2026-04-17T15:44:31Z https://yabu.me yoasif https://yabu.me/npub1zxttss5fffnmterjsuzcxmzty0watd6nggu33am9ycxtv7096u9qu2876u https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/108/195/766/497/588/786/original/7727524e8abdfaf4.png https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/108/195/766/497/588/786/original/7727524e8abdfaf4.png https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstfzvykueumr5uzkfkjfdxv2guxruqd4k095q7c58vyz95amkpaqszyqgedwzz399x0d0yw2rstqmvfv3am4dh2dprjx8hv5nqedneuhts5fp599e In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdntugwfk992g4cj8htx9env7v09rze42hctyk7w67pkqc45yp9agfk86xj'>nevent1q…86xj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Chromium browsers are obvious NOs... 2026-03-26T01:49:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8qae70sg6728tx7adcp7mmczhsld2hmlwd0cs9fncswtkvqfq66gzyqgedwzz399x0d0yw2rstqmvfv3am4dh2dprjx8hv5nqedneuhts5y0syty In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszs0qzjqs9fcstry4pqh4524m7t76vjre99paes9p8nvpd4dawx6qtrckva'>nevent1q…ckva</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Sorry, I&#39;m not going to waste my time trying to explain things to you when I&#39;m avoiding working on an explainer post on the topic of LLM piracy and open source.<br/><br/>PS: I am not confused. 2026-03-25T17:55:30Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg52ehwygw8j27mn6j0er220jjyq0ckfjhk6glqesflt7h4zfwj7szyqgedwzz399x0d0yw2rstqmvfv3am4dh2dprjx8hv5nqedneuhts5ujqnfe In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs84jn9292dstmfpzndhke64n4zjexr29s07whptm49kxldqynd6acknzlxt'>nevent1q…zlxt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>LOL training open repos isn&#39;t piracy? <br/><br/>I&#39;m clearly wasting my time with you. 2026-03-25T17:49:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdn86y5yahkekcgaxaa24d5342kj2nsg76kegz8kpryf24nrawtmszyqgedwzz399x0d0yw2rstqmvfv3am4dh2dprjx8hv5nqedneuhts5srlxna In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9ycc3lzrlvwkapvnrx2cpatfh74agms0hev0jk8r577jvnfa88yqvevtsf'>nevent1q…vtsf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&gt; I also don&#39;t understand how existing models become less useful. If the model solves a problem today, it will continue to do so tomorrow when a better model is available.<br/><br/>That is fair enough, but assumes that the problem domains will be the same in the future. <br/><br/>That is clearly what the model builders want, but to promote dependence, they need to cater to new use cases, not just existing ones. 2026-03-25T17:07:12Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8ehvqtgx9xz5ntrsn0zfy0pf2f6ruk2kvuuldc4kskmtrkxggtzczyqgedwzz399x0d0yw2rstqmvfv3am4dh2dprjx8hv5nqedneuhts5t5ay7q In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszhvd4kdaye2trhhhyu3pgpkw83hfjtg23qq7an95xjycp53020mcxtdrxl'>nevent1q…drxl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Sorry, how does this not continue to rely on piracy? <br/><br/>&gt; We select approximately one million high-quality GitHub repositories based on criteria such as star counts, fork statistics, and contributor activity. Following Seed-Coder, we concatenate multiple source files within the same repository to form training samples at the project-level code structure, preventing the model from learning only isolated code snippets and promoting understanding of real-world engineering context.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/290/890/442/039/919/original/c3b74d22d56daa1c.png"> <br/> 2026-03-25T17:05:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx2lza33jw4d0hsc79vvkglgtqcs6z9jn7cf2qjedvjzktg2wz0sqzyqgedwzz399x0d0yw2rstqmvfv3am4dh2dprjx8hv5nqedneuhts5qp0fg0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsre0yp9h353d3xxur0qu3q64ktf9szpszdd9nfval3hwt4se54z3gvgnk2e'>nevent1q…nk2e</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Training will always be a bottleneck, and ongoing piracy from China isn&#39;t guaranteed, especially as they pose a risk to administration affiliated businesses. <br/><br/>See the ban on foreign routers from yesterday: <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2026/03/24/fcc-bans-new-router-imports/89300646007/">https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2026/03/24/fcc-bans-new-router-imports/89300646007/</a> 2026-03-25T15:39:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsre0yp9h353d3xxur0qu3q64ktf9szpszdd9nfval3hwt4se54z3gzyqgedwzz399x0d0yw2rstqmvfv3am4dh2dprjx8hv5nqedneuhts5ltxdwr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspka6epemgrzehs5sczxl0xska8s82j9fll8tggpdc05aszcp245gq9kr0h'>nevent1q…kr0h</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That seems doubtful, with Jensen Huang claiming we&#39;ve &#34;reached AGI&#34; - the existing models are going to pay off before we see even more investment into something that is just a glint in the eye of most engineers working in this field - it ain&#39;t happening without MUCH more investment than we&#39;re already getting. <br/><br/>For the existing models, they tend to become less useful as the &#34;state of the art&#34; changes, so ongoing piracy is required (see the deals with Wikipedia from big tech). 2026-03-25T15:37:51Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx7jdpayxfzh6tyta7eqd6vxrftyd7rv8framnullxtvkg42y25ggzyqgedwzz399x0d0yw2rstqmvfv3am4dh2dprjx8hv5nqedneuhts5hqjsxq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyya5uwre4kgkkq7vx8m2ecpslx74r8zefek4vkyjalpt4w9e3ptsdh73k9'>nevent1q…73k9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That or they believe that you won&#39;t have the same capacity or ability to pirate the data required for the models to be useful.<br/><br/>They get a carve out, you get a parrot that still needs training. 2026-03-25T13:41:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0d69gk6jll8ns2u2vqtzfs59784zf9e6c8llzkx859wfm9kvt3tszyqgedwzz399x0d0yw2rstqmvfv3am4dh2dprjx8hv5nqedneuhts573hhlg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgapml3na7l9u95dngvdv9f7qu9ypsn0fnaqcn3npdwzc24nemrtqedr4jf'>nevent1q…r4jf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Mozilla claims that you can use a local LLM: <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/1rri5e7/i_tried_firefoxs_new_ai_smart_window_in_a_beta/oa0q3ha/">https://www.reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/1rri5e7/i_tried_firefoxs_new_ai_smart_window_in_a_beta/oa0q3ha/</a><br/><br/>But I found a forced login to Mozilla/Apple/Google accounts when I tried it.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/223/406/986/336/868/original/9f8bc10d0fbd1b0e.png"> <br/> 2026-03-13T19:02:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9qe5pjphz6u74xhj0s3av38c2gdpht06cps8uq49gv3ge4usxgdgzyqgedwzz399x0d0yw2rstqmvfv3am4dh2dprjx8hv5nqedneuhts50l6vve With the conversations happening around clean-room implementations of #opensource code re-licensed as something different in #python chardet - you may want to read about how this is happening across the entire ecosystem, and how the glorious big tech companies are bankrupting open source:<br/><br/><a href="https://www.quippd.com/writing/2025/12/17/AIs-unpaid-debt-how-llm-scrapers-destroy-the-social-contract-of-open-source.html">https://www.quippd.com/writing/2025/12/17/AIs-unpaid-debt-how-llm-scrapers-destroy-the-social-contract-of-open-source.html</a><br/><br/>For context on chardet: <a href="https://github.com/chardet/chardet/issues/327">https://github.com/chardet/chardet/issues/327</a><br/><br/>Boosts appreciated! 2026-03-05T20:26:12Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz2tj89m8f2mg2x5445mv5as9l93xy9lef3ja6qy2nv0gfx4kc4eqzyqgedwzz399x0d0yw2rstqmvfv3am4dh2dprjx8hv5nqedneuhts5juyg29 #Mozilla released #Firefox 148 featuring the #AI &#34;Kill Switch&#34; that has been making the rounds.<br/><br/>The design of the switch is meant to absolve Mozilla of any responsibility for your use of its AI.<br/><br/>It is a trap.<br/><br/>It is meant to switch discussion from whether Mozilla should be doing AI, to whether you can *choose* to not use it. <br/><br/>Don&#39;t believe their lies.