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Comment on What are some songs/albums that strongly benefit from their "outside story"? in ~music
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Comment on Black Mirror S1E01 "The National Anthem" discussion thread in ~tv
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Comment on Firefox is back. It’s time to give it a try. in ~tech
thestarflyer Link ParentYou should look into Waterfox (a Firefox fork) if you haven't already. I haven't kept up with their news lately, but, as far as I know, the main developer is committed to keeping legacy addon support.You should look into Waterfox (a Firefox fork) if you haven't already. I haven't kept up with their news lately, but, as far as I know, the main developer is committed to keeping legacy addon support.
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Comment on Firefox is back. It’s time to give it a try. in ~tech
thestarflyer Link ParentFor anyone who wants to try it, this is how you do it: Go to this location: C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\<profile> Create chrome\userChrome.css if it doesn't exist...For anyone who wants to try it, this is how you do it:
- Go to this location:
C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\<profile>- Create chrome\userChrome.css if it doesn't exist already.
- Open userChrome.css and paste these lines:
@namespace url("http://www.mozilla.org/keymaster/gatekeeper/there.is.only.xul"); /* hide horizontal tabs */ .tabbrowser-tab, .tabs-newtab-button { display: none !important; }- Restart Firefox.
I've been using Tree Style Tabs with this userChrome.css trick ever since Firefox Quantum launched. Never had any problems.
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Comment on Password manager suggestions? in ~tech
thestarflyer Link ParentHuh, I never stopped to wonder why they had a maximum length constraint. What you're saying makes a lot of sense, so hurray for password managers and unique passwords! Too bad I can't remember...Huh, I never stopped to wonder why they had a maximum length constraint. What you're saying makes a lot of sense, so hurray for password managers and unique passwords! Too bad I can't remember which site it was...
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Comment on Password manager suggestions? in ~tech
thestarflyer Link ParentThat's true. Unfortunately, there are many sites out there that force you to have numbers and special characters in your password. Edit: I also encountered a site once that had a maximum password...That's true. Unfortunately, there are many sites out there that force you to have numbers and special characters in your password.
Edit: I also encountered a site once that had a maximum password length requirement that was exceeded by the sentence generated by Readable Passphrase Generator.
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Comment on Password manager suggestions? in ~tech
thestarflyer Link ParentSure, here are some: Ug{Giph/Cyuz0Ji:Och! Sal5Vif>Fip0Box9Bor( Yugh|Nol2Thy4VuQuat? Lip8Phen]Vup*Rek)Thig8 The length (and a couple of other things) are customizable. Edit: There's also the...Sure, here are some:
Ug{Giph/Cyuz0Ji:Och! Sal5Vif>Fip0Box9Bor( Yugh|Nol2Thy4VuQuat? Lip8Phen]Vup*Rek)Thig8The length (and a couple of other things) are customizable.
Edit: There's also the Readable Passphrase Generator, which will generate completely readable (albeit nonsensical) passphrases, like this:
the statesman will burgle amidst lucid sunlampsThese are better suited for memorizing, but that's a whole other discussion. :)
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Comment on Password manager suggestions? in ~tech
thestarflyer Link ParentI second the KeePass recommendation! What I like about it, apart from it being open-source and available on all major operating systems, is its configurability. There are tons of useful plugins....I second the KeePass recommendation! What I like about it, apart from it being open-source and available on all major operating systems, is its configurability. There are tons of useful plugins.
Also, others have already said it: don't reuse passwords and let your password manager generate strong passwords. I just wanted to add, if you use KeePass you should install the Pronounceable Password Generator plugin or you are going to hate yourself in those (rare) instances where you need to type an automatically generated strong password.
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Comment on Who was excited to pick a cool username? in ~tildes
thestarflyer Link ParentGood to know, thank you! I'd thought there was an automatic option in Settings and felt a bit silly for no managing to find it, haha.Good to know, thank you! I'd thought there was an automatic option in Settings and felt a bit silly for no managing to find it, haha.
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Comment on Who was excited to pick a cool username? in ~tildes
thestarflyer LinkI didn't actually think of this when I created my account tbh. I simply picked the same username which I use on Reddit. Reading your post, it felt a bit like a missed opportunity... until I got to...I didn't actually think of this when I created my account tbh. I simply picked the same username which I use on Reddit.
Reading your post, it felt a bit like a missed opportunity... until I got to your edit, which suggests that you can change your username. (Out of curiosity, how do you do that? I couldn't figure it out.)
Still, even if it's possible to change one's username, I don't think I'll part with my old one. I might create other Tildes accounts when it will be possible to do so (and maybe all the cool names will have been taken by that point), but I want this username to be part of my "main" identity here.
Cherry Lips by Garbage comes to mind. The song was inspired by a couple of "autobiographical" novels about a teenage male-hustler turned writer. The novels later turned out to be works of pure fiction written by a woman writer.