Notices by Jon S. von Tetzchner (jon@social.vivaldi.net)

I think this survey from GBH says a lot, even though it is on the Fediverse. Overall the impact of AI that is the most visible to us is negative. It is not even close.

I do believe AI has its use, but what we are seeing on the Internet is not that use at all. Rather the opposite.

#AI #Technology #Politics #fediverse #Mastodon

Results of my little survey. Why is Linux growing?

19% believe it is because of sunsetting of OS versions. Microsoft is forcing Windows 11 on people and a lot of people are not happy with that and some are just not able to run it. So with a choice of replacing the HW or the OS, plenty of people choose the OS.

20% believe it is because people are just discovering how good Linux truly is.

41% believe it is a combination.

21% think it is something else, with some mentioning SteamOS as a reason.

Whatever the reason, more and more people are seeing Linux as a great choice, which is only good news to me.

#Windows #Macos #Linux #Computer #Technology #Vivaldi

Nice article about growth in solar power. It is good to see the progress.

I am a big fan of both solar and EVs, both 4 wheel ones and two wheel ones. We need to get off fossil fuels, and the sooner, the better.

#EV #Solar #GlobalWarming #GoodNews #FossilFuels #Politics

https://www.newyorker.com/news/annals-of-a-warming-planet/46-billion-years-on-the-sun-is-having-a-moment

It has been a hard time for those poor souls that have a Tesla. It seems to be getting worse as Tesla gets Grok...

#Tesla #AI #ElonMusk #Technology #LLM

https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-says-grok-is-coming-to-tesla-evs/

A lot of polishing in the new Vivaldi 7.5.

Our goal is to make a browser that is powerful, personal and private. We continue our efforts there. I hope you enjoy it!

#Windows #Macos #Linux #Computer #Technology #Eu #Europa #Norway #Iceland

https://vivaldi.com/press/releases/vivaldi-7-5-color-clarity-and-control/

Great little video by John Oliver about AI. One thing he did not get, however, is that also the comments are likely AI generated...

Now you can have a discussion about the usefulness of AI for all kinds of stuff, but to me is is disgusting that Meta is deciding to feed their users this stuff. When it comes to social media, I would think that most people are interested in what their friends have to say or what people they follow have to say. AI generated content is not that.

#AI #Technology #Politics #Meta #Facebook #JohnOliver #SocialMedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWpg1RmzAbc

I was on a new podcast called WTF Now. My episode is called How the internet went wrong. Sad title, but you will understand when you listen.

This is really back to my strong belief that we need regulation when it comes to user profiling. IMHO it should just be banned. Have a listen and let me know what you think!

#Vivaldi #Browser #AI #SurveillanceCapitalism #Meta #Politics #internet #Web

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxvqCwu2cI0

This is our take on Crypto. It has not changed. There is a reason why we have not included Crypto in Vivaldi.

We are very proud of the features we have added, but we also proud of the "features" we have not added.

#Vivaldi #Browser #Crypto #Scam #Politics #Technology #Windows #Macos #Linux #Android #ios

https://vivaldi.com/blog/why-vivaldi-will-never-create-thinkcoin/

Really interesting podcast with our own @brucelawson and Andy Yen of Proton.

#Vivaldi #Proton #Privacy #EU #Europa #Technology

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndlCMGxLQ38&list=PL72e6dBabYNUluI-D22vWhe_8Vu0qD3Zj&index=1

Brilliant review of Vivaldi in Heise Online. It is in German, but you will see subtitles in English, if you prefer.

For those of you asking why to use Vivaldi, you may well find your answer here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdkr23jcF38&t=113s

#Vivaldi @Vivaldi #Browser #Windows #Macos #Linux #Computers #Technology #EU #Europa #Germany

Great review of @Vivaldi :

https://www.makeuseof.com/why-switch-to-vivaldi-browser/

#Windows #Macos #Linux #Computers #Browser

What belongs in a spending bill? Banning states from regulating AI and algorithmic content for a decade? Seriously?

Quote is from NY Times.

#AI #BigTech #Politics #USA

@tyil @Vivaldi

Every browser out there uses a browser engine as base that they did not write them selves from scratch. The exception was Opera, when I was CEO there, but now they use Chromium as well.

A browser is more than the engine. There is a lot of UI around it and that is what the user engages with. We also change the engine a lot, with more than 2000 files modified. We also add a mail client, calendar, feed reader and a lot more.

@tyil @Vivaldi

I have led a team building a browser engine. The only team that has done that successfully the last 30 years or so. It is not trivial, which is why Apple, Google, Microsoft and others did not do it.

BTW, Chromium is based on Webkit, that is based on KHTML. The project was built in the same building as Opera in Oslo.

@tyil @Vivaldi

The Mozilla project came out of Netscape. Netscape in many ways came out of NTSC, where the original Mosaic browser was made by Marc Andreessen.

Now, unlike Mozilla, we do not get a big paycheck from Google. We get nothing, but we use the Chromium codebase.

So far this year we have seen nice growth in many European countries. We have doubled our userbase in Norway and Denmark, to name two.

More and more are looking for alternatives to Big Tech and we are happy to provide that alternative when it comes to browsers. We also provide a mail client, calendar and RSS reader on Windows, Mac and Linux.

If you have already switched to @Vivaldi, please invite your friends.

https://vivaldi.com

#Norway #Denmark #Greenland #Vivaldi #Browser #Windows #Macos #Linux #Android #iOS #Apple #Google #Microsoft #EU #Europa

@ShovelTrouble

You can add any Mastodon server as a Web panel. That works just fine. That is really how we integrated Vivaldi Social.

I think the question of tabs is the same as for any feature really. We have the principle that we adapt to your needs. Thus we have the ability to have the tabs on the left, right, top or bottom or even hidden. Similarly we have 3 different tab stack methods and generally just a lot of settings. This comes at a cost, but we think that is how we should do things. Thus we adapt to your requirements and needs. The others just do not think that way.

I know a lot of you use @Vivaldi and would like to help us grow. Here are a few things you can do to help us. Thank you for your support!

1. Recommend @Vivaldi to your friends. Help them install and setup. Show them the features you think they would most like.

2. Follow @Vivaldi here and on other social networks you frequent.

3. Boost articles by @Vivaldi which have a broader appeal here and on other social networks.

4. Invite your friends to join Vivaldi Social. Support the Fediverse.

5. Donate. Many of you asked for it and now you can.

Right now there are so many that are disgusted with Big Tech. They just need to be reminded that there are alternatives.

Have a great weekend!

#Vivaldi

Regulation works. You can thank the @EUCommission for some important Windows changes, where Edge will nag you less.

I wish these were worldwide.

Still needs to be easier for users to set their preferred default browser. It used to be that the browser could ask you and if you allowed it, it would be set as default. It seems like you still have to go into the settings to change this.

https://www.theverge.com/news/678350/microsoft-dma-windows-10-11-bing-edge

#Windows #Microsoft #Regulation #Edge #Bing

If you think it is time to move away from your Outlook mail account, this is the best way to do so, IMHO:

1. Set up a mail client. By using a mail client, you can work with multiple mail accounts and gradually move your communication from one account to another, while retaining your mail history locally. Personally I use Vivaldi this way, but there are other mail clients as well.

2. Select a new mail service. Good choices include Proton Mail and Fastmail.

3. Enjoy!

#Mail #Outlook #Microsoft #Windows