amartya916

Agree completely. Additionally, there is a massive Chromebook user base (with the default Chrome browser) that basically has a chokehold on the K12 education space. Conjecture: I think this gets students used to the model of Chrome + Google Docs that they carry forward to their computing use/experience for the future.

I would be surprised if Apple does what you suggested, but I do think it's an excellent suggestion, thank you. It just won't be a priority unless some sort of legislation forces their hand.

While it might be fashionable to hate on Google, the question "What did Google bring to my life" seems really odd. I can't believe I have to say this but search, and more importantly good/fast search, is to Google's credit. Typescript and VSCode all have, and will continue to have alternatives, but for a long time, Google was (some may argue it still is) the bleeding edge of search. Anyway, there might be a generational thing at play here, if so, I meant no condescension.

Ah sorry, I misunderstood as well. Makes sense!

This is great! I liked the "know it when I see it" comment :).

Thank you for taking the time to share this idea with us; it certainly made me think.

Thanks for taking the time to pen a thoughtful response. I really appreciate the point about training users to enter login credentials, how it might be risky, and also that this could lead to a false sense of security.

That being said, I do think that these features will overall lead to better password hygiene for people who do not have access to the kinds of info we have (especially where FF warns about passwords shared across sites; that's a feature that iOS does fairly well; in KeyChain, they show a warning label next to a password shared between multiple sites).

P.S. The point about securing a list of sites that you have passwords for is fantastic as well.

Thank you to the Firefox team, this seems like a really nice release. I am very happy about the "If you don’t have a master password set up for Firefox, Windows and macOS now requires a login to your operating system account before showing your saved passwords." change. It might seem like a small change, but it's one of those friction points (another password to remember!) that will lead to (hopefully) more people using the built-in password autofill. Thank you again!

Anyone with a security background or someone who has thought through this more: what are the implications of making the OS level authentication the default, and then only ask to make a master pwd if there are no OS level login pwds? Is one or the other more secure?

I have used both Postico and Tableplus extensively, and if you are sure that you are going to be working with Postgres only, its the better, more Mac-like app. However, both are a serious upgrade over PgAdmin :)

Thank you for a well reasoned and measured take on this situation. My parents (in their 60s and 70s, living in India) made mention of the callous attitude you refer to as well. Culturally and practically (because of population density social distancing will not be effective unless it is implemented strictly/forced upon people. Forced isolation/curfew is a hard thing for people with different cultural backgrounds to reconcile with, but is just about the only way to stem this tide in India.

This is so neat. Like someone else mentioned already, this feature has been very useful for me countless times. In fact, when it doesn't work, I tend to blame the PDF itself :). Thanks a ton!

I am guessing the same mechanism that allows them to change the url on scroll, would be used to change/reload the ads as well.

I am glad this made it to HN frontpage, otherwise, I might have missed it; and I bet others are on the same page. Anyway, just wanted to say thank you :). This is very good stuff!