Frostwolf

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[–] Frostwolf@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Musk would probably come close. He can shut down internet and stop your car if you own Tesla. And he already has his Space companies. On the other hand, if Meta takes off, Zuckerberg is a close candidate followed by Microsoft.

 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/5196308

It’s scary that the Unity debacle is not just happening in games but a very real threat not just in digital and app space but in real life.

It can happen in medicine, housing, even the food we eat if the trend of subscriptions and lock ins continue.

Despite this, a global concerted effort towards Open Source tech is still not happening.

In Unity for example, there is a push to transition to Unreal but less so for Godot. We see this happening with reddit too. And soon maybe we’ll see it in real life. What’s stopping our hotels and landlords from charging us everytime we open doors.

We see this in the rampant mandatory tips. Where everyone is automatically charged per order.

It’s scary and frustrating at the same time that there may not be a clear remedy for this. As the world shifts to subscriptions and services, do we truly own anything anymore?

 

It’s scary that the Unity debacle is not just happening in games but a very real threat not just in digital and app space but in real life.

It can happen in medicine, housing, even the food we eat if the trend of subscriptions and lock ins continue.

Despite this, a global concerted effort towards Open Source tech is still not happening.

In Unity for example, there is a push to transition to Unreal but less so for Godot. We see this happening with reddit too. And soon maybe we’ll see it in real life. What’s stopping our hotels and landlords from charging us everytime we open doors.

We see this in the rampant mandatory tips. Where everyone is automatically charged per order.

It’s scary and frustrating at the same time that there may not be a clear remedy for this. As the world shifts to subscriptions and services, do we truly own anything anymore?

[–] Frostwolf@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Thank you for your interest. Done and done! :)

[–] Frostwolf@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Why is there a SEARCH bar next to the bar where you can search anyway?

Muscle memory I guess. I associate the main bar with typing in websites. While the smaller one for search. That’s how I’ve been doing it for years.

The icons are pinned tabs using sideberry and CSS from r/FirefoxCSS

[–] Frostwolf@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ehh. Different strokes, I guess. Too much minimalism for me becomes extra step. Like if remove the search bar, I would have to type in duckduckgo.com everytime I need to search. Without the pinned icons, I would have to type gmail everytime, for example. Firefox is my secondary desktop and I treat those icons as kind of like a mini app. :)

[–] Frostwolf@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Same. @squizzy, I don't like microblogging in general either. I was raised in the golden era of forums (the days of phpBB and vBulletin). My twitter account hasn't been touched for years now.

[–] Frostwolf@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

tweXit does have a nice ring to it. Made me laugh 😂

[–] Frostwolf@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Speaking as someone who's mostly on a laptop screen, that thing is big. When at home (which doesn't happen a lot these days), I connect my laptop to a more modest Xiaomi 1C Monitor 23.8 Inch. I am not a techie so I'm not sure what I can use a vertical monitor for though.

[–] Frostwolf@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

For some reason, this reminds me of the old digg. I'm feeling nostalgic. :)

[–] Frostwolf@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Sleek and beautiful. And judging from that desktop, you've got a pretty big monitor.

[–] Frostwolf@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

I used sidebery and edited the userchrome.css using guides from r/FirefoxCSS

here's some guides for them:

But for reference, here are the codes for them (since Reddit appears to be down at the time of this writing)

userChrome.css

Sidebery Stylesheet

Here's the sidebery link on github

https://github.com/mbnuqw/sidebery

Note, to find your firefox profile folder:

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/profiles-where-firefox-stores-user-data#w_how-do-i-find-my-profile

 

Was tinkering with userchrome and sidebery this day and it got me thinking how others has their firefox customized. Let's bring the fun back to firefox. Share your screenshots. :)

 

So far, I tried Tabliss, Momentum and currently toying with Taskade. But the "unmodded" one is nice, too as it's faster. I'm wondering if anyone here has some opinions.

 

It's not just lemmy that's benefiting from Elon Musk.

[–] Frostwolf@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

As an iOS user and long time Firefox user (never switched to chrome in my life) I feel jealous. But one can only hope that we too in the APPLE walled garden won't be left behind. Though I understand that it would be a long shot. :(

[–] Frostwolf@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Some of the older fandoms started out there and it existed when majority of the internet users are younger and just starting out so I can understand the quality. Some of my older works are still there and I cringe at them. But that said, there are some hidden gems in FFN not otherwise seen elsewhere.

 

Do you see them as anticipation? Or just unnecessary stress in reading fanfics? Have you dropped fanfics that ended in cliffhangers?

 

There are some fanfics that majority wouldn’t like but you personally enjoy. At the top of my head, an overpowered M.C or turning the main character into an O.P one is a guilty pleasure.

High school fics are another one. Which to me evokes a degree of nostalgia for my younger years.

How about you?

 

With the number of people concerned about privacy, it is a wonder why chrome is even popular.

 

Given the chance that you can talk to your younger self. It might help others who are lurking here too :)

 

Feel free to add your tips and tricks. With enough inputs, we’ll be able to put up and organize a comprehensive community resource in the fediverse :)

Here are some ideas (but not limited):

  • Writing Tips for Beginners
  • Choosing Fandoms
  • Enjoying writing as much as reading
 

A list of websites, blogs, books, podcasts, software, twitter feeds, etc., for writing resources. If you have anything to add to the list, please comment below.

Podcasts:

Blogs:

Websites:

Books:

Tools:

Sell your stuff:

Craft:

Other Lists:

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