You search for it? Why?
I remember it basically always being the top entry as soon as you open the browsers addon menu.
this post was submitted on 15 Oct 2025
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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.
Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts:
- Both “200” and “160” are 2 minutes in microwave math
- When you’re a kid, you don’t realize you’re also watching your mom and dad grow up.
- More dreams have been destroyed by alarm clocks than anything else
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Which browser do you use? There's no entries in the extensions menu in mine until you install some.
The first thing I do is navigate to addons.mozilla.org. It's usually listed somewhere on the homepage.
Firefox and Librewolf.
Firefox has it at or near top of recommendations.
Librewolf already has it preinstalled from the start, so even one step less.
I don't use Firefox any more. I was one of their early adopters (back when it was Firebird IIRC), but a few months ago I'd just flat had enough of their shady stuff and AI bullshit. I used Librewolf for a while but gave up on it because privacy at the price of compatibility is fine until you need something that relies on that compatibility. I haven't settled on a forever browser just yet, I'm kinda waiting until Servo becomes a viable web engine and browsers built on it emerge. For now, Vivaldi seems to be the least-bad.
their shady stuff and AI bullshit
Would you mind elaborating? I feel like I'm out of the loop!
The Register explained it better than I can.
Briefly: Mozilla promised they "never will" sell users' personal information and have removed that promise from their website, implying they've broken that promise. They rely on Google for 90% of their revenue so they're definitely not independent. They're pivoting to AI, integrating large lying machines into the browser. They turned on "Smart Tabs" by default which uses AI to organise your tabs for you - except it was using 100% of CPU for a number of users. Their CEO has a sub 20% approval rating on Glassdoor too. The last straw for me? They bought Fakespot and promptly killed it.
Vivaldi... does that have a full uBlock addon? I thought it was based on Chrome, which doesn't have that any more?
It sure does. One of the reasons I've picked it for now. I'm not fully settled on it yet, might try others later.
It's also anti-open web since it's just chromium. Nothing superior for your privacy over Firefox.
Please don't put words in my mouth. I didn't claim it was "superior for privacy". What I said was it appears to be the least-bad option for my specific use case right now.
Okay. Not sure what "shady stuff" means, but Chromium is certainly worse for the user in any way I can interpret as "shady".
It's vibes all the way down.
This is false. Vivaldi is on manifest v3 and runs its own internal rat race against ads. uBlock origin is neutered under Vivaldi just like all Chromium-based browsers.
The idea that you're satisfied on a downstream Chromium product but won't try downstream Firefox products is confusing. Librewolf is nearly best in class and dominates Vivaldi in almost every relevant metric.
Can you please explain in what way uBlock Origin is neutered under Vivaldi?
Note that I am, despite your assertion, using the full uBlock Origin, not the Google-friendly uBlock Origin Lite. Proof:
I suspect you may simply be confidently incorrect, but I'd be interested to learn in what way uBlock Origin has been neutered.
You are also incorrect with your assertion that I "won't try downstream Firefox products". I stated that I used Librewolf for months, but finally had to drop it as the tradeoffs for privacy vs compatibility were prohibitive for my use case.
I'd also love to see the "relevant metrics" to which you refer, please.
Note that I am, despite your assertion, using the full uBlock Origin, not the Google-friendly uBlock Origin Lite
Seeing your screenshot I was curious how that works, so I spent a minute searching and found this post from June 2024 where Vivaldi says:
We will keep Manifest v2 for as long as it’s still available in Chromium. We expect to drop support in June 2025, but we may maintain it longer or be forced to drop support for it sooner, depending on the precise nature of the changes to the code.
In my quick search I didn't find anything more recent about their schedule for dropping it, so I guess (assuming your software is up-to-date?) they haven't dropped it yet but presumably will do soon.
But in any case, Vivaldi is proprietary/closed-source, so, I recommend against using it.
Manifest v2 extensions are still very much working in Vivaldi. I'm on version "7.6.3797.63 (Stable channel) stable (64-bit)" which is the version currently available for download directly from vivaldi.com.
I still want to try Floorp and Zen Browser before I settle on a for-now browser though. Eventually I'd like to be on something Servo-based, but Gecko would be preferable for now if I can find one that works for me.
It's the last hurrah of advertising. It's probably a good place to advertise a VPN.
The four(!) ads I saw were for:
- a third-party download site purporting to offer uBO Lite (the nerfed Google-friendly version)
- "Top Four Best Ad Blockers" (which recommends homophobia and crypto-shit browser Brave)
- "Up to 50% off the best leading ad blockers" (who the fuck pays for an adblocker), and
- a shady Chinese browser wearing the skin of an old power user browser
But yours may vary.
- “Top Four Best Ad Blockers” (which recommends homophobia
Okay wtf do elaborate
Bookmark it. Or download a copy to have on hand locally.
Memorising the URL would probably be easiest but I'm lazy