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  • $1.5 Billion AI Company That Reportedly Used No Actual AI Goes Belly Up

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  • Which Adblock are extension are you using ( Adblock Plus by any chance?)? I just tried on mobile Firefox with uBlock Origin and rendered fine.

  • Java at 30: How a language designed for a failed gadget became a global powerhouse

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  • Oddly, I did know some BASIC and I have vague memories of the numeric line starters like 10 with white text on a black background giving it a retro feel.

  • Java at 30: How a language designed for a failed gadget became a global powerhouse

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  • Lary Ellison is one of the richest men in the world right and owns some kind of private island or something that he bought basically after showing his shares of Oracle stock?

  • Java at 30: How a language designed for a failed gadget became a global powerhouse

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  • That makes more sense in context. Another Gang of Four (that I err, know more deeply for some reason) is(read:was) a political grouping in mid 70s in China.

  • Java at 30: How a language designed for a failed gadget became a global powerhouse

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  • Java was also my first introduction to programming as it was included in Computer Science in final year of school (at college, we did the trusty C).

    I think they have replaced Java with Python now in schools because of the latter's popularity and also because many would argue, Python is slightly easier to learn than Java.

  • The New York Times Just Published Some Bizarre Race Science About Asian Women

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  • Huh, didn't realize that NYT was disliked from before only. I thought it was a decent American newspaper. The only other American newspaper I can think of is Washington Post, but that is so capitalist friendly to say the least.

    Among overseas newspapers, I had decent idea of UK based ones (looks and judges Sun readers :p) but not otherwise.

  • The New York Times Just Published Some Bizarre Race Science About Asian Women

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  • Ah, NYT. Amongst all subscriptions that I have come across in my country, NYT is the most expensive. Since they haven't heard of region specific pricing and just multiply by exchange rate; it's only six times more expensive than YT Premium in India.

    Atleast I was under the belief that they had decent editorial standards but looks like that ship has sailed away as well.

  • Fucking cars

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  • The rise of ‘Frankenstein’ laptops in New Delhi’s repair markets

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  • I've tried nearly every browser out there and these are my top 6 (none are Chrome)

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  • I have Waterfox setup as an alternative browser but it does not have much stuff to differentiate itself from mainstream FF, as you said.

  • I've tried nearly every browser out there and these are my top 6 (none are Chrome)

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  • Firefox can do so too with TST or one of the other extensions in the store. Sometimes(atleast for me), they introduce slightly more lag when opening the browser but otherwise, they can do much of the job. I use Tree Style Tabs even though I might not be a power user of it (read:not actively using every nitty gritty of the extension).

  • I've tried nearly every browser out there and these are my top 6 (none are Chrome)

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  • I think I remember Opera Mini's layout though I didn't much use it. It was a great alternative especially on mobile more than a decade back.

    But yes especially after changing ownership, switching browser engines and years down the line; things have changed.

    I think I gave their desktop variant a try sometime ago but didn't find it compelling enough. I haven't even used their Android fork. I keep using a Firefox fork only :p.

  • I've tried nearly every browser out there and these are my top 6 (none are Chrome)

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  • I think 4K is only available on Edge on Windows for Netflix. I never bothered with 4K since that's above and beyond my device's native resolution but I didn't have too positive a experience with Netflix, IMO.

    I just want to watch something in full HD without intermittent streaming or buffering. Legal streaming services including Netflix treat one like a criminal by forcing them to watch in a Web browser with constant Internet connectivity forced upon them. I can use keyboard shortcuts to increase playback speed by 0.1x each time in mpv, does Netflix allow me to do the same? No, instead it gives me a dusty experience.

  • I've tried nearly every browser out there and these are my top 6 (none are Chrome)

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  • I gave Vivaldi a try way back in its early days when I was on Windows. IIRC, it was bundled with lots of features even then and I think, for some weird reason, had Philips Hue Lighting support integrated (unless I am really confusing it with something other, this is multiple years old experience of mine).

    I used it as my main browser for Atleast couple of months then.

  • I've tried nearly every browser out there and these are my top 6 (none are Chrome)

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  • I am surprised they abandoned it. It was originally launched as a macOS variant only, correct? And Mac users praised it a lot, on the Web. I thought with that level of traction they will keep going.

    In contrast, there are projects that have a much lower user base though vocal (read: Pale Moon) and despite struggling with half of the available modern Web pages, those projects still keep going.

  • I've tried nearly every browser out there and these are my top 6 (none are Chrome)

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  • Many sites have become worse. I think stuff like Cnet, PCMag (which still has a digital magazine I think)were much better in the previous era.

  • I've tried nearly every browser out there and these are my top 6 (none are Chrome)

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  • I will give Zen browser a try. As for Netflix, I only used it for a one month since it's quite expensive in my country and it crawled like anything on Firefox for Linux. I was getting consistent 720p video but not sure about full HD. Eventually I canceled it.

  • I've tried nearly every browser out there and these are my top 6 (none are Chrome)

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  • Opera also was a good alternative on Symbian phones right or whatever OS Nokia used before they switched to Windows Phone, I think.

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  • I think the company behind Fairphone makes wireless earbuds as well with replaceable batteries. They are priced in the mid range segment but sadly not available worldwide.

  • Technology @lemmy.world
    kirk781 @discuss.tchncs.de

    Nokia: The Story of the Once-Legendary Phone Maker

    www.techspot.com /article/2236-nokia/
  • Technology @lemmy.world
    kirk781 @discuss.tchncs.de
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    What Was So Cool About The Timex Data link?

    www.hodinkee.com /articles/the-forgotten-glory-of-the-timex-datalink
  • Not The Onion @lemmy.world
    kirk781 @discuss.tchncs.de

    Putin encourages Russians to have sex at work amid falling birth rate

    indianexpress.com /article/world/putin-encourages-russians-to-have-sex-at-work-amid-falling-birth-rate-9571568/
  • Programming @programming.dev
    kirk781 @discuss.tchncs.de

    The IDEs we had 30 years ago... and we lost

    blogsystem5.substack.com /p/the-ides-we-had-30-years-ago-and
  • Not The Onion @lemmy.world
    kirk781 @discuss.tchncs.de

    Tesla Cybertruck caught fire after hitting a fire hydrant in bizarre crash

    electrek.co /2024/08/28/tesla-cybertruck-caught-fire-hitting-fire-hydrant-bizarre-crash/
  • Technology @lemmy.world
    kirk781 @discuss.tchncs.de

    Cosmo, the Hacker 'God' Who Fell to Earth

    www.wired.com /2012/09/cosmo-the-god-who-fell-to-earth/