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Had it saved on my hard drive for years and recently re-discovered it. Seems to be from 2011 (!!)

Google is getting worse by the year, but it seems even back then some people were already seeing where things were going.

(Credits to the original author whoever it might be)

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[–] Anafabula@discuss.tchncs.de 127 points 2 years ago (6 children)
[–] Atemu@lemmy.ml 49 points 2 years ago

A uBlock Origin shield! Amazing.

[–] sgbrain7@lemm.ee 29 points 2 years ago (1 children)

David Revoy is a cool artist. He only uses free software for his work.

[–] pipariturbiini@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 years ago

Now I need an uBlock shield mod for Tunic.

[–] ieightpi@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Holy fucking shit. Now I want this depicted in a short film

[–] Draegur@lemm.ee 108 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Chrome succeeded in killing Internet Explorer, but it turned out to be a Wheatley-Replaces-GLaDOS situation...

[–] Sheeple@lemmy.world 56 points 2 years ago (2 children)

"COULD A MORON"

-Youtube gets anti adblock popup

"PUNCH YOU INTO THIS PIT?

-Playback gets stopped for people not giving up their private information

"HUH? COULD A MORON DO THAT?"

-Web integrity API destroys modern Internet

"Uh oh"

[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago

"Alright. So that last test was... seriously disappointing. Apparently being civil isn't motivating you. So let's try things her way... fatty. Adopted fatty. Fatty fatty no-parents."

[–] Draegur@lemm.ee 7 points 2 years ago

perfectly interpreted. this is fucking art. thank you.

[–] zagaberoo@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago

Power corrupts.

[–] kratoz29@lemm.ee 47 points 2 years ago

Had it saved on my hard drive for years and recently re-discovered it. Seems to be from 2011 (!!)

I thought it was AI generated!!!

[–] rickdg@lemmy.world 44 points 2 years ago (6 children)

Google funds most of Mozilla, unfortunately.

[–] danc4498@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Is this through donations, or through google search default?

[–] atomWood@lemm.ee 51 points 2 years ago (2 children)

From my understanding, this is from setting Google as the default search engine.

Honestly, I don’t blame them for taking it. The Mozilla corporation has done a lot of good for the modern internet.

[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 11 points 2 years ago

Agreed. It's a shit system that needs reform or we all die, but for not it's all about lesser evils

I worry about many of Firefox's decisions (they've been going off script worryingly frequently), but funding the org with this one concession seems acceptable to me

[–] vox@sopuli.xyz 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

they're also using Google location services instead of Mozilla ones by default (this only matters if you have disabled native os geolocation service)

[–] Sheeple@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It's for the search engine, correct.

Which is meaningless as most Firefox users tend to switch to alternatives like duckduckgo

[–] Damaskox@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

So the fox is confused and fighting its own survival through battling its foe?

[–] Sheeple@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

They pay to set the search engine to Google.

Something most Firefox users will change to something like Duckduckgo

[–] psivchaz@reddthat.com 3 points 2 years ago

Didn't Microsoft prop up Apple at one point specifically to avoid becoming a monopoly and getting regulated as such?

[–] Number1SummerJam@lemmy.world 29 points 2 years ago (2 children)
[–] thomask 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] PipedLinkBot@feddit.rocks 5 points 2 years ago

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[–] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] PipedLinkBot@feddit.rocks 5 points 2 years ago

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[–] Zealousideal_Fox900@lemmy.world 27 points 2 years ago

Don't forget Tor and Mullvad standing proudly with them.

[–] ieightpi@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago

This is gorgeous for so many reasons

[–] Killercat103@infosec.pub 15 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I actually have the same image saved on my drive.

[–] PR_freak@programming.dev 4 points 2 years ago

Now I have it too

[–] hiramfromthechi@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago

Where y'all getting this bombass Firefox art? Never seen more in my life than on Lemmy. It's so raw

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I think its evil against corrupted at this point

[–] catboss@feddit.de 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Don't you dare say something informed while the circle-jerk is going on.

The art is nice, but it doesn't take away from the fact that you are spot on and some numbnuts vote you down. Story of the internet.

And because you gotta bring receipts: https://itdm.com/mozilla-firefox-usage-down-85-but-why-are-execs-salary-up-400/2050/

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 8 points 2 years ago

Honestly, Mozilla needs new leadership. The non profit is fine but the company has so much potential and could be way more profitable and useful. Instead of making things people want to buy or use they keep choosing the wrong path.

What they should do is partner with Nextcloud to bring a google drive competitor to the market. This wouldn't happen while they are receiving payouts by google

[–] Doll_Tow_Jet-ski@kbin.social 9 points 2 years ago

I love it. Thanks for sharing

[–] bignuts700@pawb.social 9 points 2 years ago

hard wallpaper 🔥

[–] jokerwing@beehaw.org 9 points 2 years ago

I love the ripples and airy feel of the tail and fog

[–] MonkderZweite@feddit.ch 4 points 2 years ago

The hands must be bigger, so they can ripp all the data out of the victims.

[–] WoolyNelson@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

For a second I thought the next Pokémon game went Grimdark.

[–] 1smoothcriminal@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

"The deal we struck with Google for all that nice free stuff, the affordable mobile phone ecosystem, the entertaining videos etc. has proved a deal with the devil" (View Highlight)

Author: Rupert Goodwins

[–] SankaraStone@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Can you all make one with a Red Panda?

[–] Dangdoggo@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

This red panda thing is bolognium. Like I know the pandas are called Fire Foxes colloquially but the company themselves have said the icon is a fox. Because it is clearly a fox. These days the site is saying that Red Pandas "could be" an "unofficial" mascot for Firefox. That's nothing.

[–] 1984@lemmy.today 0 points 2 years ago

Because we knew in 2011 too but did anyone listen.. Ofc not.