▲ 1239 ▼ Mozilla under fire for Firefox AI "bloat" that blows up CPU and drains battery (www.neowin.net) submitted 1 year ago by moe90@feddit.nl to c/technology@lemmy.world 341 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Krudler@lemmy.world 221 points 1 year ago* (13 children) browser.ml.chat.enabled false permalink fedilink source hideshow 13 child comments replies: [–] Serinus@lemmy.world 81 points 1 year ago about:config in your address bar permalink fedilink source parent [–] woelkchen@lemmy.world 66 points 1 year ago (3 children) You only disable the chat. Overall setting seems to be browser.ml.enable. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Krudler@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 child) browser.ml.enable Thanks! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] biofaust@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago I went for it and noticed it had the Reset button available, clicking which it switched to "false". I am on Zen Browser and I never turned anything like that on. Any idea why it appeared like that? permalink fedilink source parent [–] burntbacon@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 1 year ago I also see an extensions.ml.enable. Anyone with actual knowledge of the source code know what those are doing? permalink fedilink source parent [–] ZoteTheMighty@lemmy.zip 18 points 1 year ago (3 children) My hero permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Krudler@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (2 children) Awe shucks permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 child) I too like corn. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Krudler@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago Indeed it is a maligned but wonderful and versatile staple food permalink fedilink source parent [–] mesamunefire@piefed.social 4 points 1 year ago (3 children) I hate how many of these you have to do on any new installation of Firefox. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Unpigged@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 1 year ago (2 children) A space for vanilla ff experience extension, sort of like sanemacs? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] burntbacon@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) That's basically what librewolf, waterfox, and a whole bunch of others are. In the same way manjaro and endeavor etc. are opinionated arch installs with spackling, those browsers are opinionated settings-already-selected versions of firefox. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Unpigged@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 1 year ago Just what I needed, ty permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Serinus@lemmy.world 81 points 1 year ago about:config in your address bar permalink fedilink source parent
[–] woelkchen@lemmy.world 66 points 1 year ago (3 children) You only disable the chat. Overall setting seems to be browser.ml.enable. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Krudler@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 child) browser.ml.enable Thanks! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] biofaust@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago I went for it and noticed it had the Reset button available, clicking which it switched to "false". I am on Zen Browser and I never turned anything like that on. Any idea why it appeared like that? permalink fedilink source parent [–] burntbacon@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 1 year ago I also see an extensions.ml.enable. Anyone with actual knowledge of the source code know what those are doing? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Krudler@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 child) browser.ml.enable Thanks! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] biofaust@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago I went for it and noticed it had the Reset button available, clicking which it switched to "false". I am on Zen Browser and I never turned anything like that on. Any idea why it appeared like that? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] biofaust@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago I went for it and noticed it had the Reset button available, clicking which it switched to "false". I am on Zen Browser and I never turned anything like that on. Any idea why it appeared like that? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] burntbacon@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 1 year ago I also see an extensions.ml.enable. Anyone with actual knowledge of the source code know what those are doing? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ZoteTheMighty@lemmy.zip 18 points 1 year ago (3 children) My hero permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Krudler@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (2 children) Awe shucks permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 child) I too like corn. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Krudler@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago Indeed it is a maligned but wonderful and versatile staple food permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Krudler@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (2 children) Awe shucks permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 child) I too like corn. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Krudler@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago Indeed it is a maligned but wonderful and versatile staple food permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 child) I too like corn. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Krudler@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago Indeed it is a maligned but wonderful and versatile staple food permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Krudler@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago Indeed it is a maligned but wonderful and versatile staple food permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mesamunefire@piefed.social 4 points 1 year ago (3 children) I hate how many of these you have to do on any new installation of Firefox. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Unpigged@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 1 year ago (2 children) A space for vanilla ff experience extension, sort of like sanemacs? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] burntbacon@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) That's basically what librewolf, waterfox, and a whole bunch of others are. In the same way manjaro and endeavor etc. are opinionated arch installs with spackling, those browsers are opinionated settings-already-selected versions of firefox. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Unpigged@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 1 year ago Just what I needed, ty permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Unpigged@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 1 year ago (2 children) A space for vanilla ff experience extension, sort of like sanemacs? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] burntbacon@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) That's basically what librewolf, waterfox, and a whole bunch of others are. In the same way manjaro and endeavor etc. are opinionated arch installs with spackling, those browsers are opinionated settings-already-selected versions of firefox. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Unpigged@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 1 year ago Just what I needed, ty permalink fedilink source parent
[–] burntbacon@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) That's basically what librewolf, waterfox, and a whole bunch of others are. In the same way manjaro and endeavor etc. are opinionated arch installs with spackling, those browsers are opinionated settings-already-selected versions of firefox. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Unpigged@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 1 year ago Just what I needed, ty permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Unpigged@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 1 year ago Just what I needed, ty permalink fedilink source parent