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minus-square Boomkop3 ( @Boomkop3@reddthat.com ) linkfedilink6•1 month agoI have a copy backed up, works fine when loaded manually
minus-square FeelzGoodMan420 ( @FeelzGoodMan420@eviltoast.org ) linkfedilink19•1 month agoWhy wouldn’t you just use something like Firefox? Why the actual fuck would you opt to continue using Chrome?
minus-square mintdaniel42 ( @mintdaniel42@futurology.today ) linkfedilink1•1 month agoWhy would you use a browser like firefox when you could use brave which has built in ad blocks which firefox has not
minus-square Sas [she/her] ( @Sas@beehaw.org ) linkfedilink2•1 month agoBecause ublock origin is like 2 clicks and doesn’t need a cryptobro chromium browser
minus-square mintdaniel42 ( @mintdaniel42@futurology.today ) linkfedilinkEnglish1•1 month agoI prefer to have a “cryptobro” chromium browser that not only supports five html and js features but is actually leading in html 5 support and not lacking 2 years behind
minus-square Boomkop3 ( @Boomkop3@reddthat.com ) linkfedilink1•1 month agoI stripped it from all google crap, extra features, etc. Then the features I want I added in using an extension I wrote and maintain myself
I have a copy backed up, works fine when loaded manually
Why wouldn’t you just use something like Firefox? Why the actual fuck would you opt to continue using Chrome?
Why would you use a browser like firefox when you could use brave which has built in ad blocks which firefox has not
Because ublock origin is like 2 clicks and doesn’t need a cryptobro chromium browser
I prefer to have a “cryptobro” chromium browser that not only supports five html and js features but is actually leading in html 5 support and not lacking 2 years behind
I stripped it from all google crap, extra features, etc. Then the features I want I added in using an extension I wrote and maintain myself