Father. Endurance Athlete. Co-founder & CTO @brave. Past at Khan Academy, Mozilla & Evernote. UWaterloo grad. Past student of Meibukan Gōjū-ryū.
Ontario, Canada
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Not long after Brave launched, a Mozilla employee told me that during an all-hands meeting, their leadership openly laughed at the idea of Brave. It was a good demonstration of just how easy it is to underestimate new ideas. Our mission was simple: put the user first and give them real control over their own data.
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A programmer goes to the shop to buy some milk. His wife calls and says "While you're out, get some eggs." He never returns.
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Happy to see the beginnings of the Brave Wallet released on mobile. 🎉🦁
By soon on iOS, @brave means that it's already submitted to the App Store and awaiting Apple's approval.
The Brave Wallet is now available in beta release on our Android app (and soon on iOS), enabling mobile users to test crypto access. Users can store, manage, grow, and swap their crypto portfolio from a crypto wallet built into the Brave mobile browser. brave.com/mobile-brave-walle…
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The best way to find a better solution to a hard programming problem is not in front of a computer staring at the more complicated solution, but in the shower, while you exercise, or even while you sleep. Life balance consistently leads to better more simple solutions.
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Support for @IPFS is available NOW on @brave Nightly 🦁!
This includes Brave managing a local node and resolving ipfs:// and ipns:// URLs.
Read about it here:
teddit.net/r/BATProject/comm…
Try it here:
brave.com/download-nightly/
We'd love to hear feedback.
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For the DApps out there...
With Brave Wallet's release today on Desktop (and soon on mobile), you suddenly have 42M new users with web 3 access on by default. That's huge.
Try it out now at brave.com/wallet/ and look for the wallet icon on the top right of your browser.
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4½ years ago I left my dream job at @khanacademy to co-found a new startup with @BrendanEich - Creator of JavaScript and founder of non-profit Mozilla famous for @firefox. Today we’re celebrating the 1.0 release of the @brave browser. Here's my story: brianbondy.com/blog/174/the-…
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Chrome’s icon looking like a big watchful robotic eye is a subtle reminder for you to launch @brave instead.
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Amazing to see how far @brave has come in nearly 3 years. We've built this amazing team, launched products and services across platforms, created a top tier utility token @AttentionToken, and affected the browser and web monetization industries... and we're just getting started!
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Did you know that Brave blocks browser level connections to Google which adblocker extensions can't block in Chrome? github.com/brave/brave-brows…
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The new native Brave Wallet is live and enabled by default on Brave Nightly right now! Read about it here then try it out! 🔥🔥🔥
Feedback wanted from early adopters and Dapp users as it makes its way to Release channel. teddit.net/r/BATProject/comm…
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Did you know that @brave has 4 different releases?
After a feature is developed...
Within 24h it is avail on Nightly.
Within 0-3 weeks it's avail on Dev.
3 weeks later on Beta.
3 weeks later to Release.
brave.com/download-nightly/
brave.com/download-dev/
brave.com/download-beta/
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We're expanding our @brave web3 team for Brave Wallet work. Apply here! brave.com/careers/?gh_jid=46…
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So happy to see this. @khanacademy is literally one of the reasons I helped create Brave and BAT.
Youtube channel: Khan Academy is now a verified #Brave browser publisher. Subscribers count: 5,049,648 piped.video/channel/UC4a-Gbd…
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Want to stay up to date on technology? Blogged: Twitter accounts for all #stackoverflow users sorted by reputation http://goo.gl/7LBZP
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Installing Brave on Linux has never been easier:
curl -fsS dl.brave.com/install.sh | sh
brave.com/linux/ for signature verification.
Credit to @fmarier, Wojciech, Jose, Oscar, @captndestructo and others within Brave.
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This early @brave YouTube demo for #IPFS s very exciting.
piped.video/watch?v=2cmbm6iA…
You can follow the ongoing progress here:
github.com/brave/browser-lap…
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Brave Wallet account icons and panel backgrounds look a little bit different for each user and each one of a user's accounts. What's your color? 🌈 brave.com/download/
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Android Dapps support is now in Brave.
The next iOS release has it too.
🦁💚🧡🔥🎉
I can't explain how massive this is. First class Dapps support is now available in a real browser on mobile!
