Cool ranking, here’s mine (best to worst) based off of my years of trying different browsers. I’ve tried all of these browsers at least once on my current machine which runs Windows 11:
Firefox - The only browser that is to my knowledge entirely open source (while Chromium is open source, Google Chrome isn’t) and owned by a non-profit. It’s very versatile and has a lot of customisation without being overly complicated. Has been my default for years now. There are also great alternatives that use Firefox as a base like the Tor Browser and LibreWolf
Brave - I’ll be honest and say I still am not the biggest fan of Brave overall, the crypto features are annoying and I wish there were off by default tbh. However it performs well and isn’t that much of a hassle. Good choice if you need a Chromium browser without as much spying.
Vivaldi - If you want to tweak everything about your browser this is for you. Has some good privacy features. However performance is slightly worse than other Chrome clones and its a takes a bit to get your head around.
Opera & Opera GX - Used to use the normal browser back in the day, but moved away with all the annoying gimmicky features. GX’s UI is too much for me. Plus trust is hard when they call a proxy a “free VPN”.
Google Chrome - RAM hog, simple and gets the job done but at the expense of your data and privacy. Google having a monopoly on browsing when its a advertising giant is kinda scary.
Microsoft Edge - bloated and annoying.
Desktop browsers, ranked
Note: This is my testing on MacOS on Apple Silicon. May not be applicable for other OSes or platforms.
Chrome: Everyone’s default
+ Pros: Everything is tested in Chrome, so sites always work. Lots of extensions.
- Cons: Uses SO MUCH RAM. Mid developer tools. Chromium is kinda mid in general.
Arc: Basically reskinned Chrome
+ Pros: Well designed, having tabs on the side is so much smarter.
- Cons: Some features are hard to understand and not really needed. Chromium based, so see the cons of Chrome
Firefox: The dark horse
+ Pros: Haven’t tried it much but anything is better than Chromium. Made by a nonprofit. Good dev tools. Lots of extensions. Generally one of the best browsers.
- Cons: I don’t really know.
Opera GX: The weird kid
+ Pros: High performance (got over 400 in speedometer). Cool design. Ram limiter.
- Cons: Bloat. Also, it’s Chromium.
Safari: Overly hated on
+ Pros: Uses almost no energy on Apple silicon Macs. Simple design, no bloat. High performance. The best dev tools of any browser.
- Cons: Sites aren’t always tested for desktop safari (they are tested for mobile though). Not very many extensions (it supports chrome extensions with a rename but you need to have an Apple developer account to publish them).
My final ranking:
Safari (for Mac users)
Firefox (#1 if not using a Mac)
Arc
Chrome
Opera GX
it’s time to play everyone’s favourite game: which microblogging site is which?!
Really interesting ranking! Most perceive Pablo Honey as not a good representation of what the band would go on to do with later releases (although it did jumpstart their career with Creep, Also Hail To The Thief getting an 8/10 is deserved, it’s overlooked a lot). Here’s my ranking from best to worst:
Kid A - my favourite album ever/10 - I could talk about it for hours, but TL;DR, this album indescribably speaks to me.
In Rainbows - 10/10 - Perfectly sequenced and put together record, easy to enjoy compared to others.
A Moon Shaped Pool - 9/10 - Subtle but beautiful, heavy on the heart.
OK Computer - 9/10 - Great record, arguably more relevant now than in 1997.
Amnesiac - 8/10 - Kid A’s sister album has some of Radiohead’s best tracks, less cohesive, however.
Hail To The Thief - 8/10 - Muddled tracklist, but is overlooked as it has some of the best individual songs.
The King Of Limbs - 6/10 - Took ages for this to click, very hypnotic drums. Live version is amazing.
The Bends - 5/10 - Some good songs and overall an improvement for their sophomore album.
Pablo Honey - 2/10 - Creep is good. Feels dated overall and less confident than newer releases.
radiohead album ranking
Pablo Honey - 8/10
The Bends - 8/10
Ok Computer - 10/10
Kid A - 10/10
Amnesiac - 9/10
Hail to the Thief - 8/10
In Rainbows - 8/10
The King of Limbs - 4/10
A Moon Shaped Pool - 6/10
overall ranking: 7.9/10
Gotta hand it to the entertainment industry, they somehow figured out a way to make streaming - which was meant to make watching shows and films cheaper, easier, simpler and more convenient - more or just as expensive, confusing, convoluted and inconvenient as linear TV packages. Like jeez the amount of streaming services is insane; Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney Plus, Apple TV+, Paramount+, MGM+, Discovery+ and probably a ton more I forgot, and these are just the international ones, not region specific ones like Hulu, NOW, Max, BBC iPlayer, etc.
Tom Scott is one of the best YouTubers to ever do it, I’ll miss his weekly videos, but I know whatever he does next will be just as great.
Looks like Opera GX is now injecting adverts for credit cards directly through the browser via pop-ups. Microsoft Edge got in trouble for similar behaviour when they advertised buy now pay later schemes. No idea why a browser company would willingly hurt their image like this, especially one that constantly mocks Microsoft Edge themselves. Opera already got in trouble in for predatory loan apps (screenshot isn’t mine, saw it when I was browsing the Firefox subreddit).
It’s here, the ta’s hangout wrapped 2023. More cool stuff and stats on the website: https://wrapped.hangout.seanjw.com/ (please have a look I spent far too much time coding and manually collecting data for this darn thing)
and everyone in ta’s hangout! 
I still hate how we don't have headphone jacks in most phones today. My previous phone had one (Galaxy Note 9) and my new one now doesn't (S23 Ultra) and it's just inconvenient. I have a lot of wired headphones that I like to use, it was handy to just plug them in whenever I wanted but now I have to remember to carry a stupid adapter that sounds worse than my previous phone. All because Apple, Samsung and more realised they could essentially force customers to buy expensive wireless headphones that are guaranteed to hit the landfill once the batteries give in. A reminder that there are headphones from decades ago that use a 3.5mm jack that still work today, wireless simply won't with our current battery tech and the cost to replace just the batteries compared to just buying a new pair instead. Don't get me wrong, I own wireless headphones, they have perks, but I don't like being forced into buying something just because it means more money for the company long term rather than based on it's quality alone.
Bluesky finally has a proper logo that isn’t a jpeg of the sky lol. It’s quite nice. It’s clean, simple, but recognisable. Also the app now has a similar launch animation that Twitter used to have (on a related note i have 2 invite codes if anyone wishes to join Bluesky)
