AstralSerenity

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by AstralSerenity 5d ago
I would throw serious money at them both if this collaboration happened.
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by AstralSerenity 6d ago
This is the exact approach Mozilla has taken to Firefox with the AI "killswitch". It has been well received.
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by AstralSerenity 10d ago
Well, both League of Legends and Minecraft come from 2009 and remain incredibly popular -- so who says you'll be stuck in the past?
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by AstralSerenity 10d ago
While I remain anxious about the dystopian future AI may ultimately deliver to us, this has been a clear silver lining in my eyes. I have an old Wyze Scale that restricts advanced features behind a proprietary mega-app, forcing users to swi
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by AstralSerenity 27d ago
Yes, you!
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by AstralSerenity 27d ago
Using web apps on Firefox really is the way given its support for uBlock Origin. Screen real estate is precious on phones, so being able to permanently block "Install our app!" and even entire navigation categories (shorts on Link
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by AstralSerenity 28d ago
People have been saying this forever. It will never happen. Republicans and Democrats alike love Social Security. All that needs to be done to fix it is raise the cap.
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by AstralSerenity 28d ago
They did end up releasing Windows Subsystem for Android via the Windows Insider Program, which was enough for the OSS community to take it over after it was abandoned. It still exists and has worked quite well for my use case: https:/
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by AstralSerenity 1mo ago
Everyone properly informed on the topic now understands the Mozilla ToS debacle was a complete nothing burger and simply a result of California law, miscommunication, and Mozilla being careful. Not one thing changed in actuality. Brave is a
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by AstralSerenity 1mo ago
No, Mozilla is a non-profit -- you may just misunderstand charitable structure optimization. It has a for-profit public-benefit subsidiary called Mozilla Corporation (Firefox). This is common in non-profits for a number of reasons: protects
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by AstralSerenity 1mo ago
Sometimes you make decisions based on principle and future risk. Brave Software is a for-profit company that funded its start through Peter Thiel. Even if fine in the present, you cannot guarantee me the future of a Thiel-funded, VC-owned f
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by AstralSerenity 1mo ago
From what I know personally, Firefox truly is responsible with user data. Though -- to steel man your point -- all the data Firefox sells is through their subsidiary Anonym, which goes through great lengths to anonymize all user data that c
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by AstralSerenity 1mo ago
The modified version I use disables all telemetry. I'm also doubtful my Pihole wouldn't just black it anyways. And ultimately, I use Firefox on Android with Ublock and strict tracking protection, so it doesn't seem I would be
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by AstralSerenity 1mo ago
Peter Theil was an angel investor in Brave. That alone is all the reason privacy-minded users need to avoid it.
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by AstralSerenity 1mo ago
I use Instagram on Android because it's heavily modified and stripped to its bare essentials just for responding to friends. Prior to this I used the web app. If those two disappeared I would be done.
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by AstralSerenity 2mo ago
Note my comment on size. I think folks forget how lean Valve is with only ~330 employees. I love Valve, but it's not quite apples to apples. Their flat, lean structure doesn't function like a typical corporation, and their industr
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by AstralSerenity 2mo ago
Honestly, I strongly disagree. I've played a wide breadth of games, and I can't think of a game studio the size of Riot that is as community-engaged and pro-consumer. Examples range from the quality of their patch notes, dev artic
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by AstralSerenity 2mo ago
It's frustrating because I truly believe they are well-meaning, honest actors. Every single "controversy" surrounding Mozilla can be directly attributed to miscommunication rather than malice. They do often struggle to read t
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by AstralSerenity 2mo ago
This used to be my attitude, but I do feel like Firefox has made good ground in 2026. I've also become sympathetic to their AI strategy. They don't seem delusional in their approach. They're not building models or selling slo
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by AstralSerenity 1y ago
I would love to have Android software on an Apple device. Their hardware is incredible! Ultimately, I tolerate Android from a privacy standpoint because we're still able to fully modify our devices and use open-source app sources. The
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by AstralSerenity 1y ago
"Windows" + "." brings up symbols, and at the very top were em dashes. I've been using that since it was added. On my Linux laptop, I confess to manually Googling them every time.
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by AstralSerenity 2y ago
In a perfect world, I would have liked to see Firefox build what is now the Proton suite of apps. I would still like to see Proton fork Firefox and operate their own browser once they've matured further.
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by AstralSerenity 2y ago
You can, but ultimately Brave is downstream of Chrome and their stated intention of supporting Manifest V2 "for as long as [they're] able" doesn't inspire as much confidence. Firefox is also the only open alternative to
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by AstralSerenity 2y ago
I imagine their VPN service is financially viable if they've still stuck with it this long. Aside from that, they've just about cut all other initiatives aside from "Firefox and AI". The latter gives me pause, but hopefu
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by AstralSerenity 2y ago
Add-on replacements: - Linguist for translations. - Search by Image for reverse image search (there are others that just use Google Lens directly, but I use this one). Cast is a bit more cumbersome. There is fx_cast on GitHub, but it requir
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by AstralSerenity 2y ago
Capable enough for most users, however I made the jump as it no longer fit my needs.
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by AstralSerenity 2y ago
My understanding is Mozilla contracted its footprint substantially to remain sustainable in a future without Google's monetary contribution.
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by AstralSerenity 2y ago
Firefox and its derivatives remain the only true alternative at this point.
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by AstralSerenity 2y ago
What a horrifying concept.
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by AstralSerenity 2y ago
If you use an Android device, you have the potential to live an ad-free life: - Use Firefox with Ublock Origin and BypassPaywallsClean to avoid ads and Paywalls. - Use ReVanced to patch your YouTube APK to disable ads, add SponsorBlock to a

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