• Björn@swg-empire.de
      0·
      16 days ago

      I hate that I still have to use Chrome because it can do some streaming stuff better than Firefox (and even Chromium for some reason). I only use it to connect to one KVM.

      • Victor@lemmy.world
        2·
        16 days ago

        Do the streaming issues resolve themselves ✨magically✨ when faking the user agent to be Chrome for those streaming sites, e.g. using Firefox and a user agent add-on?

        • CyberEgg@discuss.tchncs.de
          1·
          16 days ago

          Many do, yes. Any time I get an error message like “You’re not using a supported browser” that message vanishes after adjusting the user agent.

          • Victor@lemmy.world
            0·
            16 days ago

            Well yes, the warning messages will disappear as those are often shown or not shown based on user agent.

            But will the actual streaming issues go away is the big question.

            Teams on the web for example, worked fine in Firefox even though it warned the user it didn’t work in anything but Chrome.

        • ByteJunk@lemmy.world
          0·
          16 days ago

          My issues were with h265/HEVC support, proprietary stuff like media codecs can sometimes be a pain. I no longer have that need so I’m a happy fox.

          • The_Decryptor@aussie.zoneEnglish
            1·
            16 days ago

            Pretty sure Firefox added support for HEVC a while back, but it relies on the system to provide the decoder (Which you’ll usually have to pay extra for)

            Firefox also supports MKV files now, which is nice.

              • The_Decryptor@aussie.zoneEnglish
                2·
                6 days ago

                In 145.

                Funny thing is, the WebM format is actually a constrained profile of MKV, and Firefox strictly enforced those compatibility checks. Chrome never did though, so it could always support MKV files but only if you lied and claimed they were WebM.

                Edit: Lemmy eats the highlight in the link, look for “Matroska” under “Web Platform”

          • Madrigal@lemmy.worldEnglish
            1·
            16 days ago

            Tell them to get their shit together and support open-source browsers, or more accurately just browser standards in general.

        • mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
          1·
          15 days ago

          When I need to use Chrome, I just use the Chrome Mask extension in Firefox to change my user agent. I haven’t had a site that actually failed to work on the Gecko engine instead of Chromium. It’s just lazy devs checking your user agent to see if you’re using Chromium, and then throwing a fit if you’re not.

          Chrome Mask even has a built in site reporter, because broken sites don’t actually conform to modern web interoperability requirements. If it fails to work on Gecko, there’s a good chance that it will also fail to work on other platforms (like Apple’s WebKit) as well. And the reports go to the team that develops Firefox, so they can figure out why the site is refusing to work on Gecko.

      • OwOarchist@pawb.socialEnglish
        01·
        16 days ago

        Try Brave for this use-case. I find that it works well for all kinds of streaming.

        And while it’s no Firefox or Librewolf, it’s still a lot better than Chrome.

  • zikzak025@lemmy.world
    2·
    16 days ago

    Software updates have gotten so fucked up in general these days.

    It’s so rare that changelogs are published to actually educate the end user about what an update will do. Most of the time it’s just “Bug fixes and feature updates” with no further detail. What bugs? What features? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

    Then you update (or, more likely, you left auto-update on) because they guilt you into thinking that you’ll immediately fall victim to a zero-day vulnerability if you don’t. And suddenly everything just gets slightly worse and worse.

    It should be more accepted to follow the mentality of “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” with software, precluding the need to install new updates unless something stops working or there is a vulnerability to patch. On my phone at least, I have auto updates turned off and will generally let audience consensus determine if it’s something I want. But it’s still a coin toss if I decide to take an update, because no one bothers to tell you what they really do anymore.

    • REDACTED@infosec.pub
      1·
      16 days ago

      It’s so rare that changelogs are published to actually educate the end user about what an update will do.

      This reminds me - One of the games I play did an update called “Nothing update” and it just simply said “Nothing was updated, no need to investigate”.

    • dbx12@programming.dev
      11·
      16 days ago

      Fun fact: when releasing apps on Google Play, you are basically forced to give a proper summary about what the update contains and Google threatens your developer account if you fail to do so. If you want some sour chuckles, check the “what’s new” of YouTube or Google Play itself.

    • OwOarchist@pawb.socialEnglish
      01·
      16 days ago

      Come to the world of open source.

      Where changelogs are detailed and informative, and software updates actually make the software better.

  • realitaetsverlust@piefed.zipEnglish
    1·
    16 days ago

    Everyone who still uses chrome after this insane breach of trust (if there was any before) should seriously think about why he enjoys corporate boot on his neck that much.

  • mrgoosmoos@lemmy.caEnglish
    1·
    16 days ago

    I googled a definition of a word today. it took me two minutes to get chrome to not use the “AI mode” search when searching via the address bar

    tomorrow I’m switching to Firefox at work. after I spend an hour trying to figure out how to remove the copilot overlay from Excel, anyways

    • 7101334@lemmy.world
      01·
      16 days ago

      When it comes to disabling AI in Google searches, you have two choices:

      • Lawful Option: Add -ai to the end of your search, ie, “define asinine -ai”
      • Chaotic Option Add profanity to your search, ie, “what the fuck does asinine mean”
      • mrgoosmoos@lemmy.caEnglish
        1·
        16 days ago

        this wasn’t the AI preview/response thing at the top of a regular Google search result. they brought me into a new “AI mode” chatbot window completely separate from google search

        I’m still not sure how I got it to fuck off. it kept doing it for simple searches, but would do a regular search if the search keys had enough words

      • texture@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        16 days ago

        opera is not nice to you, its an awful company and does not respect your privacy or data at all.

        look at a firefox fork like waterfox if you want a browser that will be nice to you

  • Katana314@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    16 days ago

    A while back, I was actually okay with MS being semi forcible about Windows Update.

    Most people overestimate their antivirus, and don’t realize that frequent updates are generally the most important way of keeping their system safe. And, to avoid turning computers into zombies for botnets, to keep the whole internet safe. Windows is the world’s most popular OS - it’s good for the world to keep systems secure.

    And then MS had the gall to betray that responsibility of only shipping critical security patches by forceful methods. They started forcing people to Windows 11, pushing Edge back in as their browser, pushing popups and Start menu changes, and so on. For a thousand reasons, Windows Update has more notoriety in common with malware than the malware it’s meant to protect you from.

    • teslekova@sh.itjust.works
      1·
      16 days ago

      I have to admit, I started laughing when it tried to update me to Win 11, I finally threw up my hands and said “Fuck it, why not!” said yes, and it did not work. 😄 It still kept asking though. Hilarious.

      I installed Bazzite this year.

    • mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      1·
      15 days ago

      Yup, exactly. The concept of forced updates is fine, as long as it is handled properly. The issue is that Microsoft has not handled it properly.

      • FauxLiving@lemmy.world
        11·
        16 days ago

        “I never thought AI would eat my face”

        -Person who installed the browser from the AI Face Eater company

    • judgyweevil@feddit.it
      1·
      16 days ago

      Leopards are those entities that openly boast about eating your face. It’s not the case with Google. Your average non-IT-savy person knows almost nothing about their shenanigans

      • Victor@lemmy.world
        1·
        16 days ago

        It’s been very open among us Lemmers for years now. Posting here it could be all but assumed they knew about this bad behavior for a long time.

    • OwOarchist@pawb.socialEnglish
      0·
      16 days ago

      Seriously. Chrome is the single worst mainstream browser on the market today, bar none.

      Absolutely any choice would be better than Google Chrome.