• @[email protected]
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      569 days ago

      The amount of folks I see use Opera GX “gaming browser” because some influencer said so…

        • Alphane Moon
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          379 days ago

          It downloads RAM for you, sells your browsing data to major gaming companies, helps you stay on top of your Twitch subs by disabling the ability to block web notifications.

          You know, a gaming browser.

          • @[email protected]
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            199 days ago

            Dude, you forgot that it had built in led control. We all should know by know that gaming = leds

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              79 days ago

              Fun fact: it turns out that all those LEDs rely (in Windows at least) on a super-insecure driver written by a hobbyist who last updated it in the mid-2000s and has since disavowed it.

              • @[email protected]
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                39 days ago

                Steve didn’t really do his due diligence on that video, a lot of RGB software hasn’t used it for awhile, including one he said do. It certainly used to be a big problem and there’s definitely still holdouts

            • Alphane Moon
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              79 days ago

              Or better yet, it adds LEDs to your web browsing experience (in-page and inside PWAs) and the colours scheme is synchronized with your computer’s LED.

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          From what I’ve seen it has a lil sidebar that lets you limit the resources available to it. Also a load of shortcuts to giveaways and storefronts. It’s also hideous, as all gamer stuff should be.

          Honestly it gives me more “lowspec” vibes, than “gaming”, and there are far better ways to browse on low spec machines.

      • Raltoid
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        179 days ago

        I’m still shocked at how many seemingly tech-literate people use and defend Brave because of influencers.

    • @[email protected]
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      149 days ago

      An influencer’s review only makes me wary of a product and makes me question their motives.

      But I guess others don’t see it that way, or they wouldn’t be doing it.

      • Alphane Moon
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        79 days ago

        Also depends on which source we are discussing. Many YouTube channel owners do no not call themselves “influencers” and just focus on their domains and are very strict about sponserships (some don’t even accept sponsorships).