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  1. Comment on Brave Origin (Nightly), a paid, bloat-free version of Brave in ~tech

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    This is a bad behavior. Collecting money for someone without their consent, or even knowledge? This concept is bizarre (and maybe illegal in some places?).

    This is a bad behavior. Collecting money for someone without their consent, or even knowledge? This concept is bizarre (and maybe illegal in some places?).

    6 votes

  2. Comment on Brave Origin (Nightly), a paid, bloat-free version of Brave in ~tech

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    Google/YouTube, and Meta's apps are a contrary point to first party ads. They are riddled with scams and malwares behind a click.

    Google/YouTube, and Meta's apps are a contrary point to first party ads. They are riddled with scams and malwares behind a click.

    3 votes

  3. Comment on Brave Origin (Nightly), a paid, bloat-free version of Brave in ~tech

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    I've never used Brave, but I imagine uBlock Origin is a good (if not better) alternative.

    I've never used Brave, but I imagine uBlock Origin is a good (if not better) alternative.

    3 votes

  4. Comment on Brave Origin (Nightly), a paid, bloat-free version of Brave in ~tech

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    I'm ok with charging for software. The issue is with Brave, since: Their offer is a bad one, and contradicts its flagship (bloated) product. If I want a slim browser, ungoogled-chromium is...

    I'm ok with charging for software. The issue is with Brave, since:

    1. Their offer is a bad one, and contradicts its flagship (bloated) product. If I want a slim browser, ungoogled-chromium is arguably better;
    2. As presented in other replies in this thread, Brave is a business with a questionable track record, so (for me) donating to them, even as a regular transaction in disguise, is a no go.
    5 votes

  5. Comment on What is Mastodon for? in ~tech

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    I had trouble in smaller instances where admins defederated from others where I have acquaintances and this got me upset. I feel people nowadays is more intolerant with minor differences, and...

    I had trouble in smaller instances where admins defederated from others where I have acquaintances and this got me upset. I feel people nowadays is more intolerant with minor differences, and defederation is a powerful, destructive tool to be used for anything. (Mastodon has lesser destructive tools, such as hide posts from profiles or whole instances without wrecking connections between two instances. Rarely used, though.)

    That's why I moved to .social. It's ok-ish moderated, and since it's the biggest one, defederations are — as far as I know — rare, only in truly unacceptable cases. I wish more Mastodon admins were like them.

    2 votes

  6. Comment on What is Mastodon for? in ~tech

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    The Fediverse, particularly Mastodon, still suffers from the reputation of being “complicated.” Its key distinguishing feature — federated instances — is also its Achilles’ heel. A few years ago,...

    The Fediverse, particularly Mastodon, still suffers from the reputation of being “complicated.” Its key distinguishing feature — federated instances — is also its Achilles’ heel.

    A few years ago, I started recommending joining the Fediverse/Mastodon via the developers’ instance, mastodon.social, and focusing on the personal timeline. It’s simpler to explain and — I hope — to understand, but something gets lost along this easier path.

    I hadn’t realized this until I read this post by Laurens Hof on the Connected Places blog. He makes a very astute distinction regarding the Fediverse experience, between the instance layer and the federation layer, and argues that most people live in the federation layer.

    There's more in his article. For me, it was enlightening.

    9 votes

  8. Comment on Brave Origin (Nightly), a paid, bloat-free version of Brave in ~tech

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    Or, you know, just use ungoogled-chromium? I mean, they bloated the flagship product to sell a slim alternative. This fact, by itself, is a red flag for me.

    Or, you know, just use ungoogled-chromium?

    I mean, they bloated the flagship product to sell a slim alternative. This fact, by itself, is a red flag for me.

    23 votes

  9. Comment on Matt Mullenweg says “the wheels have fallen off” in wide-ranging WordPress critique in ~tech

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    This is the bless and the curse of WordPress. So easy to add things that it adds up fast and turns the CMS into a really big mess.

    This is the bless and the curse of WordPress. So easy to add things that it adds up fast and turns the CMS into a really big mess.

    1 vote

  10. Comment on Matt Mullenweg says “the wheels have fallen off” in wide-ranging WordPress critique in ~tech

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    He isn't wrong, but it's deeply weird that the lead developer and de facto dictator of WordPress (recent evidence #1, #2) complains about these things. I mean, if there's one person able to...

    He isn't wrong, but it's deeply weird that the lead developer and de facto dictator of WordPress (recent evidence #1, #2) complains about these things. I mean, if there's one person able to prevent these issues, it's him!

    15 votes

  11. Comment on Matt Mullenweg says “the wheels have fallen off” in wide-ranging WordPress critique in ~tech

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    Serious question: what the hell is wrong with this guy?

    Serious question: what the hell is wrong with this guy?

    19 votes

  13. Comment on How are we all feeling about piracy these days? in ~movies

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    I mostly stopped pirating in 2010s when Netflix was a hub for movies and TV shows fair priced and Spotify only played songs and its CEO wasn't financing drone weapons in injustice wars. I went...

    I mostly stopped pirating in 2010s when Netflix was a hub for movies and TV shows fair priced and Spotify only played songs and its CEO wasn't financing drone weapons in injustice wars.

    I went back to pirating all the things and fuck those fuckers.

  14. Comment on Allbirds announces pivot from running shoes to AI compute; stock surged over 700% in ~tech

  15. Comment on No-stack web development in ~tech

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    I learned my way to using git to serve static sites via Github's and Cloudflare's free hosting offers. And that's it.

    I learned my way to using git to serve static sites via Github's and Cloudflare's free hosting offers. And that's it.

    3 votes

  16. Comment on No-stack web development in ~tech

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    All my web projects are/were small and hand-made. I imagine the appeal for “go-to stacks” are bigger on enterprise, but other than that I have a hard time understanding the advantages of them for...

    All my web projects are/were small and hand-made. I imagine the appeal for “go-to stacks” are bigger on enterprise, but other than that I have a hard time understanding the advantages of them for the end-user.

    6 votes

  20. Comment on Why Microsoft’s war on Windows’ Control Panel is taking so long in ~tech

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    And that's… fine? I mean, as long as your computer doesn't lag, what's the problem? I never open Activity Monitor because I don't need. My 8 GB of RAM plus whatever swaps it needs handle my usage...

    And that's… fine? I mean, as long as your computer doesn't lag, what's the problem? I never open Activity Monitor because I don't need. My 8 GB of RAM plus whatever swaps it needs handle my usage like a champ.

    (Curiously, I find Firefox a bigger resource hog than Safari.)

    4 votes