AnActOfCreation

AnActOfCreation OP , 7 days ago to Technology in I'm forking Ladybird and stepping down as SerenityOS BDFL

Looks like mostly C++.

AnActOfCreation OP , 8 days ago to Technology in I'm forking Ladybird and stepping down as SerenityOS BDFL

I see it more like the browser group wanted it to be a 'real' browser and not held down by having to be compliant with the hobby OS. But that's just my reading from the outside. :)

They mentioned being more open to OSS packages, which probably wouldn't work on Serenity.

AnActOfCreation OP , 9 days ago to Technology in 24 of the best free alternatives to the most popular paid software

Lol it's not a link in the markdown so it's just the Lemmy web UI making assumptions. Also it's funny that they don't own that domain.

AnActOfCreation OP , 9 days ago to Technology in 24 of the best free alternatives to the most popular paid software

Didn't they recently get bought by Canva? Not saying that's a good or bad thing, but it's something to keep in mind.

AnActOfCreation OP , 10 days ago to Technology in Google Chrome’s plan to limit ad blocking extensions kicks off next week

I think migrating is the hardest part. My email history has a lot of important records and notes that I don't want to lose.

By the way, I recommend checking out this video, which makes a great point that email is inherently insecure, regardless of the provider you choose.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iH626CXyNtE

AnActOfCreation OP , 10 days ago to Technology in Google Chrome’s plan to limit ad blocking extensions kicks off next week

Don't fret, I think a lot of us are on a long-term journey to de-Google. I've actually found that changing browsers is one of the easiest things to do, especially with the ability to import your bookmarks and such. With Firefox Sync, you pretty much have the same functionality as you would with your Google account signed into Chrome.

AnActOfCreation OP , 11 days ago to Technology in Google Chrome’s plan to limit ad blocking extensions kicks off next week

What engine does it use?

AnActOfCreation OP , 11 days ago to Technology in Google Chrome’s plan to limit ad blocking extensions kicks off next week

I have no idea. I'd guess not, as it's not a strong fork like other Chromium-based browsers. Its main selling point is that it's nearly identical to Chrome, but with a lot of the Google garbage stripped out. I don't use it as a daily driver, but only when I need something Chromium-based like the use case mentioned by @OsrsNeedsF2P. It's very likely to work wherever Chrome does.

AnActOfCreation OP , 11 days ago to Technology in Google Chrome’s plan to limit ad blocking extensions kicks off next week

They expect most users to not care, and sadly they're right.

AnActOfCreation OP , 11 days ago to Technology in Google Chrome’s plan to limit ad blocking extensions kicks off next week

If you still need Chrome, consider Ungoogled Chromium!

AnActOfCreation OP , 1 month ago to Technology in No, you don't need a 'very bespoke AOSP' to turn your phone into a Rabbit R1 — here's proof

Like how unique means "one-of-a-kind", so something is either unique or not. 😉

AnActOfCreation OP , 1 month ago to Technology in No, you don't need a 'very bespoke AOSP' to turn your phone into a Rabbit R1 — here's proof

Like very unique. 😅

AnActOfCreation OP , 1 month ago to Technology in YouTube's war against third party apps is just as ridiculous as its war on adblockers

YouTube already has ToS on their API and has paid tiers. But a lot (most?) of the third-party apps and tools bypass the API and directly scrape the site.

AnActOfCreation OP , 1 month ago to Technology in YouTube moves to AV1 by default to the dismay of some Android users

This is not a very helpful article summary.

Sorry it wasn't meant to be. I just thought it was funny that they're taking advantage of VideoLAN's library (which is presumably open source) rather than their own.

AnActOfCreation , 1 month ago to Privacy in What's The Best Adblocker For Android Phones?

+1 for LibreDNS! I don't see it mentioned enough.