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“#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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Google #AdSense is changing how it pays publishers across the web. This is a pretty massive change in its compensation scheme. I expect we will see ads getting even bigger ads that more aggressively resist being scrolled out of view going forward.“In addition to updating our revenue-share structure, AdSense will soon transition from primarily paying publishers per click to the display industry standard of paying per impression.” — Dan Taylor, AdSense blog, Google https://blog.google/products/adsense/evolving-how-publishers-monetize-with-adsense/ Posted on Mastodon on
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Introducing the new ghosty merch items in the Vivaldi Store. Grab the stylish new Private Browsing inspired T-shirt and extra private boxer briefs! 👻👕🩲 https://store.vivaldi.com/?s=Private&post_type=product Posted on Vivaldi Social on
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A.I. Prompt Engineering 101: Add a period after the query to bypass the quota limit for repeated queries. 🤦 Posted on Mastodon on
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(The dog petting issue is being addressed.) Posted on Vivaldi Social on
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If you’ve got free time, then we’ve got a free platformer game for you! (Linux compatible with Proton. No, you cannot pet the dog.) #Vivaldia2 🎮 https://store.steampowered.com/app/2623150/Vivaldia_2/ Posted on Vivaldi Social on
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I found out that there is an official limited availability green case! It’s called “Seafoam” and looks … okay, I guess? At least, it’s green-ish. The trouble is that I can’t find anywhere that has it in stock. Posted on Mastodon on
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The one thing that has disappointed me as a Google Pixel 7a owner is the lack of case options. There are less than a dozen official cases and the third-party options are incredibly lackluster. (I’m looking for a solid green silicon case, nothing fancy.) Posted on Mastodon on
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I really can’t delete my Twitter account as long as the service remains the sole point of contact for so many people, businesses, and organizations. Posted on Mastodon on
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Dealing with the fallout of the constant entropy and decay in the Home Assistant ecosystem is a full-time job. #HomeAssistant Posted on Mastodon on
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I’m so tired of open-source projects that break after upgrading because its developer was unwilling to compromise for compatibility with a downstream dependency due to silly squabbles. Okay, you’re technically right, but please cooperate and coordinate with the up- and downstream ecossytems anyway. Sure, it’s a bug, and yes, it sucks to maintain backwards compatibility. Do it anyway. You can compromise on perfection and simplicity for a few months to allow other projects time to migrate. Posted on Mastodon on
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“How to Actually Clean Install Windows 11” — Justin Pot, Wired https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-clean-install-windows-11/ Posted on Mastodon on
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“New York Times Doesn’t Want Its Stories Archived” —
Nikita Mazurov, The Intercept https://theintercept.com/2023/09/17/new-york-times-website-internet-archive/ Posted on Mastodon on -
You should always apply display: block; to A elements when used to wrap other block elements. It's a quick-fix for many layout and accessibility problems. It may look the same, but you make it clearer to the engine and accessibility tools what is the interactable area. #WebDev #CSSBoxModel Posted on Vivaldi Social on
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Issue number 100 000 just got logged in Vivaldi’s bug tracker. A meaningless milestone, for sure. Yet, it somehow still feels significant. Here’s to VB-100000! 🥳 Posted on Vivaldi Social on
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“Microsoft Edge still forcing itself on users in Europe” — Thomas Claburn, The Register https://www.theregister.com/2023/09/12/microsoft_edge_hasnt_stopped_selfpreferencing/ Posted on Vivaldi Social on
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“Microsoft Edge still forcing itself on users in Europe” — Thomas Claburn, The Register https://www.theregister.com/2023/09/12/microsoft_edge_hasnt_stopped_selfpreferencing/ Posted on Mastodon on
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Twitter is currently showing me old tweets from 2017–2020 when visiting profiles without being logged in. It applies to most active accounts. It really makes the platform feel alive and vibrant. #BirdSite #TheMuskEffect Posted on Mastodon on
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“Microsoft now bends to Europe on links: Clicking a URL from a system service will actually open in your [default] browser.” — Thomas Claburn, The Register.
