@jason I pretty much increase the font size on everything for years. It's just more comfortable and as most websites are responsive these days it doesn't break the web anymore.
Blame @czottmann, I stole the idea from him! All shows, movies, games, talks, podcasts and (audio-)books I consumed in March https://jason.re/post/media-diet-march-2024/. Thanks for the idea Carlo, I hope it sticks and I'll keep it up 😅
I really, really wanted to ditch Google Chrome because of their constant enshittification and their stance on blocking ads. But Safari makes it very hard for me to love it. The plugin system is far worse compared to Chrome, the UI feels wonky and the UX is average at best. I loved Safari's "iCloud Tabs" integration, but that is about it.
Now with the recent changes in iOS 17.4 to comply with EU's Digital Markets Act, it might be time to re-visit using Google Chrome as my main browser on the iPhone.
I also tried Firefox, but it is even challenged rendering my very tiny crappy blog. Don't get me wrong, Safari is challenged in that department too, but if I compare the rendering of Safari, Chrome and Firefox, Firefox is clearly the outlier, being often the only browser to render it "wrong" or just "differently".
I will take another look at Firefox in June, when the "Manifest v3 API" is live, and the ramifications and restrictions for ad blocking plugins is a bit more palpable for me.
„Was könnte die Politik denn machen? - Die Politik könnte zum Beispiel das Streikrecht in den Blick nehmen. Die FDP brachte zuletzt eine Einschränkung des Streikrechts bei kritischer Infrastruktur ins Gespräch. Aus Sicht der FDP treffe ein Streik im Nah- und Fernverkehr vor allem Arbeitnehmer. Der Staat müsse künftig sicherstellen, dass eine gewisse Grundversorgung immer verfügbar wäre.“
Was zur Hölle?! Wie wäre es den vielleicht mal mit "die Manager verpflichten ernstzunehmende Gespräche zu führen" oder mal echte Politik zu machen und die Bahn in die Zukunft zu führen?
Es gibt genug Experten die seit Jahren genau aufschlüsseln was die Politik mal tun müsste. Tun sie aber nicht. Unter anderem, weil Anstalten wie die ARD und Redaktionen wie die Tagesschau solche Bahn-Management- und Politik-freundliche Artikel schreiben, und keinen öffentlichen Druck aufbauen.
I really wanted to give Safari a chance and I really, really tried. I totally dig their "cloud tabs" feature. But I never had more issues with non-working or glitching websites in my life. The plugin and extension system feels horribly clunky.
And do not reply and try to convert me to use "Firefox" please. I tried it, its not for me.
@czottmann I did not test Brave, Vivaldi or Orion. I was burned by Opera once, since then I vowed not to use any "niche" browser ever again 😆. I am always "the lucky one" that will use a browser which is then not properly supported anymore or the company who makes it runs into financial turmoil – or is even going bankrupt.
I have tried Edge, but as Google, they are "improving" the browser too much. For me, Edge quickly reached a level of "enshityification" that is too much for me.
I will probably end up compiling my own Chromium. Though I will miss the feature to look up tabs from my other Chrome installations – and it will be a pain in the ass to install updates and fixes. My main reason for trying Safari again was the very good iOS and macOS integration.
@jason Edge is terrible, and it's increasingly obvious that Chrome just exists for Google to sell more ads and whatnot. Brave & Vivaldi build on default Chromium in good ways.
But yes, I get where you're coming from. For me, personally, it's important to have a solid browser that is “open enough” in terms of extensions and tracker/ad blocking. So, Vivaldi. Compiling your own Chromium is a young man's game 😅
You do not start your gaming computer for 12 or 14 days and you come back to terabytes of updates... And all launchers try to download their shit at the same time; Nvidia, GOG, Epic, Steam, EA, Blizzard, Ubisoft, Microsoft Store and of course Windows updates. This might take a while…
@jason du wohnst unten, das hört man nicht. Wenn du in nem höheren Stockwerk wohnst dann überträgt sich das afaik sehr viel stärker nach unten, aber ein Reply Guy wird mir vermutlich auch gleich sicher erklären, dass das quatsch ist 😅
@chaotin@jason Reply Guy hier! Kommt auf die Wände an!!!
Aber nein. Du hast soweit Recht. Solange das Haus nicht wirklich dumm gebaut ist, strahlt das nicht merklich nach oben. Und wenn doch, würde es auch so ziemlich alles andere, was du tust.