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Comment on Brave Origin (Nightly), a paid, bloat-free version of Brave in ~tech
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Comment on I’ve ‘run out’ of notes on TickTick in ~tech
doors_1 Link ParentUnless something involves an ongoing server/cloud hosting costs; subscription model is useless. The good old pay once ought to be the norm. Things like music or video streaming make sense as a...Unless something involves an ongoing server/cloud hosting costs; subscription model is useless. The good old pay once ought to be the norm.
Things like music or video streaming make sense as a subscription model; something like this does not. This is just enshittification , as Cory Doctorow would have put it.
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
doors_1 LinkI read Death of Grass by John Christopher. It's a dystopic sci fi novel though it mostly concerns with the human elements [the dystopia involves a world where a virus basically wipes out any blade...I read Death of Grass by John Christopher. It's a dystopic sci fi novel though it mostly concerns with the human elements [the dystopia involves a world where a virus basically wipes out any blade of grass; essentially agriculture being done for and madness that follows ). It's within 200 pages and quite a decent read.
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Comment on Commonly misspelled words quiz in ~humanities.languages
doors_1 Link ParentThat is true. The French is the only one I got wrong. I had heard of the term but never quite sure of it's exact spelling [and it's rather hard to be honest]. Also, now that we are into culinary...That is true. The French is the only one I got wrong. I had heard of the term but never quite sure of it's exact spelling [and it's rather hard to be honest]. Also, now that we are into culinary inspired terms, look into amouse bouche.
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Comment on Tildes Book Club discussion - March 2026 - The Metamorphosis by Kafka in ~books
doors_1 LinkI read this novel twice I think (original one a decade ago when I read most of his works). The small length really helps :p. I don't think there is one consensus on what Kafka really meant to...I read this novel twice I think (original one a decade ago when I read most of his works). The small length really helps :p. I don't think there is one consensus on what Kafka really meant to tell/showcase via this novel. I still don't consider it as good as the Trial (which is unprecedentedly good) and really puts Kafka-esque in the true sense.
I doubt many people in the Linux community will use it. Linux is mostly dominated by Firefox [or it's forks]. Even Microsoft Edge has an official Linux build but I would be surprised if many folks used it as their primary browser.
If they offered it as a paid version on Linux, it is almost certain that no one would use it [read:revenue stream would be very low in any case]. This way, they are likely hoping to remain atleast a viable alternative in the Linux eco-system.