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My cat is a black one.
She is more than 20 years old. She is a full member of our family and is loved more than anything else.
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1 hour ago, msfntor said:
Ah my dear @AstroSkipper so you love cats, very cool!
Every cat has its own personality, its own character, ...
For you @AstroSkipper:
Thank you for this nice picture! I love it!
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Hello to all fans of roytam1's browsers!
Some time ago I was asked if I knew a way to install a button in New Moon 28 that lists and makes available all about pages like the one I presented in my thread "Mypal 68 in Windows XP - Custom Buttons and Extensions" for the browser Mypal 68. Meant was the custom button aboutbutton.
Link:I totally forgot that here is a perfect way to do this. The solution is to install the extension Toolbar Buttons 1.1.1. Link: http://caa:addon/toolbar-buttons
Of course, to use this link you must have installed the extension Classic Add-ons Archive. Link: https://github.com/JustOff/ca-archive/
The genius of Toolbar Buttons is that with a single extension you get an incredible number of buttons to extend the functionality of our UXP browsers. I use a lot of them.
Here is a quotation from the developer's description:QuoteToolbar Buttons is the single biggest button pack for Firefox or Thunderbird there is. There are now over 100 Firefox, 50 for Thunderbird. You will find buttons that enable hidden functionality or is too many clicks away, but some of the best buttons are those unique to the extension. For example from some of out most popular buttons, there are menu items for, Options, Bookmark Manager, Bookmark Page, and Add-ons, but for Snap Back, Restart and about:config there is no existing user interface.
Anyway, one of these 100 buttons is called about:about. With this button, you have full access to all about pages in your browser. I use this extension and many of their provided toolbar buttons in all compatible browsers from the very first time. Especially the buttons Clear Data, Clear Cache and Restart. Maybe, a few of the other provided buttons do not work properly anymore, but most of them do. The buttons have to be installed by the toolbar's item "Customize" via drag and drop. Tested in New Moon 28 and Serpent 52. Have fun with this!
Cheers, AstroSkipper
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uMatrix
uMatrix is a content blocker at its best. Point & click to forbid/allow any class of requests made by your browser. Use it to block scripts, iframes, ads, facebook, etc. Tested version: 1.4.4
Here is the wiki: https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix/wiki
And the following link opens a nice beginner's guide: https://proprivacy.com/privacy-service/guides/lifehacks-setup-umatrix-beginners
Download link: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/umatrix/2 -
On 9/2/2022 at 1:19 PM, msfntor said:
The first day (and night) with 'Mía'.
How I learned that cats always do whatever they want and that anything under a sheet is susceptible to being bitten.
PEDRO ZUAZUA
Madrid - 14 SEP 2016 - 11:42 UTC
Exactly one year ago I told my best friend: "Look Miguel, in my house a cat doesn't enter. Period." Well I lied. Not entirely, since it has finally been a cat, but wow, that's the only argument I can hold on to to not be slaughtered for going back on my word (and more so in front of a friend who will use it to his advantage in any debate).
Mía usurping the TV remote control.
PEDRO ZUAZUA
The thing is that Mía, a common European white and light brown cat, arrived home on Sunday morning, June 19. She was just two months old. She arrived in a bag (my girlfriend Barbara's, the one that made all this possible) and, on the way to her new home, she stuck her head out and looked attentively at everything that was going on around her.When he arrived, he sniffed everything. Like a good first-time parent, I put his food, water and sandbox in the same corner of the house. I filled the feeder to the top, in case the apocalypse came, and I let him loose a couple of toys around the house (a very nice hedgehog and a phosphorescent yellow stuffed animal that disappeared the first day and that, despite its striking appearance, has not reappeared). He neither ate nor drank, but took a good nap on the bookshelf, on a catalog of the work of the painter Dario de Regoyos.
During that first afternoon, I changed the traditional visits to the traditional cat videos for more professional consultations. In La loca de los gatos I discovered some tricks and suddenly I found myself building a toy with an old shoe box, exploring corners of the house to leave hidden prizes (cats are hunters, guys!) and studying every movement she made, to see if it was a symptom of something. Yes, I checked several times to see if he was still breathing.
When she woke up, I played with her for a while with the unhappy illusion of tiring her out for the night. The first day with a cat one learns several things: among them that they do what they want, when they want and the way they want. Mia decided she wanted to win my heart by falling asleep on my belly while we watched TV. At the same time that an Albanian named Sadiku scored the winning goal for his team against Romania, my cat crossed her front paws and closed her eyes.
