, just that there’s a reason they didn’t do it before. Probably more profitable to not have repairable devices. Not that they won’t try to make the best of the current situation, as you said.

Also, it would likely be more expensive to produce a line of repairable products just for one state and do different for the others, so this is the best way of spinning this.

original_reader,

Unless browser fingerprinting is your concern, in which case the most generic, unmodified browser is best (e.g. Tor).

But that is a huge topic for another thread.

original_reader,

Simply the OS already makes that difficult, true. Nonetheless, it’s one of your best bets.

For those who truly want to stay private, installing plugins on the Tor browser is obviously a no go. Changing any setting or even the window size should not be done. Seriously.

And I’d venture that Tor on phones might be the most homogenous, though that still isn’t saying a lot, sadly. Plus, smartphones are a privacy nightmare regardless (tip of the iceberg).

In the end, fingerprinting makes true privacy very challenging. Great introduction to the topic.

And an advanced writeup with excellent resources for those who really want to get into the subject matter.

Edit: spelling

original_reader,

Similar to Suika, but with an original twist and fully offline:

2050

original_reader,

You are looking for this:

URLCheck

original_reader,

Call me naive, but doing something illegal is never OK in the eyes of the law, whether I deem it necessary or not. I would have to receive a legal exception to the rule, as it were. As it stands, it’s illegal.

original_reader,

Needs raw Onions, raw Eggs, raw Capers and Pepper.

Germans know how to prepare truly healthy unique dishes.

original_reader,

Without knowing what you play, how many games would you say are as easy to install as under Windows and how many needed some additional encouragement?

original_reader, (edited )

Yeah, it happens with OpenBoard.

You can bypass it by moving your cursor anywhere by means of the space key (hold and move)

original_reader, (edited )

Just naming a company isn’t particularly useful. Some context would be great, so others can hate the company too. 🫠

original_reader,

And you haven’t even reached Nestlé yet…

original_reader,

Not sure if this is the one, but it is quite interesting regardless:

Interview with Proton CEO

original_reader,

Yes? My question refers to exactly that.

original_reader,

Read again, friend. That’s exactly why I asked the question.

original_reader,

Bookmarked, you superstar! 🌟

original_reader, (edited )

Snowrunner.

Black and White 1 & 2… sort of.

original_reader,

This is not a meme, but a reminder of a terrible time and this particular event. Post it in a history community, but not here. Why would we find something so sad funny?

It is in bad taste. To say the least.

original_reader, (edited )

The caption is there. But that doesn’t even matter. That isn’t the point. Point is the attitude towards the image, what it stands for and that it shouldn’t be used like this.

Using images of people suffering to make fun of a current situation is insensitive and disrespectful to the people who were suffering at the time. It also trivializes the situation and makes light of something that is serious and important. Essentially it isn’t ethical to use an image like this to make a point like yours.

It’s similar to someone posting a picture of a starving child and captioning it with “how I feel when I’m on diet.” It’s inappropriate, disrespectful and offensive.

Frankly, this post should be deleted for the same reasons.

original_reader, (edited )

Vivaldi does this out of the box: Tab grouping, tab stacking, tab stack renaming, vertical tabs, periodic tab reloading, etc.

Firefox has some catching up to do in this regard. I need extensions to do some of this. Tab stacking, for example, simply does not exist on Firefox, which means that my tab bar eventually makes me scroll horizontally.

Not badmouthing Firefox. Just saying that it isn’t the greatest in this area. Am still using it daily. I just don’t use it for tasks that require having many tabs at my disposal.

Edit: I didn’t say that Edge comes with most OSs. But Windows is the most widespread Desktop OS, so most people will have access to Edge “out of the box”.

original_reader,

I wrote my answer up here.

Linking it so I don’t post it twice.

original_reader,

I haven’t seen it yet. Thanks for sharing.

original_reader,

Amen. Only using Edge when there’s no other choice.

Usually there is, though.

Chrome, on the other hand, is never needed or required. At least I have never encountered such a scenario. Conceivably, a company admin could force it on employees, but in my experience, admins usually just stick with Edge if they run Windows and want to lock down company PCs from being tampered with.

original_reader,

Google’s changes for Chrome are a problem. That’s the main topic of this discussion.

To take it further, Chromium being mainly developed and maintained by Google and a ton of browsers basing themselves on that is another problem: Chromium monoculture and why it is a concern.

original_reader, (edited )

Sure. I am with you. That’s not what my previous message was about, though.

I agree with you 100% on what you just said.

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