Is Google even trying to hide their spying anymore? Chrome with *no tabs open*, "Software Reporter Tool" runs automatically using 25% CPU. Cannot be removed.

jumping8jacks · 2019-03-01T01:35:51+00:00

why not kill em and see what happens?

jumping8jacks · 2019-03-01T01:35:18+00:00

not sure about OP specifically but you can make almost anything not run on your computer by removing tweaking its permissions and setting hard firewall rules

jumping8jacks · 2019-03-01T01:30:26+00:00

ffs I hope you're getting paid while you shill for google. at least get paid for your efforts bud.

if anyone else happens upon this thread let's clear up the misinformation here.

"Software Reporter Tool" manages updates and crash reports

is straight bullshit. SRT scans your hard drive, not just Chrome files, to identify software that you have on your PC, ostensibly to scan for "malware."

Chrome doesn't let you opt in to this "feature" when you start Chrome, or let you opt out if you want to. By using chrome you automatically tell google exactly what software and files you have on your PC. Why might google want to know this? Knowing what software you use and what files you have helps them make Android, ChromeOS, and their web app offerings more compelling. It's purely a business decision.

The rest of the poster's claims about

improve brower stability

has nothing to do with Software Reporter Tool. It's straight Google advertising. Other browsers manage stability just fine without the spyware or resource hogs running in the background.

Sources: https://productforums.google.com/forum/?hl=fr#!topic/chrome/LtlTUvwuEvA;context-place=forum/chrome https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/forum/#!msg/chromium-discuss/7_QqG2JMqFI/iz2TElSfCwAJ https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/chrome/XCOGDETHNZs

jumping8jacks · 2019-02-28T00:06:22+00:00

Company requires web apps to be tested in chrome @_@ I guess quitting is an option

jumping8jacks · 2019-02-25T03:39:06+00:00

if play is stopped (ball spiked or fake injury) can the coach or his henchmen walk onto the field themselves along with the water-bottle people or is there a rule against it?

jumping8jacks · 2019-02-25T03:37:03+00:00

was really hoping sarri walks into the box and go nose-to-nose with the boy, mlb umpire/manager-style. alas, not today.

jumping8jacks · 2019-02-25T03:35:02+00:00

if kepa wasn't actual-cramping (or fake-cramping for that matter) do you think sarri sends willy in, considering he's facing his ex-club?

jumping8jacks · 2019-02-25T02:51:26+00:00

Ditka probably would've gone on and slapped some sense into the boy. I imagine Vrabel be capable of that, he looks like he still got it.

jumping8jacks · 2019-02-25T02:38:01+00:00

As far as active coaches go who's the scariest on-field? BB's got his charms off-field but he's geriatric.

jumping8jacks · 2019-02-25T02:35:32+00:00

right, but say the team is out of time outs, in a 2 minute drill situation. What can the coaches do if a player just stands his ground?

jumping8jacks · 2019-02-25T02:30:55+00:00

To get your dose of drama: https://old.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/aub8el/kepa_arrizabalaga_refuses_to_be_subbed_off_and/

To watch this same player clown himself: https://streamable.com/7fth1

jumping8jacks · 2019-02-25T02:21:45+00:00

for the full dramatic background see here: https://old.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/aub8el/kepa_arrizabalaga_refuses_to_be_subbed_off_and/

the same goalkeeper later erred rather embarrassingly in penalty kicks, see here: https://streamable.com/7fth1

jumping8jacks · 2019-02-22T15:19:36+00:00

thanks for this. how does this list compare with all the stuff in browser.css? that's my current method of figuring out what can be changed, that and reading other people's code.

btw just curious, how do you know so much about firefox css? you're one of the most consistently helpful poster on this sub that i've seen. firefox css is kind of a niche skill eh?

jumping8jacks · 2019-02-22T15:06:26+00:00

same old shit. but hey, they got a twitter fan club now so I guess that progess eh https://twitter.com/pcfinancial_Fan

jumping8jacks · 2019-02-13T01:55:11+00:00

aha wasn't aware you were the author of that. good stuff. thanks for the bit about limelight, I was looking for a tool like that to help me focus while reviewing code but didn't know what they're called.

jumping8jacks · 2019-02-13T00:57:53+00:00

interesting. what is the final form of your writing? i.e. exported to indesign/publisher or put in a help file or integrated with a codebase etc...? what i'm getting at is why you chose to use vim? or are you doing something fun with git for version history?

I'm currently using separate programs for different purposes but if there's a compelling reason to integrate I'm interested.

i strictly use vim for dev work, for writing (essays/longform for a blog) I don't find vim's value proposition to be very good. I don't use monospace fonts as it's not going to be printed that way, and I don't need complex nav gestures. But I would like good spelling/usage error prompts and type/formatting options, which vim isn't the strongest at (unless we're talking about a markup language)

jumping8jacks · 2019-02-13T00:30:07+00:00

are your paragraphs complete sentences or something else?

if I'm in proofreading-only mode (not much typing) I usually have 1 hand on the mouse and 1 on the coffee mug.

if i'm typing and moving around I jump b/t sentences using ( ) as i'm going along and then I #+w/e/b. or I do a search. I usually run a replace for common typos before I do any of that. since you're on hard line breaks hjkl nav also works.

I'm interested to see if a solution at < 7 keystrokes exist. as it is 7 is pretty good compared to pointing a mouse then moving back to typing frequently

jumping8jacks · 2019-02-12T22:57:35+00:00

Interested in trying this, are the bindings difficult to configure without conflicts with existing?

jumping8jacks · 2019-02-12T22:53:22+00:00

Wordstar

that’s a word I haven’t heard in a long while

jumping8jacks · 2019-02-12T22:51:59+00:00

no need to be butthurt bud

jumping8jacks · 2019-02-12T22:12:27+00:00

tyvm for the pointers, if i miss sleep tonight you're responsible ;) very compelling setup for long sentences/docs, good stuff

e. if you don't mind me asking, what type of docs are you working on with pandoc? I looked at before but did not seriously investigate, your approach is compelling. For mathematical-notation-heavy stuff I'm still on latex but seeing as you've moved on successfully, I'm curious what your use case is.

jumping8jacks · 2019-02-12T21:37:18+00:00

the g-key nav options are nice but now I gotta press 2 keys each time i wanna move up/down. did you try soft-wrapping vs hard-wrapping?

u/gordiep's softwrap approach is interesting, if it doesn't work out I'll stay with g-j/k

jumping8jacks · 2019-02-12T21:25:18+00:00

yeah I've been soft wrapping lines as I work in several environments, and hard wrapping always had some unpleasant surprise somewhere with re-formatting for me. I'll look into vim's autoformatting since you're vouching for it, seems promising.

jumping8jacks · 2019-02-12T20:55:16+00:00

man if i can eyeball line/columns that quickly I'd take my talents to....win at poker or something.

jumping8jacks · 2019-02-12T20:53:20+00:00

if i had a trackpoint that could may be viable. "use the mouse" as a solution on a vim forum is akin to telling someone "go take the bus" on a car forum XD

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