Mía prefers to sleep among books.
PEDRO ZUAZUA
And of course, I melted. Especially because I could not anticipate the night that awaited me, full of purring, meowing and a strange fondness for trying to massage my hair. I could barely sleep for 20 minutes at a time. The first night with a cat you also learn that anything hidden under a sheet or blanket is susceptible to being bitten and scratched. And also that "No!" is enough to make them look at you for a second with a "Are you talking to me?" face, but that pedagogically the method still needs some evolution.When it dawned, I didn't know if I hated her or loved her.
But there was no turning back. I had already posted a picture of Mia on my Instagram profile, and you know, in the cat world, an Instagram is forever.
HERE: https://elpais.com/elpais/2016/09/14/animalesycia/1473847475_844173.html#?rel=mas
Hello @msfntor! Thank you for the linked article about Mia! I have been a cat person since I was 10 years old. I love all cats, and we have one ourselves. Unfortunately only one, her sister died over 2 years ago (due to illness). Anyway, I can absolutely confirm that cats always do what they want, like little Mia! Cats have a mind of their own, and I love that more than anything.
Cheers, AstroSkipper
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9 hours ago, Taiga-chan said:
Hi, I got your program work, I had a good experience, and in getting Windows Update too.
and using the newer TLS I tried to read your manual.Hello @Taiga-chan! Glad to hear you got my program package working!
Have fun with it! 
9 hours ago, Taiga-chan said:Thanks for your good job too.
You're welcome! And, many thanks!
Greetings from Germany, AstroSkipper
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5 minutes ago, mina7601 said:12 minutes ago, AstroSkipper said:
Simple Translate
Quickly translate selected or typed text on web pages. Supports Google Translate and DeepL API. Tested version: 2.8.0
Download link: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/simple-translate/Oh, thank you for this extension!
You're welcome!
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Simple Translate
Quickly translate selected or typed text on web pages. Supports Google Translate and DeepL API. Tested version: 2.8.0
For using the DeepL API you have to register a free account. Unfortunately, the use of this API is a bit limited. The operators want to earn money, of course. Therefore, it is a good idea to use their web service additionally. Here is the link: https://www.deepl.com/translator
Anyway, the extension Simple Translate is the best I could find and works like a charme.
Download link: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/simple-translate/0 -
4 hours ago, grey_rat said:
WRP - Web Rendering Proxy
QuoteA browser-in-browser "proxy" server that allows to use historical / vintage web browsers on the modern web. It works by rendering a web page in to a GIF or PNG image with clickable imagemap.
But, it won't restore the functionality of a website as, for example, MSFN, which stopped working properly in FF 52.9.0 ESR. So I'm afraid that won't be a desired solution here. Anyway, nice find for historical browsers to view websites if someone wants to!
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Update notification!
Both versions of my Root Certificate and Revoked Certificate Updater have been updated and are now of 08/23/2022. You can find them in section Downloads -> Latest Downloads -> Downloads related to Root Certificate Updates in the first post of this thread.
Cheers, AstroSkipper
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12 hours ago, Mathwiz said:
Not sure, but the topic came up recently in another thread, and this seems like the appropriate place to ask:
Was support for Firefox Sync removed from MyPal 68? I looked around and couldn't find it, but the Photon UI is so Chrome-like (and Australis-unlike) I could easily have missed it.
If it was removed, was it because of a requirement under the MPL?
@Mathwiz! I can't find a sync function in Mypal 68 either, it doesn't seem to have been added yet. You know that @feodor2 is working on important improvements and existing problems, many functions are still missing, e.g. update function for extensions, internationalization and localization and so on. Whether the support for Firefox Sync will be added again, I don't know exactly. But, you can open an issue on GitHub. @feodor2 looks there more regularly than here.
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Hello @roytam1! Thank you so much for the constantly updating of your releases! The most recent version of NM 28 (2022-09-02) is great. BTW, NM 28 is still my main browser.
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10 hours ago, Mathwiz said:
I've always understood the word "insecure" to mean "not" secure vs. "less" secure; that's why I would've used the latter wording. But as you say, it's linguistic hair-splitting; hardly worth arguing about.
I totally agree!
10 hours ago, Mathwiz said:A more interesting question is whether it's possible to restore Firefox Sync functionality to either version of Serpent. In the case of St 52, this would involve reverting some very old changes, which sounds risky: no telling what subsequent changes would be rolled back in the attempt. And St 52 users may be using Palemoon Sync now, and wouldn't want to lose that functionality. So probably best to leave St 52 alone, at least unless MCP blocks it from accessing Palemoon Sync.
