I won't consider another browser until I can have the bookmarks toolbar next to the address field instead of under it, and have separators in the bookmark lists. Firefox compact mode (has to be enabled with "browser.compactmode.show" in about:config) with the bookmark folders between the address field and the extension icons is perfect, takes very little vertical screen space away from the web content.
That I can have browser-specific proxy settings instead of being forced to using system wide proxy is also a killer feature for me, because it allows me to transparently access my home NAS stuff from Firefox (and Firefox only) via an ssh tunnel on my work laptop (my work browser is Chrome).
lots of people outside the tech industry remain uninterested in AI — and are increasingly frustrated with how difficult it has become to ignore.
This applies to lots of people inside the tech industry as well.
That's about it. The rest is a bonus.
I don't use Facebook for posting or reading "private" stuff anymore, but I still use it for organising and sharing events and group pages, and for communication and information sharing with people in these groups and events.
Tried using Discord, but it sucks for these things.
What are "young people" moving to for handling stuff like special interest groups, clubs and club activities, events, polls, chats/group chats? =/
Well, in many countries they are at least banned in many places where the smoker would actively hurt others with their smoking. You no longer have to be exposed to cigarette smoke at work, restaurants, bars, trains/busses/planes, shopping centers, etc, etc.
Something to try out, if you haven't already tried this route;
Set up a WSUS server and set your machines to update via that.
Then set up the WSUS to require explicit approval of all updates.
Now no one should get any updates unless it's been explicitly approved by an administrator.
If you already have Enterprise client licenses, an Active Directory environment, and are using a Windows file server, you probably already have all licenses and infrastructure required for setting this up.
To the systems programmer, users and applications serve only to provide a test load.