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markosaric
7y ago
Thanks for all the work you guys are doing in keeping it open source and human-friendly! I recently moved from Mac to Linux and VLC was one of those friendly apps that I had to install there too so thanks for making sure it's available
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7y ago
I've gone down the Google-free rabbit hole myself lately. Being Facebook-free is so much easier than Google-free but here's what I switched to: Chrome browser -> Firefox Google search -> DuckDuckGo (StartPage for specific se
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7y ago
I agree and I also believe that it's important for people that care about these things to be vocal, stand behind and support people and companies that are doing good things. Promote what they're doing to an audience that doesn
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7y ago
These are the two I miss the most as well. Inbox was such as breath of fresh air compared to the Gmail app when it was first launched. And Reader really for me is the best way to follow news/topics/people I care about without too
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My switch from macOS to Linux: Why, what I like and how you can do it too
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7y ago
It certainly doesn't look good for us. Curiously enough it's not something that's easy to notice looking out of the window at the way we live now.
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Tools for a far less intrusive and more mindful internet
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7y ago
On some of my sites, I only list the updated date too. I prefer to keep it simple for the average visitor. The reason is that these topics are more time sensitive so I regularly update all the posts to list latest information, advice etc. H
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7y ago
If you've updated the post to make it more relevant, better, include more recent info... then it certainly makes sense to inform the visitors about it. Either just change the published date to the date you updated it or list the "
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7y ago
Third-party calls are one of the main reasons for slow loading sites. These calls include loading Google Fonts, loading Google Analytics and loading Google's DoubleClick advertising scripts. Remove these calls and scripts, and websites
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7y ago
I miss that too but the good news is that it is coming thanks to the EU funding[1]. [1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21321430
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7y ago
Very happy to see your message, thank you! When I saw Firefox so low on the browser market share list (4% only), my intention was to write something that may get a person or two to give it a chance. It deserves it as it brings so much value
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Using Firefox for a faster, calmer and distraction-free internet
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