▲ 2058 ▼ Firefox is now the last major browser that still supports uBlock Origin (www.pcworld.com) submitted 1 month ago by mesamunefire@piefed.social to c/technology@lemmy.world 426 comments fedilink hide all child comments Firefox says it will keep supporting uBlock Origin even as Microsoft Edge and other Chromium browsers phase it out under Manifest V3.
[–] mesamunefire@piefed.social [S] 162 points 1 month ago (20 children) The best extension :) permalink fedilink source hideshow 20 child comments replies: [+] _fryerDan@sh.itjust.works -148 points 1 month ago* (19 children) + a mediocre browser permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 19 child comments replies: [–] abbadon420@sh.itjust.works 113 points 1 month ago (5 children) No, you're a mediocre browser permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 46 points 1 month ago (3 children) And his mom is too permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] joelfromaus@aussie.zone 22 points 1 month ago Can confirm; Dan’s mom = very mediocre. Not worth the journey to her house 3/10. permalink fedilink source parent [–] blazeknave@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago Gotem! permalink fedilink source parent [–] nullify3112@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago His dad is a great Bowser though permalink fedilink source parent [–] _fryerDan@sh.itjust.works 1 point 1 month ago this is legit one of the funniest comebacks permalink fedilink source parent [–] Bazoogle@lemmy.world 29 points 1 month ago (3 children) What is mediocre about it? What would be an example of a good browser, and what are the differences? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Carl@anarchist.nexus 27 points 1 month ago Nothing is mediocre about it. All of the “best” browsers are based on FF’s Gecko engine. Maybe they have complaints about Mozilla or the weird stuff they’ve been doing with FF recently. But the actual Gecko engine is solid, and it’s what all the best browsers are based on. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Damage@feddit.it 14 points 1 month ago Don't feed the troll, down vote and move on permalink fedilink source parent [+] _fryerDan@sh.itjust.works -6 points 1 month ago im an old web dev and im stuck in my shitty ways which includes not liking how ff is the only effing browser that takes extra effort to make the front-end look and function correctly. tbh, i do use ff on android 99% of the time, but ff on desktop breaks too many sites if you have any inkling of ff's security turned on. im not wrong, you all are just fanboys permalink fedilink source parent [–] Doug@piefed.social 9 points 1 month ago (4 children) complaints not parsed into action items aren’t worth anyone’s time. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] _fryerDan@sh.itjust.works -1 points 1 month ago (3 children) you assume im here to enrich your online experience. im not. parse your own shit permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Doug@piefed.social -1 points 1 month ago (2 children) 3 days later and that’s all you’ve got? No wit in that staircase. The only time you’re worth is the catharsis in telling you to kick rocks; so kick rocks. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] _fryerDan@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 month ago (1 child) Yes, 3 days later because I'm not terminally online like you permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Doug@piefed.social 0 points 1 month ago yeah no you’re still not worth my time. time to block your little wet fart of an existence. byeeeeeeeee permalink fedilink source parent [–] patruelis@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (1 child) Why? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Prox@lemmy.world 23 points 1 month ago It's bait. The only "better" browsers are downstreams of FF. permalink fedilink source parent [–] W98BSoD@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 1 month ago No, you’re a towel permalink fedilink source parent [–] Kaligalis@lemmy.world -1 points 1 month ago Yeah, but it does run uBlock Origin, renders web pages just fine, can do WebRTC, and even has support for bookmarks and pinned tabs. What else do you want from a web browser? Chrome's advantages were in the security and performance departments. But Firefox isn't that much worse. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] _fryerDan@sh.itjust.works -148 points 1 month ago* (19 children) + a mediocre browser permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 19 child comments replies: [–] abbadon420@sh.itjust.works 113 points 1 month ago (5 children) No, you're a mediocre browser permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 46 points 1 month ago (3 children) And his mom is too permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] joelfromaus@aussie.zone 22 points 1 month ago Can confirm; Dan’s mom = very mediocre. Not worth the journey to her house 3/10. permalink fedilink source parent [–] blazeknave@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago Gotem! permalink fedilink source parent [–] nullify3112@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago His dad is a great Bowser though permalink fedilink source parent [–] _fryerDan@sh.itjust.works 1 point 1 month ago this is legit one of the funniest comebacks permalink fedilink source parent [–] Bazoogle@lemmy.world 29 points 1 month ago (3 children) What is mediocre about it? What would be an example of a good browser, and what are the differences? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Carl@anarchist.nexus 27 points 1 month ago Nothing is mediocre about it. All of the “best” browsers are based on FF’s Gecko engine. Maybe they have complaints about Mozilla or the weird stuff they’ve been doing with FF recently. But the actual Gecko engine is solid, and it’s what all the best browsers are based on. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Damage@feddit.it 14 points 1 month ago Don't feed the troll, down vote and move on permalink fedilink source parent [+] _fryerDan@sh.itjust.works -6 points 1 month ago im an old web dev and im stuck in my shitty ways which includes not liking how ff is the only effing browser that takes extra effort to make the front-end look and function correctly. tbh, i do use ff on android 99% of the time, but ff on desktop breaks too many sites if you have any inkling of ff's security turned on. im not wrong, you all are just fanboys permalink fedilink source parent [–] Doug@piefed.social 9 points 1 month ago (4 children) complaints not parsed into action items aren’t worth anyone’s time. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] _fryerDan@sh.itjust.works -1 points 1 month ago (3 children) you assume im here to enrich your online experience. im not. parse your own shit permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Doug@piefed.social -1 points 1 month ago (2 children) 3 days later and that’s all you’ve got? No wit in that staircase. The only time you’re worth is the catharsis in telling you to kick rocks; so kick rocks. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] _fryerDan@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 month ago (1 child) Yes, 3 days later because I'm not terminally online like you permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Doug@piefed.social 0 points 1 month ago yeah no you’re still not worth my time. time to block your little wet fart of an existence. byeeeeeeeee permalink fedilink source parent [–] patruelis@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (1 child) Why? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Prox@lemmy.world 23 points 1 month ago It's bait. The only "better" browsers are downstreams of FF. permalink fedilink source parent [–] W98BSoD@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 1 month ago No, you’re a towel permalink fedilink source parent [–] Kaligalis@lemmy.world -1 points 1 month ago Yeah, but it does run uBlock Origin, renders web pages just fine, can do WebRTC, and even has support for bookmarks and pinned tabs. What else do you want from a web browser? Chrome's advantages were in the security and performance departments. But Firefox isn't that much worse. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] abbadon420@sh.itjust.works 113 points 1 month ago (5 children) No, you're a mediocre browser permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 46 points 1 month ago (3 children) And his mom is too permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] joelfromaus@aussie.zone 22 points 1 month ago Can confirm; Dan’s mom = very mediocre. Not worth the journey to her house 3/10. permalink fedilink source parent [–] blazeknave@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago Gotem! permalink fedilink source parent [–] nullify3112@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago His dad is a great Bowser though permalink fedilink source parent [–] _fryerDan@sh.itjust.works 1 point 1 month ago this is legit one of the funniest comebacks permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 46 points 1 month ago (3 children) And his mom is too permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] joelfromaus@aussie.zone 22 points 1 month ago Can confirm; Dan’s mom = very mediocre. Not worth the journey to her house 3/10. permalink fedilink source parent [–] blazeknave@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago Gotem! permalink fedilink source parent [–] nullify3112@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago His dad is a great Bowser though permalink fedilink source parent
[–] joelfromaus@aussie.zone 22 points 1 month ago Can confirm; Dan’s mom = very mediocre. Not worth the journey to her house 3/10. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] nullify3112@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago His dad is a great Bowser though permalink fedilink source parent
