▲ 460 ▼ Chrome’s next weapon in the War on Ad Blockers: Slower extension updates (arstechnica.com) submitted 2 years ago by VITecNet@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world 103 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Annoyed_Crabby@monyet.cc 29 points 2 years ago (7 children) If people care about using adblock, they will. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] BaroqueInMind@kbin.social 21 points 2 years ago (2 children) Most people don't. How do you think in 2023 Google is still raking in millions of dollars nonstop? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] b3an@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (1 child) By cheating, being anticompetitive, and strong arming with legal action. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] BaroqueInMind@kbin.social 17 points 2 years ago ...And by having millions of people view ads. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Klear@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago (3 children) The moment adblock stops working I'm out. Haven't made the move yet because I'm lazy and because none of the stuff people tak about has affected me yet. Even youtube works without having to do anything. Moving to Firefox is long overdue, though. Kinda waiting for that push now. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Annoyed_Crabby@monyet.cc 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) Well i'm in the same boat a few weeks ago but my pc can't start for some reason and have to reinstall windows, and since every app is wiped i just switched to firefox from then on. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] b3an@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child) Can you at least recover your files? Been here a couple times. I mean, it’s Windows. 😝 My goto for quick? Backup: • %ProgramData% • Your user folder: Users\yourname Including the AppData folder. • Registry backup browser favorites export Most apps can be reinstalled. Their settings are in programdata and appdata usually. Anything else you might need is probably in the registry. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Annoyed_Crabby@monyet.cc 1 point 2 years ago The file still there, just that in the process of reinstall windows it also uninstall all app, so i just thought "meh" and start all over again. Now i don't have to clean unused app and obsolete website bookmark myself 🙈 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BaroqueInMind@kbin.social 21 points 2 years ago (2 children) Most people don't. How do you think in 2023 Google is still raking in millions of dollars nonstop? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] b3an@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (1 child) By cheating, being anticompetitive, and strong arming with legal action. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] BaroqueInMind@kbin.social 17 points 2 years ago ...And by having millions of people view ads. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] b3an@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (1 child) By cheating, being anticompetitive, and strong arming with legal action. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] BaroqueInMind@kbin.social 17 points 2 years ago ...And by having millions of people view ads. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BaroqueInMind@kbin.social 17 points 2 years ago ...And by having millions of people view ads. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Klear@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago (3 children) The moment adblock stops working I'm out. Haven't made the move yet because I'm lazy and because none of the stuff people tak about has affected me yet. Even youtube works without having to do anything. Moving to Firefox is long overdue, though. Kinda waiting for that push now. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Annoyed_Crabby@monyet.cc 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) Well i'm in the same boat a few weeks ago but my pc can't start for some reason and have to reinstall windows, and since every app is wiped i just switched to firefox from then on. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] b3an@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child) Can you at least recover your files? Been here a couple times. I mean, it’s Windows. 😝 My goto for quick? Backup: • %ProgramData% • Your user folder: Users\yourname Including the AppData folder. • Registry backup browser favorites export Most apps can be reinstalled. Their settings are in programdata and appdata usually. Anything else you might need is probably in the registry. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Annoyed_Crabby@monyet.cc 1 point 2 years ago The file still there, just that in the process of reinstall windows it also uninstall all app, so i just thought "meh" and start all over again. Now i don't have to clean unused app and obsolete website bookmark myself 🙈 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Annoyed_Crabby@monyet.cc 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) Well i'm in the same boat a few weeks ago but my pc can't start for some reason and have to reinstall windows, and since every app is wiped i just switched to firefox from then on. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] b3an@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child) Can you at least recover your files? Been here a couple times. I mean, it’s Windows. 😝 My goto for quick? Backup: • %ProgramData% • Your user folder: Users\yourname Including the AppData folder. • Registry backup browser favorites export Most apps can be reinstalled. Their settings are in programdata and appdata usually. Anything else you might need is probably in the registry. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Annoyed_Crabby@monyet.cc 1 point 2 years ago The file still there, just that in the process of reinstall windows it also uninstall all app, so i just thought "meh" and start all over again. Now i don't have to clean unused app and obsolete website bookmark myself 🙈 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] b3an@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child) Can you at least recover your files? Been here a couple times. I mean, it’s Windows. 😝 My goto for quick? Backup: • %ProgramData% • Your user folder: Users\yourname Including the AppData folder. • Registry backup browser favorites export Most apps can be reinstalled. Their settings are in programdata and appdata usually. Anything else you might need is probably in the registry. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Annoyed_Crabby@monyet.cc 1 point 2 years ago The file still there, just that in the process of reinstall windows it also uninstall all app, so i just thought "meh" and start all over again. Now i don't have to clean unused app and obsolete website bookmark myself 🙈 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Annoyed_Crabby@monyet.cc 1 point 2 years ago The file still there, just that in the process of reinstall windows it also uninstall all app, so i just thought "meh" and start all over again. Now i don't have to clean unused app and obsolete website bookmark myself 🙈 permalink fedilink source parent