jwzDec 29, 2023

Remember when Mozilla made a web browser?

Mozilla 2023 Annual Report: CEO pay skyrockets, while Firefox Marketshare nosedives:

Earlier this year, Mozilla laid out their vision for the future of their organization -- and it did not include Firefox....
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Remember when Mozilla made a web browser?

Mozilla 2023 Annual Report: CEO pay skyrockets, while Firefox Marketshare nosedives: Earlier this year, Mozilla laid out their vision for the future of their organization -- and it did not include Firefox. The focus for the future of Mozilla -- according to Mozilla -- is primarily based around Artificial Intelligence services. In fact, Mozilla leadership stated, quite plainly, that they ...

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Elsewhere I saw someone post this image as a *defense of* rather than *parody of* Mozilla's corporate structure. Apparently this infographic comes from somewhere deep within the comically un-navigable "stateof.mozilla.org" (seriously, that site's design is like the "don't" list for the modern web's ills.)

"This is where the Innovation goes in."

Dec 29, 2023 at 9:17pmWeb
Show threadDaniel 🏳️‍🌈 Jilg Dec 29, 2023
@jwz AI.
Show threaddokujaDec 29, 2023
@jwz https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnzLconK4Tw&t=74s
Powerhouse

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Show threadRobert BrewerDec 29, 2023
@jwz "This is where impact goes to die."
Show threadkfringeDec 29, 2023
@jwz No. This can't be real. For one thing, there are too many balls in the blue scrotum. For another, the royalties penis is comically undersized.
Show threada pile of mossDec 29, 2023

@jwz bit like am i gonna use chrome? Edge? Brave and its cryptoshit?

I could use safari but i also use Linux so like ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Show threadYusef NaporaDec 29, 2023
@jwz innovation is stored in the balls
Show threadBen RosengartDec 29, 2023
@yusef @jwz now I’m thinking about Cynthia Ozick https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLFQ5wQOY-g
Cynthia Ozick Asks Norman Mailer About Dipping His Balls in Ink

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Show threadkylegroveDec 29, 2023
@jwz @Migueldeicaza “after which it mixes together with the impact.”
Show threadBen EsquivelDec 29, 2023
@jwz cringe level off the charts.
Show threadMax WainwrightDec 29, 2023
@jwz that Al guy must be working a lot to be one of four circles. Good job, Al!
Show thread Mima-samaDec 30, 2023
@jwz That image just makes Mozilla look to me like some sort of corp trying to scam the IRS with its "non-profit" bullshit. ​​ Like I sensed before already that Mozilla's structure is pretty questionable, but this image just solidified my belief ​​
Show threadHaelwenn /элвэн/ Dec 30, 2023
@jwz Meaning that instead of what Mozilla supporters are saying, Firefox sits on both (donation + search revenue), how surprising.
Show threadjordanDec 30, 2023
@jwz The main thing I get from this diagram is that a purple Care Bear ate a blue one