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New comment by ComradeMatis in "uBlock Origin Lite now available for Safari"

ComradeMatis — Tue, 05 Aug 2025 16:14:43 +0000

There was also bugs in the declarative net request implementation that was also just recently fixed - quite a few bugs have been holding uBlock back. The reason why uBlock hadn't come sooner was because DNR hadn't been implemented which would have required the developer to go out of their way to specifically re-write uBlock Origin to work with Apple's content blocking API but now Apple has implemented DNR it should open up the possibility for more choice in the content blocking extensions market.

New comment by ComradeMatis in "Chrome Users Beware: Manifest V3 Is Deceitful and Threatening (2021)"

ComradeMatis — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 04:34:38 +0000

Apologies for the late reply but let's assume we take what you say on face value, there is still a laundry list of limitations that the developer of uBlock Origin have outlined two years ago that the developers of MV3 have flat out refused to address - abritrary limits in terms of the number of filters, talking about regressions, Google flat out refusing to provide extensions for Chrome for Android not to mention when you try the MV3 version of the ad blockers they're a pale shadow of their former self - uBlock Origin Lite block ads but pop up windows still appear but with the message that it has been blocked (telling me after the window open kind of defeats the purpose of it in the first place), then I tried AdGuard which lets through huge numbers of ads etc. basically it is a crippled experience and the only one who benefits is Google's ad division.

New comment by ComradeMatis in "Was there a tech-hiring bubble? Job postings data suggest so"

ComradeMatis — Wed, 15 Mar 2023 05:04:08 +0000

What I've noticed, at least in New Zealand, is a lot of work that is being done is replacing legacy systems with many organisations having kicked the can down the road only to get the point that they've run out of road. The IT cycle appears to come in waves where there are moments of transition only for things to die down as organisations move to maintenance mode until the next technology arrives and thee is a start of a new transition. A good example is how browsers have become more sophisticated and it is now possible to do things that used to require bespoke programs to do tasks that can now be pushed into the cloud. A good example of that would be at my work place where moved to using Amazon Connect via Chrome, from having a locally run Exchange server to it being thrown into Google Workspace along with macros used in Microsoft Office being migrated into Google Docs. It'll be interesting to see whether there is a bounce back as the big players embrace AI or whether it'll be about improving what already exists rather than entirely new software platforms.

New comment by ComradeMatis in "Software horror show: SAP Concur"

ComradeMatis — Sat, 07 Jan 2023 11:06:38 +0000

It is amazing that some how SAP has made Oracle software half decent in comparison - and that isn't saying much for either of them.

New comment by ComradeMatis in "Why Apple’s iMessage is winning: teens dread the green text bubble"

ComradeMatis — Sun, 09 Jan 2022 03:51:22 +0000

In an ideal world we would be all using open standards protocols/file formats/etc which would avoid this mess however in reality what ends up happening is a replay of the XKCD comic about standards - every vendor insisting that after embracing an open standard that they have some unique corner case that requires them to diverge from the standard rather than work within the system which starts off as divergence then leads to a completely new standard. The committee process is pretty horrendous as well as demonstrated by how long it took took to standardise HTML5 and the various organisations who were members either throwing around their patents or threatening to block any movement forward.

New comment by ComradeMatis in "Why Apple’s iMessage is winning: teens dread the green text bubble"

ComradeMatis — Sun, 09 Jan 2022 02:30:28 +0000

Same here, 40 years old (single, no kids) but I do keep clued on what kids are doing these days (via my niece and nephew) - never heard them issue come up either, I hazard to guess the whole status of owning an iPhone and iMessage has more to do with the socio-economic circles one moves in. With that being said, in New Zealand 53.94% use Android and 44.52% use iOS with most kids either using FB Messenger or WhatsApp which is probably why so few care about bubble colours.