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- Comment on Describe an episode in the worst possible way 5 months ago:
Riker catches an alien “virus” (from a plant) and lays down naked under a shiny blanket for the rest of the episode. Pulaski forces Riker to dream of the most boring and worst segments from season 1 and 2.
Most shows have flashback episodes that feature highlights. TNG had a clip show that showcased the worst segments. It was the most lackluster finale episode of any Star Trek season. And this was even well after Riker “grew the beard”.
- Comment on [deleted] 8 months ago:
If you’re in Europe, it may be due to the DMA.
lemonde.fr/…/digital-markets-act-how-the-way-you-…
You may also have noticed something new on Google, when looking for the address of a place: It’s now impossible to click on the map that appears in your search results.
Google is one of the “gatekeepers” according to the DMA (Digital Markets Act). The law recently went into effect. It is supposed to lessen the amount of preferential treatment the big tech companies give themselves.
- Comment on If you didn't get an invite for Arc on Windows, give Firefox + Sidebery a try 8 months ago:
It certainly is a differentiator: uBlock Origin already works best on Firefox. github.com/…/uBlock-Origin-works-best-on-Firefox
And when Manifest v3 is fully enforced in Chromium (current date is slated to be July 2024), then the more restricted uBlock Origin Lite would need to be used instead.
(I’m not sure if Arc will fully adopt v3, but they might not have a choice at some point in time.)
The Lite version still works well considering all the restrictions, but has a lot of limitations: github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBlock-issues/issues/338#…
- Filter lists update only when the extension updates (no fetching up to date lists from servers)
- Many filters are dropped at conversion time due to MV3’s limited filter syntax
- No crafting your own filters (thus no element picker)
- No strict-blocked pages
- No per-site switches
- No dynamic filtering
- No importing external lists
TL;DR: The way uBlock Origin works on Firefox right now is already better, but if Arc has to go along with Manifest v3 in Chromium in a few months, then it’ll be even more of a differentiator.
It also looks like they’re even thinking about rolling out their own tracker blocker (instead of using uBlock Origin) as a result of the Manifest v3 changes:
www.reddit.com/r/ArcBrowser/wiki/index/#wiki_how_…
twitter.com/joshm/status/1728926780600508716
We’re rolling our own native @arcinternet Ad & Tracker Blocker in 2024 (since Chrome is restricting them)…
Any creative ideas for how we can go above and beyond, and reimagine the category?
Remove GDPR/Cookie Consents? What else?
- Comment on “Netflix effect” is back as studios license old shows to competitors again 1 year ago:
Also: Inspector Gadget.
An international US, French, and Canadian production.
Penny (the “hacker” niece) and Brain (the intelligent dog) solve all of the cases that Inspector Gadget (cyborg cop) bumbles through, even though he’s essentially RoboCop with gimmicks.