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Dan SimmonsA to Linux and Tech NewsEnglish • 23 days ago

The end of uBlock Origin in Chrome is now weeks away, not months

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The end of uBlock Origin in Chrome is now weeks away, not months

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Dan SimmonsA to Linux and Tech NewsEnglish • 23 days ago
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Starting with the next major release, Chromium will stop supporting Manifest V2 extensions. The change will affect users who have clung to uBlock Origin in Chrome, Edge,...
  • @AngryRedHerring@lemmy.world
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    -2•23 days ago

    Because Firefox is still the same legendary memory hog it’s always been

    • @OwOarchist@pawb.social
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      5•23 days ago

      If you keep 1000 tabs open, maybe. Otherwise, it’s not too bad.

      • @AngryRedHerring@lemmy.world
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        1•22 days ago

        More like a hundred.

        • @OwOarchist@pawb.social
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          2•22 days ago

          Guess it also depends on your system. I pretty routinely keep several hundred firefox tabs open with no issues … but I’ve got 80GB of RAM to go around, so it’s fine.

          • @foodandart@lemmy.zip
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            2•21 days ago

            I pretty routinely keep several hundred firefox tabs open…

            You savage! I feel like I’m living crazy when I have 10 open!

          • @AngryRedHerring@lemmy.world
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            2•22 days ago

            16GB. I put off upgrading for wayyy too long, and now look where I am

    • @tackleberry@thelemmy.club
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      2•23 days ago

      The Firefox memory hog issue is worse if you use Windows

      • @AngryRedHerring@lemmy.world
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        1•22 days ago

        …I do. 😔

    • edible_funk
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      1•22 days ago

      Do you all just leave your browser open and running all the time?

      • @AngryRedHerring@lemmy.world
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        When not gaming, yeah

        • edible_funk
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          Huh.

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