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This is actually a big reason why I use Firefox despite the weaker security: the bookmark ergonomics are just that much better.

When I'm browsing, I don't want links in the top bar to tempt me to context switch, so my bookmark bar is off and my left hand rests next to my keyboard. If I want to navigate to a site, I either type in the URL if I remember, or hit Ctrl+B to pull up my bookmarks. I put the bar on the right hand side so it doesn't move the starting position of page text, and select using topic based folders (usually within a top-level folder). The whole process is very comfortable. Often I'll be lazier than that and just prefix with a * to directly pull up the link via search.

Its honestly so far ahead of everything else, I feel like I'm on another planet when people say they prefer Chrome for productivity.




What do you mean by "despite the weaker security"? Did I miss something about a security hole?


Firefox's sandbox is a little underwhelming on Linux: https://madaidans-insecurities.github.io/firefox-chromium.ht...


Interesting, thanks for sharing. I will stick with Firefox despite all this because I don't trust Google and Microsoft with my data but this is good to know.

With how many exploits Google needs to patch each release it's a little surprising how many security measures seem to get bypassed regularly for them to have any effect.


there's many other browsers which simply don't have their own engine. For my taste, Vivaldi is the best choice for power users.




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