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> But Firefox also needs to generate money somehow, right? WHY? They get hundreds of millions a year to place Google as the default search engine. That’s a shi

> But Firefox also needs to generate money somehow, right? WHY? They get hundreds of millions a year to place Google as the default search engine. That’s a shit ton of money. At that level they could even put some away every year for an endowment. Why does a nonprofit need to generate even more money by violating its users?

bmn__ 2y ago
Money is drying up because Google is being ordered to terminate the deal, and they refused to save it and rather spend it on flights to Zambia to make a festival session about "feminist AI alliance for climate justice" "centering on LGBTQIA+ individuals". Their words, not mine. See videos 4 months old or younger: https://www.youtube.com/@Lunduke/search?query=mozilla https://www.youtube.com/@Lunduke/search?query=mozilla
- diggan 2y ago
  Never hear of that person before, but before listening to anyone, I like to go through their material to see if they at least give the impression of a balanced and impartial person. > The company made popular by making modular laptops now makes a desktop with soldered-on RAM. Bonus: They appear to support targeting children with Trans cartoons. https://lunduke.substack.com/p/framework-unveils-2000-non-upgradable https://lunduke.substack.com/p/framework-unveils-2000-non-up... > Leftist Extremists Leave Linux Kernel, Demand Conservatives Be Banned > Leftist Linux developers demand those with wrong politics "be removed". "Right-wing people are not welcomed," says one. "You can [CENSORED] right off from my projects," the other. https://lunduke.substack.com/p/leftist-extremists-leave-linux-kernel https://lunduke.substack.com/p/leftist-extremists-leave-linu... In this case, it seems they are neither balanced nor impartial, so beware people who chose to engage with that. It seems Lunduke is yet another culture-warrior masquerading like "The last bastion of truly independent Tech Journalism". I'm sure they get lots of traffic from it, but it's not really a reliable source for facts.
  - bmn__ 2y ago
    Why shoot the messenger? Not a rhetorical question, answer it if you are able to. diggan, your way of thinking needs to face strong criticism. It brings you into the realm of make-belief and delusion and turns you away from the truth. Dealing with the trappings instead of the essence of things is no way to live in this world. Be level-headed and apply rationality, otherwise I predict you will see supposed enemies hiding behind every stone and then it will end badly for you. FWIW, anyone can follow to the sources in order to come to the same summary, or through interpretation to the same conclusions. It only takes half a minute with a Web search and see that B.L. indeed is a reliable transmitter of facts. It took you longer to sow the FUD than to simply do the verification! *smh* Here are the sources: * https://schedule.mozillafestival.org/session/TKUXAQ-1 https://schedule.mozillafestival.org/session/TKUXAQ-1 * https://xcancel.com/bazzite_gg/status/1887913668182163478 https://xcancel.com/bazzite_gg/status/1887913668182163478 * https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/nouveau/2025-February/046677.html#:~:text=be%20removed https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/nouveau/2025-February... * https://chaos.social/@karolherbst#:~:text=not%20welcomed https://chaos.social/@karolherbst#:~:text=not%20welcomed * https://web.archive.org/web/20240619223519/https://social.treehouse.systems/@marcan/110412745949762324#:~:text=you%20can%20f%75ck%20right%20off https://web.archive.org/web/20240619223519/https://social.tr...
    - ziddoap 2y ago
      It is not "sowing FUD" to mention that someone has a history of posting ridiculously emotionally charged headlines/content, and point out that that habit might also color the truthfulness of their reporting.
      - bmn__ 2y ago
        Yes, it is. I have shown the sources, and thus quite demonstrably refuted diggan's claim of Uncertainty at the end of his post. The other parts of his post are very much emotional appeal, trying to get a HN reader to feel Fear and Doubt. You seem to want to join in into same self-deception and denial of reality. Don't do this any more, it just brings suffering. It is a good thing that we all have the freedom to check the veracity, and do not have trust gatekeepers and do not have to short-circuit by taking anyone's word.

bmn__ 2y ago

Money is drying up because Google is being ordered to terminate the deal, and they refused to save it and rather spend it on flights to Zambia to make a festival session about "feminist AI alliance for climate justice" "centering on LGBTQIA+ individuals". Their words, not mine. See videos 4 months old or younger: https://www.youtube.com/@Lunduke/search?query=mozilla https://www.youtube.com/@Lunduke/search?query=mozilla

diggan 2y ago
Never hear of that person before, but before listening to anyone, I like to go through their material to see if they at least give the impression of a balanced and impartial person. > The company made popular by making modular laptops now makes a desktop with soldered-on RAM. Bonus: They appear to support targeting children with Trans cartoons. https://lunduke.substack.com/p/framework-unveils-2000-non-upgradable https://lunduke.substack.com/p/framework-unveils-2000-non-up... > Leftist Extremists Leave Linux Kernel, Demand Conservatives Be Banned > Leftist Linux developers demand those with wrong politics "be removed". "Right-wing people are not welcomed," says one. "You can [CENSORED] right off from my projects," the other. https://lunduke.substack.com/p/leftist-extremists-leave-linux-kernel https://lunduke.substack.com/p/leftist-extremists-leave-linu... In this case, it seems they are neither balanced nor impartial, so beware people who chose to engage with that. It seems Lunduke is yet another culture-warrior masquerading like "The last bastion of truly independent Tech Journalism". I'm sure they get lots of traffic from it, but it's not really a reliable source for facts.
- bmn__ 2y ago
  Why shoot the messenger? Not a rhetorical question, answer it if you are able to. diggan, your way of thinking needs to face strong criticism. It brings you into the realm of make-belief and delusion and turns you away from the truth. Dealing with the trappings instead of the essence of things is no way to live in this world. Be level-headed and apply rationality, otherwise I predict you will see supposed enemies hiding behind every stone and then it will end badly for you. FWIW, anyone can follow to the sources in order to come to the same summary, or through interpretation to the same conclusions. It only takes half a minute with a Web search and see that B.L. indeed is a reliable transmitter of facts. It took you longer to sow the FUD than to simply do the verification! *smh* Here are the sources: * https://schedule.mozillafestival.org/session/TKUXAQ-1 https://schedule.mozillafestival.org/session/TKUXAQ-1 * https://xcancel.com/bazzite_gg/status/1887913668182163478 https://xcancel.com/bazzite_gg/status/1887913668182163478 * https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/nouveau/2025-February/046677.html#:~:text=be%20removed https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/nouveau/2025-February... * https://chaos.social/@karolherbst#:~:text=not%20welcomed https://chaos.social/@karolherbst#:~:text=not%20welcomed * https://web.archive.org/web/20240619223519/https://social.treehouse.systems/@marcan/110412745949762324#:~:text=you%20can%20f%75ck%20right%20off https://web.archive.org/web/20240619223519/https://social.tr...
  - ziddoap 2y ago
    It is not "sowing FUD" to mention that someone has a history of posting ridiculously emotionally charged headlines/content, and point out that that habit might also color the truthfulness of their reporting.
    - bmn__ 2y ago
      Yes, it is. I have shown the sources, and thus quite demonstrably refuted diggan's claim of Uncertainty at the end of his post. The other parts of his post are very much emotional appeal, trying to get a HN reader to feel Fear and Doubt. You seem to want to join in into same self-deception and denial of reality. Don't do this any more, it just brings suffering. It is a good thing that we all have the freedom to check the veracity, and do not have trust gatekeepers and do not have to short-circuit by taking anyone's word.