But St 55 still has the original Sync functionality it inherited from FF 53; it just doesn't seem to work for some reason. It may be feasible to fix Sync in St 55. Another possibility that comes to mind is MyPal 68; an XP-compatible FF 68 fork that may support FF Sync. (I haven't tried it.)
Either could be the ultimate answer to @Dave-H's conundrum, since he could then use St 55 or MyPal 68 on XP, and Firefox on his other platforms, and could browse most modern Web sites, even on XP, without having to move to 360EE and lose Sync functionality.
Speaking only for myself, I do not use any Sync Services, neither Firefox nor Pale Moon Sync. I generally try to store as little data as possible on cloud services. But, one thing is clear. No matter what would be changed in this functionality, someone will always come up short and be dissatisfied.
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10 hours ago, mina7601 said:
I did read all of them. Can you give me a summary about what you are trying to say in these links you gave? I want to understand, thanks.
@mina7601! In the first linked post, everything is explained sufficiently.
And by the way, I never try to say anything, I say it crystal clear or as clear as necessary.
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17 minutes ago, mina7601 said:
Unfortunately, that was not the subject. Read here:
https://msfn.org/board/topic/183764-“be-mindful-be-grateful-be-positive-be-true-be-kind”/?do=findComment&comment=1225443
And here:
https://msfn.org/board/topic/183764-“be-mindful-be-grateful-be-positive-be-true-be-kind”/?do=findComment&comment=1225463
And, last not least:
https://msfn.org/board/topic/183764-“be-mindful-be-grateful-be-positive-be-true-be-kind”/?do=findComment&comment=12254870 -
10 hours ago, mina7601 said:
Wait, are you angry because my rephrasing looked like I was trying to copy your statement? If so, I'm sorry for that.
Also yes, this helped me a bit.
No, I am not angry at all. But, as you know, I mean what I write, i.e., I would like to read comments with your personal experiences and ideas. I don't like rephrasing, repeating and comments without own content. To show you what I mean I rewrote your statement. Here is your comment in a more personal way of wording providing own opinions and experiences:
QuoteIn the beta test of ProxHTTPSProxy's PopMenu TLS 1.3 3V3, there were some alerts from my AV scanner, too. I checked the suspicious files at VirusTotal, and they seemed to be clean as expected. After finishing the beta test, @AstroSkipper did a lot to reduce these alarm notifications by changing the code of his programs and pointed out that the previous alerts and the current rest of them can be considered as false positives. IMHO, they can be definitely ignored, and the complete program package can be whitelisted without hesitation.
It's just an example.
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4 hours ago, D.Draker said:
Thanks to everyone in this project !
You're absolutely right! I totally forgot this to say. These browsers here can't help it that this strange @AstroSkipper is making the internet unsafe with such an old computer.
Many thanks to all who have contributed to this project!
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5 hours ago, D.Draker said:
As a native English speaker , xD , I'd say "It is also expensive".
Unfortunately, we are non-native English speakers. Therefore, it can only be answered by e.g. @Dave-H. I think basically both is ok. For example:
QuoteThis is really expensive. And, that is expensive, too.
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1 hour ago, XPerceniol said:
I'll continue to use your 360V11 until is no longer works at all. Still like it as well as DC Browser
Compared to the browsers of @roytam1 or Mypal 68, the 360Chrome browsers are unfortunately very slow and sluggish. In my system, I can only open three pages in the version v11 at the most, and then nothing works anymore. Only endless loading and waiting is the order of the day. And not to mention v13 and v13.5! Sorry, no fun at all!
Using only one page in v11 is still bearable and works if it is not programmed too "modern" and too Googlized. I use 360Chrome v11 only for comparison if there are problem with Googlized websites.
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21 minutes ago, D.Draker said:
As a native English speaker , xD , I'd say "It is also expensive".
It was just an example to clarify my "either" problem. I used it incorrectly in some cases and forgot about the condition of a preciding negation.
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1 hour ago, D.Draker said:
"Yes, this machine is slow and low on system tesources,..."
I totally understand ! Though you can use another PC for the internet so you could run 13.5 version on it. I have several PCs , but then again , I have lots of spare space to place them.And, I really need some computer glasses.
In the next weeks, I will build a more recent desktop machine, but presumably, without Windows XP. Much more recent hardware means more recent OS. And, you know, I am a Windows XP fan or enthusiast. 
