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Mozilla's Gay-Marriage Litmus Test Violates Liberal Values
The Atlantic ^ | APR 4 2014 | CONOR FRIEDERSDORF

Posted on 04/05/2014 8:40:34 AM PDT by Second Amendment First

A half-dozen years ago, Brendan Eich donated $1,000 to the campaign for Proposition 8, the California ballot initiative that set out to ban same-sex marriage. It passed with 52 percent of the vote, but was later overturned by the courts.

I hated and opposed that ballot initiative. That same year, in fact, I spent more time arguing in favor of gay marriage than any other issue. In private, I tried to persuade various family members and acquaintances that they ought to cast ballots against Proposition 8. At Culture11, a now-defunct web magazine where I worked, my boss Joe Carter and I went countless rounds during spirited intra-office debates about whether there was, in fact, a strong conservative case for gay marriage, a position that I maintained and that he rejected. And I published a lot of pro-gay marriage commentary for public consumption.

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To: Zarro

“What is your issue with Opera?”

A few years ago - nothing. Now it is just a pretty facade built over a google engine (and therefore I am certain it has all of the backdoors and holes that google puts in its software.)

While it is becoming more and more difficult, I still try to avoid google as much as possible.


21 posted on 04/05/2014 11:26:15 AM PDT by I cannot think of a name
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To: I cannot think of a name; Second Amendment First

Sadly, you’re right...

However, it’s still worth shooting at the target that is currently most visible and in range - right now it’s Firefox.


22 posted on 04/05/2014 11:31:59 AM PDT by aquila48
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To: Edward Teach

Thanks for the links...

I was looking for a way to let them know how I felt.


23 posted on 04/05/2014 11:48:17 AM PDT by aquila48
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To: I cannot think of a name; Second Amendment First

Know anything about Pale Moon Browser?

http://www.palemoon.org/download-ng.shtml


24 posted on 04/05/2014 12:18:14 PM PDT by aquila48
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To: I cannot think of a name

Search for Pale Moon. It uses the Mozilla source code, but states that it is in NO way affiliated with Mozilla. The add-ons work too (along with greasemonkey, if you ise that here).


25 posted on 04/05/2014 12:18:25 PM PDT by Bikkuri ( those would have been affected.)
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To: aquila48

Just recommended it.. and using it now ;^)


26 posted on 04/05/2014 12:19:16 PM PDT by Bikkuri ( those would have been affected.)
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To: Zarro
I get that, but not sure that there’s not ONE browser alternative.

I installed Pale Moon, transferred all of my bookmarks, and was browsing in less than five minutes. Working great!
27 posted on 04/05/2014 12:28:21 PM PDT by RandallFlagg ("I said I never had much use for one. Never said I didn't know how to use it." --Quigley)
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To: Bikkuri

I’m liking it a lot.


28 posted on 04/05/2014 12:28:42 PM PDT by RandallFlagg ("I said I never had much use for one. Never said I didn't know how to use it." --Quigley)
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To: Second Amendment First
Got rid of Firefox this morning.

I'm a bit slow today. I just unpinned Firefox from my taskbar and am now using Opera. In a bit, I'll flush Forefox completely.

It should be interesting to see if there are any differences in the user stats for some of my websites. I'll compare March user stats with April's and report back. Firefox usually registers as a significant percentage of my users' browsers.

29 posted on 04/05/2014 12:35:48 PM PDT by Bob
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To: Second Amendment First
Got rid of Firefox this morning.

I'm a bit slow today. I just unpinned Firefox from my taskbar and am now using Opera. In a bit, I'll flush Forefox completely.

It should be interesting to see if there are any differences in the user stats for some of my websites. I'll compare March user stats with April's and report back. Firefox usually registers as a significant percentage of my users' browsers.

30 posted on 04/05/2014 12:38:46 PM PDT by Bob
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To: Second Amendment First

I really don’t give a hoot whether the purveyors of any particular product are liberal or conservative, but what Mozilla did is unforgivable. I have uninstalled their products from my computers. I am using Chrome because the extensions are very good, especially Ad-block plus.


31 posted on 04/05/2014 12:40:42 PM PDT by FXRP
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To: RandallFlagg

Yup.. appreciate you correcting me earlier ;^)

Have you tried out the skin I mentioned?


32 posted on 04/05/2014 12:46:32 PM PDT by Bikkuri ( those would have been affected.)
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To: Bikkuri

I’ve never heard of Noia Skin. What is it, and what does it do?


33 posted on 04/05/2014 12:55:11 PM PDT by RandallFlagg ("I said I never had much use for one. Never said I didn't know how to use it." --Quigley)
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To: windsorknot
Wow! Gayzilla is getting hammered with negative feedback.

Yep. They're about to hit 22,000.
34 posted on 04/05/2014 12:57:04 PM PDT by RandallFlagg ("I said I never had much use for one. Never said I didn't know how to use it." --Quigley)
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To: aquila48
Know anything about Pale Moon Browser?

Awesome browser. Get it. You'll love it. Identical to Firefox, only faster.
35 posted on 04/05/2014 12:57:54 PM PDT by RandallFlagg ("I said I never had much use for one. Never said I didn't know how to use it." --Quigley)
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To: Bikkuri; aquila48
Just downloaded Pale Moon to one of my less used machines and am going to play around with it. We really do need to decide what we are judging though - technical ability or company philosophy.

While this Pale Moon browser seems technically competent, I wouldn't go thinking that the M.C. Straver fellow is a Christian, right wing, conservative, supporter of the second amendment. It appears the guy is very talented, but has some strange ideas about art.

http://wolfbeast.deviantart.com/

36 posted on 04/05/2014 1:01:24 PM PDT by I cannot think of a name
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22,000 comments!
Firefox Input

37 posted on 04/05/2014 1:16:15 PM PDT by RandallFlagg ("I said I never had much use for one. Never said I didn't know how to use it." --Quigley)
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To: RandallFlagg

Has many options to make it personal. Rounded/squared tabs, different colors (I prefer darker.. easier on the eyes).. Many. Just look it up, I believe they have screenshots ;^)


38 posted on 04/05/2014 1:38:22 PM PDT by Bikkuri ( those would have been affected.)
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