So ... nobody uses Thorium? On Fri, Nov 24, 2023 at 4:21 AM Ron / BCLUG via talk <[email protected]> wrote:
> Don Tai via talk wrote on 2023-11-23 15:46: > > > I by default don't run JS, and then with the Noscript plugin, grant js > > access. Many sites will block you without JS running. Though I depend on > > FF, which usually works, I don't mind if web sites crack and don't > > render well. > > I ran with default no JS for years and years, then I just stopped. > > Wasn't worth the breakage, and for a good decade or so now many of the > best & brightest developers have been hired by big tech to implement > safer, more sand-boxed JS environments. > > > I think I have U-Block set to disable 3rd party scripts, all the rest > allowed by default, blocked if problematic. > > > A much more pleasant web experience. > > > I like to point out that if it weren't for the capabilities that modern > JS has, we'd be trying to have monthly meetings with Win32 apps in WINE, > faffing about constantly with tech issues, probably having to resort to > mobile devices, ... > > Linux would be largely unusable for a lot of modern web usage. > > I've become kinda fond of poor ol' JavaScript, it doesn't deserve the > reputation it has. > > > rb > --- > Post to this mailing list [email protected] > Unsubscribe from this mailing list > https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk > -- Evan Leibovitch, Toronto Canada @evanleibovitch / @el56
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