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Re:Google engineers want to make ad-blocking (near) impossible by 8organicbits on Wednesday July 26, 2023 @07:25AM (#36875885)
Even if you don't care about all that, Firefox is the faster browser.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36770883

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Re:Google engineers want to make ad-blocking (near) impossible by somehnguy on Wednesday July 26, 2023 @07:36AM (#36876002)
Chrome feels faster though. I just switched back to it after using Firefox for the last year. Chrome in my work computer felt snappier than Firefox on my comparable spec personal machine.
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Re:Google engineers want to make ad-blocking (near) impossible by jeltz on Wednesday July 26, 2023 @07:49AM (#36876147)
Have you tried disabling smooth scrolling?
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Re:Google engineers want to make ad-blocking (near) impossible by 8organicbits on Wednesday July 26, 2023 @09:30AM (#36877359)
My concern is that soon the comparison will be "Chrome without ad block" vs "Firefox with ad block". There's no way Chrome outperforms Firefox in that scenario. Even if Chrome is faster for your unique workflow today, prepare to switch back.
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Re:Google engineers want to make ad-blocking (near) impossible by 0l on Wednesday July 26, 2023 @07:27AM (#36875912)
On a very niche set of tests, sure.
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