Esme Povirk @madewokherd@computerfairi.es

There's a phenomenon with internet arguments that I think of as "eternal crossfire" where everybody talks about what they've experienced directly as though that is the one and only thing that is happening everywhere, and any attempt to clarify that it's not the entire story is seen as an attack. And every single side involved in the argument does the same thing, making the conflict impossible to deesecalate. Bad actors love this shit. They can just set off explosives on every side and watch them destroy each other.

ars technica: we don't know how they did it but google chrome now extracts a pint of blood every time you log on

chrome user, dizzy from blood loss: I swear to god I am like this close to switching to firefox

another chrome user, on the verge of fainting from severe blood loss: no need to resort to that, just switch to [insert today's trendy chrome fork here] and be smart like meeee

If you're switching to Firefox this week, I collected a list of the team's favourite hidden features back when I worked there:

https://exple.tive.org/blarg/2020/10/25/navigational-instruments/

What is your main browser (engine)?

Re-running a poll I saw on Mastodon a while ago, before various migrations. Just collecting numbers, not seeking advice or anything. Please boost for reach.

Google’s widely opposed ad platform, the “Privacy Sandbox,” launches in Chrome

Chrome now directly tracks users, generates a "topic" list it shares with advertisers.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/09/googles-widely-opposed-ad-platform-the-privacy-sandbox-launches-in-chrome/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Adding "lol" to the end of your sentence is an ancient ritual to ward off existential dread lol

Be your authentic self.
If that means the timid townsfolk flee before your dangerously shambling form, terrible darkness, and unearthly beauty, so be it.