>"Why is it not far more popular?"

Why is ANY browser not more popular? Lots of reasons.

If you care about your browser NOT being based on Google-controlled code, then Brave is not an option. For many, including me, it is that simple.

A few simple searches and you can easily see this problem is decades old. All I want to do is print some addresses on an envelope and it's like 2 hours to get it to work properly.

I did not get inferior lenses. They are premium with extended depth of field and astigmatism correction. The problem was they calculated the wrong powers, somehow. Or perhaps they moved. I don't know.

I was not a candidate for multi-distance lenses. It was expected (by them and me) that my brain would not adjust to having multiple overlayed images at once, plus the additional halos and artifacts, and loss of night vision (they impart much less light due to the multiple focal points).

Unfortunately, the only thing I can do at this point would be to have the lenses replaced. And that would be expensive and risky, due to scar tissue/etc. At least glasses can compensate for the wacky outcome, mostly. My main problem is that I *cannot* use progressive lenses with computer displays. Lord knows I tried hard. I can and did adjust to them for other purposes, although it took years prior to the surgery.

>"Presbyopia is a bitch."

You know what's much worse? Post-cataract surgery. Then you lose 100% of focus ability, instantly. And if you are unlucky, like I was, then they botch the lenses and now my two eyes aren't even the same. They were supposed to be both corrected for distance and astigmatism. I ended up with with perfect astigmatism correction, but one eye that does far intermediate, and one that does close intermediate. Neither can do far or close, nor agree for intermediate. So nothing is ever really in focus, ever, and I have to wear multiple glasses and even MORE often. Then add in chronic dry eyes and floaters. Fun.

At least I can see again and the world is not all brown and fuzzy. So have to be thankful, I keep telling myself. Autofocus smart glasses or contact lenses, like you posit, would be fantastic. Although I am not sure how that could be done [effectively].

>"Do People Actually Want Smart Glasses Now?"

I don't know about "people" but as for me, there are almost no reasons to want them and many reasons to not:

1) Additional weight. I worked hard to have the thinnest, lightest glasses. Even those cause issues with my nose and ears. I don't want something that weighs what, 2x? 3x? 5x?

2) Invading others privacy. I don't care how many times people say "no expectation of privacy in public." People are not going to deactivate or remove them every time they are in a meeting, a bathroom, a gym, a childcare setting, etc, etc, etc. And you can't count on them doing it automatically. Even outside of such places, people don't expect this type of continuous examination of their lives.

3) Invading MY privacy. Yeah, as if we believe those privacy statements/assertions by these companies. And those are only as good as them not being hacked or subpoenaed.

4) Rude. There is no way around this. Most users are already rude with their phones. This ups that game a hundred fold. Exactly where the term "glasshole" came from.

5) Fiddle. Another device to charge, link, configure, update, protect, lose, signal, etc. As if our lives are complicated enough.

6) Overload and distraction. Blah blah blah, this will make things easier. Or it will just overload us with even more constant barrage of information/stimulation. As if we need more machine engagement in our lives.

7) Safety. How many clueless phone users are already driving into others, walking in front of cars, bumping people over? Take that and amp it up, big time.

I am sure I could think of more. Of course there will be specific valid use-cases. But you have to take the much bad with the good.

>"We've been running AlmaLinux for as long as it's been available - and I've been very happy with it."

We have been too. So far, so good. I hope Alma 10 is great as well.

>"think of it as a lesson in why you should never commit to a product controlled by a company without clear substitutes."

Or one that bases its work on Google-controlled code.
Or one that doesn't support Linux as an OS option.

>"Recently the Browser Company (the startup behind the Arc web browser) switched over to building a new AI-powered browser"

No thanks. Last thing I want is an "AI infected" browser.

>The Chromium-based browser has

DOUBLE no thanks. Not giving any mind-share or power-share over the hundreds of machines I oversee to Google.

