tetchy afJul 23, 2023

Stop using Chrome as your daily driver.

Google proposed adding DRM to Chrome, which will be used to stop ad blockers, privacy tools, password plugins, accessibility/reader modes.

The only way to stop Google’s Chrome from wrecking the internet like Internet Explorer did for many year is to switch to a NOT chromium-based browser as soon as possible for your day to day. You’ve got Safari and Firefox as your choices.

I know you’ll have to use Chrome sometimes because it’s already happening.

Show threadRaph J 🇺🇦🇪🇺🇵🇸 #HelloQuitteXJul 23, 2023
@af what are the options on mobile ? FF sucks on mobile. I use Bromite but it's Chromium.
Show threadWalter TrossJul 24, 2023
@RaphJ
what makes you say FF sucks on mobile? I use it all the time, and have almost nothing to complain (and I'm a full-stack developer)
@af
Show threadRaph J 🇺🇦🇪🇺🇵🇸 #HelloQuitteXJul 24, 2023
@waltertross @af It is slow as hell and buggy.
Show threadWalter TrossJul 24, 2023
@RaphJ would you have example websites where FF is slow/buggy? I haven't noticed either yet.
@af
Show threadRaph J 🇺🇦🇪🇺🇵🇸 #HelloQuitteX
@waltertross @af Well I tried it 5 years ago and it was mostly long scrolling on Twitter / reddit that made it crash. I didn't give it a try since then.
Jul 24, 2023 at 4:52pmWeb
Show threadWalter TrossJul 24, 2023
@RaphJ @af Oh, things have changed in 5 years! Anyway, I just tried Twitter in both Chrome and Firefox, and a) I haven't been able to make it crash by scrolling and scrolling, b) the scrolling is smoother in Chrome than in Firefox, but even in Chrome it's not completely smooth, c) I haven't been able to see any other difference in speed (but that would probably require some other website)
Show threadRaph J 🇺🇦🇪🇺🇵🇸 #HelloQuitteXJul 25, 2023
@waltertross @af thanks i'll give it abother try.
Show threadClaude GohierJul 25, 2023
@RaphJ @waltertross @af
Also, you can install uBlock Origin in mobile Firefox.