Do you understand my next problem? 
And, on this more recent machine with an actually not wanted, but needed, more recent OS, there will be only browsers I can trust, i.e., no Chinese or Russian one.
PS: There is one advantage of my old machine to more recent ones. It is easy to identify software that consumes an incredible amount of system resources. For me, this kind of stuff is just bad programming!
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8 hours ago, D.Draker said:
A PC made in, let's say, 2006-07 would also be a valid/legit/correct for XP, no ? I still have a Siemens PC made in Feb. 2007 and it has a sticker with XP serial number on it . It was sold like that with XP factory pre-installed. It has Nvidia 8800 GTS card , 4GB DDR2 RAM , G31 board with a Q6600 CPU and 500GB HDD, all original. Was an expensive son of a gun, lol . 2000 Euro or even more , I don't remember exactly now.
So if I was an XP fan, I wouldn't torture myself with that Pentium, but that's just me , and again , it's none of my business. I understand it could have a nostalgic value.
Hello @D.Draker! It's not really a torture to use my old computer. Yes, this machine is slow and low on system resources, but very stable and reliable. A computer that has grown older with me and has never let me down despite unbelievable disasters. It would be difficult for me to send it to retirement. Every screw, modification or repair was done by me personally. I know this machine inside out. Now do you understand what the problem is?
And, of course, your machine you descibed above is time-period correct for running Windows XP!
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15 hours ago, mina7601 said:
Let me rephrase this a bit: In the last beta test, there were false positives in your program package, even though they were clean as you said, and you worked hard to reduce them by a lot. But, yes, still, as you said, any notification from antiviruses are false positives, and should be ignored.
Thank you @mina7601! But basically, it is not necessary to rephrase my statements, and frankly, I don't like that at all. My statements are meant as they were formulated by me. If you want to comment on them, I would like to read your own opinion and not what I have already said or maybe, didn't want to say, either. Provide your own experiences and thoughts! That would be much more interesting and valuable! IMHO, self-created content that contains personal and unique statements without constantly repeating those of others should be the goal of a poster, actually. The human mind, no matter what age, is capable of creating and formulating its own. Finding the right and individual path in life and also here in this forum always means forming your own opinion, standing by it and expressing it to others. I hope this helps you a bit!
Cheers, AstroSkipper
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1 hour ago, D.Draker said:
I don't know what they told you , but you didn't have "a problem with either". It can be used at the end of a sentence .
Look at oxford international.
"This is a good restaurant, it’s not expensive either." Just like I told you .
https://www.oxfordinternationalenglish.com/neither-or-either-whats-the-difference/
Unfortunately, I really had a little "either" problem. Your example is absolutely correct. But I forgot an important rule. The word "either" is only used in your example sentence if it is preceded by a negative. In non-negative sentences, the adverbs "too" or "also" are used. The position of this adverb was not the subject of our little grammatical excursus. Here is an example for my grammatical error:QuoteIt is expensive, either. (false usage)
QuoteIt is expensive, too. (correct usage)
QuoteIt is not expensive, either. (correct usage)
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Have fun with it! 
I use 360Chrome v11 only for comparison if there are problem with Googlized websites. 
In the next weeks, I will build a more recent desktop machine, but presumably, without Windows XP. Much more recent hardware means more recent OS. And, you know, I am a Windows XP fan or enthusiast. 
My Browser Builds (Part 3)
in Browsers working on Older NT-Family OSes
Posted · Edited by AstroSkipper
Update of content
Hello @roytam1, @VistaLover and @Mathwiz!
Did anyone of you already notice that the UI of uBlock Origin's dashboard page is broken in the latest version of New Moon 28 (2022-09-02)? The menu items at the top of the dashboard page are compressed and no longer visible. However, you can still click on them with the mouse. I refer to the last legacy version of uBlock Origin, 1.16.4.30. In a previous version of New Moon 28, everything was fine (I didn't check in which version this issue occurred first). Tested also with a clean profile. Here is a screenshot of this issue:
Since no new updates or versions have been released from JustOff for over a year, I'm afraid that not much will happen if reporting this issue on GitHub. To find out the reason for this glitch, I took a screenshot of the error console when the dashboard page of uBlock is loaded:
BTW, same issue with Serpent v52.9.0 (2022-09-02) (32-bit). uBlock Origin is in my opinion definitely the most important extension besides palefill we need for our UXP browser. Hope this can be fixed!
Cheers, AstroSkipper