[–] _fryerDan@sh.itjust.works 1 point 1 month ago this is legit one of the funniest comebacks permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Bazoogle@lemmy.world 29 points 1 month ago (3 children) What is mediocre about it? What would be an example of a good browser, and what are the differences? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Carl@anarchist.nexus 27 points 1 month ago Nothing is mediocre about it. All of the “best” browsers are based on FF’s Gecko engine. Maybe they have complaints about Mozilla or the weird stuff they’ve been doing with FF recently. But the actual Gecko engine is solid, and it’s what all the best browsers are based on. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Damage@feddit.it 14 points 1 month ago Don't feed the troll, down vote and move on permalink fedilink source parent [+] _fryerDan@sh.itjust.works -6 points 1 month ago im an old web dev and im stuck in my shitty ways which includes not liking how ff is the only effing browser that takes extra effort to make the front-end look and function correctly. tbh, i do use ff on android 99% of the time, but ff on desktop breaks too many sites if you have any inkling of ff's security turned on. im not wrong, you all are just fanboys permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Carl@anarchist.nexus 27 points 1 month ago Nothing is mediocre about it. All of the “best” browsers are based on FF’s Gecko engine. Maybe they have complaints about Mozilla or the weird stuff they’ve been doing with FF recently. But the actual Gecko engine is solid, and it’s what all the best browsers are based on. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Damage@feddit.it 14 points 1 month ago Don't feed the troll, down vote and move on permalink fedilink source parent
[+] _fryerDan@sh.itjust.works -6 points 1 month ago im an old web dev and im stuck in my shitty ways which includes not liking how ff is the only effing browser that takes extra effort to make the front-end look and function correctly. tbh, i do use ff on android 99% of the time, but ff on desktop breaks too many sites if you have any inkling of ff's security turned on. im not wrong, you all are just fanboys permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Doug@piefed.social 9 points 1 month ago (4 children) complaints not parsed into action items aren’t worth anyone’s time. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] _fryerDan@sh.itjust.works -1 points 1 month ago (3 children) you assume im here to enrich your online experience. im not. parse your own shit permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Doug@piefed.social -1 points 1 month ago (2 children) 3 days later and that’s all you’ve got? No wit in that staircase. The only time you’re worth is the catharsis in telling you to kick rocks; so kick rocks. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] _fryerDan@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 month ago (1 child) Yes, 3 days later because I'm not terminally online like you permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Doug@piefed.social 0 points 1 month ago yeah no you’re still not worth my time. time to block your little wet fart of an existence. byeeeeeeeee permalink fedilink source parent
[–] _fryerDan@sh.itjust.works -1 points 1 month ago (3 children) you assume im here to enrich your online experience. im not. parse your own shit permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Doug@piefed.social -1 points 1 month ago (2 children) 3 days later and that’s all you’ve got? No wit in that staircase. The only time you’re worth is the catharsis in telling you to kick rocks; so kick rocks. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] _fryerDan@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 month ago (1 child) Yes, 3 days later because I'm not terminally online like you permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Doug@piefed.social 0 points 1 month ago yeah no you’re still not worth my time. time to block your little wet fart of an existence. byeeeeeeeee permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Doug@piefed.social -1 points 1 month ago (2 children) 3 days later and that’s all you’ve got? No wit in that staircase. The only time you’re worth is the catharsis in telling you to kick rocks; so kick rocks. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] _fryerDan@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 month ago (1 child) Yes, 3 days later because I'm not terminally online like you permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Doug@piefed.social 0 points 1 month ago yeah no you’re still not worth my time. time to block your little wet fart of an existence. byeeeeeeeee permalink fedilink source parent
[–] _fryerDan@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 month ago (1 child) Yes, 3 days later because I'm not terminally online like you permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Doug@piefed.social 0 points 1 month ago yeah no you’re still not worth my time. time to block your little wet fart of an existence. byeeeeeeeee permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Doug@piefed.social 0 points 1 month ago yeah no you’re still not worth my time. time to block your little wet fart of an existence. byeeeeeeeee permalink fedilink source parent
[–] patruelis@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (1 child) Why? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Prox@lemmy.world 23 points 1 month ago It's bait. The only "better" browsers are downstreams of FF. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Prox@lemmy.world 23 points 1 month ago It's bait. The only "better" browsers are downstreams of FF. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kaligalis@lemmy.world -1 points 1 month ago Yeah, but it does run uBlock Origin, renders web pages just fine, can do WebRTC, and even has support for bookmarks and pinned tabs. What else do you want from a web browser? Chrome's advantages were in the security and performance departments. But Firefox isn't that much worse. permalink fedilink source parent