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290 points XzetaU8 | 4 comments | 23 Jul 25 09:33 UTC | HN request time: 0.947s | source
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RankingMember ◴[23 Jul 25 14:51 UTC] No.44659855[source]▶
I hope Brave considers eventually removing the crypto aspect from their product, because once all that crap is turned off it's my preferred browser. Just hard to recommend to anyone not savvy enough to turn all the goofy stuff on their "new tab" page off.
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modzu ◴[23 Jul 25 14:57 UTC] No.44659935[source]▶
just get a better new tab page:

https://github.com/conceptualspace/yet-another-speed-dial

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1. RankingMember ◴[23 Jul 25 19:12 UTC] No.44662846[source]▶
The problem is that needing to direct a non-techie to do this to "fix" something that shouldn't be broken immediately makes it fail the "grandma test".
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2. modzu ◴[23 Jul 25 20:34 UTC] No.44663720[source]▶
if someone cant click "install" they probably dont need a computer
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3. mzajc ◴[23 Jul 25 21:57 UTC] No.44664470[source]▶
I'd argue that blindly clicking "install", especially for extensions, is one of the reasons you shouldn't use a computer. It takes knowledge and effort to find or even invent solutions to problems.
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4. modzu ◴[23 Jul 25 22:14 UTC] No.44664594{3}[source]▶
thats my point. its a skill everyone should have or develop, like reading or writing