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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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Mozilla released a Firefox Nightly test build with vertical tabs - gHacks Tech News (www.ghacks.net)

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

Not the person you replied to, but I can help with an example:

I have the browser reopen the tabs I had open last time, but keeps unloaded until I click on them.
The tabs are in a tree hierarchy, meaning I can collapse an entire group while keeping them all open.
My work involves juggling up to 50 different accounts each for a hand full of websites, so containers allow me to quickly swap between accounts signed into the same page.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Fair points, though what advantage does keeping unloaded tabs serve over using bookmarks?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Personally, I can't use bookmarks because if they're out of sight, they get forgotten. Keeping things in an open tab is like having the browser constantly bugging me to remind me that I have to do this thing. It doesn't guarantee that it gets addressed in a timely manner, but with the alternative it's guaranteed to not be done at all.

It also helps to keep my place in my work. There's things that I'll always have open because I need quick access to them and don't want the friction of trying to find the page to lead to procrastination. Same with anything that's relevant to work in progress.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

My work involves juggling up to 50 different accounts each for a hand full of websites, so containers allow me to quickly swap between accounts signed into the same page.

So like astroturfing?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Not at all. Just managing clients stuff on portals that don't allow for delegated access to a single account.