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Re:Stop Hiding My Controls: Hidden Interface Controls Are Af... by devnullbrain on Sunday July 06, 2025 @08:37AM (#44480257)
We don't do desktop computing like we did then. Most of what was separate applications then are now done in-browser: it's like running a virtual machine inside your OS.

I don't need to know that what I'm using is Edge/Chrome/Firefox any more than I need to know that what I'm using is Windows/etc.

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Re:Stop Hiding My Controls: Hidden Interface Controls Are Af... by iamtedd on Sunday July 06, 2025 @09:06AM (#44480493)
This argument would make more sense if it wasn't in a thread talking about all the other apps besides the browser that does this.
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Re:Stop Hiding My Controls: Hidden Interface Controls Are Af... by devnullbrain on Sunday July 06, 2025 @09:17AM (#44480568)
My point is that there rarely are other 'apps' in use.
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Re:Stop Hiding My Controls: Hidden Interface Controls Are Af... by DidYaWipe on Monday July 07, 2025 @03:50AM (#44487736)
That assertion is absurd.
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Re:Stop Hiding My Controls: Hidden Interface Controls Are Af... by devnullbrain on Monday July 07, 2025 @10:18AM (#44490633)
It is not novel to point out that more things are webapps or Electron.
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Re:Stop Hiding My Controls: Hidden Interface Controls Are Af... by DidYaWipe on Monday July 07, 2025 @02:24PM (#44493246)
"More things" than what? And novelty has nothing to do with it. This is about validity.
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