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I'm still on ff v56, before they went with the multi process thing, whatever.
Option: Updates blah: I've chosen "Never check for updates"
... not the 'auto update,' not even the 'check and ask if I wannit', I chose NEVER check.
and every time I start Firefox a friendly message at the top:
Your Firefox is critically out of date. An update is required to stay secure.
Firstly, what part of NEVER means please check if there are updates?
Secondly: the version I have is [set] beyond secure enough for what/where I go; what part of 'don't make up bullshit' do they not understand?
Once upon a time only microsoft did this stuff, now it's normal business everywhere.
May be time to move back to a version in the 40's/30's - see if that stupid message (and ignoring peoples settings) is in even older versions.
Sigh, guess I shouldn't complain too much, not as if I'm on the bleeding edge.
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This is what makes IE the most secure browser 
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ie - the sound lemmings make as they jump
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Pretty much all of my system are stopped at 56 because the changed the interface for the plugins. As a result, one of my favorite (non-passive, like an ad blocker) is FireFTP. The author decided not to modify it to their new methodology. I could use any of lots of other FTP clients, but this is so handy.
As an FYI for browser-dom candidates. I hung with seamonkey for years, until they made cookie-handling an absolute nightmare. Here are references to very-compatible options[^]
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I waited until version 58 to upgrade. To my surprise, my few plugins had all been updated. Don't notice any difference, except no more nag.
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Yep, but on a scale going from "no hassle ever" to "Java/Adobe level", Firefox has still a very good position.
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I just realized - with the amazing powers and abilities of their ubiquitous search engine and all the plugins so eagerly snatched up by web-(designers/developers) that Google will be able to make it turn up on webish things that 'ogle' is the new 'd'.
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and "ing" is the new "eelzebub" ?
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I certainly understand where you're coming from - and the parentage clearly point in that way. However, at present, Bing hardly makes its way to the second circle of hell. Essentially, it is because no one would notice much or for long if it just went away.
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W∴ Balboos wrote: because no one would notice much or for long if it just went away.
You mean it hasn't? 
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Oh Gwiff! Sometimes you are so siwwy!
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Agree, when has ms ever dropped a product/service because no one used it?
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It did for a while this morning. I took a screen shot -- it has a panda.
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I use Google for work (really don't care about them tracking searches about techie stuff) and DuckDuckGo for real life.
Bing? Still searching for a reason on that one!
98.4% of statistics are made up on the spot.
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My old websites, KeepVid & SaveFrom, don't seem to work anymore, with YouTube at least. 
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I've found that browser plugins always leave you wanting in some way, so I'm using this application:
YouTube Downloader - Has Never Been So Easy! | MP3 & MP4
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modified 21-Mar-18 9:18am.
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I have no idea, I only download jpegs. 
... such stuff as dreams are made on
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Technically, it's against YouTube T&C's - which is why they stop working, I assume - so asking for a replacement on a site for professional developers is probably malicious behaviour ...
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I'm glad someone said this! 
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For YouTube videos, I use savefrom.net
"One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson
"Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons
"You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him." - James D. Miles
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David Crow wrote: For YouTube videos, I use savefrom.net
I used to use it as well, but it doesn't seem to work for me anymore. 
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swampwiz wrote: ...but it doesn't seem to work for me anymore.
Hmmm, maybe some videos are more touchy than others. I use it multiple times per day for both work and personal.
"One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson
"Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons
"You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him." - James D. Miles
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