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The_Rob··on I switched to Brave
It may be YACB, but that is precisely why it works for the author. Chromium browsers have the best compatibility because that is what is tested for. If it were any other way, then this post wouldn't exist.
The_Rob··on Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your device without consent
Google has invested significantly in security. I believe you are referring to privacy?
The_Rob··on Orion 1.0
Yes, at least outside of the EU. However, companies don't seem to be developing for it yet, probably due to the investment not being worth it until similar laws are more widespread. However, Orion in also on macOS, which does allow other engines. And Kagi is developing Orion for Linux and Windows.
The_Rob··on GPT-5.1: A smarter, more conversational ChatGPT
Comparing LLM responses to heroine is insane.
The_Rob··on ChatGPT Atlas
So the world's most embarrassing data leak, but "catastrophic" is stretching it.
The_Rob··on Servo v0.0.1
Firefox market share is so low, it really seems more like a Chrome and Safari duopoly.
The_Rob··on The Obsolescence of Political Definitions (1991)
I agree with the point this article is trying to make. As political definitions change, we start to lose sight of what these terms actually mean. I believe a more helpful comparison than left vs right, is open vs closed.

https://unherd.com/2018/07/open-vs-closed-rise-fall-left-rig...

The_Rob··on Orion Browser
The Kagi Search extension works perfectly well.
The_Rob··on A three month review of kagi search and the orion web browser (2024)
What is it about Grok that you expect to be so much better? Not disagreeing necessarily, just want to know your reasoning.
The_Rob··on Firefox nightly is running an experiment featuring a Fakespot feed on newtab
I agree, but this limited to macOS and iOS. Not helpful to most people.
The_Rob··on Google pays Apple $18B to $20B a year to keep its search in iPhone
It’s trivial to change default search provider, not sure why Apple wouldn’t take the money. It’s still up to the user.