Pro tip: don’t install chrome
this post was submitted on 10 May 2026
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Hey, tell that to my company's device management team
If your company want to install malware on their PCs, that's their prerogative.
Yes, but I do have to use that crappy windows bullshit machine 😭
Refuse to use it unless you or someone else can install an OS that aligns with your values
Software is Windows only? Make them let you use interoperable formats compatible with more ethical Unix-based software.
Company is proprietary software/hardware dependent and cannot make space for you or ethical sources? Make them write you a good reference. Or just go
The job pays well, I make software I like, I have clients I like, and I don't have to work with Google Chrome. Yes, I don't like windows. No, I won't look for a new job just because of windows.
Besides that, I'm talking them into using Linux each day of the week. But it's a big company and it will take time.
In my case all of the software I use in my field is windows only and will likely never have support for Linux.
Doubtful. I'd need to have it installed for it to do that.
Well, thanks to this article, it's now disabled
Chrome?
Well, given that the article is about Chrome,
Yes.
Eh, could have been whatever you were fisting
Bad Thing #233 about Chrome. Still uses Chrome. . . 👀️
Really appreciate the trailblazing done by Firefox here...
Can we just normalize beating ceos with blunt objects so we dont need to shuffle browsers every year? In fact I think that one simple trick may just fix society.... And if not: it'll be fantastic stress relief.