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Ask HN: How can we help Firefox not to dissapear?
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https://github.com/JustOff/ca-archive
A lot of people care a lot. 15,000 developers falsifies your ludicrous "no one in the world cares about.
Like many others, you are mixing up "I don't care" with "nobody cares", and you are wrong.
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Does anyone know if there is a XKit Rewritten equivalent for Pale Moon?
No, it's impossible. PM doesn't support Web Extensions. You can look at the more than 200 extensions on the PM addons site, or legacy XUL addons on CAA (maybe even an older version of the one you mentioned).
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Mimicking the Pale Moon Effect in Older Versions of Firefox
You will not be able to use addons from addons.mozilla because they use google Web Extensions and not the more powerful XUL addons they started with. There are many addons available for Pale Moon though https://addons.palemoon.org/extensions/ (even older firefox ones: https://github.com/JustOff/ca-archive)
- Best alternatives to Firefox 56.0.2?
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which has the most extensions
Because they're more powerful, meaning you can change and customize more things. That doesn't translate to basic, so you're way off there. It's also not only Pale Moon's own https://addons.palemoon.org/extensions/ but they include https://github.com/JustOff/ca-archive as well (all firefox addons before they became extensions).
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How to change bookmark icons?
Not without an extension, you can install the Classic Addons Archive and look for one there.
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addons containers zoom tool
Install CAA and search for Priv8 on it, and look at NoSquint.
- Basilisk Has A Cool Logo And It's Still Being Maintained
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Question for Pale Moon users
7) I don't really use translation add-ons so don't think I could be of help you with this, sorry. There's an add-on listed on the official add-ons site called BabbleOn, but I think that only just redirects websites to their Google Translated version. Note though that if you can't find an add-on that suit your needs, there's always the option of using the Classic Add-ons Archive to search for the add-on that does. Anyway, I'd like to address the following:
- Any other browsers with tab tiling inside the window like Vivaldi
beaker
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Can We Get More Decentralised Than the Fediverse?
For me, the peak of decentralization efforts were Beaker Browser [1] and Stealth [2].
But one project didn't make enough money and the author of the other one got doxxed into oblivion, so I guess we can't have nice things.
A peer to peer browser has so much potential, I wish somebody else might give it a try.
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Show HN: DiskerNet – Browse the Internet from Your Disk, Now Open Source
I wanted to mention Beaker Browser, but sadly, it's been archived: https://github.com/beakerbrowser/beaker/blob/master/archive-...
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The AT protocol is the most obtuse crock of s*
AT proto has some significant similarities to Matrix:
* Both are work by self-authenticating git-style replication of Merkle trees/DAGs
* Both define strict data schemas for extensible sets of events (Matrix uses JSON schema - https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec/tree/main/data/eve... and OpenAPI; AT uses Lexicons)
* Both use HTTPS for client-server and server-server traffic by default.
* Both are focused on decentralised composable reputation - e.g. https://matrix.org/blog/2020/10/19/combating-abuse-in-matrix... on the Matrix side, or https://paulfrazee.medium.com/the-anti-parler-principles-for... on the bluesky side, etc.
* Both are designed as big-world communication networks. You don't have the server balkanisation that affects ActivityPub.
* Both eschew cryptocurrency systems and incentives.
There are some significant differences too:
* Matrix aspires to be the secure communication layer for the open web.
* AT aspires (i think) to be an open decentralised social networking protocol for the internet.
* AT has portable identity by default. We've been working on this on Matrix (e.g. MSC1228 - https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/pull/122... and MSC2787 - https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/blob/nei...) and have a new MSC (and implementation on Dendrite) in progress right now which combines the best bits of MSC1228 & MSC2787 into something concrete, at last. In fact the proto-MSC is due to emerge today.
