Posts by benfrancis@mastodon.social
(DIR) Post #AKaHFSHgNVyOh40KFk by benfrancis@mastodon.social
2022-06-17T15:19:44Z
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- SMS- WhatsApp- Facebook Messenger- LinkedIn Messages- Twitter Messages- Google Chat- Signal- IRC- Slack- Matrix- Circle- DiscordHalp! 💬What's the modern equivalent of Gaim/Pidgin?
(DIR) Post #ANxu6Hu0yZaO5X2FpA by benfrancis@mastodon.social
2022-09-26T11:25:37Z
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This report reads to me like a 66 page thesis on why @mozilla needed, and still needs, Firefox OS. @MitchellBaker https://research.mozilla.org/browser-competition/
(DIR) Post #ANxu6IsHMVn96RENl2 by benfrancis@mastodon.social
2022-09-26T11:25:38Z
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That's not to excuse the behaviour of the incumbents, who should clean up their act. But if @mozilla are ever to be truly independent, they can't afford to play by their rules.It's either wait for governments around the world to legislate, or disrupt through innovation.
(DIR) Post #ANxu6JtNZuGYG8km6y by benfrancis@mastodon.social
2022-09-26T11:25:38Z
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With the commoditisation of mobile hardware, and the maturity of Progressive Web Apps, maybe now could be the time.I'm here when you're ready, @mozilla 😉
(DIR) Post #ANxu6O1gCzHZ52fSbY by benfrancis@mastodon.social
2022-09-26T11:25:39Z
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For the curious: Read more about the story (https://medium.com/@bfrancis/the-story-of-firefox-os-cb5bf796e8fb) and legacy (https://medium.com/@bfrancis/the-legacy-of-firefox-os-c58ec32d94f0) of Firefox OS.
(DIR) Post #AP7zuNEKRgocyyLNVA by benfrancis@mastodon.social
2022-10-31T13:26:44Z
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"What Comes After Chrome? I co-created the world's most popular browser. Now, I'm joining The Browser Co to fulfill an old dream." by @darinwf https://open.substack.com/pub/browsercompany/p/what-comes-after-chrome
(DIR) Post #APcspe8grMHWiIhNWS by benfrancis@mastodon.social
2022-11-15T11:12:42Z
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30+ media organisations in 20 countries have united today in sharing an urgent message about the #ClimateCrisis. A call for specific actions from world leaders to address what they describe as an "existential risk to humanity".https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/nov/15/the-guardian-view-on-cop27-this-is-no-time-for-apathy-or-complacency
(DIR) Post #APcuuB16lMFzkTRLZw by benfrancis@mastodon.social
2022-11-15T11:35:11Z
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In 1992 AOL announced their "electronic mail gateway", allowing users to send and receive mail to "a wide variety of commercial and educational e-mail systems", without needing a separate account. https://www.technologizer.com/2010/05/24/aol-anniversary/How long until Twitter joins the "fediverse"?
(DIR) Post #ATHuTW6WUlACi4T8Ou by benfrancis@mastodon.social
2023-03-04T23:56:33Z
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@penguin42 Bytemark has been rubbish since it became IOMart. I miss Bytemark. I have considered switching to Mythic Beasts but I noticed they don't let you upgrade a virtual server yourself, you have to email them. How has your experience been so far?
(DIR) Post #Abh8FV5Dd78O2LRCEq by benfrancis@mastodon.social
2023-11-11T10:49:59Z
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Huge if true. Amazon working on a "web-first" operating system codenamed Vega to eventually replace Android on all of its devices, starting with FireTV. https://www.lowpass.cc/p/amazon-vega-os-fire-tv-androidFrom accounts it sounds more like JS-first (React Native) than Web-first, but I'd love to know more.
(DIR) Post #AcIkQtAsdmscgPuqXY by benfrancis@mastodon.social
2023-11-29T14:23:57Z
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A fascinating discussion in the second half of this episode where @jaffathecake and @surma share their views on the differing ideologies of the main browser vendors, and how they have evolved over time.Particularly interesting (for me) was the influence of Firefox OS.https://offthemainthread.tech/episode/webgpu-and-browser-ideologies/
(DIR) Post #AcIkQvCj5tXqyinLhA by benfrancis@mastodon.social
2023-11-29T14:24:11Z
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@jaffathecake @surma In a particular stroke of genius, the segment is cleverly hidden away after a long technical discussion about WebGPU, and a whole story about doing a poo in a pub, so only the most dedicated of web fans are rewarded with the spicy bits 😆