As the author or the EdgeDeflector utility program, I’m happy to see that Windows will finally respect the default browser setting instead of force-opening links in Microsoft Edge. (Does not appear to work in the #WindowsInsider Dev channel yet despite the mention in changelog.) https://www.theregister.com/2023/08/30/microsoft_windows_11_bing/ Posted on Mastodon on -
MacOS is beautiful and so is Mac hardware. However, you should never purchase anything from a company that fakes signs of an unsuccessful repair when there is nothing wrong with the replacement component. Apple is intentionally designing its products to become e-waste. #RightToRepair #eWaste #CircularEconomy https://youtu.be/r0Hwb5xvBn8 Posted on Mastodon on
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The depth of Cities Skylines 2’s simulation is astonishing. If you’ve ever enjoyed a city builder game, then check out the developer insight videos where they discuss individual components of the city simulation. #CitiesSkylines appears as nothing more than a dumb mobile app toy compared to #CitiesSkylines2. (Releases in late October.) https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6kotTknxXVTaMOAax7xz6KeByEtD5frA Posted on Mastodon on
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“This is some real tragedy of the commons shit. The web is becoming a miserable experience because some salesbro who is trying to meet his KPIs is doing stuff to marginally increase the number of paying customers. […] The more each [web]site tries to create its own little walled garden, the less valuable the open web becomes.” — Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge https://www.theverge.com/2023/2/28/23618804/google-facebook-login-ads-web-design-hell Posted on Mastodon on
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“Northern Summer Fixes – #VivaldiBrowser snapshot 3077.3” “Vivaldi adds a new Clear Browsing Data button in the History panel.” https://vivaldi.com/blog/desktop/vivaldi-browser-snapshot-3077-3/ Posted on Vivaldi Social on
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Geolocation for MacOS and Customizable Address Field Suggestions – Vivaldi Browser snapshot 3070.3 https://vivaldi.com/blog/desktop/macos-geolocation-and-customizable-address-suggestions-snapshot-3070-3/ Posted on Vivaldi Social on
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I’ve just released my first #VivaldiBrowser Snapshot update including all the internal processes and checks. Phew. I hope I didn’t screw it up! (Don’t worry: I’m only subbing for @ruario for a few weeks this summer.) https://vivaldi.com/blog/desktop/same-old-new-window-now-opens-faster-vivaldi-browser-snapshot-3062-3/ Posted on Vivaldi Social on
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Are there any features you wished your web browser could provide that would give you a better experience on #Mastodon? #Fediverse Posted on Vivaldi Social on
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I’ve reached out to #BattlEye about this problem. This will be my 11th correspondence to the company over the years. I’ve yet to receive a single reply or to see them fix a single issue. 🎮 Posted on Vivaldi Social on
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#BattlEye is an anti-cheat system used in some of the leading online multiplayer games. Unfortunately, it can get a bit grumpy when #VivaldiBrowser is set as the system default web browser.17:46:59: Starting BattlEye Service...
17:47:11: Launching game...
20:16:45: Note: File blocks can be ignored if they don't cause problems with the game.
20:16:45: [INFO] Blocked loading of file: "%LOCALAPPDATA%\Vivaldi\Application\vivaldi.exe".#DefaultApps #BrowserChoice #NotYetMainstream Posted on Vivaldi Social on -
There’s now a pride theme featured at https://themes.vivaldi.net and some custom artwork on https://social.vivaldi.net/about for #Pride2023 🏳️🌈. I’ve pushed for these tiny things internally, but frankly I’m not good at the whole flag waving thing. Any ideas for us? I thought that society didn’t need Pride anymore. Then politicians in Poland and Russia — and lately even the USA — turned all shitheads on the whole inclusivity and diversity thing. The message clearly still needs to be communicated. ✊ Posted on Vivaldi Social on
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Did anyone spot #VivaldiBrowser’s appearance at the #GoogleIO developer conference yesterday? 🚗 Vivaldi made a brief appearance in the “What’s new with Android for cars” session video. #AndroidDevelopers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ii7PGDG0G5g Posted on Vivaldi Social on
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You can now get the #VivaldiBrowser in the Microsoft Store on Windows: for those times when you can’t even be asked to open Microsoft Edge to download another web browser. #BrowserChoice https://apps.microsoft.com/store/detail/XP99GVQDX7JPR4 Posted on Vivaldi Social on
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My favorite user-submitted bug report signed off with, “Expected result: Utter perfection.” #SoftwareQA Posted on Vivaldi Social on
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Do you have any thoughts on this new prompt that Microsoft puts up when you click on a link in the Microsoft Outlook app for Android? The right option is always to use the system #DefaultBrowser! #BrowserChoice #MicrosoftEdge Posted on Vivaldi Social on
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I contributed one prominent sentence of #microcopy (user-interface text) to Vivaldi 6.0. 📢 I’ve seen it repeated by people and the media all across the web when discussing the release. It put a positive spin on a new feature, and it’s been fun seeing it resonate with people. #VivaldiBrowser #UX Posted on Vivaldi Social on
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Vivaldi 6.0 turned out pretty good, didn’t it? #OneWeekAnniversary Posted on Vivaldi Social on
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