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It feels faster on some sites, a bit slower (but not unbearably so) on others.
Worked for me. Switched to FF because I just can't trust Chrome anymore. FF feels like a breath of fresh air.
I made the same switch (on Ubuntu) yesterday. For me, the performance is the same, if not better in FF. What does feel less slick in FF is the UI (Settings etc.).
Re:Why I’m done with Chrome on Monday September 24, 2018 @04:50AM (#18056024)
I just switched on my Ubuntu, following the new release of Chrome which OP rightly criticizes. It works very well.
Re:Why I’m done with Chrome on Monday September 24, 2018 @04:48AM (#18056015)
Or switch to another browser such as FF where you have to worry less about the problem in the first place and are guaranteed to get updates.
Re:ReactXP – A library for building cross-platform apps on Friday September 21, 2018 @01:11AM (#18037294)
What in particular are you missing? I happen to be writing a PyQt5 tutorial for my https://build-system.fman.io today.
Thanks! :-)
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Re:Classic text adventures online on Monday September 17, 2018 @07:37AM (#18004900)
I recommend Zork on that list. Recently played it for the first time and it's a great experience. Your mind fills in so much more than virtual images or sounds could create.
Re:Could sonic booms stop hurricanes? (2008) on Saturday September 15, 2018 @08:52AM (#17994094)
There's a more recent thread [1] where the consensus seems to be that no, it's not possible to stop hurricanes this way, or with nukes. According to the thread, the energy in a hurricane is simply too great.

1: https://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?/topic/165281...

I think "make GDPR compliant" should come much later. Most new businesses fail. In that case, any time you spent on GDPR will have been a waste.
Had to re-read to see 1.5 GB per day. Wow. I used to think we had it good in Austria (10GB for €10 per month). But that is fantastic.
Re:Is the Lean Startup Dead? on Wednesday September 05, 2018 @12:55PM (#17919786)
That's evident from the article. And it does not change the fact that the headline is clickbait, a promise which the article fails to deliver on.
Re:Is the Lean Startup Dead? on Wednesday September 05, 2018 @12:36PM (#17919529)
Calling a popular term "dead" is certainly a good way to attract clicks. And sure, when money is cheap and you have $2B to spend, you can afford to throw much bigger Spaghetti at the wall. But Lean defines a startup as a project under extreme uncertainty. Commercial video streaming sites exist, the only thing that seems to be new about the example in the article is the video length. I would not consider this an environment of extreme uncertainty. So imho, while cheap money does change the equation, 99% of the article's punch lies in its clickbaity headline.
Re:Ten Trillion-Degree Quasar Astonishes Astronomers (2016) on Sunday September 02, 2018 @03:23PM (#17898188)
Hagedorn temperature on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hagedorn_temperature
Re:Fail on Sunday September 02, 2018 @03:41AM (#17896069)
Thanks :}
Re:Fail on Saturday September 01, 2018 @06:57AM (#17891277)
I'm still reeling from being rejected by Google years ago. Inspiring to see you keep trying. Keep it up!