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Did any of you actually read the article? All that the (entirely voluntary) extension does is light-heartedly change one word from something clearly derogatory
by MilnerRoute 6y ago
Did any of you actually read the article?
All that the (entirely voluntary) extension does is light-heartedly change one word from something clearly derogatory ("bitch!") to something affirming ("boss!") Tee hee.
It's a funny novelty toy.
https://blog.mozilla.org/firefox/firefox-b-tch-to-boss-extension/ https://blog.mozilla.org/firefox/firefox-b-tch-to-boss-exten...
- MilnerRoute 6y agoThe headline is also kind of misleading, in that it makes it seem like the (entirely voluntary) extension is targeting the vast universe of hate speech... though it really just applies to a single word.
- CodeGlitch 6y agoWe have to assume someone employed at Mozilla created this extension. This means they worked on this instead of something worthwhile. No wonder Firefox is losing marketshare.
- Seirdy 6y agoThis addon is basically just a Nicki Minaj or Doja Cat reference that probably took under an hour to write. Pretty much every large tech org lets employees make something fun every once in a while, partly to keep developers happy. The article is trying to create drama where there isn't any.
- hackily 6y agoNot to mention, this may be a little experiment for a junior engineer to get their feet wet with writing extensions. Instead of falling prey to outrage when Firefox can't live up to our impossible standards, how about we appreciate and celebrate even small accomplishments?
- Bakary 6y agoEven a group of talented and selfless devs would lose marketshare to Google It's precisely the reason why those projects are so important. Not that we should tolerate anything, but the alternative is a shady ad-tech monster and various questionable projects like Brave