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Re:Reflecting on 18 Years at Google on Monday November 27, 2023 @02:37AM (#38429252)
Not the first high-profile Flutter team member to leave Google in the past year.
Although Reddit currently faces a negative news cycle, I suspect they will easily overcome it by simply ignoring the uproar. Of course, there will be a percentage of users that feel that this is truly the last straw, but unfortunately, that pales in comparison to the enormous number of visitors for whom it doesn't matter enough.
As mentioned by others, the recommended list of extensions in the article is a bit outdated. These days not much more than uBlock Origin is needed for a good configuration, with the addition of maybe CanvasBlocker.
Re:Firefox 94 on Tuesday November 02, 2021 @11:08AM (#29082389)
Firefox may not be perfect, but I'm glad they exist and are making continuous improvements.
Re:What I Use Instead of Google on Wednesday January 06, 2021 @02:52PM (#25661446)
Also, see Jake Wharton's Docker GPhotos Sync [0] for a containerized version of this tool. Unfortunately, this method seems to be the easiest way to automate a backup at full quality.

[0] https://github.com/JakeWharton/docker-gphotos-sync

Re:YouTube-dl has received a DMCA takedown from RIAA on Sunday October 25, 2020 @09:39AM (#24886174)
This is a heavy blow for the community, regardless of where forks show up.
Great idea, well implemented.