Technology

Welp, guess I better start up the calibre extension to send pocket articles as a file for ebook readers.

I try to support Mozilla (and more obscure open source projects we take for granted) through donations and subscriptions. But I never used Pocket or Fakespot.

I don’t think it should be a forced payment but I’d pay a few bucks a month for a true developer edition. The current one is essentially just the early beta for extension developers but something really developer focused with no bullshit and developer tools at the forefront. I don’t know if that’s something other people would pay for but I feel like it’s easier to shell out cash when I’m using it for work. A lot of people could probably expense it.

It likely wouldn’t replace the Google money but it’d be a start.

I never used Pocket itself, but I do like having the grid of news articles on the new tab page, which I believe is powered by Pocket in some shape or form. Anyone know if that feature is going away too?

Good.

Mozilla! Stop doing stupid stuff!

I hated it at first but then I started to leave pocket on and click links every now and then since I figured they got revenue out of it. I don't use it often but its a shame to see it go now that I kind of like it.

shame about pocket - wonder how much of a hole that really burned in their pocket - if much

Finally! I couldn't wait for Pocket to shut down. One useless icon less in my Firefox.

i literally JUST installed fakespot lol

Good. I've been disabling this shit in about:config for one decade too many.

Pocket is basically a chumbox, but it's a pretty good chumbox.

They're likely moving to focus on Thundermail.com, VPN, calendar, private cloud storage, etc.. Like Proton Mail does.

was fakespot ever available outside the us?

Mozilla shouldn't have bought FakeSpot

Mozilla should fire their non-technical staff, strongly make the case for how they're fighting for a free and open internet, and use a subscription model for Firefox to pay the bills