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jamy015··on Can the new Firefox Quantum regain its web browser market share?
I'm not sure how your Firefox ended up like that. Mine has the QR button, mic button and X button when entering a URL, or the reader button, tab button and menu button when viewing a page. The back/forward and refresh buttons are inside the menu ('three dots').
jamy015··on Why the Update Fever Is Bad
If you are not happy with the direction a certain piece of software is heading in, you are free to switch to a competitor that fits your workflow better.

This mentality is what led to Windows XP sticking around long after being declared dead.

jamy015··on Ask HN: Career change at 22
> First you say you're 22 yo and have been working for 10 years? You started working at 12? Weren't you supposed to go to school?

They say that they've been focusing on web development for 10 years, not working. It's not so weird for someone to learn HTML at a young age, start making a website for someone, and eventually get paid gigs and grow their business.

jamy015··on Why the Update Fever Is Bad
Not applying a security update is willingly leaving a known security hole in place. At best, you are making your system insecure, and at worst, you are putting others on your network and/or in your social circles at risk.
jamy015··on If banks keep cutting employees why do they still have so many staff?
It seems like Bunq [1] is having some success in this space in Europe. Revolut [2], while not a bank in the traditional sense, also seems to be doing well.

[1] https://www.bunq.com/

[2] https://www.revolut.com/