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Re:Microsoft's mobile Edge browser begins issuing fake news warnings
on Wednesday January 23, 2019 @12:29PM (#18980333)
Some people in the west are shocked when they find out people can also be happy when they don't live in liberal democracies, like Russia, China or SK.
Re:Google proposes changes to Chromium which would disable uBlock Origin
on Wednesday January 23, 2019 @08:49AM (#18978040)
Sure, if you disregard the entirety of my post it looks like Mozilla is full of saints. The truth is that they've backstabbed me several times and I won't allow them to do it anymore. Take from that what you will. Maybe, if the Mozilla Corporation changes hands, I will trust them again, but as it stands now, no way.
Re:Google proposes changes to Chromium which would disable uBlock Origin
on Wednesday January 23, 2019 @08:03AM (#18977767)
I can't in the same way I can't be sure the Mozilla Corporation isn't pulling another Cliqz on me. So what's your point?
Re:Google proposes changes to Chromium which would disable uBlock Origin
on Wednesday January 23, 2019 @07:18AM (#18977589)
I do use Chrome. I know my data stays with Google and won't be siphoned to a third party that I don't know. I don't trust Google much but I trust them more than I trust a random third party, "better the devil you know than the devil you don't"
Re:It is time to leave the Facebook universe
on Wednesday January 23, 2019 @05:46AM (#18977201)
Which source code? Because the server is closed source, and there are several clients...
Re:AMD Open Source Driver for Vulkan
on Tuesday January 22, 2019 @05:37PM (#18973342)
The translated version (of course) of "what are you smoking" is used and known in my own language too. Surprises me that it's not universal as I thought it would be.
Re:“The Linux of social media” – How LiveJournal pioneered, then lost,...
on Tuesday January 22, 2019 @04:47PM (#18972886)
https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Scree...
The guy just used archive.org and posted a version with broken css as if it was a regular past screenshot of the site.
Re:Great Divide in How Americans Commute to Work
on Tuesday January 22, 2019 @04:44PM (#18972865)
Because it's better to not rely on anybody else, mostly.
Re:End of Apple
on Tuesday January 22, 2019 @04:35PM (#18972766)
Symbian was crap and Windows Phone fell really short. On the other hand, iOS is arguably good. Also, Nokia was very, very mismanaged.
Re:AMD Open Source Driver for Vulkan
on Tuesday January 22, 2019 @03:58PM (#18972392)
If you think that card is fast using the Linux drivers, wait until you try it with the Windows ones.