<br/><br/>This is a long post, and if you click through, I recorded a video: <a href="https://www.quippd.com/writing/2026/02/09/firefoxs-ai-kill-switch-is-a-trap-how-mozilla-made-ai-your-problem.html">https://www.quippd.com/writing/2026/02/09/firefoxs-ai-kill-switch-is-a-trap-how-mozilla-made-ai-your-problem.html</a><br/><br/>Hope you enjoy and please boost if you enjoyed it! 2026-02-26T17:37:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs99wkyqzgvvy2caynt0uje5ghlrg08ctw753eh2qprkll9nhyv70czyqgedwzz399x0d0yw2rstqmvfv3am4dh2dprjx8hv5nqedneuhts5l8f2ns Simon Willison on porting OSS code:<br/><br/>&gt; I think that if “they might train on my code&#34; is enough to drive you away from open source, your open source values are distinct enough from mine that I’m not ready to invest significantly in keeping you. I’ll put that effort into welcoming the newcomers instead.<br/><br/><a href="https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jan/11/answers/">https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jan/11/answers/</a><br/><br/>This feels very much like colonialism; take over all the #OSS code, drive the original developers away, and give the colonizers the code as a welcome present. <br/><br/>#AI #llm 2026-01-14T20:09:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstl4dxqgvvpe8x2yvkjt9jj3wqfdch9etqumulmgwvjq4m0c7fyzszyqgedwzz399x0d0yw2rstqmvfv3am4dh2dprjx8hv5nqedneuhts5rremhw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst88h9cp5mp2ctfmpgvjekhyhxlxsf3auna9hkcj3yqlzea2glccsnat8rl'>nevent1q…t8rl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Wegmans doing retina scans already marks them as bad in my book, and I went to Wegmans a ton when I lived in Buffalo (for school). 2026-01-07T01:21:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp7a0m9ua0m8ch8ftpu25mn57f3tpqzhks0yg9v5vk5vddey8kr0szyqgedwzz399x0d0yw2rstqmvfv3am4dh2dprjx8hv5nqedneuhts5y7hrt9 Which #Firefox fork are you moving to as #Mozilla gambles their userbase in search of people who will train big tech #AI for free?<br/><br/>Boost for reach! 2025-12-17T16:49:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz0at7qtjg533n2r4sdaya5hn5qkxtqxhwpf53xgsqnzfm5axenuszyqgedwzz399x0d0yw2rstqmvfv3am4dh2dprjx8hv5nqedneuhts5cwz8m0 Is #Mozilla new CEO actually threatening the removal of MV2 based ad blockers in #Firefox on his FIRST DAY as CEO?<br/><br/>&#34;He says he could begin to block ad blockers in Firefox and estimates that’d bring in another $150 million, but he doesn’t want to do that. It feels off-mission.&#34;<br/><br/>Why is this even on your mind?<br/><br/>🤯 <br/><br/><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/845216/mozilla-ceo-anthony-enzor-demeo">https://www.theverge.com/tech/845216/mozilla-ceo-anthony-enzor-demeo</a> 2025-12-17T01:14:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsytqg2m57qf5yqk9ewfk5qsv77rrrhcqeueguyxfqfzwjykjd7h5szyqgedwzz399x0d0yw2rstqmvfv3am4dh2dprjx8hv5nqedneuhts5u0zakk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgtwtywf0r53p3fh0zf2quwqg92sq3gngjdruq0u888e4t6e59z9q688uu9'>nevent1q…8uu9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I was reading <a href="https://decrypt.co/351694/us-tech-giants-unite-battle-chinas-open-source-ai-dominance">https://decrypt.co/351694/us-tech-giants-unite-battle-chinas-open-source-ai-dominance</a> last night and this caught my eye:<br/><br/>&#34;The foundation addresses a strategic vulnerability: Chinese open-source models create dependency—developers worldwide build on that infrastructure, reducing reliance on U.S. cloud providers and APIs.&#34;<br/><br/>So clearly what this means is that &#34;open&#34; doesn&#39;t mean open source, because Chinese models are open source -- it means &#34;wedded to American big tech&#34;.<br/><br/>Truly face-palm worthy. 