New ubo feature: if page does not grant permission to block ads then entire page is blocked.
When I come across a paywall that is not circumvented by simple script blocking I don’t even bother to try anymore and I remove these suggestions from my feed.
Absolutely. Too bad that even unobtrusive ads still can’t be trusted not to have trackers.
“The growth of dark traffic undermines the ability of publishers to fund the production of quality content, or even operate as a business. We must recognise users are not the main driver causing this.”
“It’s demonetising publisher content at scale without user consent.”
They act like we don’t know what we are doing and want the ads. People who block ads in browsers like ddg and brave choose those browsers for that reason.
I use Firefox with Phoenix on the desktop so the standard profile is just a little less strict than librewolf and the hardened profile is a little more strict. https://github.com/celenityy/Phoenix
Firefox. Hardened via Phoenix https://github.com/neuroradiology/Phoenix-for-Firefox?tab=readme-ov-file
I’ve been on mastodon for 8 years and it’s ok but it can’t catch the masses. It has been paralyzed from advancing by a vocal minority.
It shouldn’t take 6 years to get search and quote posts. They also need optional algorithmic feeds.
And that’s when I leave Bluesky too. Meta goes down within a month and the clock is ticking for Bluesky. I’ll stay in the fediverse.
It allows no external browser and if you leave the app and return the page automatically refreshes so you lose your place.
I was going to say I miss nothing but you reminded me of what I really miss. Mac Preview. It was so versatile and did a lot for a little built in program.
I used to use Sushi for gnome but it never did all file types and it stopped working for me a while back. I have never gotten it to work right again since.
Does bluesky have ads or collect personal data?
Thanks for the useful info. Still, I don’t think I want to fool with it until it’s available via GUI. That’s just me.
And I hope you are right about the rest being quicker.
But they have historically moved pretty damn slow
I’m sure my command line game is weak. Do you have a solution for connecting to Bluetooth and for timing out to login screen and blanking it after a certain period?
Exactly. I could use it as my daily if the settings panel was more complete.
I agree
I couldn’t even connect Bluetooth until I switched to Gnome again
Not in the long view it wouldn’t be that bad but we’ve seen other projects take so many years. Look how long it’s taken Wayland.
That’s my plan. I’m back on Gnome until feature parity.
I’m just afraid it’s gonna be another 2 years before it’s ready for everyday use
No. Wife and kids only use the Big tech apps. I think ads and tracking don’t bother them as much as they do me.