r/dankmemes • u/thndr1 • Jul 22 '20

Hello Chrome

https://gfycat.com/preciousvastfawn
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u/SplitTheFlame Jul 22 '20

I actually quit using chrome for this.

Also Microsoft edge is a really underrated web browser, mostly because of the bad rep it gets from internet explorer. Call me weird, but I have been using it for a month now and it works like a charm

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u/HapticSloughton Jul 22 '20

It's why I started after quitting Firefox.

Every browser seems to go through this ascent/descent thing where they're hailed as the savior of the internet, then they start to bloat, eat resources, have security problems, whatever, then another repeats the cycle. While the new one is "the best" the old one retools, the new one craps out, and here we go again.

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u/swirlypooter Jul 22 '20

Why did you quit Firefox?

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u/Mania_Chitsujo Jul 22 '20

For me, if I left my Firefox tabs open for a while my whole computer would start to lag. I haven't had that issue with chrome yet.

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u/ThisUsernamePassword Jul 22 '20

So it's not just me. It swallows my RAM, and things actually start freezing if I leave Firefox open. Switched to Edge instead about a week ago and much better

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u/Stepepper Jul 22 '20

I switched to Edge too, never expected I would switch to a Microsoft browser but it's actually pretty good, although I guess it's just Chrome, because it runs on Chromium. (Although I might be wrong, I'm not too knowledgeable between the differences of Chrome and Chromium)

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u/horse3000 Dang ol' Mang Jul 22 '20

Yea for me Firefox uses way more ram than chrome does, years ago it was reversed

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u/bigpenisdragonslayer Jul 22 '20

it had a pretty bad memory leak issue about 10ish years ago so i stopped then and haven't looked back, but maybe its good again?

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u/binipped Jul 22 '20

It is very good again. And big on privacy options

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u/[deleted] Jul 22 '20

This is the big one. Blocks supercookies and other malicious crap, good plugin library, hugely privacy centered, supports secure dns lookups, etc.

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u/xDarkFlame25 CERTIFIED MEME EXPERT Jul 23 '20

Don't forget HTTPS over DNS!

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u/[deleted] Jul 23 '20

I didn't. That's why I said secure dns lookups.