2025-12-13T00:06:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2xf0wa2hn5ct36dsac2vg35tus93yk0fmejf8n98wd32q4m8w7dgzyqgedwzz399x0d0yw2rstqmvfv3am4dh2dprjx8hv5nqedneuhts5uhj9ps In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvjnps8qdrhj6gttc4ketf6gu6q8tcme3jzywler6ws6kq0kqndrc3yu5mt'>nevent1q…u5mt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Open source is being damaged left and right: <a href="https://www.quippd.com/writing/2025/12/08/mozillas-betrayal-of-open-source-googles-gemini-ai-is-overwriting-volunteer-work-on-support-mozilla.html">https://www.quippd.com/writing/2025/12/08/mozillas-betrayal-of-open-source-googles-gemini-ai-is-overwriting-volunteer-work-on-support-mozilla.html</a> 2025-12-09T19:53:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgp9xpyh07n0xgkjz7ny8djzwt0gfm7c8tl47qayx657yw6e9x8agzyqgedwzz399x0d0yw2rstqmvfv3am4dh2dprjx8hv5nqedneuhts57n384f In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrufv93pss9n5x52029u2w359g0d6dhqwa62wgej4e4ewl7t5duzste8lq6'>nevent1q…8lq6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>A theme of my latest post: <a href="https://www.quippd.com/writing/2025/05/07/firefox-forever.html">https://www.quippd.com/writing/2025/05/07/firefox-forever.html</a> 2025-05-11T17:25:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg8f8cumdre790rkwkj3zl8rqn8fsrudwc9d78gqt6nvcdg9ww9nczyqgedwzz399x0d0yw2rstqmvfv3am4dh2dprjx8hv5nqedneuhts5pjzzxq Looking to help my dad out with some gardening and want to borrow a post driver. Does anyone have one I could borrow for a day? #gardening #nyc #queens 2025-04-14T17:40:12Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp93pzjmsu9fmdyurxrf2vg49j5djvm0rvspymqrmjc5nxcrmtgeszyqgedwzz399x0d0yw2rstqmvfv3am4dh2dprjx8hv5nqedneuhts56cfqmh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs03yskrkq9y9ymvu3zzw38yttc0n808s8tu0x8lgy638x5yzwmrpg24z8sa'>nevent1q…z8sa</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>and yet you won&#39;t explain why the differences between the first version and the second exist. <br/><br/>Why wasn&#39;t the language the first time around scoped to &#34;what they have been doing&#34;?<br/><br/>Why did they claim that the original text was necessary to support their business?<br/><br/>If no mistake was made, why was there a change?<br/><br/>All clearly cannot be as before -- even between the two versions of the terms! 2025-03-06T16:41:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx77uqynp06uxnn85mmpdl53spku35fhwavee79fx34rextevhngczyqgedwzz399x0d0yw2rstqmvfv3am4dh2dprjx8hv5nqedneuhts5a8mcec In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9k7nvp75f3ca7za8sm8k0es6fwzmzemv228y3lrmjsdr872e3aksa3ry2k'>nevent1q…ry2k</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Sincerely, what happened, then? 2025-03-06T16:24:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsztztsl8kpasuqlm7rj4zcpjm2cnv69tmjhs74dq5q6pef8xcw0cqzyqgedwzz399x0d0yw2rstqmvfv3am4dh2dprjx8hv5nqedneuhts5spkvkx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgj8khxkaxwpksnmka2wwfcatjt38vm2ec6dlzreyjruw0f0u40qgu7ml6z'>nevent1q…ml6z</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I don&#39;t know how you have the clarity over Mozilla&#39;s ad practices to know that they aren&#39;t selling data when they can&#39;t even muster that language.<br/><br/>I understand not wanting to rush to judgment, but Mozilla came right out of the gate with an extremely broad license grant that they defended as required for their business before backing off within two days.<br/><br/>We already know Mozilla tried to get more legal privileges than required! 2025-03-06T16:20:18Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst4m5h2vu3lepsld4klk6czcaptr9z0m62l4yurqhjdl2jt0ccflczyqgedwzz399x0d0yw2rstqmvfv3am4dh2dprjx8hv5nqedneuhts5fjx9uu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst2xfyvztxp0zs95ztvmg4r7d7umvgte4rqqxfanv9zmxr7yzlajcxh0llx'>nevent1q…0llx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>If that is the case, why did they change the IP grant within TWO days?<br/><br/><a href="https://www.quippd.com/writing/2025/03/05/the-mozilla-firefox-new-terms-of-use-disaster-what-actually-happened.html#the-policy-change">https://www.quippd.com/writing/2025/03/05/the-mozilla-firefox-new-terms-of-use-disaster-what-actually-happened.html#the-policy-change</a><br/><br/>If the language on Wednesday was already tailored to what they are already doing, why is the update provided on Friday less broad?<br/><br/>Did they make a mistake on Wednesday or is it wrong today? 