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https://lemy.lol/post/24667681 Firefox pwa isn't working

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[–] [email protected] 47 points 6 months ago (3 children)

I legitimately do not get pocket. It's just rebranded bookmarks

[–] [email protected] 30 points 6 months ago (2 children)

But haven't you ever wanted the opportunity to pay for bookmarks? Now you can!

[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 months ago

Well when you put it that way I'm suddenly convinced! I'm gonna go buy me a pocket to put my Firefox in right now!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

Pocket is essentially free.

You can pay but it's only for small non essential features https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/what-is-the-difference-between-pocket-free-and-premium-accounts

[–] [email protected] 27 points 6 months ago (2 children)

It was cool in 2010 when I was like 14 and had an iPod touch but didn't have wireless Internet access at home because my parents didn't understand the concept of a router and thought they would have to pay for it, plus christian concern over porn and corruption on the net. So I could go to like McDonalds or whatever, download all of these game review articles, web novels, and whatever else I was into at the time so that when I got back home I could still interact with the web.

Nowadays, yeah I don't really get the point. Everyone's permanently plugged in so a regular bookmark is fine. Also in case anyone was concerned, my buddy eventually gave me his old router and I secretly set up WiFi in my house so I was good for the rest of the time I lived at home 👍

[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 months ago

Also in case anyone was concerned, my buddy eventually gave me his old router and I secretly set up WiFi in my house so I was good for the rest of the time I lived at home 👍

Strict parents create sneaky teens. My mom’s way of grounding me from the computer was taking away my keyboard. She figured that without a keyboard, I couldn’t use it. I had a spare keyboard buried under my bed. I also quickly figured out how to use Windows’ accessibility options in case I was ever truly without a keyboard or mouse.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago

Funnily enough with this explanation I finally get what Pocket is, because I thought modern Pocket was something different and not the same thing from back then.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

Have never used it, but doesn't it download the whole article? So if source becomes unavailable, you still get an archived copy similar to other services like archive.org.