I'm assuming you use Lynx now then? Because I don't think you would be using Chrome or its clone if that's where you draw the line?

I remember using lynx at school, since they only let A+ level students use the X11 GUI. And then later on using elinks which was a bit more featureful on my own servers...

It's on BSD license, Google or someone else can again Embrace, Extend, Extinguish.

That is not possible. Google, or anyone else, can make a fork of the project. But they can't take away the original from the commons.

This post is _about_ how that is both possible and common.

Only GPL is somewhat immune, because Stallman was always right.

Maybe I'm not enough of an Apple fanboy but using work provided mac with firefox for 15 years I never noticed UI being disjointed from the system any more than Chrome.

> Maybe I'm not enough of an Apple fanboy

Maybe you’re too preoccupied trying to discredit valid criticism as “fanboyism” to realise how important UI and UX are for products such as browsers.

Besides, Chrome itself is already an absolute mess of conflicting and downright distasteful UX choices and patterns. Firefox seems to be stuck in the past but Chrome seems to actively DESPISE being available on Mac.

Actually it is still cool if they don't.

Because of their enshitification we do have alternatives that were developed.

At this point the their only services I'm using are Maps, Translate and Keep Notes and it is mostly due to lazyiness as all of those already have alternatives.

Edit: forgot about YouTube, which is ironic, because that one is a toughest one because the value comes from creators, but I'm doing my part and using GrayJay[1] so I can follow them if they switch their platform.

[1] https://grayjay.app/

I despise that too. One website (was it walmart?) gives me option to use that or a password, I select password and after entering it it tells me that it needs to verify my e-mail "for security" where I get link or code to log in.

At that point what's the point of password? Just an optional extra step?

Honestly I think it already is.

A lot of people who talk about massive gains seem to forget about code review.

Then in a company someone who has to review is is f*cked because that code is much more complex and takes much longer to review.

> This is really fascinating. As someone who reads a lot of history and historical fiction I think this is really intriguing. Imagine having a conversation with someone genuinely from the period, where they don’t know the “end of the story”.

Having the facts from the era is one thing, to make conclusions about things it doesn't know would require intelligence.

The term free speech is misleading. It is really freedom of speech. I.e. someone who says something doesn't have to be afraid of prosecution because of what they said.

It isn't the speech that is being protected it is the person who says it.

Using the term "free speech" creates those weird scenarios where now we have someone argue that the US Constitution mandates ads to be everywhere.

Hey, once musk is dead I'm willing to consider Tesla as well.

I think Musk has announced that Teslas will no longer be made by forced labor.

And the parks.