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EbNar··on The "Windows XP Box" (2003)
Unbelievably cute :-)
EbNar··on Kagi Translate Is Back
If assistant goes away (it was already there when I subscribed) I'll just cancel my sub; 10 €/month + taxes only for search is wild.
EbNar··on Android 17 is the first since 3.x to add new APIs without releasing to the AOSP
Considering that Firefox by itself doesn't block anything without extensions, that seemingly less than 10% of users use extensions and that tgere5are already quite a few snappier browsers that block ads by default...
EbNar··on Android 17 is the first since 3.x to add new APIs without releasing to the AOSP
Closer to 500M, actually.
EbNar··on DeepSeek launching v4.1 flash cheaper and more capable than v4 pro
Since a few months, I almost exclusively use the Chinese "flash" models for my needs. They are a joy and they cost pennies per answer. Great job.
EbNar··on Firefox for iOS now has a native adblocker
The comment to which I replied wasn't that useful either.
EbNar··on Firefox for iOS now has a native adblocker
So, is Mozilla promoting a search engine monoculture? Yeah, "Google bad, but..."
EbNar··on Firefox for iOS now has a native adblocker
I've been using it for 20 years and switched 4 yearso ago to something else. My life is fine, thanks.

EDIT: so, the downvotes are because what, exactly?

EbNar··on Firefox is now the last major browser that still supports uBlock Origin
It's my primary browser since a few years. If you are talking about sponsored backgrounds, good luck finding any "major" browser that doesn't have something sponsored on it (opt-out).
EbNar··on Firefox is now the last major browser that still supports uBlock Origin
Opt-in. Someone else linked Brave's blog below. Read it.

https://support.brave.app/hc/en-us/articles/38305898674957-H...

EbNar··on Firefox is now the last major browser that still supports uBlock Origin
There's no need to make assumptions. The source code is out there. Please, show us the relevant commits which do what you said.
EbNar··on Firefox is now the last major browser that still supports uBlock Origin
Ads on Brave are opt-in (and not embedded on webpages anyway) and the "crypto nonsense" is a way for them to try to stay afloat without having to accept money from Google and the likes.
EbNar··on Mozilla says stricter antitrust measures against Google 'threaten Firefox'
It's not in my interest. I couldn't care less about Mozilla. It's entirely their fault what is happening to them and to FF.
EbNar··on Mozilla says stricter antitrust measures against Google 'threaten Firefox'
Here come the downvotes. People, donate your own money to Mozilla, if you're so concerned about its fate. Let me decide what to do with my own money.
EbNar··on Mozilla says stricter antitrust measures against Google 'threaten Firefox'
Nope. Why should my money (taxes) fund a US corporation?
EbNar··on Four simple rules behind Japan's most liveable cities
In some places it is something sadly absent or overlooked...
EbNar··on Less Coffee, Better Sleep
Right now we have 30 ºC at nighttime + 80% relative humidity (and no, no AC). I can assure you that coffee is the last of my problems.
EbNar··on Our position on open-weights models
This reads as a lot of fear mongering which in the end can ve resumed as "We are going to lose money".
EbNar··on Choosing a Public DNS Resolver
ControlD is pretty cool.
EbNar··on EU could open deportation centres outside bloc by next year, says Denmark PM
Shame.
EbNar··on GPT-5.5 hallucinates 3x more than MIT-licensed GLM-5.2
The fact that a huge amount uf parameters may lead to worse hallucinations is something I didn't think of. Would this somewhat imply that DeepSeek V4 flash should be less prone to these issues?
EbNar··on GPT-5.5 hallucinates 3x more than MIT-licensed GLM-5.2
The fact that a huge amount uf parameters may lead to worse hallucinations is something I didn't think of. Would this somewhat imply that DeepSeek V4 flash should be less prone tho these issues?
EbNar··on Google Chrome update will close the door on ad blockers
You can block DoH by blacklisting their domains (which is what ControlD and NextDNS do, by the way).
EbNar··on Google Chrome update will close the door on ad blockers
Inbuilt ad blockers aren't affected by whatever change Google may do to the extension ecosystem.
EbNar··on Nobody cracks open a programming book anymore
Ironically, I just ordered a hardcopy of "Python Crash Course". I want to learn it for personal use and prefer to have the book at hand, rather than in PDF/electronic format. And no, I'm not letting AI or LLMs do the job for me: I prefer (rally: need) my brain to stay active.
EbNar··on Ask HN: Some Sensible Alternative to Openrouter?
Thanks. Not a fan of Google, TBH... By the way, you're right, I'd prefer a credit-based solution. I've been reading about together.ai. Do you happen to knos how is it, by any chance?
EbNar··on Nuclear receptor 4A1 linked to health effects of coffee: study
Why should someone hate on you just because you enjoy decaf?
EbNar··on Show HN: Adblock-rust Manager – Firefox extension to enable the Brave ad blocker
I do.
EbNar··on Show HN: Adblock-rust Manager – Firefox extension to enable the Brave ad blocker
Faster.
EbNar··on Help Keep Thunderbird Alive
I'm just using Evolution. Switched from Thunderbird a few weeks ago. So far, so good.
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