* AT is proposing a asymmetrical federation architecture where user data is stored on Personal Data Servers (PDS), but indexing/fan-out/etc is done by Big Graph Servers (BGS). Matrix is symmetrical and by default federates full-mesh between all servers participating in a conversation, which on one hand is arguably better from a self-sovereignty and resilience perspective - but empirically has created headaches where an underpowered server joins some massive public chatroom and then melts. Matrix has improved this by steady optimisation of both protocol and implementation (i.e. adding lazy loading everywhere - e.g. https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/latest/development/syna...), but formalising an asymmetrical architecture is an interesting different approach :)
* AT is (today) focused on for public conversations (e.g. prioritising big-world search and indexing etc), whereas Matrix focuses both on private and public communication - whether that's public chatrooms with 100K users over 10K servers, or private encrypted group conversations. For instance, one of Matrix's big novelties is decentralised access control without finality (https://matrix.org/blog/2020/06/16/matrix-decomposition-an-i...) in order to enforce access control for private conversations.
* Matrix also provides end-to-end encryption for private conversations by default, today via Double Ratchet (Olm/Megolm) and in the nearish future MLS (https://arewemlsyet.com). We're also starting to work on post quantum crypto.
* Matrix is obviously ~7 years older, and has many more use cases fleshed out - whether that's native VoIP/Video a la Element Call (https://element.io/blog/introducing-native-matrix-voip-with-...) or virtual worlds like Third Room (https://thirdroom.io) or shared whiteboarding (https://github.com/toger5/TheBoard) etc.
* AT's lexicon approach looks to be a more modular to extend the protocol than Matrix's extensible event schemas - in that AT lexicons include both RPC definitions as well as the schemas for the underlying datatypes, whereas in Matrix the OpenAPI evolves separately to the message schemas.
* AT uses IPLD; Matrix uses Canonical JSON (for now)
* Matrix is perhaps more sophisticated on auth, in that we're switching to OpenID Connect for all authentication (and so get things like passkeys and MFA for free): https://areweoidcyet.com
* Matrix has an open governance model with >50% of spec proposals coming from the wider community these days: https://spec.matrix.org/proposals
* AT has done a much better job of getting mainstream uptake so far, perhaps thanks to building a flagship app from day one (before even finishing or opening up the protocol) - whereas Element coming relatively late to the picture has meant that Element development has been constantly slowed by dealing with existing protocol considerations (and even then we've had constant complaints about Element being too influential in driving Matrix development).
* AT backs up all your personal data on your client (space allowing), to aid portability, whereas Matrix is typically thin-client.
* Architecturally, Matrix is increasingly experimenting with a hybrid P2P model (https://arewep2pyet.com) as our long-term solution - which effectively would end up with all your data being synced to your client. I'd assume bluesky is consciously avoiding P2P having been overextended on previous adventures with DAT/hypercore: https://github.com/beakerbrowser/beaker/blob/master/archive-.... Whereas we're playing the long game to slowly converge on P2P, even if that means building our own overlay networks etc: https://github.com/matrix-org/pinecone
I'm sure there are a bunch of other differences, but these are the ones which pop to the top of my head, plus I'm far from an expert in AT protocol.
It's worth noting that in the early days of bluesky, the Matrix team built out Cerulean (https://matrix.org/blog/2020/12/18/introducing-cerulean) as a demonstration to the bluesky team of how you could build big-world microblogging on top of Matrix, and that Matrix is not just for chat. We demoed it to Jack and Parag, but they opted to fund something entirely new in the form of AT proto. I'm guessing that the factors that went into this were: a) wanting to be able to optimise the architecture purely for social networking (although it's ironic that ATproto has ended up pretty generic too, similar to Matrix), b) wanting to be able to control the strategy and not have to follow Matrix's open governance model, c) wanting to create something new :)
From the Matrix side; we keep in touch with the bluesky team and wish them the best, and it's super depressing to see folks from ActivityPub and Nostr throwing their toys in this manner. It reminds me of the unpleasant behaviour we see from certain XMPP folks who resent the existence of Matrix (e.g. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35874291). The reality is that the 'enemy' here, if anyone, are the centralised communication/social platforms - not other decentralisation projects. And even the centralised platforms have the option of seeing the light and becoming decentralised one day if we play our parts well.