2025-03-06T14:50:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq3ehnmwwjcgdl7afjk8mh8ypk3shu8jywnshsk63atgjhqrt7jlszyqgedwzz399x0d0yw2rstqmvfv3am4dh2dprjx8hv5nqedneuhts5scgrju In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv56j88datc7rf7w6vl2ayy8cwkewsc7w75cgrc64dwdkwwl0r7vggluu44'>nevent1q…uu44</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>PS - you say it is &#34;much better to be broad&#34; - that clearly depends on your perspective - if you are Mozilla, you would like for users to give up their lives - why not, it is better for them.<br/><br/>For Firefox users, I don&#39;t see what it gets THEM to be yoked to a broad agreement. I don&#39;t see how it is better for them. <br/><br/>Given that these are rights that the users are granting to Mozilla, I don&#39;t know that users should automatically believe that a broad agreement for usage of their data is good. 2025-03-06T14:38:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsv56j88datc7rf7w6vl2ayy8cwkewsc7w75cgrc64dwdkwwl0r7vgzyqgedwzz399x0d0yw2rstqmvfv3am4dh2dprjx8hv5nqedneuhts5shrdkw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdsqvyfpqt6jrcn6q7nhqzelre7xj6r2apu4j6depxyya6z5m4a8s3j8uns'>nevent1q…8uns</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I can&#39;t even tell what is happening, yet you are somehow skipping ahead to the legalese not covering what is already happening. <br/><br/>I asked you specifically if Mozilla needed to make the ToU change that they already made -- if they made a mistake, won&#39;t they need to update it again with the old language?<br/><br/>If the new language is correct, why was the old language so over-broad?<br/><br/>It seems to me that the legalese means things, and Mozilla changing their language is acknowledgement of that. 2025-03-06T14:35:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2qkdjyq9allpwzetrhfqzkd5ugyy83azqnzfkfyv8lkzsxghczsqzyqgedwzz399x0d0yw2rstqmvfv3am4dh2dprjx8hv5nqedneuhts5wfrc3f In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqt73caua52855lucefqjqjhzyeffnx7wnmh3s234fdgzerke9kdsr29q4a'>nevent1q…9q4a</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The legalese opens users to new abuses. That is new, is it not? <br/><br/>I agree that &#34;nothing has changed&#34;, yet everything has - previously, Firefox users weren&#39;t agreeing to have their data sold (that is what the legalese says), and product updates can make that possible. <br/><br/>Technologists are annoyed because they know how technology can be abused to expand abuses to fit within the letter of the law. <br/><br/>I&#39;m curious - would you say that the ToU update that has already been pushed was unnecessary? 2025-03-06T14:18:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsv0vaxq59whmmgsvst5dhc2y44q74lxgky4r353yu3jy4lt7l0q7szyqgedwzz399x0d0yw2rstqmvfv3am4dh2dprjx8hv5nqedneuhts5g3qjly In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0aaqhaqp34vj8jpxt00ue6akkzylw8ksg3h4amfa0qusmcvj0tygk3p37p'>nevent1q…p37p</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Frankly, their posts and updates are clear as mud -- can you identify what data is being transferred? I can&#39;t.<br/><br/>All I can tell for sure is that Mozilla is linking personal identifiers, and I don&#39;t know why they are claiming something in their blog posts that their lawyers won&#39;t support in their ToU.<br/><br/>See this post which surprised me: <a href="https://www.quippd.com/social/posts/2025/03/02/who-else-is-surprised-that-mozilla-uses-technical-and-interaction-data-for-advertising-purposes-on-the-new-tab-page.html">https://www.quippd.com/social/posts/2025/03/02/who-else-is-surprised-that-mozilla-uses-technical-and-interaction-data-for-advertising-purposes-on-the-new-tab-page.html</a><br/><br/>If you can show me how our data is used, that would do a lot to clarify things. 