my life, my car, my browser

This contribution was written after reading the article "Firefox users lead the way in keeping up to date" at ars technica, a reference of gialloporpora and a comment of jan at Foxiewire.

my life, my car, my browser

I pursue for a long time the discussion about the „correct“ browser. I always ask myself, which browser is correct one for me . My requirements in terms of it are as in the real life. I look for something that meets my needs, something that is useful for me, something, which I can deal with well, something, which makes fun.

As a young adult and student I had a Volkswagen. That was used and cheap. With him I could drive more or less fast from A to B. With this Volkswagen I drove to the university, to my work, to my girlfriends. If somewhat did not function, I could repair it. Exactly the same was issued to me with my first computer programs. If somewhat was not so programmed, as it pleased me, I had changed it evenly. At that time I was young, always on discovery journey, and tried everything out.

After the study I had good jobs, good work and a good income. Suddenly my Volkswagen was too small, too slowly, too „cheaply“. I could afford a comfortable new car of the elevated middle class. That brought me very fast and very comfortably to my meetings, customers and into vacation. Nevertheless I tinkered at the car or let tinker to it. Auxiliary headlight, broader tires, another exhaust. I adapted my car to my desires. During this time I used ready-to-use software. Those was not expensive only, but did not function mostly in such a way, as I wanted that. That was and lies because of the fact, that the programmers often do not know the need of the user at all. These malfunctions went down regarding the everyday life stress or caused still more stress.

Today I have a calmer job. I can steer my dates. I can specify even, how much stress I would like to have. And I have a bicycle. There is the experiment-joyful little boy in me still however. Only the experiments became somewhat harmless. Everything in my environment is to function in such a way, as I would like it. If necessary I would like my environment to adapt. I would like to feel well.

Now here everyone will wait for the story about the browser. Well, actually I am already in the middle of it. The student tinkers somewhat cheap together for himself. The young manager uses something, which is allegedly modern, well and expensive. The adult uses something, which is his content. I will not talk here now about the pro and cons of the life, a car or a browser. Everyone must find these things out for itself. I am content with my life, my bicycle and my browser. By the way, I drive a Kettler mountainbike and use Firefox.

~peter