AstralSerenity

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by AstralSerenity 6d ago
There is a weird standard Mozilla is held to that doesn't exist even for other privacy-minded companies. There is also a layer of hypocrisy when people beg for Mozilla to generate greater revenue diversity, but then an immediate scoff
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by AstralSerenity 6d ago
Gosh, Pale Moon? That browser is a security nightmare IIRC.
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by AstralSerenity 6d ago
I'm personally fine with that. Mozilla Corporation (Firefox) remains the largest part of Mozilla. As the cash cow, it will always receive what it needs, but it will also act as the vehicle for funding possible avenues of diversity. Moz
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by AstralSerenity 6d ago
It's also easy to understand why. Google is not the same company Mozilla partnered with decades ago. You can listen to retrospectives from Mozilla engineers, and you sense a desire to bite the corrupted hand that feeds. However, for Mo
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by AstralSerenity 10d ago
On the bright side, at least we know it was typed by human hands!
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by AstralSerenity 10d ago
This is ridiculous. Not only does Mozilla support BYOM with Smart Window, but do we seriously expect your average user to be able to locally run it with ease? Imagine for a moment the complaints that would arise the very next day because th
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by AstralSerenity 10d ago
You guys are awesome, thank you.
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by AstralSerenity 14d ago
I would throw serious money at them both if this collaboration happened.
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by AstralSerenity 16d ago
This is the exact approach Mozilla has taken to Firefox with the AI "killswitch". It has been well received.
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by AstralSerenity 19d ago
Well, both League of Legends and Minecraft come from 2009 and remain incredibly popular -- so who says you'll be stuck in the past?
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by AstralSerenity 19d ago
While I remain anxious about the dystopian future AI may ultimately deliver to us, this has been a clear silver lining in my eyes. I have an old Wyze Scale that restricts advanced features behind a proprietary mega-app, forcing users to swi
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by AstralSerenity 1mo ago
Yes, you!
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by AstralSerenity 1mo ago
Using web apps on Firefox really is the way given its support for uBlock Origin. Screen real estate is precious on phones, so being able to permanently block "Install our app!" and even entire navigation categories (shorts on Link
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by AstralSerenity 1mo ago
People have been saying this forever. It will never happen. Republicans and Democrats alike love Social Security. All that needs to be done to fix it is raise the cap.
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by AstralSerenity 1mo ago
They did end up releasing Windows Subsystem for Android via the Windows Insider Program, which was enough for the OSS community to take it over after it was abandoned. It still exists and has worked quite well for my use case: https:/
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by AstralSerenity 1mo ago
Everyone properly informed on the topic now understands the Mozilla ToS debacle was a complete nothing burger and simply a result of California law, miscommunication, and Mozilla being careful. Not one thing changed in actuality. Brave is a
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by AstralSerenity 1mo ago
No, Mozilla is a non-profit -- you may just misunderstand charitable structure optimization. It has a for-profit public-benefit subsidiary called Mozilla Corporation (Firefox). This is common in non-profits for a number of reasons: protects
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by AstralSerenity 1mo ago
Sometimes you make decisions based on principle and future risk. Brave Software is a for-profit company that funded its start through Peter Thiel. Even if fine in the present, you cannot guarantee me the future of a Thiel-funded, VC-owned f
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by AstralSerenity 1mo ago
From what I know personally, Firefox truly is responsible with user data. Though -- to steel man your point -- all the data Firefox sells is through their subsidiary Anonym, which goes through great lengths to anonymize all user data that c
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by AstralSerenity 1mo ago
The modified version I use disables all telemetry. I'm also doubtful my Pihole wouldn't just black it anyways. And ultimately, I use Firefox on Android with Ublock and strict tracking protection, so it doesn't seem I would be
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by AstralSerenity 1mo ago
Peter Theil was an angel investor in Brave. That alone is all the reason privacy-minded users need to avoid it.
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by AstralSerenity 2mo ago
I use Instagram on Android because it's heavily modified and stripped to its bare essentials just for responding to friends. Prior to this I used the web app. If those two disappeared I would be done.
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by AstralSerenity 2mo ago
Note my comment on size. I think folks forget how lean Valve is with only ~330 employees. I love Valve, but it's not quite apples to apples. Their flat, lean structure doesn't function like a typical corporation, and their industr
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by AstralSerenity 2mo ago
Honestly, I strongly disagree. I've played a wide breadth of games, and I can't think of a game studio the size of Riot that is as community-engaged and pro-consumer. Examples range from the quality of their patch notes, dev artic
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by AstralSerenity 2mo ago
It's frustrating because I truly believe they are well-meaning, honest actors. Every single "controversy" surrounding Mozilla can be directly attributed to miscommunication rather than malice. They do often struggle to read t
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by AstralSerenity 2mo ago
This used to be my attitude, but I do feel like Firefox has made good ground in 2026. I've also become sympathetic to their AI strategy. They don't seem delusional in their approach. They're not building models or selling slo
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by AstralSerenity 1y ago
I would love to have Android software on an Apple device. Their hardware is incredible! Ultimately, I tolerate Android from a privacy standpoint because we're still able to fully modify our devices and use open-source app sources. The
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by AstralSerenity 1y ago
"Windows" + "." brings up symbols, and at the very top were em dashes. I've been using that since it was added. On my Linux laptop, I confess to manually Googling them every time.
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by AstralSerenity 2y ago
In a perfect world, I would have liked to see Firefox build what is now the Proton suite of apps. I would still like to see Proton fork Firefox and operate their own browser once they've matured further.
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by AstralSerenity 2y ago
You can, but ultimately Brave is downstream of Chrome and their stated intention of supporting Manifest V2 "for as long as [they're] able" doesn't inspire as much confidence. Firefox is also the only open alternative to

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