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I’d prefer Firefox, but some functionality works inarguably better in chrome. One example is YouTube, which slams my processor due to the lack of hardware decod

I’d prefer Firefox, but some functionality works inarguably better in chrome. One example is YouTube, which slams my processor due to the lack of hardware decoding.

maccard 5y ago
So swap to chrome for those 1-2 websites that require it and use Firefox for everything else?
- jacquesm 5y ago
  This is exactly how I work and it works quite well.
- hsbauauvhabzb 5y ago
  Yeah the user is DEFINITELY wrong here and it’s not the browsers fault for being mediocre.
- Gareth321 5y ago
  "Don't use the product" is ALWAYS a poor rebuttal. Few people like having to utilise multiple browsers.
  - maccard 5y ago
    In practice I've found that people claiming site X works in chrome but not in Firefox is usually incorrect, and unless you actually try it you won't know. I use Firefox and have done for 15+ years, and I genuinely can't remember the last time I had to switch browser to use a page or webapp.
  - jacquesm 5y ago
    Yes, but some of us are forced to. As long as Mozilla claims that implementing WebMIDI is impossible that's how it will remain. It's technically in there somewhere but it just doesn't work or requires all kinds of unstable trickery, not good enough for a normal user.
commoner 5y ago
The h264ify add-on will let your computer load YouTube videos more efficiently on Firefox, if it supports hardware acceleration for H.264 but not VP8/VP9. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/h264ify/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/h264ify/
- op00to 5y ago
  Right, I have no interest in installing an add on to make one of the most popular websites work correctly on Firefox.
- hsbauauvhabzb 5y ago
  Use a plug-in from an AppStore where plugins are regularly bought and replaced with malware? No thanks.
  - commoner 5y ago
    h264ify is free and open source. You can inspect the source code and also compile/package it yourself, if you do not want to trust addons.mozilla.org: https://github.com/erkserkserks/h264ify https://github.com/erkserkserks/h264ify
    - hsbauauvhabzb 5y ago
      Yes, so we’re a number of other products which have been purchased by another party where updates have since been pushed that contain malware.
      - commoner 5y ago
        You can compile/package the h264ify source code with only FOSS products, which can themselves be inspected and compiled from source. Your reasoning could be used to distrust any software, open source or not.
        hsbauauvhabzb 5y ago
rejectfinite 5y ago
What platform? No problem with Youtube and Twitch with Firefox on Windows 10.
- hsbauauvhabzb 5y ago
  Linux

I’d prefer Firefox, but some functionality works inarguably better in chrome. One example is YouTube, which slams my processor due to the lack of hardware decoding.

maccard 5y ago

So swap to chrome for those 1-2 websites that require it and use Firefox for everything else?

jacquesm 5y ago
This is exactly how I work and it works quite well.
hsbauauvhabzb 5y ago
Yeah the user is DEFINITELY wrong here and it’s not the browsers fault for being mediocre.
Gareth321 5y ago
"Don't use the product" is ALWAYS a poor rebuttal. Few people like having to utilise multiple browsers.
- maccard 5y ago
  In practice I've found that people claiming site X works in chrome but not in Firefox is usually incorrect, and unless you actually try it you won't know. I use Firefox and have done for 15+ years, and I genuinely can't remember the last time I had to switch browser to use a page or webapp.
- jacquesm 5y ago
  Yes, but some of us are forced to. As long as Mozilla claims that implementing WebMIDI is impossible that's how it will remain. It's technically in there somewhere but it just doesn't work or requires all kinds of unstable trickery, not good enough for a normal user.

commoner 5y ago

The h264ify add-on will let your computer load YouTube videos more efficiently on Firefox, if it supports hardware acceleration for H.264 but not VP8/VP9. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/h264ify/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/h264ify/

op00to 5y ago
Right, I have no interest in installing an add on to make one of the most popular websites work correctly on Firefox.
hsbauauvhabzb 5y ago
Use a plug-in from an AppStore where plugins are regularly bought and replaced with malware? No thanks.
- commoner 5y ago
  h264ify is free and open source. You can inspect the source code and also compile/package it yourself, if you do not want to trust addons.mozilla.org: https://github.com/erkserkserks/h264ify https://github.com/erkserkserks/h264ify
  - hsbauauvhabzb 5y ago
    Yes, so we’re a number of other products which have been purchased by another party where updates have since been pushed that contain malware.
    - commoner 5y ago
      You can compile/package the h264ify source code with only FOSS products, which can themselves be inspected and compiled from source. Your reasoning could be used to distrust any software, open source or not.
      - hsbauauvhabzb 5y ago

rejectfinite 5y ago

What platform? No problem with Youtube and Twitch with Firefox on Windows 10.

hsbauauvhabzb 5y ago
Linux