dantheclamman @ dantheclamman @lemmy.world

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AI seems like the latest shiny object they're chasing. I wish they'd focus on building the most usable browser. I subscribe to the VPN, Pocket, and Relay, but I guess I'll have to start looking for alternatives? I suppose Mullvad, Omnivore are the way to go, not sure about alternative to Relay.

Was it It Takes A Thief? I remember that show; it was actually pretty interesting

Huh, maybe a battery optimization thing?

which is why I changed the title :)

I do however like Droidify with Shizuku integration for this purpose!

It's not about profit. It's about being compensated for one's hard work which was appropriated without permission by giant corporations

I have a long-running blog for fun, so you're preaching to the choir. But some things can't replace a dedicated journalist, particularly at local level, sitting in city council meetings, chasing leads, and interviewing people.

We are barreling towards this issue. StackOverflow for example has crashing viewer numbers. But an AI isn't going to help users navigate and figure out a new python library for example, without data to train on. I've already had AIs straight up hallucinate about functions in R that actually don't exist. It seems to happen primarily in the newer libraries, probably with fewer posts on stackexchange about them

Well people who make content are already suffering for a collapse of ad prices. News sites are shutting down left and right. Not everything is about money, but they need revenue or external support to continue operating.

In terms of UI, yes. The addons are years delayed. I am not criticizing the browser in itself, which I enjoy and use daily. But it is lacking in investment, meaning they can't add features at a competitive rate

Google has actually been putting a lot more energy into tablets lately. And that's not counting foldables

Yes, I use it on a phone, where it is the best browser available despite its flaws

Seems the feature could be replaced with an app or even just a macro that took screencap, opened the dialog to crop a circle with your finger, and then pass that forward to Google Lens.

I am a big fan of Firefox+Thunderbird and subscribe to Pocket, Mozilla VPN and Firefox Relay. I don't think she was the right CEO for the job, coming into the job because she was needed after the Eich debacle, not because she was the best choice. When I listened or read interviews with her I sensed a lack of focus, which I think came through with the lack of focus and commitment I sense in Firefox's products. She seems like a better fit for chair of the foundation, pursuing pie in the sky ideas rather than in the trenches trying to rebuild Mozilla's presence and diversify their revenues. Pocket has stagnated under their care, and actually grown less useful to the point I am considering switching. The Android browser is stuck in time. I don't think it's a coincidence that Thunderbird has flourished after pursuing a semi-independent structure: they finally had people who actually cared about the product calling the shots.

There is no tablet UI (yet, they seem to be finally working on it after years of users waiting). Firefox for Android is clearly languishing, and being lapped by various Chromium-based browsers.

The Cato Institute hates this one weird trick

I regularly drive 6 hours to see family. I wish there were reliable chargers partway. I don't think they'd have to be 2 minutes. 40-50 minutes and near restaurants would be fine for me. Most importantly, they have to have similar uptime to a gas station. Eg, the current out-of-order rate for Chargepoint, Blink and other non-Tesla charging networks is far too low in my experience to rely on for long distance drives. Too high a risk of being stranded.

Yeah, it's about reducing fatalities by engineering to the average, not engineering to the worst case.

Yes, but they wouldn't have to be, if not for people wanting a giant SUV with 400 miles of range. The weight goes up nonlinearly, because people aren't willing to compromise on lifestyle for the benefit of those around them. And then they expect us not just to tolerate their lifestyle, but actually subsidize it.

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