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The performance is what has kept me on Chrome on Mac. Going to re-install FF now and give it a whirl. Thanks for this info!

lordnacho 7y ago
I just tried this. Interestingly I'd left it on v68 and it cooked my MBP, fans all on max immediately. When I updated to 70 it seems to work perfectly. CPU temp in the 40s. Gonna leave it on in the background and see if it suddenly spikes.
- chenster 7y ago
  The same here. Have you tried with FF add-ons that normally are the culprit for CPU hogging?
  - lordnacho 7y ago
    Yeah, they're all on. Seems to be fine thus far, and there's an article about what they actually did to fix it, so I'm ready to say it's fixed. Only minor gripe is userChrome.css seems to not be used now.
    - sharps1 7y ago
      You need to enable it in about:config Set this option to true: toolkit.legacyUserProfileCustomizations.stylesheets
      - lordnacho 7y ago
        Was set to true already.
        carey 7y ago
        Was it referring to browser.xul? There’s no XUL left, so you might need to change that to browser.xhtml.
      - Karunamon 7y ago
        That's a slightly worrying precedent, they're calling the way to diaable certain bits of obnoxiousness (the header bar in Tree Style Tabs comes to mind) "legacy", which is usually a precursor to removal. Is there a new method available/forthcoming, or is this more control planned to be wrenched out of user's hands?
chenster 7y ago
You can also use Brave browser, it's basically Chrome with the ad tracking removed. With that, almost no reason to switch to another browser.
- devy 7y ago
  Brave looks amazing, the question I have is, just like how Google Chrome, can they be trusted as a private entity?
  - TylerE 7y ago
    Well, they're shilling their own worthless cryptocurrency, so it is obvious to me that they cannot be.
    - FillardMillmore 7y ago
      It is an opt-in system. They're not making you use it and you don't lose anything by choosing not to opt-in. What exactly are they doing that you would consider "shilling"? https://brave.com/brave-rewards/ https://brave.com/brave-rewards/
      - TylerE 7y ago
        What would you call creating a new alt-coin and implying it will some day have value? That entire industry is a dumpster fire of greed, fraud, and misrepresentation.
      - eitland 7y ago
        A good chunk of HN is really fed up with cryptocurrencies. Whoever are pushing them - including Telegram that I otherwise like - are damaging their reputation in my eyes.
- GhettoMaestro 7y ago
  Interesting. Any downside of Brave? Small userbase, etc ?

lordnacho 7y ago

I just tried this. Interestingly I'd left it on v68 and it cooked my MBP, fans all on max immediately. When I updated to 70 it seems to work perfectly. CPU temp in the 40s. Gonna leave it on in the background and see if it suddenly spikes.

chenster 7y ago
The same here. Have you tried with FF add-ons that normally are the culprit for CPU hogging?
- lordnacho 7y ago
  Yeah, they're all on. Seems to be fine thus far, and there's an article about what they actually did to fix it, so I'm ready to say it's fixed. Only minor gripe is userChrome.css seems to not be used now.
  - sharps1 7y ago
    You need to enable it in about:config Set this option to true: toolkit.legacyUserProfileCustomizations.stylesheets
    - lordnacho 7y ago
      Was set to true already.
      - carey 7y ago
        Was it referring to browser.xul? There’s no XUL left, so you might need to change that to browser.xhtml.
    - Karunamon 7y ago
      That's a slightly worrying precedent, they're calling the way to diaable certain bits of obnoxiousness (the header bar in Tree Style Tabs comes to mind) "legacy", which is usually a precursor to removal. Is there a new method available/forthcoming, or is this more control planned to be wrenched out of user's hands?

chenster 7y ago

You can also use Brave browser, it's basically Chrome with the ad tracking removed. With that, almost no reason to switch to another browser.

devy 7y ago
Brave looks amazing, the question I have is, just like how Google Chrome, can they be trusted as a private entity?
- TylerE 7y ago
  Well, they're shilling their own worthless cryptocurrency, so it is obvious to me that they cannot be.
  - FillardMillmore 7y ago
    It is an opt-in system. They're not making you use it and you don't lose anything by choosing not to opt-in. What exactly are they doing that you would consider "shilling"? https://brave.com/brave-rewards/ https://brave.com/brave-rewards/
    - TylerE 7y ago
      What would you call creating a new alt-coin and implying it will some day have value? That entire industry is a dumpster fire of greed, fraud, and misrepresentation.
    - eitland 7y ago
      A good chunk of HN is really fed up with cryptocurrencies. Whoever are pushing them - including Telegram that I otherwise like - are damaging their reputation in my eyes.
GhettoMaestro 7y ago
Interesting. Any downside of Brave? Small userbase, etc ?