clb4mf

-2 karma · joined March 19, 2019

clb4mf··on Google hit with €1.5B fine from EU over advertising

It really is a mixed bag, but here in HN the EU gets very good publicity because it's always compared to the US. (Not that I'm pro-EU or anything)

clb4mf··on New study makes link between use of potent cannabis and psychosis

Cynicism is nothing but a mechanism of self-defence against this evil and degenerate world; I encourage others to become cynics too before they go mad.

clb4mf··on New study makes link between use of potent cannabis and psychosis

Yeah well. I've given up on that. If people want to self-inflict schizophrenia and psychosis on themselves who am I to stop them?

It's good actually, because it's the young mostly, and we're out of jobs in my country... more jobs for me!

clb4mf··on Istio 1.1 Released

Istio sounds like the short name of a chronic disease. Like "istiothritis"

My granma has istio, it's very painful :(

clb4mf··on Firefox 66.0 Aims to Reduce Online Annoyances

They run ads on the front page and install addons remotely into their users' computers. They are everything but "without shitware".

clb4mf··on Google unveils Stadia cloud gaming service

Grindy games like classic WoW? Sign me right up.

clb4mf··on Firefox 66.0 Aims to Reduce Online Annoyances

Some (most?) people have no eye for design and simply don't notice stuff like that.

Until recently Firefox's URL bar had a THICK blue glow when it was in focus, instead of the more subtle one the rest of Mac OS has. It infuriated me. They didn't fix it for years. Why? Because nobody noticed it or cared enough, I guess.

clb4mf··on Firefox 66.0 Aims to Reduce Online Annoyances

https://i.imgur.com/mzmsdzt.png

They added this to my home page, despite the fact that my default search provider is DDG.

Mozilla, could you STOP bundling advertisements into my browser?