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He had three children but no one visited him in his final days.

Been on Firefox for years but only just turned on Multi-Account Containers this week after seeing it mentioned here a bunch. Set up a container for socials like Facebook, LinkedIn, X, Instagram since those are the ones I have open.

I don't fully get what else it's supposed to be doing for me. Is it mainly about stopping cross-site tracking/fingerprinting, or is there more to it like session isolation, avoiding getting logged out of stuff, managing multiple accounts on the same site?

Also not sure if I'm using it right, still logged into everything the same way I always was, just in separate colored tabs now. Anyone actually explain what changed under the hood?

Genuinely new to this so apologies if it's a dumb question, just want to know if I'm missing the actual point of it or if this is basically it.

so I've been on firefox for a while now (safari on mobile) and honestly? zero difference. no broken pages, no missing extensions I can't live without, nothing. it just works exactly the same as chrome did for me.

but here's the thing that's bugging me I keep running into devs, even some pretty senior/smart folks, ceo-adjacent people, who obviously KNOW google's whole business is ads and data, and they still just... use chrome. not even thinking twice about it.

like is there something I'm actually missing here? genuinely asking, not trying to be that annoying "chrome bad" guy.

my current guesses, could be totally wrong: maybe devtools is genuinely better/more mature for actual dev work and that pulls people in. maybe it's a google workspace thing, if your whole work life is gmail/docs then chrome is just the path of least resistance. or maybe, and this is the one I keep coming back to, people say they care but don't actually act on it because switching is mildly annoying and nobody reevaluates their defaults once they're set.

also not sure how much any of this even matters once you're logged into gmail/docs/youtube anyway, since google's already got a ton of your data through those regardless of browser. does the browser choice even move the needle at that point, or is it still a separate thing, like third party tracking or the whole manifest v3 ad blocker mess?

idk maybe I'm overthinking a browser. curious what people who've actually thought about this more than me think, or if I'm just missing something obvious

Hey everyone,

I'm moving to a flat this week and figuring out my drinking water setup.

I was thinking of getting a Bisleri 20 L subscription, but wanted to know what most of you use. Is Bisleri reliable here, or is there a better local option? Do you subscribe or just order when you need it?

Don't mind paying a bit extra if the water quality and service are good.

Thanks!

I was recently diagnosed with ADHD, and my psychiatrist prescribed Concerta 18 mg. Today was Day 5.

Something felt different today, and I'm honestly not sure whether this is just the medication working or if I'm overthinking it.

At work I had to do a really repetitive PowerPoint task. Normally I'd keep switching tabs, procrastinating, or find any excuse to delay it. Today I just... sat down and finished it. After that I finally cleaned up my Gmail inbox and unsubscribed from a bunch of emails I'd been ignoring for months. Even lunch was different I ate without automatically opening YouTube.

The weirdest part wasn't that I became super productive. It was that there wasn't this constant mental resistance before starting things. I wasn't forcing myself every five minutes.

I'm curious if this is how Concerta is supposed to work, or if this is just the initial effect that fades after a while. Did this feeling stay, or did it become less noticeable over time?

I'm currently being evaluated for ADHD, and my psychiatrist is also treating anxiety, so I'm trying to understand what experiences are common.

Since childhood I've struggled to stay focused. When I'm reading code or a book, my eyes can move across the page but I suddenly realize I haven't processed anything because my mind wandered.

My attention also gets pulled automatically by little things an itch, the fan, a car outside, the screen brightness, even small body sensations. I'll adjust something, feel okay for a minute, then notice something else.

It isn't that these things are unbearable. It's more like my attention automatically locks onto them. I'll deal with whatever caught my attention, get back to work, and within a minute my brain has found something else to focus on instead. I also find myself switching things back and forth (like light mode/dark mode or fan speed) because something always starts feeling "off."

I also have constant internal thoughts, often replaying past events or random unrelated thoughts while I'm trying to work.

Homework always took me much longer than classmates, and teachers often said I made careless mistakes. My undergraduate grades suffered in an exam-heavy system, while I did much better during my MS where grades were spread across assignments and projects.

This isn't something that started recently with work stress. I remember homework taking much longer than it should have in school because my attention kept drifting, and teachers often commented on careless mistakes.

For people who were eventually diagnosed with ADHD, did your experience look anything like this? If you also had anxiety, how did you and your clinician figure out which symptoms came from anxiety versus ADHD?

I've been reading a lot about browsers lately and honestly I feel like the more I read, the more confused I get.

Some people say "just use Chrome" because Google has one of the biggest security teams in the world. Then others say Chrome shouldn't be trusted at all and recommend browsers like Brave, Helium, Zen, etc. because they're open source and more privacy-focused.

What I'm struggling to understand is where people draw the line.

For example, Chrome seems to have excellent security, but people criticize it for privacy. On the other hand, a smaller browser might be open source and privacy-focused, but it's also maintained by a much smaller team.

How do you guys think about that trade-off? Is the size of the team something you consider? Does being open source automatically make you trust a browser more? Or is there something else I'm missing?

Not trying to defend or attack any browser here. I'm genuinely interested.

Hi everyone,

I have my first client interview coming up and I'm not really sure what to expect.

How technical are these interviews? Do they mostly stick to what's on your CV or do they ask DSA, system design, coding, or scenario-based questions?

For someone with a backend + AI profile, what topics would you spend the most time preparing?

Thanks!

I've been taking Escitalopram 5 mg for about 8 months. It definitely helped my anxiety, but over time I've started feeling emotionally flat. I'm not particularly sad, but I don't really feel excited, happy, or motivated either. It feels like my emotions have been turned down.

My psychiatrist recently diagnosed me with ADHD and added Concerta 18 mg while keeping me on Escitalopram 5 mg. I'm curious if anyone here had a similar experience. Did adding Concerta help with the emotional blunting or anhedonia? Did you feel more motivated or emotionally engaged again? Or did the SSRI continue to make you feel emotionally flat despite the stimulant?

Thanks!

If you're running both LinearMouse and Logi Options+, they don't seem to play well together. I quit LinearMouse and left only Logi Options+ running, and the difference was immediately noticeable.

SmartShift now works as expected. Scrolling feels smoother and more consistent. The mouse generally behaves the way it's supposed to.

It seems like the two apps may be conflicting with each other. Has anyone else noticed the same thing?