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> Firefox addon ecosystem destruction I _love_ that I can install an extension without restarting, and as much as I sympathize with the pet projects that got d
by jjoonathan 6y ago
> Firefox addon ecosystem destruction
I _love_ that I can install an extension without restarting, and as much as I sympathize with the pet projects that got dumped, I think it would have been a huge mistake to hold that up just to keep dead extensions in zombie mode rather than grave mode.
- coldtea 6y ago>I _love_ that I can install an extension without restarting Why? How many times do you install extensions that restarting the browser to see them would be a concern?
- stjohnswarts 6y agoA lot of us use url/cookie/etc cleaners and restarting the browser forces us to log back in to sites that we'd rather not want to during the current browser session. OR have the browser set to just delete everything at close.
- _ZeD_ 6y ago1) if you want to keep the session, why do you use a session cleaner? 2) how hoften do you install new extensions? Is this really a problem?
- stjohnswarts 6y agoI leave browsers open for days/weeks. I save anything I think I'll need to bookmarks or pocket. I like having it wiped when I close it. Which does force me to log back in to email/reddit/HN/etc. I have encrypted applescripts for that though so it's not too annoying.
- coldtea 6y agoSo basically: https://xkcd.com/1172/ https://xkcd.com/1172/