2025-03-06T14:10:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszn7ejt7stpmrac70d8nv6cz3qy8tte6veag2dp6uece325w3cregzyqgedwzz399x0d0yw2rstqmvfv3am4dh2dprjx8hv5nqedneuhts5xa9m9j In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswy2923m0pm2dqw5z8e02xfe9dv8lxtvd8p48ztqyw44rje389muc4edw5k'>nevent1q…dw5k</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>How do you know the first? It is not at all clear that Mozilla is even saying that. 2025-03-06T13:50:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr6qzxjj8hrtz3kw3292f6auxp6xlfa4fzfk68j9euur7cl32jkgszyqgedwzz399x0d0yw2rstqmvfv3am4dh2dprjx8hv5nqedneuhts5h6newe In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfmm25znu7kxasxmqr3rz49qgmc8ukal8kfjd09taat62azduv2xg98qs47'>nevent1q…qs47</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Have you done any troubleshooting steps? Considering I&#39;m not seeing widespread reports of this, it feels more like an issue on your setup. 2025-02-01T19:36:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvee6e8gz98xhj2pvesax40vl7g8sc85e9m5fqc2t6q7l68nan7zgzyqgedwzz399x0d0yw2rstqmvfv3am4dh2dprjx8hv5nqedneuhts5wr8nnh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswnvktgmzjnfy7yp2wk7agm95ean2gscx6jrp6dcht2wcdqdvvlrq6f83pu'>nevent1q…83pu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Unfortunately, I have no need for YouTube Studio or Steamworks. People seem to be able to use Bluesky - at least I haven&#39;t seen any widespread reports about it, and I feel like that would have come up: <a href="https://support.mozilla.org/kn/questions/1474705">https://support.mozilla.org/kn/questions/1474705</a><br/><br/>Are the sites reporting that they don&#39;t support Firefox, or are you experiencing something different? 2025-02-01T16:04:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrldjzfr7ducc6xqnq0kx5m6r0pxdue9g4efff6kd8456w3gptr0szyqgedwzz399x0d0yw2rstqmvfv3am4dh2dprjx8hv5nqedneuhts59ryju8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0m04s6cyearu7rfqy00trvvjdutyzm3edgxuvc99lpkmr82cwnyc7prsqv'>nevent1q…rsqv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>What site? You can always report to <a href="https://webcompat.com">https://webcompat.com</a> 2025-02-01T05:03:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2dtzagcyyuxmqtd8hfypdr4ula74d0sx70kttg2utxwl4nsyld2szyqgedwzz399x0d0yw2rstqmvfv3am4dh2dprjx8hv5nqedneuhts53d4yx9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdvk2pa4f0t8mrqcpx32sv8ahk98w52wg5fzl8plxakq3pqgwv33clp34zd'>nevent1q…34zd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Trash guide. <br/><br/>&gt; (They don&#39;t read bug reports anyway.)<br/><br/>Uh, they do. Ask me how I know. 2025-01-28T15:18:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqaj776qcza96l2w26yn8glml8t2ll3rehd4s2kala84keh4knvhczyqgedwzz399x0d0yw2rstqmvfv3am4dh2dprjx8hv5nqedneuhts59z8wly In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdfa2cef44f4g9f6cy9mrs27p40zdg832z5azsw20agtdwavwaevsp2u9vq'>nevent1q…u9vq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Do you think this applies the same way to #reddit and its API change? 2024-12-19T02:20:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsve6ed7ynvx8sdujuef90qvej0gaqvwxhh6pr78sk5e9gwfm02r4qzyqgedwzz399x0d0yw2rstqmvfv3am4dh2dprjx8hv5nqedneuhts5zw2r03 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsty7y4p09828p867wwj4rt6cazeul0xmal9masqks5353vfc3mn0c5cy6f7'>nevent1q…y6f7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Amusing that you can&#39;t just admit that Vivaldi shows more ads no matter what you do to it, all while calling other browsers &#34;adware&#34; (even though Vivaldi ships ads). <br/><br/>You could try being honest. I don&#39;t bother trying to defend things I don&#39;t like - it makes life simpler for me. 2024-10-22T20:30:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvl4tuxx9q7elya2hx0ac2ukuhq9q2jeky0759e7nhdy07xmzwqdczyqgedwzz399x0d0yw2rstqmvfv3am4dh2dprjx8hv5nqedneuhts5a2jm4j In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr90caj0csdmndpyglckkxeqjaw9pr3ck98tkyc63elc86syes6mqn8dgaq'>nevent1q…dgaq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It is a lie to say that Vivaldi + whatever you add to it results in a browsing experience with fewer ads than Firefox + uBlock Origin. <br/><br/>I don&#39;t have any problem calling that out, no. 2024-10-22T20:22:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvq6t0q9u2w8myf5hh35v4j3cfzngstgl24ryghyua62ax5rq0azszyqgedwzz399x0d0yw2rstqmvfv3am4dh2dprjx8hv5nqedneuhts5l038zq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw6qta4lc4rf90uwyncumsggk2twf23xlcwy92k7swj7rz47hnvjq9c2mf3'>nevent1q…2mf3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>How is your blocking improved when the Vivaldi blocker is worse than uBlock Origin? More lies.