top | item 47133633 (no title) aquir | 6 days ago I don't know...at one point I got off Firefox because it was slow and I was never able to get back to it ever again. Maybe I should try now? discuss order hn newest reddalo|6 days ago Do it. It's the only truly independent browser left.It's not perfect, but it works, and unlike Chrome you can have full ad blocking with uBlock Origin. pessimizer|5 days ago > only truly independent browserOnly truly independent browser engine left. Firefox is entirely independent on google, but unlike its competitors this dependency is through direct cash payments. load replies (1) charcircuit|6 days ago With Brave you can have ad blocking built into the browser itself and not have to depend on a third party developer. load replies (3) bartvk|6 days ago Why do you actually ask? Switching browsers has got to be one of the easiest software to switch, right? altern8|6 days ago Is it? I have autofill/passwords, bookmarks, etc., and you can't easily jump between two different browsers as those will get out of sync. load replies (1) jeppester|6 days ago After I upgraded my laptop (Ryzen 2700 => 8845HS) it has felt as though Firefox is much closer to Chrome.While I do not think that the gap narrowed when measured in CPU-cycles, it's just not very noticable when Firefox doesn't feel slow. dyauspitr|5 days ago I went back to it 6 months ago once Chrome got rid of ublock. It’s pretty good but then some update a week or two ago blew away all my profiles. zargon|6 days ago The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. PunchyHamster|6 days ago Mozilla did plant the tree 20 years ago, then decided few years after to abandon it load replies (1) bayindirh|6 days ago Give it another go. You'll be surprised.
reddalo|6 days ago Do it. It's the only truly independent browser left.It's not perfect, but it works, and unlike Chrome you can have full ad blocking with uBlock Origin. pessimizer|5 days ago > only truly independent browserOnly truly independent browser engine left. Firefox is entirely independent on google, but unlike its competitors this dependency is through direct cash payments. load replies (1) charcircuit|6 days ago With Brave you can have ad blocking built into the browser itself and not have to depend on a third party developer. load replies (3)
pessimizer|5 days ago > only truly independent browserOnly truly independent browser engine left. Firefox is entirely independent on google, but unlike its competitors this dependency is through direct cash payments. load replies (1)
charcircuit|6 days ago With Brave you can have ad blocking built into the browser itself and not have to depend on a third party developer. load replies (3)
bartvk|6 days ago Why do you actually ask? Switching browsers has got to be one of the easiest software to switch, right? altern8|6 days ago Is it? I have autofill/passwords, bookmarks, etc., and you can't easily jump between two different browsers as those will get out of sync. load replies (1)
altern8|6 days ago Is it? I have autofill/passwords, bookmarks, etc., and you can't easily jump between two different browsers as those will get out of sync. load replies (1)
jeppester|6 days ago After I upgraded my laptop (Ryzen 2700 => 8845HS) it has felt as though Firefox is much closer to Chrome.While I do not think that the gap narrowed when measured in CPU-cycles, it's just not very noticable when Firefox doesn't feel slow.
dyauspitr|5 days ago I went back to it 6 months ago once Chrome got rid of ublock. It’s pretty good but then some update a week or two ago blew away all my profiles.
zargon|6 days ago The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. PunchyHamster|6 days ago Mozilla did plant the tree 20 years ago, then decided few years after to abandon it load replies (1)
PunchyHamster|6 days ago Mozilla did plant the tree 20 years ago, then decided few years after to abandon it load replies (1)
reddalo|6 days ago
It's not perfect, but it works, and unlike Chrome you can have full ad blocking with uBlock Origin.
pessimizer|5 days ago
Only truly independent browser engine left. Firefox is entirely independent on google, but unlike its competitors this dependency is through direct cash payments.
charcircuit|6 days ago
bartvk|6 days ago
altern8|6 days ago
jeppester|6 days ago
While I do not think that the gap narrowed when measured in CPU-cycles, it's just not very noticable when Firefox doesn't feel slow.
dyauspitr|5 days ago
zargon|6 days ago
PunchyHamster|6 days ago
bayindirh|6 days ago