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Mr.Sloth
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So done with this. Chrome keeps force closing my windows, screwing up Vimeo, slowing everything down, and generally being a pain in my ass. I've been trying to watch this video on thecomeup.com FOR TWO DAYS and it won't work.

My question: What browser should I get? I'm on PC. Help.
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Nov 13 2013 10:52AM
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a_pla5tic_bag
Posts: 9217 - Karma: 5,399
Firefox. Check logical increments guide.
Nov 13 2013 11:00AM
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Iraq_Lobster
Posts: 1866 - Karma: 4,904
switch to internet explorer
Nov 13 2013 11:04AM
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Balto
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opera?
Nov 13 2013 11:06AM
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Mr.Sloth
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Downloaded Firefox. So far seems faster. Going to try and watch some Vimeo stuff

Nov 13 2013 11:11AM
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K-Dot.
Posts: 3743 - Karma: 7,771
Shoulda bought a mac
Nov 13 2013 11:21AM
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howlongcanausern
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they just work
Nov 13 2013 11:25AM
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theBearJew
Posts: 10951 - Karma: 15,633
This has happened to me. Really fucking annoying.
Nov 13 2013 11:48AM
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Mr.Sloth
Posts: 5091 - Karma: 13,469
OK so fuck Google chrome, Firefox is easily 10x better
Nov 13 2013 12:05PM
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Parrish
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If youre going to use a different browser, just use Firefox. I personally like the sync of bookmarks and stuff in chrome because I use two different computers heavily.
Nov 13 2013 12:08PM
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Chunter
Posts: 2050 - Karma: 1,894
This. Never was really on that chrome hype to begin with and just like the feel of it over chrome. Not sure if chrome has it but the bookmarks toolbar is great on firefox, you can set it up so only the specific website icon shows letting you have a bunch of bookmarks up there taking up little space.
Nov 13 2013 12:10PM
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whoa-dere
Posts: 10596 - Karma: 7,105
Chrome has kind of gone downhill
Nov 13 2013 12:27PM
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coolflash8
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Firefox has always been the best IMO
Nov 13 2013 12:29PM
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GayWolf420
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I like it because I type in any letter and I'm off on a porn adventure.
Nov 13 2013 12:40PM
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ABalls
Posts: 2091 - Karma: 3,754
Chrome use to be the golden boy but it slowed right down
Nov 13 2013 12:51PM
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eheath
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I had a similar breakdown at one point in my life too

https://www.newschoolers.com/ns/forums/readthread/thread_id/719573/

Needless to say, I'm back on chrome. I think they came out with a new version and it fixed my issues.

Now for mobile, chrome sucks on my galaxy nexus, they've updated it like 5 times since it started fucking up and I gave up.
Nov 13 2013 1:29PM
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Spinoza
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every time i make a video fullscreen i get a notice "you are now watching X in full screen"

oh, thanks google
Nov 13 2013 1:34PM
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Orrin
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I tried out most of the most known browsers out there and have decided Chrome is the best of the lot in the long term. In my opinion the order from best to worst is: Chrome>Firefox>Opera>Safari>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Internet Explorer
Nov 13 2013 1:45PM
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eheath
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Thats not google, thats html5 players. it happens in every browser.
Nov 13 2013 1:49PM
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howlongcanausern
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holy shit you have a galaxy nexus too?

2 years old next month
Nov 13 2013 1:59PM
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TechnoPotamus
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if this isn't a convincing argument, I don't know what is
Nov 13 2013 2:00PM
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Spinoza
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how doth i prevent it
Nov 13 2013 4:52PM
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eheath
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You literally can't, its built into the player. It disappears after like 2 second so I dont get why its such a problem ha
Nov 13 2013 4:56PM
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.AR6rider.
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Now there's your real problem. TCU fucking blows.
Nov 13 2013 5:00PM
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DrZoidberg
Posts: 5675 - Karma: 4,269
So that's what that is. I never understood why they have that. Like no kidding it's in fullscreen, that's what I expected to happen when I hit the button. Why does it need to tell me?
Nov 13 2013 5:01PM
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Peter.
Posts: 23796 - Karma: 13,014
never really bought into the chrome hype. i have always used firefox. and for those IE haters, it is actually not terrible these days. try it, you'll see
Nov 13 2013 5:10PM
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howlongcanausern
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nice try bill gates...let me guess, i should use bing too?
Nov 13 2013 7:05PM
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Caleb.E
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said every idiot that knows nothing about computers.
Nov 13 2013 7:11PM
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corona
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yahoo is where it's at.

but seriously, IE 11 is actually a decent browser. And is apparently faster for most operations than the latest versions of Chrome and Firefox.

I'll still stick with Firefox though as it is the superior browser.
Nov 13 2013 7:14PM
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Barefootin_Fiend
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re: IE11....'tis true. the only issue i have with it is that for whatever reason a lot of web based systems that i use for work suddenly don't work with IE when it used to be the standard. i'm sure they'll get it fixed eventually.

i use chrome for everything non work related though.
Nov 13 2013 7:20PM
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yuck
Posts: 8384 - Karma: 2,090
chrome aint perfect but im not picky enough/too lazy to switch browsers
Nov 13 2013 7:22PM
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Mr.Sloth
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Lemme guess you stick to VitalBMX

TCU is the only BMX website worth going to these days
Nov 13 2013 8:03PM
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Flacko
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opera is honestly the best
Nov 13 2013 8:09PM
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Wallisch_pl
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And firefox is I think the only browser that doesn't let NSA monitor web browsing
Nov 13 2013 8:36PM
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coling
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Haha
Nov 13 2013 8:40PM
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howlongcanausern
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wake up sheeple
Nov 13 2013 8:58PM
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