MN3DP
@mn3dp.bsky.social
31-year-old software engineer, open-source and right-to-repair activist. Slave to my 3D printers and cars.
PFP by @wonderwaffle93.bsky.social
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Death.
Immediately.
Worth it.
Immediately.
Worth it.
December 23, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Death.
Immediately.
Worth it.
Immediately.
Worth it.
I see the warning signs but I'm going to choose to ignore them.
December 22, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I see the warning signs but I'm going to choose to ignore them.
As much shit as TFA got for being "just A New Hope again," it was honestly pretty fun. Had they had a coherent idea of where the trilogy was going from the start, the whole thing could have been good. But nope, gotta just wing it on a per-movie basis...
December 18, 2025 at 3:59 PM
As much shit as TFA got for being "just A New Hope again," it was honestly pretty fun. Had they had a coherent idea of where the trilogy was going from the start, the whole thing could have been good. But nope, gotta just wing it on a per-movie basis...
Oh interesting. I thought Zen was a Chromium browser and never touched it as a result. TIL. Might have to try it out.
December 18, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Oh interesting. I thought Zen was a Chromium browser and never touched it as a result. TIL. Might have to try it out.
You're welcome and sorry. The state of the software industry is just abysmal. I didn't choose get into development to be dealing with garbage like this.
December 18, 2025 at 3:22 PM
You're welcome and sorry. The state of the software industry is just abysmal. I didn't choose get into development to be dealing with garbage like this.
Wouldn't it be nice if there was just one industry that wasn't completely dominated by the worst corporate players you could possibly imagine?
December 18, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Wouldn't it be nice if there was just one industry that wasn't completely dominated by the worst corporate players you could possibly imagine?
The Waterfox devs have taken a similar stance to the Vivaldi devs, being staunchly anti-AI: www.waterfox.com/blog/no-ai-h...
But they're facing the same pitfalls. If/when the features get baked into Firefox, everything based on Firefox will get stuck with it too unless they specifically remove it.
But they're facing the same pitfalls. If/when the features get baked into Firefox, everything based on Firefox will get stuck with it too unless they specifically remove it.
No AI* Here - A Response to Mozilla's Next Chapter - Waterfox Blog
Mozilla's pivot to AI first browsing raises fundamental questions about what a browser should be.
www.waterfox.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:20 PM
The Waterfox devs have taken a similar stance to the Vivaldi devs, being staunchly anti-AI: www.waterfox.com/blog/no-ai-h...
But they're facing the same pitfalls. If/when the features get baked into Firefox, everything based on Firefox will get stuck with it too unless they specifically remove it.
But they're facing the same pitfalls. If/when the features get baked into Firefox, everything based on Firefox will get stuck with it too unless they specifically remove it.
I personally choose to stick with Firefox/Waterfox (depending on platform) because despite the annoying-ass AI push, I can't stand to let Google back into my life.
December 18, 2025 at 3:14 PM
I personally choose to stick with Firefox/Waterfox (depending on platform) because despite the annoying-ass AI push, I can't stand to let Google back into my life.
Yeah, pretty much. You're basically stuck choosing the lesser of two evils. I didn't respond to try and tell you what to do, I just wanted to spread the information. The internet browser market is a duopoly and it fucking sucks.
December 18, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Yeah, pretty much. You're basically stuck choosing the lesser of two evils. I didn't respond to try and tell you what to do, I just wanted to spread the information. The internet browser market is a duopoly and it fucking sucks.
Internet Explorer was the last major hold-out on the market. But Microsoft killed that and replaced it with Edge, which is based on Chromium.
December 18, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Internet Explorer was the last major hold-out on the market. But Microsoft killed that and replaced it with Edge, which is based on Chromium.
Yes. Waterfox is a "fork" of Firefox. It still relies on Mozilla to do the bulk of the heavy lifting.
There are two mainstream browsers on the market. Chrome and Firefox. Virtually everything else is just a modified version of one of those two.
There are two mainstream browsers on the market. Chrome and Firefox. Virtually everything else is just a modified version of one of those two.
December 18, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Yes. Waterfox is a "fork" of Firefox. It still relies on Mozilla to do the bulk of the heavy lifting.
There are two mainstream browsers on the market. Chrome and Firefox. Virtually everything else is just a modified version of one of those two.
There are two mainstream browsers on the market. Chrome and Firefox. Virtually everything else is just a modified version of one of those two.
carve them back out. That's a LOT of work that will take a LOT of dev time.
December 18, 2025 at 3:08 PM
carve them back out. That's a LOT of work that will take a LOT of dev time.
is published, they'll be forced to drop it as well unless they specifically choose to go in and reimplement support. If Google decides to bake AI into Chromium at a fundamental level in the future, those features will necessarily trickle down to browsers based on it unless they're able to go in and
December 18, 2025 at 3:08 PM
is published, they'll be forced to drop it as well unless they specifically choose to go in and reimplement support. If Google decides to bake AI into Chromium at a fundamental level in the future, those features will necessarily trickle down to browsers based on it unless they're able to go in and
support. For instance, most Chromium browsers no longer support Manifest V2 because Google forced the update to Manifest V3 (the update that effectively killed adblocker extensions). Vivaldi still has it, but only because they do an even release cadence. When the next version of Chromium
December 18, 2025 at 3:08 PM
support. For instance, most Chromium browsers no longer support Manifest V2 because Google forced the update to Manifest V3 (the update that effectively killed adblocker extensions). Vivaldi still has it, but only because they do an even release cadence. When the next version of Chromium
Individual project maintainers can take whatever stances they choose about features like AI. The Vivaldi devs are outspokenly against it. But the problem is since they're still using a codebase that is owned and maintained by Google, they're ultimately at the whim of Google when it comes to feature
December 18, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Individual project maintainers can take whatever stances they choose about features like AI. The Vivaldi devs are outspokenly against it. But the problem is since they're still using a codebase that is owned and maintained by Google, they're ultimately at the whim of Google when it comes to feature
Chromium is a "base" browser platform that is what Chrome uses as its foundation. Chromium-based browsers (like Vivaldi) are basically just Chrome under the hood.
December 18, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Chromium is a "base" browser platform that is what Chrome uses as its foundation. Chromium-based browsers (like Vivaldi) are basically just Chrome under the hood.
Really sucks that the only viable options on the market are Firefox and 10,000 Chromium-based browsers (like Vivaldi).
December 18, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Really sucks that the only viable options on the market are Firefox and 10,000 Chromium-based browsers (like Vivaldi).