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There have been exactly two innovations in web browsers in the last 16 years:
1. "Show Reader Automatically" in 2010;
2. "Hide Distracting Items" in 2024.Everything else has either been a waste of goddamned time, or actively malicious. Mostly the latter.
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@agreeable_landfall @jwz What about automatic language detection and translation?
@cstross I have literally never seen my web browser try to do that.
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@cstross I have literally never seen my web browser try to do that.
@jwz Ah. Seems to be a standard feature on Firefox and Safari on my machines?
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@jwz Ah. Seems to be a standard feature on Firefox and Safari on my machines?
@cstross Beats me. I use Safari on macOS and iOS and I've never seen it.
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@cstross Beats me. I use Safari on macOS and iOS and I've never seen it.
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3. Vimperator extension for Firefox (can't remember the year). Using vim keys for absolutely everything was a boost.
Tridactyl is carrying the torch the best it can with new limitations on the browser.
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There have been exactly two innovations in web browsers in the last 16 years:
1. "Show Reader Automatically" in 2010;
2. "Hide Distracting Items" in 2024.Everything else has either been a waste of goddamned time, or actively malicious. Mostly the latter.
There are counter-fingerprinting tools, too.
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@philnelson @jwz @cstross It only appears if they detect that the page is some other language and depending on privacy settings they may be unwilling to attempt that
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@jbayes Hiya, keen to understand more (and hopefully help). What distracting items are you trying to hide?
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@jbayes this is like half the reason I use ublock origin! Thank you lightning button! If only you worked more reliably... Like... If you were built into the browser...
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There have been exactly two innovations in web browsers in the last 16 years:
1. "Show Reader Automatically" in 2010;
2. "Hide Distracting Items" in 2024.Everything else has either been a waste of goddamned time, or actively malicious. Mostly the latter.
@jwz Vivaldi is experimenting with tiling tabs, which looks interesting. Those guys are probably worth watching, as they don't waste their time with slop.
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@jbayes this is like half the reason I use ublock origin! Thank you lightning button! If only you worked more reliably... Like... If you were built into the browser...
@elladan Yeah, I appreciate that Ublock Origin tries, but it's difficult enough to use that it's usually easier to find a different workaround.
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@plwt Stuff that obscures the content on the page. See OP:
https://mastodon.social/@jwz/116003009623618004 -
3. Vimperator extension for Firefox (can't remember the year). Using vim keys for absolutely everything was a boost.
Tridactyl is carrying the torch the best it can with new limitations on the browser.
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There have been exactly two innovations in web browsers in the last 16 years:
1. "Show Reader Automatically" in 2010;
2. "Hide Distracting Items" in 2024.Everything else has either been a waste of goddamned time, or actively malicious. Mostly the latter.
@jwz 3. the indicator which tab plays the annoying sound?
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There have been exactly two innovations in web browsers in the last 16 years:
1. "Show Reader Automatically" in 2010;
2. "Hide Distracting Items" in 2024.Everything else has either been a waste of goddamned time, or actively malicious. Mostly the latter.
@jwz I have never thought to hide website footers, thanks for that idea.
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@philnelson @jwz @cstross It only appears if they detect that the page is some other language and depending on privacy settings they may be unwilling to attempt that
@philnelson @jwz @cstross @malwareminigun there's metadata a page author can set in there that'd make that a non-issue. This can be set per element (you can be lazy and set it for the whole page, or individual paragraphs, divs, or spans and so on)
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Reference/Global_attributes/lang
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There have been exactly two innovations in web browsers in the last 16 years:
1. "Show Reader Automatically" in 2010;
2. "Hide Distracting Items" in 2024.Everything else has either been a waste of goddamned time, or actively malicious. Mostly the latter.
@jwz Love that the example is the Macalope! I feel like there used to be more semi-mainstream curmudgeonly tech critics, but he’s almost the last ungulate standing.
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There have been exactly two innovations in web browsers in the last 16 years:
1. "Show Reader Automatically" in 2010;
2. "Hide Distracting Items" in 2024.Everything else has either been a waste of goddamned time, or actively malicious. Mostly the latter.
@jwz what about the thing that autofills 2 factor codes from sms?
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Questa è qualcosa su cui io rimugino da età insospettabili, e forse l'unica cosa che è cambiata nel tempo è di aver fatto piccoli aggiustamenti alle condizioni.
Il classico è associare l'mmortalità all'eterna giovinezza, e CI STA, ma bisognerebbe anche capire cosa si intende per giovinezza (max 20? 25? 30?) e capire se questa eterna giovinezza significa anche una certa incapacità di maturare psicoemotivamente o se è solo una questione fisica.
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@oblomov Come ho detto nell'altro thread, dipende dalle condizioni di vita.
Per me andrebbe bene "immortale ma con l'opzione dell'eutanasia" perché non so se resisterei all'infinito.
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Tiro fuori questo sondaggio da una discussione che si stava avendo su un altro thread. La mia risposta (ma perché non si può votare ai proprî sondaggi?) sarebbe «Sí, sub conditione», ed inviterei chi vota per questa opzione di spiegare le condizioni.
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#sondaggione di Febbraio. Vorreste essere immortali?
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@stefano 🤣
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@hattifattener nothing so fanciful. everyone just realized all at once that this was all very silly and we'd all live better and be happier if we just looked out for one another
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Almost 22 years have passed since this photo was taken, in my university-era bedroom.
I had already graduated and I was doing things I truly enjoyed.
I was about to move out, even though nobody knew it (I was taking notes on my Palm about what to pack, but messiness was the norm, so no one got suspicious). I also had a slightly swollen gum, so I was smiling without showing my teeth, and I had mouthwash on the desk.
And that smile was one of mysterious satisfaction, anticipating what was about to happen soon.Perhaps the most enigmatic Italian smile since the Mona Lisa.
#ThrowBack #Memories #Past #Selfie #iMac #Sony #iMacG3 #SouthPark #Palm
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@eniko 💯 agreed