<br/><br/>In any case, I have no issue running Firefox and expecting a good browsing experience. I absolutely expect that, and that is why I use it. That is also why I don&#39;t use DNS based blockers - those often give me a worse browsing experience. 2024-10-22T20:14:43Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0j2rs6jemt5knxkvl5xm978jl3nld4jrexhdkjlt4j32rwy2yttszyqgedwzz399x0d0yw2rstqmvfv3am4dh2dprjx8hv5nqedneuhts5n4h7d6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx5utv34u3hkwedhyalr89v8mwu2uaqpw04k9efaehzesdz5arxagqyccy2'>nevent1q…ccy2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>You typed a lot of stuff to confirm that Vivaldi shows more ads today than what is possible in Firefox. Adding a DNS based blocker? What kind of joke is that?<br/><br/>That&#39;s the kind of stuff you recommend when you don&#39;t have access to a good ad blocker. <br/><br/>C&#39;mon. 2024-10-22T20:08:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy446yn5jstnjt7a3fzn9t9m6wtv5ffqrzcxx0vnngyjham6djd8czyqgedwzz399x0d0yw2rstqmvfv3am4dh2dprjx8hv5nqedneuhts5zh05ms In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs82kj6l25k95m5f5tctezs9afuudn094x3u0n7khx67vsgvx04h0c0n8mqp'>nevent1q…8mqp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Vivaldi ships a bad ad blocker and Firefox has the full featured uBlock Origin. It is also open source, so it is hard for me to understand why the standard is lower here for the amount of adware (there are distributions that release reconfigured versions of Firefox without sponsorship -- not possible with Vivaldi). <br/><br/>Vivaldi has more ads TODAY than a Firefox with uBlock Origin. That is inescapable - not only that, I doubt we EVER see a blocker with the power of uBlock Origin on Vivaldi. 2024-10-22T19:58:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfwhf5ggjq7wn0qp0z8twnpevntxgd3sscmjjekcfadsgxmn04szqzyqgedwzz399x0d0yw2rstqmvfv3am4dh2dprjx8hv5nqedneuhts567esuy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgvtcuur928hyrtd2j459csa3dlvq5066mt9pe6cnp3wj8jdfyfps58d6nx'>nevent1q…d6nx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Vivaldi has ads. Based on your definition, it is adware. Why lie? 2024-10-22T19:41:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsv0syut366xd299xt77vpvfzjhxv4kkm6yrwxsaej886tyusfldxgzyqgedwzz399x0d0yw2rstqmvfv3am4dh2dprjx8hv5nqedneuhts56ny3jh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr5q5cesjcuxdlwrn4u8rcewfy63vkt38vtxzvffdt6rz80a7kfwgn29ute'>nevent1q…9ute</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Are you sure about that?<br/><br/><a href="https://old.reddit.com/r/browsers/comments/1fefqyq/ive_tested_21_browsers_multiple_times_in/">https://old.reddit.com/r/browsers/comments/1fefqyq/ive_tested_21_browsers_multiple_times_in/</a><br/><br/>PS: I&#39;m not even a believer in benchmarks for browsers in general because no one can know beforehand what pages you will load, but... 2024-09-25T19:32:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp2rl8ajzrrfhsq6frygh80v7uvnjve8vqj0vmjjdkhxn8rymnh6gzyqgedwzz399x0d0yw2rstqmvfv3am4dh2dprjx8hv5nqedneuhts5nf2xx5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx63t7n5clwtgqcy89qh4tv6w46x4dd56c40ergvrs95ly3e8uyystpzyuk'>nevent1q…zyuk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Glad it is working for you! 2024-08-08T20:19:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0fxkqc0yk7nz6p6m44wk9fuze3ksnlv3zx6utl8gxfkwd89mjyjqzyqgedwzz399x0d0yw2rstqmvfv3am4dh2dprjx8hv5nqedneuhts5eepjed In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx7t48kd4eh79dc0y0m3uumulp2ngtqrpl0lg6u2yfu852ta8x6xgdtdums'>nevent1q…dums</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>You should be aware that you are signing up for an experience in masochism without any perceived marginal benefit. 2024-08-08T13:35:17Z