>[per wikipedia] for macOS and is also available for [MS-]Windows, iOS and Android. "

So not even Linux support. So I guess that is TRIPLE no thanks.

>"According to LAPD Officer Chris Miller, at least three suspects were apprehended in connection to the Apple Store burglary. One woman was arrested on the spot, while two others were detained for looting."

And will any of them actually be prosecuted and punished? Or will officials make all kinds of nonsense excuses for them?

Why is this posted AGAIN. It was just posted yesterday:

https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fit.slashdot.org%2Fstory%2F...

I even replied:
https://f6ffb3fa-34ce-43c1-939d-77e64deb3c0c.atarimworker.io/comments....

>"Economies require population growth."

That is a ridiculous statement. It isn't "required." Population growth *can* assist with growing a GDP. And yet, it can also hurt it. It "depends".

And some aspects of economies built on pyramid schemes do require population growth. For example, the USA's social security scheme has required population growth because more benefits have been going out than in for many decades. When growth stalls, the house of cards collapses and we all end up paying yet more and more taxes trying to keep it funded.

I was notified by Amazon today via Email. And yep, I still have it. Yep, it is the exact match, same model. It is very rarely used, so it is practically new. I bought it 2020-10-14.

Went through all the mess of entering a very long, alpha-numeric, tiny, dark grey on black print serial number using a bright light and magnifier. It came back and said my exact unit is not part of the recall batch and is safe to continue using.

I do appreciate the warning and that Anker stands behind their products like this. It makes me trust them even more. They would have offered a full replacement or credit. All companies have product issues occasionally. If I bought some no-name, it would be far more likely to have dangerous issues, probably no real recall, and certainly no refund/replace offered.

>"Canonical has dropped support for the GNOME desktop running on Xorg. Starting with this release, the default Ubuntu session now uses Wayland only"

Just one more reason to not use Ubuntu. Or GNOME, for that matter. Thankfully I use neither. Mint + Cinnamon or MATE hits the spot.

It will be interesting to see how future Mint releases handle this latest hostility. So far, they have done a great job of "undoing" or working-around most of the crappiness that has infected Ubuntu over the years. But at some point it might get beyond them. I think this is why they continue to work on LMDE in the background.

>"toxic trash accounts" == any opinion I disagree with"

I don't "do" social media, but I do follow Slashdot and several forums. To me, toxic accounts are those people who:

1) Make political comments in a forum where the topic it is not about politics. To them, everything is an excuse to post their views about politics or blame something on whatever administration. Slashdot has users that do this a LOT, unfortunately. And it is quite irritating.

2) Make personal attack posts. Instead of being silent, or disputing something rationally, they stoop to name calling or throwing insults. This is something reasonable people would NEVER do in person, and doing it online isn't acceptable either.

3) Selfish/lazy people who don't search or read any previous threads/posts and just show up demanding attention or answers. Usually things that have already been discussed or answered many times before. Or over-quote a ton of crap for a "me too" or "yes" or short reply because they are too lazy to trim.

Most relevant to your comment, I do not consider people with different opinions/views/beliefs as mine as toxic or trash. And I can fully, civilly, and often productively engage with such people, as long as they are also civil. I don't assume they are evil, stupid, or ignorant. Some might be, but one has to give everyone the "benefit of the doubt."

There is something "broken" in many people when they are "online". I really don't understand it.

>"If you havenâ(TM)t heard, the voice actor for John Redcorn was murdered last week"

That is true. And very unfortunate.

>"by a homophobe."

That is not certain at all. But it won't stop the pushing of a certain political narrative. Joss was apparently quite agitated, unruly, hostile, irrational, and was involved in lots of armed and semi-armed spats with neighbors about property rights and such. Basically, a lunatic. It appeared to have nothing to do with "homophobia" but a statement by Joss's "husband" (a female) was the only basis for this bizarre narrative.

The SAPD has already issued a statement that "Despite the online claims of this being a hate crime, currently, the investigation has found no evidence to indicate that the murder was related to sexual orientation."