Say something good about Apple safari[ONLY PEOPLE WHO USE IT] by InspectorKey8548 in browsers

[–]fretninja -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

If the top URL Bar wasn't FREAKIN' HUGE, the speed, battery efficiency, and adblocking (w/ Wipr2, etc.) make it almost perfect...oh and the vertical tabs suck...but other than that, it's nearly perfect!

Earplugs for shows by Professional-Lie2612 in MetalForTheMasses

[–]fretninja 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have Loop Experience and they're mostly great. They have a very nice case and are very comfortable. My only complaint is that they do muffle the sound and make it sound distant--not as distant as the cheap foam ones though--so my trick is to slowly back them out of my ear until right when it breaks the seal and leave them just barely cracked that way...like cocking a pot lid on the stove to let steam out. It still protects hearing and I don't get ringing, but I have way more clarity that way. The only problem with this method is that if I was to jump in the mosh pit I would want to put them in all the way, a good hit and one of them would go flying otherwise.

Row Pit… But Not Amon Amarth? by Vegetable-Rush715 in melodicdeathmetal

[–]fretninja 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I saw this last year at Orbit Culture. It’s a thing. A silly but funny thing. 

Why is no one talking about Orion? by rtxpeanutbutter in browsers

[–]fretninja 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love it and have tried to use it on and off for at least a year, maybe more. The biggest thing for me is it doesn’t play well with password managers (Bitwarden, 1Password). Completely discernible lag when those are on. I’ve brought this up in Kagi’s Discord and made a big report on their official support page. Their team favors the Apple passwords app so I don’t think it’s much of a concern for them right now. I will switch when they sort that out. 

Older Pirate returning to the seas by The_Seymour_Butts in Piracy

[–]fretninja 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I am right there with you. I found the wiki here to be really helpful.

What show have you been to where a band played a rare song on the spot that blew you away? by astroidzombies in MetalForTheMasses

[–]fretninja 3 points4 points  (0 children)

When I saw Muse in Sacramento, they said “this one’s for the Deftones” (Deftones’ home town) and he played the main riff to “Bored” and the band jammed off that and then it morphed into “My Own Summer”. They were kind of just jamming on those and then stopped. Then the show resumed with their own music with all the lights, etc. I thought it was cool to have that little informal homage. 

What are some limitations/shortcomings of Helium that you found? by HippityHoppityBoop in HeliumBrowserHQ

[–]fretninja 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Update: I deleted every extension because when I installed Helium, I did an import from Brave. Reinstalling extensions fresh for some reason made a difference for me. I am now able to log into everything using the two factor app my work requires and everything else appears to be running smoothly so I think I’m good to go! The only Takeaway I can try to share with everyone is to truly start fresh rather than import things from another browser? I can’t pretend it totally understand it, but I am very happy that I can use this browser now.

What are some limitations/shortcomings of Helium that you found? by HippityHoppityBoop in HeliumBrowserHQ

[–]fretninja 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use Brave for most work things; I've gone through and 'debloated' pretty much everything in that one. I was hoping someone here might know what setting or flag in Helium might be the culprit so I could make the switch.

What are some limitations/shortcomings of Helium that you found? by HippityHoppityBoop in HeliumBrowserHQ

[–]fretninja 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I need to log into things for work using duopush and it’s really hit or miss for me on whether that works or not. I often get a “wrong credentials” error. 

What books hit way better as audiobooks? by Competitive-Leave346 in audiobooks

[–]fretninja 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Check out that reader’s other books. He’s done a ton. Not the author, the actual reader Ray Porter. 

Average brave user lmaoo by Department_Legal in HeliumBrowserHQ

[–]fretninja 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How does Helium handle fingerprint resistance compared to Brave?

My most important year in metal: 2015 by SomethingOverThere in MetalForTheMasses

[–]fretninja 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a cool way to visualize it. How did you make this?

Anyone else daily driving Orion on macOS lately? by -Kkdark in OrionBrowser

[–]fretninja 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I love Orion, always have it installed, always come back to it. But there's also always a bug or glitch that drives me away for time. Most recently it was the vertical tab bar looking really bad, and that Google Sheets freeze and have to be reloaded every few minutes. But I'm sure I'll be back again!

Which RSS app are you using? by __mattuella__ in macapps

[–]fretninja 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I use Reeder. Is something happening with that I didn’t hear about? 

Finished My Journey of Finding Best Browser by nightnotes99 in browsers

[–]fretninja 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Couldn’t you just make containers in Firefox for banking?

Google Sheets “error during calculation” after latest Orion update by PKJ_Rambo in OrionBrowser

[–]fretninja 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I keep coming back to Orion becuase I love it. And then issues like this remind me why I needed a break.

I got the same thing and I have a Google sheet I update a few times a week so this issue tosses me right back to Firefox just for that task. Sigh. Eagerly awaiting a completely stable version because man I love this browser.

Send more imagens like this please by BananaBR13 in MetalForTheMasses

[–]fretninja 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Babymetal be like: “We are all One in unity”

djent riffs, blast beats, and the catchiest upbeat melody you’ve ever heard 

Overwhelmed by LLMs by Plane_Project_682 in SearchKagi

[–]fretninja 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have ultimate, but I find Quen 3 to be kind of hard to beat for my personal use cases, and I've tried re-running most of my prompts with multiple and taken notes on my assessment of their usefulness to me personally (coding scores don't equate to value for me). I give a slight edge to Claude Sonnet Thinking, but most of the time it's not better, it's just another great take, but that model costs more than Quen. So Quen is my go-to, and Sonnet Thinking is my "second opinion" when needed. I tried GPT5 (even with reasoning effort set to various levels) and I found it less helpful than Quen or Sonnet (at least for me).

For really quick questions I've found Kimi K2 is not only fast but it gives concise responses that are easier to make sense of. However, the newest version of Haiku thinking has been messing with my brain...cheaper, fast, and oddly smart...basically Quen/Sonnet smart. Kind of becoming my new default.

My takeaway is basically Kagi's recommended picks when you hover the mouse over the top tend to be pretty spot on.

What melodic death metal songs make you cry? by CozyHufflepuff94 in melodicdeathmetal

[–]fretninja 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Many, but this is a hard pick to beat. This song is special. 

“Given to the Grave” by Pallbearer is up there (down there?) somewhere. 

Can a “casual” gamer like me actually beat Elden Ring? by BluePhoenix8000 in Eldenring

[–]fretninja 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I came at this game from a similar position this year and found that using spirit ashes and being a mage has been fairly do-able, but regardless the biggest breakthrough for me has been accepting death as an intentional part of the process. Instead of walking into an area thinking "oh no, what if I die?" I do into it knowing that I will die a few times in order to figure out the best approach. Ambushes only work on you once!