What would be really cool, from my perspective, would be if Matrix ended up being able to help out with the private communication use cases for AT proto - as we obviously have a tonne of prior art now for efficient & audited E2EE private comms and decentralised access control. Moreover, I /think/ the lexicon approach in AT proto could let Matrix itself be expressed as an AT proto lexicon - providing interop with existing Matrix rooms (at least semantically), and supporting existing Matrix clients/SDKs, while using AT proto's ID model and storing data in PDSes etc. Coincidentally, this matches work we've been doing on the Matrix side as part of the MIMI IETF working group to figure out how to layer Matrix on top of other existing protocols: e.g. https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ralston-mimi-matrix-t... and https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ralston-mimi-matrix-m... - and if I had infinite time right now I'd certainly be trying to map Matrix's CS & SS APIs onto an AT proto lexicon to see what it looks like.
TL;DR: I think AT proto is cool, and I wish that open projects saw each other as fellow travellers rather than competitors.
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Ask HN: Those making $0/month or less on side projects – Show and tell
it sounds a lot like you're reinventing what Beaker Browser had built on top of DAT, except that it could do more. For example, they made a distributed Twitter clone as a proof of concept, but folks actually started using it. Definitely included blogging stuff.
Really cool stuff around taking sites and things other folks had built and using them as a basis for your new thing.
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Secure Scuttlebutt
As a long time patchwork user —April 2017 for the win…— that just recently quit, I could see how the multitude of half finished clients, deprecated functionality would get to that outcome.
SSB is dead, other than the few trying to make a go financially at it, via either crowdfunding, NLnet grants, or VC.
I've reverted to Web 1.0 blogging, with none of the bs that is consistent with using a archived client, focus on trying to fit a database into a mobile app — without regard to front end functionality.
> When I look at Beaker, I think it was probably 50% easy. The initial demo took 2 weeks: 20%. It was a full website editor in about 2 months: 30%. The feedback was great: 50%. The users didn't stick: 50%. We got invited to talks which increased exposure: 51%. A few niche communities took an interest: 53%. Folks liked it enough to donate via OpenCollective and Patreon: 54%. You get the idea. Notably absent is "usage and retention went through the roof: 80%" and then "usage continued to grow for years: 100%."
Everything that pfrazee wrote here about Beaker Browser at https://github.com/beakerbrowser/beaker/blob/master/archive-... is true for ssb.
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Beaker Browser is now archived
I'm sad to see this go, a remnant of another web which could have been. I actually spent a lot of time playing with Beaker and hacking it up for my own purposes.
We actually had a discussion a few years ago where I made a suggestion about change to the default behavior. At the time, you made a perfectly valid response and declined my suggestion, but I'm curious if your thinking is the same today, given how things played out: https://github.com/beakerbrowser/beaker/issues/1444
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Digital Commons
Beaker, Hybercore
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Ask HN: What relatively new project/movement are you excited about?
Disclosure: It's in Romanian, no cookies, no JS, no trackers
Beaker Browser https://beakerbrowser.com/ seems dead, loved the concept but it's no longer updated
Now that you've asked, nope, didn't found anything with a clear future on the "Web3" side of the internet. Vast majority make use of crypto/blockchain and IMHO blockchain is anything but not decentralization.
- Triple Entry Blogging
What are some alternatives?
uBlock-for-firefox-legacy - uBlock Origin for Firefox legacy-based browsers.
ipfs - Peer-to-peer hypermedia protocol
extension-pack - @adisakshya's extension-pack for VS Code & Code Server
ufonet - UFONet - Denial of Service Toolkit
moon-tester-tool - Tool for testing compatibility of add-ons with Pale Moon
pglet - Pglet - build internal web apps quickly in the language you already know!
scriptlet-doctor - Allow inline scripts regardless of site policy
ZeroNet - ZeroNet - Decentralized websites using Bitcoin crypto and BitTorrent network
Male-Poon - [UnavailableForLegalReasons - Repository access blocked]
agregore-browser - A minimal browser for the distributed web (Desktop version)
github-wc-polyfill - Ensure that all GitHub and GitLab scripts required for UXP and SeaMonkey are loaded correctly
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