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Re:Hacker News but for Independent Blogs by chrysoprace on Wednesday June 17, 2026 @05:36AM (#48567934)
That's a good user setting, but as opening in the same tab is the default browser behaviour then it should really stay that way. Opening in a new tab takes control away from the user.
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Re:Hacker News but for Independent Blogs by RossBencina on Wednesday June 17, 2026 @07:06AM (#48568618)
This. Principle of least surprise.
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Re:Hacker News but for Independent Blogs by el_io on Wednesday June 17, 2026 @06:30AM (#48568314)
Exactly. I prefer to open in the same page. If I want to open in new tab then I can always Ctrl + Click. I don't think I can do the reverse though.
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Re:Hacker News but for Independent Blogs by reactordev on Wednesday June 17, 2026 @06:24AM (#48568261)
Next they’ll be defending full screen div paywalls.
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