Daniel Aleksandersen

“#Firefox on the brink? The Big Three may effectively be down to a Big Two, and right quick.” — Bruce Wray #browserWar https://www.brycewray.com/posts/2023/11/firefox-brink/ Posted on Mastodon on 2023-12-06

I’m gonna have to host this thing myself again, haven’t I? My Mastodon host, Fedi.monster, does not offer full-text search (ElasticSearch). Exporting the database and searching it by hand to rediscover posts is getting old. I wish I could just use my domain with one of the existing instances rather than having to maintain a full instance just to get my domain as the handle. Mastodon is nothing like email. #Fediverse #selfHost Posted on Mastodon on 2023-11-29

Please repeat after me: Low peak RAM consumption is not in itself a useful metric. What you want is efficient RAM usage with no memory leaks and a fast and sensible response to system memory pressure. You did not pay for all that RAM for your apps and system not to use it. Posted on Vivaldi Social on 2023-11-28

Are all PC hardware issues caused by poorly tested and non-interoperable power-savings tech? Every time I’ve needed to fix an issue lately — regardless of the hardware — the process always ends up being the same: 1. identify the failing component, and 2. disable all its power-saving options. It fixes unexpected hangs and hard reboots, stuttering, dead Ethernet controllers, graphics corruption, unresponsive touchpads, and more. Posted on Mastodon on 2023-11-18

Dozens of my old domains expired today. I hope they'll remain unclaimed, but expect to see them reregistered and used to spread crap within a few hours or days. Posted on Mastodon on 2023-11-12

Bcachefs has finally been merged into the Kernel! I’m gonna need to find some time to play with it. #Linux #filesystem https://www.phoronix.com/news/Bcachefs-Merged-Linux-6.7 Posted on Mastodon on 2023-11-03

‘Do-Not-Track’ privacy setting gets legal backing in Germany

Legislators are finally paying attention to concerns about how our digital data is tracked, collected, and stored. Find out what this game-changing ruling means and how it could affect us.

Sync privacy incident affecting our Snapshot test users

A privacy incident affected our Snapshot test users in versions 6.4.3160.25 through 6.4.3160.30 for desktop.

Microsoft has not stopped forcing Edge on Windows 11 users

Microsoft announces vague changes to the default web browser setting for Windows Insider. Nothing but wishful thinking. Still force-opens web links in Edge.

The trouble with decommissioning a used FIDO security key

You can’t throw out your worn-out USB security keys when you can’t recall what locks they’re for. Physical security tokens come with their own problems.

Northern Summer Fixes – Vivaldi Browser snapshot 3077.3

Vivaldi adds a new Clear Browsing Data button in the History panel.

Geolocation for MacOS and Customizable Address Field Suggestions – Vivaldi Browser snapshot 3070.3

Vivaldi now uses CoreLocation for geolocation on MacOS. Categories in the address field suggestions drop-down can now be reordered. Mail and Calendar accounts supports Fastmail OAuth logins. Plus 20 other changes and fixes!