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[–] [email protected] 90 points 1 year ago (22 children)

I really, really don’t understand why people use Chrome, or have been using it in the past

[–] [email protected] 64 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I used it for years and just recently switched to Firefox. I was just comfortable using it, and knew how to use the dev tools. I had my extensions set up how I liked. I’m still missing a few things on Firefox but fuck chrome.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (6 children)

What things are you missing?

[–] [email protected] 39 points 1 year ago (9 children)

I keep people saying they're missing things from chrome. I honestly don't get it, if anything I've had more usable features since switching back to FF

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[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

It’s really easy to forget that back in the day (by which I mean what, 2010? Idk) chrome was super speedy and very cool with cool fast looking angular tabs and Google was a nice new cool internet company who’s moto was don’t be evil and the alternative was fucking internet explorer which was a cinder block in a blue shirt or Firefox which had a cool logo but was rather slow and the joke was that internet explorer’s whole purpose was to download chrome and I guess what I’m saying is that Google has lived long enough to see itself become the villain, or at least Comcast which is pretty much the same thing and tbh the only other time I can think of that something like this has actually happened is in 1998, when The Undertaker threw Mankind off Hell In A Cell, and plummeted 16 ft through an announcer's table

[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You dropped these:

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago

Oh shit thanks I’ve got a hole in me pocket and they keep falling out 🕳️

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago

Goddamn it not on lemmy too

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago

It was faster than Firefox and more accurate than Internet Explorer.

That was a decade ago. Since id say Firefox and Chrome are the same speed and Edge is just branded Chrome.

Chrome used to be new and exciting when Google was still a "do no evil" hip tech company doing neat shit like Google Earth and stuff.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

I use chrome for work because it's installed on every computer we have and the machines are locked down so I can't install firefox if I wanted to. I move around between stations all the time so logging in and having all my bookmarks, passwords, history, etc... synced is convenient. I use firefox at home but most people just stick with what's familiar to them. It's a solid browser feature-wise and that's what most people care about.

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[–] [email protected] 48 points 1 year ago (1 children)

you will buy the useless crap. You will work extra hours to afford it.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I've noticed that the average listed salaries on Indeed have gone down about 30% in the last 2 years, which is great because prices of damn near everything have gone up at least as much.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago

well how else will the billionaires buy their thirtieth yacht with a docking spot for a smaller yacht?

[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My future browser will be a terminal prompt

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago (3 children)

You can use Lynx. Here is the google homepage:

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (9 children)

Nice. but Unfortunately WEI will detect the header of the request and block site access even with a terminal browser. The end is near.

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Seriously just use Firefox for your browser and Revanced on mobile for youtube

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I would not be surprised if regular people tolerated 5+ minute ad breaks for a short video. Too much bs has been normalized for that to be much of a surprise anymore.

Like a frog slowly heating in a pot of water, you can get used to just about anything if you're apathetic enough.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago

I'll torrent YT videos before I watch ads.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

tehe nevah. think I sent some money and got this poster. name is on there somewhere firefox 1.0 poster

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Looks like Black Mirror was not only prediction

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I never stopped using Firefox, and I never had a problem with anything but Government sites.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago

GetFirefox.com

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I hate google but can you stop posting the same shitty memes in different formats

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (3 children)
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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How many verification cans have you had to drink today sir?

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

Those greedy bastards push people to watch ads like they expect their companies' income will grow infinitely

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

More like "you will use chromium and you will watch ads."

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

or nah, just use piped on firefox :3

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