Twitter seems to have recently (partially) given up on <a> tags, meaning i can no longer right-click to open in a new tab - it is infuriating

Chronically rate-limited, use an alternative.

(I could mention one that works, but that will eventually of course just compound the problem. So my secret fishing spot remains secret ;-)

You can use this extension: https://github.com/SimonBrazell/privacy-redirect and use the "use a random instance" option

Thanks, useful.

So you do care since only links follow your browsers’ behavior. Nothing else can be right-clicked to show “Copy link address” in the dropdown for example.

The golden rule is that if a button opens a link to a page that has its own URL, it should be a plain anchor tag.

You can apply whatever JavaScript on top of it to “ajaxify” it, as long as you ignore altered clicks (ctrl, cmd, shift, etc)

Hold control to open links in new tabs?! Woah! That's so much better than using middle mouse button, which is just suffering. Thanks chociej :)

I have one of those fancy gamer mice (Logitech G700S) and I bound the most prominent thumb button to middle-click. Haven't looked backed, making scroll-wheels clickable was a mistake.

Scroll wheels themselves are a bad implementation of a good idea. I bought a cheap USB volume control knob and used AutoHotKey to rebind volume up/down events into wheel scrolls. Productivity increased like crazy! Scrolling is no longer a chore, it's a pleasure. I even went the extra mile and coated it with rubber for a good grip.

I have always used Gesturefy to make right-click and drag down to open in a new tab. I don't know where I originally picked up this gesture...maybe Opera in 2003? But I've always loved it and use it a hundred times a day.

Why is a 2-handed input better than a 1-finger input?

It certainly depends on your hardware. The GP is just rooted in a completely different experience than yours.