This is a pretty gimped retelling of internet history. The author fails to mention several browsers that made history, most notably Opera, which came out back in '95. Opera was notable for being the first to introduce several features which have now become staples in modern browsers, such as:
Tabbed browsing
Speed Dial for fast access to favorite sites
Pop-up blocking
Reopening recently closed pages
Private browsing
Advanced UI customisations, such as the ability to set custom keyboard shortcuts and mouse gestures for various actions
Opera contributed so much to the web that it’s almost criminal that it’s left out from an article on browser history.
There were also several notable browsers which made history, such as:
Lynx, the world’s oldest browser that is still being maintained (released in ‘92)
The active userbase isn't too far off from Lemmy's, roughly 40k compared to Lemmy's 70k. As for the content, it doesn't really mater what service is hosting the community since it's all federated. There are large kbin magazines as well.
A couple of weeks ago, @shazbot made this post about a project that they were working on. Since then, @shazbot, @ori, @minnieo and I have been hard at work, and we are excited to finally announce the official release of kbin Enhancement Suite (KES)!...
xss επίθεση βάση των custom emojis στο lemmy.world και σε άλλο ένα instance. Η επίθεση ήταν βασισμένη στο UI του Lemmy και όχι στο ίδιο το Lemmy ως “πρωτόκολλο”.
Πρακτικά βάση custom emoji, έβλεπες ένα πόστ και ο κώδικας έκλεβε το session cookie και το χρησιμοποιούσε και έμπαινε κανονικά στον λογαριασμό σου. Ακόμα χειρότερα, κατάφερε και πήρε το μπισκότο ενός admin, και τα έκανε όλα χάλια ( πχ το είχε βάλει να κάνει redirect το lemmy.world σε random sites με Gay porn, Israel κτλπ κτλπ. )Και το χειρότερο: Κόψανε από ομοσπονδία όλα τα instances και αφήσαν μόνο αυτό του Threads του Instagram.
Ο τρόπος που δούλευε το exploit δεν μπορούσε να φύγει σε άλλη ομοσπονδία, όμως όσοι είχαν ενεργοποιημένα τα custom emojis, κινδύνευαν.
Μάλιστα, κάποιος έξυπνος ανέβασε ως pull request διόρθωση για το exploit δημόσια, πριν patchαριστούν τα υπόλοιπα instances, ανεβάζοντας περισσότερο τον κίνδυνο.
Η επίθεση αφορούσε cookies, συνεπώς δεν έγινε κάποιο leak σε επίπεδο κωδικών (έστω και hashαρισμένων). Ήταν όλα στο επίπεδο του UI. Συνεπώς απλά με ένα εκ νέου login, όλα είναι οκέι!
Yeah I heard alot of people in the Fediverse saying that Meta Threads should be immediately defederated. But I believe that this is a great chance for the Fediverse to grow as a whole. But I think we should only defederate from them when they actually do something that's against the Fediverse (like doing the "Embrace / Extend /...
Ο Θοδωρής Ζαγοράκης έχει μείνει τελευταίος. Κρατά την ελληνική σημαία, πλησιάζει το τρόπαιο. Το παίρνει στα χέρια του, το σηκώνει ψηλά στον ουρανό. Είναι 4 Ιουλίου 2004.
I have now released a significant new update for KUP that introduces a new experimental mobile UI and adds support for the coming release of the Kbin platform....
I had been having trouble getting meaningful results from the fediverse on Google, and after seeing this post, it seems I'm not the only one. So, I created a site that helps search the fediverse in your search engine of choice (it currently supports Google, Bing, Yahoo, DuckDuckGo, and Dogpile)....
As an alternative, there's also Native Alpha and Hermit (my personal favorite) on Android. Play with the settings to make it full screen and frameless (no address bar at the top). It also has pull down to refresh.
On kbin, you can then go to your settings and sticky the navbar as well so that it's always at the top as you browse. Personal preference and all that.
Hear me out, I know no one likes ads, probably one of the main reasons why people used 3rd party apps for reddit. I can't exactly donate to help kbin, however if there was a setting I could toggle to opt in viewing ads to support kbin and things like server costs, I'd do it, in hopes for improvement of the website....
I have been supporting Lemmy recently a lot and made posts about Lemmy that got big reach. Today, sadly the reddit account through which, I moderated a lot of subs and spent time on, comes to an end. The reason was because I spammed according to reddit, but the reality is that they have censored me because I was hurting Reddit....
Opera 'Tab Islands' feature - is there Firefox equivalent? (fedia.io)
Opera's new 'Tab Islands' feature is very cool and I've wished for such a feature in FF....
