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  1. Re:Incredible on How Converting A C++ Game to JavaScript Gave Us WebAssembly (ieee.org) · · Score: 1

    what an achievement

    It is. It's ideal for running emulators for projects like the Internet Archive's MS-DOS software library or their console video game collection.

  2. Re:My new WebAssembly project on How Converting A C++ Game to JavaScript Gave Us WebAssembly (ieee.org) · · Score: 0

    I am beginning a project to port the Linux kernel to webassembly.

    No need. JSLinux already runs Linux in the browser. JSLinux can also run Windows 2000

  3. Re: Social Complexity on Study Finds Dogs Are Brainier Than Cats (vanderbilt.edu) · · Score: 1

    Some examples of problem solving by honey badgers.

  4. Re:Social Complexity on Study Finds Dogs Are Brainier Than Cats (vanderbilt.edu) · · Score: 1

    Well for one thing, they're not necessarily the loners they were thought to be.

  5. Social Complexity on Study Finds Dogs Are Brainier Than Cats (vanderbilt.edu) · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Social complexity seems to be a driver for intelligence. Hyena society is quite complex with clans and a dominance hierarchy within each clan. Hyenas seem to have theory of mind and seem to practice tactical deception. Hyenas are also good cooperative problem solvers, outperforming primates.

  6. Re:Thanks, science... on DNA Analysis Finds That Yetis Are Actually Bears (popsci.com) · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Sightings of bigfoot are also probably sightings of bears walking upright.

  7. Re: IT'S A TRAP! on Microsoft Office Now Available On All Chromebooks (theverge.com) · · Score: 3, Informative

    OSX 3.34%

    The 3.34% figure is for only one version of macOS. Adding all the macOS versions together comes to 6.25%, so over twice the marketshare of Linux.

  8. Re: IT'S A TRAP! on Microsoft Office Now Available On All Chromebooks (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    No, desktop Linux market share is much smaller than macOS.

  9. Re:Wired gets it dead-wrong, as usual. on Firefox Quantum Is 'Better, Faster, Smarter than Chrome', Says Wired (wired.com) · · Score: 1

    Classic Theme restorer

    Just go ahead and use userChrome.css to apply a different theme.

  10. but won't do things yourself.

    Pale Moon isn't available for my platform so it fails all benchmarks by default. When will you be providing benchmarks?

  11. Re:Speak for yourself, please. on Firefox Quantum Is 'Better, Faster, Smarter than Chrome', Says Wired (wired.com) · · Score: 1

    I'm not interested in either helping or hurting Mozilla. I'm interested in correcting dirt stupid willful ignorance.

  12. Re: Wired gets it dead-wrong, as usual. on Firefox Quantum Is 'Better, Faster, Smarter than Chrome', Says Wired (wired.com) · · Score: 1

    Everybody knows that.

    I'm not sure that they do. The level of ignorance about web browsers on Slashdot is really disappointing. A web browser is the most commonly used application and yet on a site dedicated to "news for nerds" there's so much ignorance, so many myths, and even flat-out dumb conspiracy theories about browsers.

  13. No on Did Elon Musk Create Bitcoin? (cryptocoinsnews.com) · · Score: 1

    clues that suport his theory

    There are no "clues" in the articles, just drivel. Two of the articles describe the ideas as "oddball" and that's right. There's no point in wasting time on conspiracy theorists and their "theories".

  14. Re:How about with extensions? on Firefox Quantum Is 'Better, Faster, Smarter than Chrome', Says Wired (wired.com) · · Score: 1

    So do the tests and report back.

  15. Re:How about with extensions? on Firefox Quantum Is 'Better, Faster, Smarter than Chrome', Says Wired (wired.com) · · Score: 0

    I'm asking for performance numbers under realistic usage scenarios

    Having the 15 particular add-ons you use installed is not the common usage scenario. You're going to have to benchmark it yourself and report back. Otherwise it's just more idle talk.

  16. Re:Speak for yourself, please. on Firefox Quantum Is 'Better, Faster, Smarter than Chrome', Says Wired (wired.com) · · Score: 1

    I've provided evidence that this person works for Mozilla several times.

    Okay, where is it? Show me your proofs.

  17. Re:Speak for yourself, please. on Firefox Quantum Is 'Better, Faster, Smarter than Chrome', Says Wired (wired.com) · · Score: 1

    I've been trolling you since your first reply.

    Cool. I was waiting for your admission. You've been reported.

  18. Re:It's much slower in my opinion on Firefox Quantum Is 'Better, Faster, Smarter than Chrome', Says Wired (wired.com) · · Score: 1

    Also there are only 75 extensions or so.

    No. As of right now there are 7,040 add-ons available for Firefox Quantum. You can check this stuff for yourself.

  19. Re:Speak for yourself, please. on Firefox Quantum Is 'Better, Faster, Smarter than Chrome', Says Wired (wired.com) · · Score: 1

    You really don't understand what's being said to you, do you. This is as schoolyard as it gets.

  20. Re:Speak for yourself, please. on Firefox Quantum Is 'Better, Faster, Smarter than Chrome', Says Wired (wired.com) · · Score: 1

    Tut tut! Now you're making a claim with no evidence.

    No. You're committing the logical fallacies of negative proof and wishful thinking. You have no credibility. Too bad.

  21. Re:Speak for yourself, please. on Firefox Quantum Is 'Better, Faster, Smarter than Chrome', Says Wired (wired.com) · · Score: 1

    Sure do!

    This is useless.

    you Mozilla marketing people

    You're making another claim with no evidence. I'm nothing to do with Mozilla. There's no value in your fantasy world. Let me know when you have actual data.

  22. Re:How about with extensions? on Firefox Quantum Is 'Better, Faster, Smarter than Chrome', Says Wired (wired.com) · · Score: 1, Funny

    Why do people post condescending shit answers like this?

    How is it condescending? I asked simple questions with simple answers. You can answer them or you can't. Either way there's no need to panic.

  23. Re:How about with extensions? on Firefox Quantum Is 'Better, Faster, Smarter than Chrome', Says Wired (wired.com) · · Score: 2, Insightful

    You browse without extensions?

    No.

    I feel it's fundamentally dishonest to brag about browser speed

    So provide the benchmarks with all your particular extensions installed that show the performance difference with and without extensions. Comments with no evidence provided to back the claims are tedious.

  24. Re:Speak for yourself, please. on Firefox Quantum Is 'Better, Faster, Smarter than Chrome', Says Wired (wired.com) · · Score: 0

    So.. you don't know. It's better to provide evidence to back your claims. Do you have supporting data or not?

  25. Re:Speak for yourself, please. on Firefox Quantum Is 'Better, Faster, Smarter than Chrome', Says Wired (wired.com) · · Score: 0

    than the number of people who switched to pale moon or waterfox last week.

    How many did switch and what's the percentage user share of Pale Moon and Waterfox?