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Queen sucks by egerlach in c/[email protected]

[-] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago

I regret that I have but only one upvote to give.

The Google antitrust ruling could be an existential threat to the future of Firefox | Financials show 86% of Mozilla's revenue came from the agreement keeping Google as Firefox's default search engine by egerlach in c/[email protected]

[-] [email protected] 33 points 1 month ago

Firefox still doesn't have a native vertical tab bar.

That is only mostly true now. There is an about:config setting you can turn on in FF 129 (released this week) which will let you have native vertical tabs. The implementation is only about half done, but it's good enough for me to use alongside Sidebery Tabs.

You can track progress on vertical tabs in Bugzilla. They are also working on tab groups, but that work is at an earlier stage.

All in all, I think we'll see vertical tabs in the next 6 months or so? As a devout Firefox user and resister of the Chromium monopoly, I am really excited.

Appreciate your closest Gary while you still can. by egerlach in c/[email protected]

[-] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago

Even everyone's favourite Gary Brannan, Gary Brannan?

‘X Files’ Creator Says Studio Execs Asked ‘Where’s the Sex Appeal?’ About Gillian Anderson, Calls New Reboot a ‘Hard Job’ Since ‘Everything’s a Conspiracy’ Now by egerlach in c/[email protected]

[-] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago

You could probably do a season about how all the people making up and spreading the conspiracies are all part of a conspiracy...

James Webb telescope confirms there is something seriously wrong with our understanding of the universe by egerlach in c/[email protected]

[-] [email protected] 21 points 6 months ago

In fact, Lord Rutherford said that "ALL models are wrong, but some are useful" 🙂

12 March 2024 by egerlach in c/[email protected]

[-] [email protected] 46 points 6 months ago

This one hits a little different than it used to...

Sotomayor says she feels ‘frustration’ daily as conservative justices move US to right by egerlach in c/[email protected]

[-] [email protected] 19 points 7 months ago

IIRC, most legal scholars believe that shrinking the court doesn't get rid of existing justices as they are appointed for life. It simply prevents the appointment of new ones.

Microsoft stole my Chrome tabs, and it wants yours, too by egerlach in c/[email protected]

[-] [email protected] 17 points 7 months ago

DDG has gone downhill in recent years.

Not as much as Google though, so I've been feeling like it's been getting better and better, but it's just a comparative feeling.

You can remove Edge and Bing Search on Windows 11 even if you don't live in Europe by egerlach in c/[email protected]

[-] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

Reading the article, you do some registry edits to tell Windows that it's in Europe. Then you uninstall as if you were in Europe. No word on what other consequences this might have.

Rant: Valve's new Steam Deck screws speak volumes about their ethos. by egerlach in c/[email protected]

[-] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

I mean, you got my upvote already, but one big reason is that Robertson wanted to control all the manufacturing of the screws and the bits. Phillips licensed his patent out and let anyone make them just taking a tiny licensing fee. Made a fortune on volume. Robertson: good engineer, bad businessman.

Adobe tells you to use Chrome, not Firefox by egerlach in c/[email protected]

[-] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

There's the topic of this conversation, WebUSB. I happen to believe that a missing feature here for Firefox is a good thing, mind you...

NHL Open to Another Team in Atlanta by egerlach in c/[email protected]

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

At least last time the Thrashers became the Jets. Maybe this time the new Atlanta team will become the Nordiques again or an Atlantic Canada team.