A Visual History of the Browser Wars in Icons (www.howtogeek.com)
Interesting little piece of internet history. I remember starting with Internet Explorer, then the Firefox, Safari for a bit and I use Chrome now.
/kbin's API is Almost Here - and Artemis Public Beta Isn't Far Behind!! (artemis.camp)
Back on June 13th I jumped ship from Reddit....
Kbin's API is almost done and the developer is submitting for review (kbin.social)
Hopefully this means it would be possible to use Sync to sign into Kbin as well in the future?
kbin Enhancement Suite: a community-curated script manager that lets you customize your kbin experience
A couple of weeks ago, @shazbot made this post about a project that they were working on. Since then, @shazbot, @ori, @minnieo and I have been hard at work, and we are excited to finally announce the official release of kbin Enhancement Suite (KES)!...
Lemmy hack?
Παιδιά, τι έγινε με το lemmy; Κινδυνεύουμε κι εμείς εδώ; Κινδυνεύουμε παντού; Είμαστε under attack?
Μετάφραση /kbin στα ελληνικά v2 (translate.codeberg.org) Greek
Με την πρόσφατη αναβάθμιση προστέθηκαν και τα ελληνικά οπότε πλέον είναι ευκολότερο να δούμε ποια πράγματα χρειάζεται να αλλάξουμε....
NOTICE: Community locked. Join us at !android@lemdro.id)
TLDR: To promote unity and simplicity, we’re ‘merging’ with c/Android over at lemdro.id (a new, tech-focused Lemmy server!)...
YSK that Kbin can subscribe not only to magazines and communities, but entire instances.
This may be useful for folks looking to expand their feed. I discovered this on accident and it completely revolutionized my experience on Kbin....
I believe we shouldn't defederate from Meta's threads immediately after its release
Yeah I heard alot of people in the Fediverse saying that Meta Threads should be immediately defederated. But I believe that this is a great chance for the Fediverse to grow as a whole. But I think we should only defederate from them when they actually do something that's against the Fediverse (like doing the "Embrace / Extend /...
Το βράδυ που η Ελλάδα βρέθηκε στην κορυφή της Ευρώπης (pics, vids) (www.sdna.gr)
Ο Θοδωρής Ζαγοράκης έχει μείνει τελευταίος. Κρατά την ελληνική σημαία, πλησιάζει το τρόπαιο. Το παίρνει στα χέρια του, το σηκώνει ψηλά στον ουρανό. Είναι 4 Ιουλίου 2004.
OC Kbin Usability Pack 0.3.6 - Mobile UI and compatibility with next Kbin version (greasyfork.org)
I have now released a significant new update for KUP that introduces a new experimental mobile UI and adds support for the coming release of the Kbin platform....
Proof that bots are manipulating content
See THIS POST...
Tracking Lemmy/Kbin Mobile Clients (docs.google.com)
Google Sheet traking Lemmy & Kbin mobile clients. Anyone w/ the link can edit.
OC I created a site that helps people search the fediverse (programmer2514.github.io)
I had been having trouble getting meaningful results from the fediverse on Google, and after seeing this post, it seems I'm not the only one. So, I created a site that helps search the fediverse in your search engine of choice (it currently supports Google, Bing, Yahoo, DuckDuckGo, and Dogpile)....
A community for PC Master Race
https://lemmy.world/c/pcmasterrace...
What is a useful tip a new lemmy/kbin users should know?
I'm sure many new users are curious.
FYI, Lemmy and Kbin are Progressive Web Apps, meaning you can install them as regular apps to your phone's home screen
On iOS: tap the share button in browser => add to home screen...
Unofficial Subreddit Migration List (Lemmy, Kbin) (www.quippd.com)
Someone has started a community curated list of subreddits that have made a Lemmy or Kbin Instance....
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Odd timing from Google
Thoughts on ads for kbin?
Hear me out, I know no one likes ads, probably one of the main reasons why people used 3rd party apps for reddit. I can't exactly donate to help kbin, however if there was a setting I could toggle to opt in viewing ads to support kbin and things like server costs, I'd do it, in hopes for improvement of the website....
Reddit has permanently suspended my account for supporting Lemmy.
I have been supporting Lemmy recently a lot and made posts about Lemmy that got big reach. Today, sadly the reddit account through which, I moderated a lot of subs and spent time on, comes to an end. The reason was because I spammed according to reddit, but the reality is that they have censored me because I was hurting Reddit....
With the rise of AI, Microsoft probably regrets killing Windows Phone
Adding OpenAI to their cloud products and windows 11 highlights a missed opportunity to have AI vertically integrated in their mobile products.