Don't use a sub-par wallet with a tacked on webview.
brave.com/1.40-release/
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Excited about @douglashdaniel hooking up work from @anthonnytseng for creating Solana accounts in Brave Wallet 🔥🔥🔥.
Import / export accounts supported too. SOL and SPL balances from @yrliou also being hooked up.
github.com/brave/brave-core/…
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10 months ago I got this MacBook Pro and I've been using it with broken keys for 4 months. Worst keyboard I've had. Escape key disappearing when it should be there bugs are annoying too.
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New @brave 0.13.0 released 🦁 🎉
WebTorrent support
Blocking YouTube ads
Linux sandbox
Perf wins
PDF payment reports
github.com/brave/browser-lap…
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Download the new @brave Nightly channel here: brave.com/download-nightly/ to see what's being developed within the last day! 🦁
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Here's ~50 or so reasons why you should use Brave instead of Chrome as your primary browser: github.com/brave/brave-brows…
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The BAT cave at BoredPunk Party @ Bitcoin 2022 (Hosted by Brave and United Way) was pretty epic. Scan a QR code to win a prize.
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Looking to hire a front end engineer for our upcoming cryptocurrency wallet. Apply here: brave.com/careers/?gh_jid=27…
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How @brave makes discovering ÐApps easier using @metamask_io
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The best part of @brave's new sync is that it has feature parity with Chrome, but the default and the only option is to use client side encryption. That means only you have the keys. Brave the company can't see your data. In Chrome, the default is not client side encryption.
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10 years ago today I worked up the courage to ask the creator of JavaScript and co-founder of Mozilla for a picture. People often underestimate the power of a decade.
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Very excited about this work being marked as in progress:
"Native IPFS support in Brave"
github.com/brave/brave-brows…
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I just pushed an update to sampson.codes/brave/vs-firef…—my MAU tracker for Brave and Firefox—which adds AI analysis via Claude 3.5 Sonnet. "Brave's user base has more than quadrupled in four years, while Firefox has lost approximately 25% of its users in the same period." The tides are shifting!
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For my birthday, my 3 boys surprised me with breakfast in bed (Cheerios, a banana, and coffee), presents, and they all decided to wear their Brave shirts to school to make me happy. How blessed am I? Very blessed.
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Some Brave Leo AI updates:
- Leo will now divulge which base model is in use if you ask.
- Support for image attachments and photos is in review NOW, will merge soon. See Nightly soon on Desktop and Android. iOS is a bit behind there.
- Tab organizer is in progress and close to review.
- Tool use merged and in prod. Client side (Browsing for you) is getting closer day by day but will be Nightly only as we work through things there.
- I'm planning to add a leo-first flag in brave://flags to work through UX enhancements to improve default URL bar actions going to Leo. Nightly only. I'll tweet details for those interested later.
Download Nightly here for the quickest access to things:
brave.com/download-nightly/
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You can learn more about Twitter tipping (Twip!) which is now available to try on @brave Nightly here brave.com/tips
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Did you know you can set your default search engine in @brave to @DuckDuckGo and then as you need to you can still use google by prefixing your search with :g
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I had a great chat with @naomibrockwell about @brave's Leo AI for her latest video "How to use AI Privately".
piped.video/watch?v=rriStH1e…
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The blazing fast @rustlang based ad-block library from @AndriusAuc hit Release channel in @brave today. Read about it here: brave.com/improved-ad-blocke…
Still not using Brave? What are you waiting for! Get it here: brave.com/download/
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0.19.48 @brave is live! 🎉🦁
Brave Payments w/ BAT
Import pwds from Firefox + Chrome
TONS of Optimizations & Fixes
github.com/brave/browser-lap…
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Grab a copy of Brave Core Beta
brave.com/download-beta/
This revamped Brave fixes a long tail of thousands of issues, has full extension support, is faster, and is packed with privacy & security features.
It took hundreds of days of long hours, and it's something we're proud of!
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As work continues on our new Brave Wallet, we released EIP 1559 support on our existing wallet just now thanks to the great work by @onybose! 🎉🦁
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I blogged about IPFS support available in today's Brave desktop Release channel build! Try it out at brave.com/download
Blog: brave.com/ipfs-support/
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0.19.53 @brave is live 🦁🎉😻🦇
MetaMask support!
