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Crashing Waves, Alfred Thompson Bricher This month Chrome removes the last support for Manifest V2, the older extension framework. Chrome 150, due around 30 June, deletes the final flag that kept Manifest V2 extensions running, and Chrome 151 in July clears out the rest. Some headlines say it will kill ad blocking, but the truth is more nuanced.
Regatta in Venedig, Gustav Schönleber (1876) Techno-optimism is dead. I’m somewhat young, but I remember the promises made by the early 2010s era of TED talks and glossy keynotes, preaching that technology and innovation would bring prosperity across the globe. I remember genuine excitement for progress, logging into old forums and early social media, unboxing a new phone, getting a new app.…