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3,140karma·1,202submissions·December 12, 2023
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I wasn't making any case for supporting Intel Macs - they can still run run other OSes. Just pointing out a pattern I have observed with commercial operating system releases, which is not acciden…
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Last I remember, they were contemplating retaining MV2 too in future releases so that uBlock (and other extensions don't lose functionality) - https://github.com/ungoogled-softwar…
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True. And when I first saw that Tor browser (i.e. Firefox) offered a vertical tabs mode without the tab title (and only the favicons), I thought it was the stupidest vertical tab UI design possible. B…
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Use Un-googled Chromium - https://ungoogled-software.github.io/about/ ... it's Chrome without the Google crap.…
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Sure, there's nothing wrong in pursuing a closed-source commercial business model. But you guys also said you won't collect any user data with the browser, and that may be true. And yet, you…
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It will be interesting to see how the Chromium clones like Vivaldi and Brave hold up. I know they have stated that they will continue to support MV2 ... but talk is easy. Many of these clones depends …
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The poor quality of macOS Tahoe is by design as it is a "transition" release - a transition OS release is often like a beta quality release (of some feature) and often features a "break…
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New missiles, UAV, Drones have completely changed warfare - nearly all the doctrines of war are now being rewritten.
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It is not irreplaceable - you can avoid it as a shipping route and take a longer route. It's just more costly because it is a long route. Which means higher oil prices, which is universally unpop…
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In India, from what I have personally observed it is mostly a mental health issue (anxiety disorders / depression): 1. Many men and women fear to commit to a relationship today and are increasing…
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Did you read the article? It makes an interesting comparison of the birth rate of West Germany (that had a capitalistic industrialisation model) and East Germany (with a communist industrialisation mo…
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The Saudis have only done "tit for tat" bombing, and are especially cautious to ensure that there is no escalation. Yes, they would prefer if this war could curtail Iran's power but the…
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"You're fucking crazy": Trump fumes at Netanyahu in call on Lebanon - https://www.axios.com/2026/06/01/trump-netanyahu-israel-leba... Elections. The Tr…
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> if they'd done what Israel wanted and destroyed all the oil infrastructure. That would have worked. But it is still a stupid idea if you don't cripple and destroy Iran's military…
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> MBS and the Saudis also want this While it is true that the Saudis are hostile to Iran and do want Iran's power to be curtailed, they were never in favour of the current war because they k…
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Both Netanyahu and Trump have a vested interest in promoting the idea of how much influence Israel has over US foreign policy. For Netanyahu, the propaganda that he manipulated Trump into waging a war…
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Sad. I just finished binge-watching Ted Lasso yesterday, and his character in it made his presence felt even if he only had a kind-of minor role in it.
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As the article points out, Lee Kuan Yew did not believe that democracy meant that his (or any other party in power) should also help opposition parties politically thrive. While such political philoso…
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To be clear, a "Web UI" usually refers to a desktop or mobile application whose user-interface is built with web technology (HTML, CSS, JS etc.) that is rendered using a webview component …
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The comment I was replying to was wondering why people installed apps to read email instead of using the browser based clients. So I don't understand your point ...?
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Nice article. But this statement in it - .. the Moslims burned down the library of Alexandria - is a myth. The Islamic empires, at its peak, were a great repository of knowledge. It is now accepted …
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Unfortunately, I remember reading that Australia now has weak privacy laws: > The Telecommunications Assistance and Access Bill (TAAB or AssAccess) require technology companies like FastMail, Goog…
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To have a copy of your emails on your device, for backup, and offline use.
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Partly agree. I once installed Firefox with uBlock Origin for someone who was Chrome user on an old PC and complained it was slow when browsing, and they told me that they didn't even know that t…
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Offer a "trial" version on App Store, and ask them to download the "pro" version and buy the license directly from you. (Offer a "30%" discount and point out that's …