>"States are allowed to choose between implementing twice-yearly DST switches or sticking with year-round standard time... but they can't choose permanent DST?"

Because Congress made it that way. They can just as easily make it so States can choose all three options instead of just two. We can see how unpopular permanent Standard Time is, since only two States use that option. I suspect more than several would choose permanent Savings Time if given the ability.

HubSpot appears to be one of the worst Email spam entites in the world. I block them completely. I wish they would cut 100% of their jobs and just go away. Constant Contact can follow along with them. Grrrrrr

>"The health evidence points to standard time, largely because morning light matters for our body clocks, sleep, and mood."

That entirely depends on where you are and when you wake. For many people, being forced to adjust to a time change twice a year can really screw with sleep a lot more. Some people take weeks or longer to adjust.

>""Our biological clocks need morning light to stay synchronized with the 24-hour day," said Simon Fraser"

And in the winter, where I am, it is still dark in the winter when I wake most of the time, so it never really solves that "issue", if it even is one. The difference is that with permanent Daylight Saving Time, it would not be dark when I return home, so I was have at least some daylight I could actual use after work. And if necessary, I could set a timer with bright full-spectrum lights each morning before waking in the winter.

Again, it depends primarily on your location and latitude and when you must awaken. Which is why the best idea is to allow States (or in this case Provinces) choose what they want to do for themselves:

1) Stay on Standard Time permanently
2) Stay on Saving Time permanently
3) Change time twice a year.

What is right for Maine isn't necessarily the same as for Virginia or Florida. They have very different latitudes. They can experiment and see what is best for THEM, rather than forcing the entire country into a single mode.

But if we can only have a single change/standard, I would vote for either permanent time option, rather than the insanity of switching time twice a year.

>"A browser that does not support ad blocking is a non-starter. You simply can't use today's Internet without ad blocking in place."

I agree. It is why you should use Firefox + UBO, or one of its forks (LibreWolf, WaterFox, whatever). But that is why I said the use case is for things like a wiki, documentation, appliances, or for testing. The same type of things one might do with Dillo.

According to the site it has no support for:

* Tabs
* Multiple windows
* Modern video
* WebGL
* WebGPU
* Extensions/Plugins

It reminds me of a more modern Dillo https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2F... except with Javascript and more CSS. It could be useful for appliances that just need an HTML viewer, access to a Wiki, documentation viewer, or for testing.

It is a small subset of https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnordstjernen.org%2F which is much more capable (but much larger/more complex).

>"Who can live on that? Not in 2026."

Maybe not with MS-Windows. Works fine with Linux for most use cases. I manage lots of Linux machines with 8GB of RAM, even more with 4GB. Admittedly, 4GB is tight.

>"Go to about:config and toggle browser.nova.enabled to false."

Thanks! Color me surprised... although Mozilla has always been pretty good about adding disable options for many of the changes they introduce (much better than other browsers). Of course, it is likely that config entry will eventually disappear. But maybe by then something else will happen or replace it and it won't matter.

Hmm, I hadn't noticed. Why didn't author post something in the main readme? If anyone knows which might be taking the crown, please post... Aris recommends

https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2FQNetITQ%2FWav...
https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2FMrOtherGuy%2F...

Anyway, I have Aris-t2's working fine, and yes, with a separate search box, just like you, with every Firefox through now 154. Also tabs on bottom, square tabs, and other stuff. Will update to 157 soon so maybe it will break at that point. I hope not.

>"Can you turn it back to rectangular tabs in tool/settings"

I doubt that. And themes only change colors and backgrounds.

But you can make actual changes with Userchrome. It takes a bit of effort, though. I have my tabs square and always outlined and against the content, in a traditional way, using it.

https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.userchrome.org%2F
https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2FAris-t2%2FCus...

>"These clowns keep finding new ways to waste screen real estate."

1) Nothing is larger than before or using more space.
2) They just brought back compact mode, which REDUCES the screen real estate. Turn it on and be happy.

I am OK with people complaining about things, but at least make them valid complaints...

>"Firefox 157 is rolling out a major redesign"

Exactly how is slightly more rounded tabs/address bar and some slightly different icons a "major redesign"? (It isn't). BTW- I hate rounded buttons and tabs, so I use mods to fix that anyway. It isn't new, they have had those rounded for a long time.

Anyway, it is good they brought back compact mode, I could not fathom why it was taken away in the first place.

>"That's because it IS a bribe!"

I came to post the exact same thing. It *is* a bribe. And it is insulting.

Now, if they had air-tight assurances it would cause no noise, ever, and not affect energy pricing ever, and wouldn't be visible from any residential locations, then maybe it is something I would consider supporting if I were there (with or without the "bribe"). The jobs thing is a joke- sick of hearing about that lie. But it could very much mean more tax revenue, which would be good for many years to come.... assuming the local or state government doesn't do something stupid like offering "incentives".

>"Will this force the alternatives to add this 'feature' also?

I came to pose the same question. What does this mean for Calc? Generally, maintaining compatibility with Excel is a must, even if it is offensive. Even if it causes all kinds of issues.

>"Now, you have to go digging to find any mention of Copilot+ compatibility in specification sheets..."

I think the OEMs should put "Linux Ready!" stickers on the unit, box, and manuals :) Then reassign the "CoPilot" key to automatically launch a browser pointed to a Linux download chooser site.

>"Yes, buying a Google phone to escape Google! Hence various folks are excited Lenovo are joining the effort."

Yeah, I have always wanted to run an alternative Android. However, only one of my past phones could do so because the alternatives only supported very few phones. And, ironically, the best-supported ones are Google's phones.

There are a few features I have wanted by having an alternative. The main would be the ability to force/control all permissions and with spoofing. Example- location services. I should be able to restrict all apps to how granular the location provided is, or completely off. And since apps can refuse service if the permission is off (even though most don't need it), there would be a setting to have it "on" but automatically provide a random incorrect location. Same thing with phone number (although hopefully the fake option would be able to pick only invalid/out of service numbers).

But the other main problem with alternative Androids would be lack of trust. Some apps will be able to detect rooted and/or detect non-official ROM and then refuse service. So a bank app, streaming app, auth app, or other stuff won't work. And you won't know what doesn't work until you are stuck.

Then heap on the complexity and risk of actually installing it, possible voiding of warranty, etc, and it is no wonder the number of people actually doing this is practically nil.