Using a Firefox fork makes any difference?
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    Floorp and Zen are to Firefox what Vivaldi is to Chrome.

    They provide a better UI and other features and strip out a lot of the bad stuff from the parent browser.

    But fundamentally, Floorp and Zen and Vivaldi would not continue very long if the upstream decided to suddenly stop producing code, or altered their codebase in a significant manner. (This is what killed Palemoon and Seamonkey). This is always a threat.

    So really, it's a shit situation for browsers right now. Just choose a browser engine and then pick whatever UI you like the most on top of it.

    I'm optimistic that Servo turns out to be the new Mozilla without repeating its mistakes. It should be the reference implementation browser upon which everything will rebase and it should remain non-profit. This was the original goal of open source Mozilla 25 years ago but then the techbro crew rolled in and started grifting.

    (I'm also aware that WebKit still exists but Gnome Web is seemingly the only browser built with it and there are no extensions).

    Today the Mozilla Corporation is just a place for the already wealthy to funnel money into their golden parachutes. It's a grift. Personally I think it's time to move on. Last week I pulled the plug, deleted my ~/.mozilla directory, so for the first time in a quarter century I don't have anything Mozilla-related installed.

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  • Helene flooding in Swannanoa, NC
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    The town of Chimney Rock is gone.

    No hyperbole.

    It's gone.

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  • The Dislike to Ubuntu
  • SeikoAlpinist SeikoAlpinist Now 92%

    Ubuntu was a successful attempt to make Debian user-friendly. If you don't remember Linux in 2003, it took a lot of time to configure.

    Ubuntu came along and did everything automatically from first install. Some of the polish it had was things like smooth fonts, TrueType font support (remember old XFree86 Bitmap fonts?) a GUI installer, automatically detecting your monitor resolution, setting up sound automatically, and automatic downloading of firmware needed to make your hardware work. In just one reboot after install, you had a usable system that looked really nice, with smooth fonts.

    In 2024, Debian already does all of this out of the box. The value add of Ubuntu is minimal. Ubuntu provides a theme, a splash screen when booting up, a custom font, and a modified version of the Dash to Dock extension that you can just download yourself from the Gnome extension site. That's it. One might argue that snaps make Ubuntu worse than Debian.

    Just use Debian. If you want a somewhat more polished system (nice cursors, unique icons, easy to configure animations), there is Mint Debian edition.

    It takes less time to just set up Debian to look and behave like Ubuntu (about 10 minutes) than it takes to continually fight against Ubuntu snaps.

    Just use Debian.

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  • Linux in 5k?
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    That thread is just the result of a search today to see if the situation has changed.

    When I tried it, we were still trying to figure out how the two displays worked. It looks like that link has a solution. It would have been great to try back then, but I wouldn't go out and buy a 5k iMac or LG monitor just to try it out now.

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  • Linux in 5k?
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    I never got it to work at anything over 4k several years ago.

    I went down the rabbit hole and ended up just selling. Apple only ever released the driver for macOS and for Windows 10 with Bootcamp.

    Apparently it will work in X11 with a few setup changes per this thread: https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/showthread.php?p=6477626#post6477626

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  • Distro or Desktop like "classic" macOS
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    About 25 years ago, I used something called mlvwm which was designed to look like System 7.

    I ran this on a 486 and later on a Duron system with something called "bochs" that let me run a full System 7 in a container.

    A quick search shows that it is still around and has been forked by a couple of people.

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  • What are the Top 3 TV Shows that define your (personal) youth?
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    Mighty Morphin Power Rangers

    Deep Space Nine

    Nova

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  • "Get this under control": Mark Robinson's anti-birth control tirade spoils Trump's Project 2025 spin
  • SeikoAlpinist SeikoAlpinist Now 100%

    Yeah, he may be the worst candidate in decades by any major political party BUT he is so despised that he is trailing by double digits in a red state. Even Trump supporters aren't excited about this guy.

    The silver lining is this guy on the ballot may be the catalyst that delivers North Carolina's electoral votes to Kamala Harris this year.

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  • What movies can you rewatch often and not get tired of?
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    Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

    LOTR: The Two Towers

    Primer

    Antitrust

    Hackers

    Star Trek: TMP

    Scarface

    Hot Tub Time Machine

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  • Small linux-friendly laptop
  • SeikoAlpinist SeikoAlpinist Now 100%

    X1 Nano:

    • narrower than the old 11.6 laptops and slightly taller.
    • Higher than 1080 screen due to the taller ratio.
    • IPS display
    • 0.97kg without charger.
    • Thinkpad keyboard and track point.
    • strong Linux support

    Here is the PSREF for the first generation. They are up to Gen 3 of this line now.

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  • Happy Star Trek Day! What was your first contact?
  • SeikoAlpinist SeikoAlpinist Now 100%

    I was too young for most of TNG but stuck with TNG sometime in season 6. I was a kid with single digit age when they destroyed the Enterprise D in the movie and it really messed with me. Then I grew up watching the entirety of DS9 and Voyager, and outgrew it by the end of VOY. Strange New Worlds pulled me back in as an adult.

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  • Fedora: GNOME or KDE?
  • SeikoAlpinist SeikoAlpinist Now 75%

    Agree; Gnome on Fedora is just more polished in general than Gnome anywhere else. So sasy to add another language and that input language works everywhere including Flatpak apps Qt apps, etc. Fedora is winning me over in this regard and I've kind of been a Red Hat hater these days.

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  • If you could regulate something relatively inconsequential, what would it be?
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    • Pwm flicker should be regulated on all LED devices, from smartphones to household bulbs and car turn signals.
    • Price displayed is exactly what you pay. With tax, no credit card or smartphone surcharge or "cash discount"
    • Tip screen on POS cash registers is displayed before you swipe/tap your card, not afterward.
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  • What's your favourite Star Trek theme?
  • SeikoAlpinist SeikoAlpinist Now 100%

    The theme to Star Trek IV. Underrated.

    Also like the Klingon theme.

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  • Map of Vegan Communities in Ecuador (South America)
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    I can not answer your question regarding vegan communities, but I lived in Ecuador for many years and started a family there. The best thing I miss about Ecuador is something called chocho which is a pure protein bean that everyone snacks on. It is regionally specific to Ecuador since I never found them in Colombia.

    So during your trip, give it a try. You can mix with chulpi, which is dried salted maize.

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  • www.tmz.com

    Two brothers in town for their sisters' wedding were killed while riding bikes last night. One is an NHL hockey star. Fuck cars. Also, sorry for linking TMZ, it's more detailed than the SI article.

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