Detection for Dapps when @metamask_io not installed
BAT Mercury fixes
github.com/brave/browser-lap…
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The 0.19.121 @brave release is live. It just updates to Chromium 63.0.3239.108.
github.com/brave/browser-lap…
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You can pipe output directly to your clipboard:
macOS: ls -la | pbcopy
Windows: dir | clip
Linux: ls | xclip -sel clip
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Brave Leo is using today's Sonnet 3.7 release on all channels now. Give it a try. The Brave UI says 3.5 and it will be generalized separately a bit slower.
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There's some serious work and progress being made for native #Bitcoin support in @brave's Brave Wallet 💪 github.com/brave/brave-core/…
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In today's @brave 0.62.50 release, you can now control if social media logins and embeds are allowed. If you prefer less tracking and faster page loads because you don't use them in a 3rd party context, you can disable them in about:settings
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Try it! search.brave.com
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Coin mining scripts that eat away at your CPU and battery are now blocked by default in @brave with shields up. github.com/brave/ad-block/co…
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Amazing performance improvements shipped today in @brave.
brave.com/new-brave-version-…
Awesome work @petemill and @bridiver1!
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We're looking for a @rustlang summer intern at @brave for an exciting opportunity to work on a Rust based ad block library for inclusion in our Chromium based browser. 🦀 ❤ 🦁
teddit.net/r/rust/comments/a…
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0.19.95 @brave released! 🎉🦁 ▶️
YouTube content creators now get considered and paid with BAT, claim your YouTube channel here: publishers.basicattentiontok…
Upgraded to Chromium 62.0.3202.94
Details:
github.com/brave/browser-lap…
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I'm so excited to see @brave Nightly for Android published on the play store: play.google.com/store/apps/d…
Get changes within a day from when they were developed. Report issues here: github.com/brave/brave-brows…
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And bookmarks and history coming in a similar way.
🆕 Leo, Brave Browser's built-in AI assistant, can now harness multiple browser tabs to craft smarter answers.
Perfect for:
- Research projects
- Complex analysis
- Content creation
- Product comparisons
Test Multi-Tab Context in @BraveNightly on desktop!
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0.62.51 @brave released with Chromium 73.0.3683.103. That's less than 24h since the corresponding Chrome release started to be rolled out. I'm proud of my team!
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Brave version: We don't have your data and we don't want it
W T F
mozilla.org/en-US/about/lega…
"When you upload or input information through Firefox, you hereby grant us a nonexclusive, royalty-free, worldwide license to use that information to help you navigate, experience, and interact with online content as you indicate with your use of Firefox."
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Filecoin support now in Brave 🔥🎉 brave.com/1.40-release/
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The Canadian version of "undefined is not a function" is: "Sorry about that, we're not able to call undefined".
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Today I got paid some BTC 💰 from @brave for my little blog. So cool to see content (that is even ad-free) get paid. I celebrated w/ some ☕
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New built-in search shortcuts for developers in @brave 0.12.3
@StackOverflow ":s <terms>"
@MozDevNet : ":m <terms>"
@github : ":gh <terms>"
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I feel like @brave Goggles is the biggest innovation in search in the last decade. Lean left or right? Want certain kinds of results? Pick your biases, don't allow others to pick it for you. Share and collaborate on Goggles too!
Unlike Google + Bing, Brave Search doesn’t manipulate its algorithm to bias or down-rank results. However, all search engines have some level of intrinsic bias. Goggles gives you the power to search without these limits.
Try Goggles (in beta) today! search.brave.com/goggles/dis…
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brave-core work is heating up. If you're interested in the @brave desktop rewrite progress, you can start watching and/or star this repo github.com/brave/brave-core for most pull requests, and this repo for issues: github.com/brave/brave-brows…
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🎉 @brave and @coinbase teamed up to allow you to earn BAT for watching videos and performing tasks to learn about Brave and BAT.
You can earn $10 worth of BAT on @coinbase here:
coinbase.com/earn/basic-atte…
Blog on Coinbase about it here:
blog.coinbase.com/earn-bat-w…
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So awesome to see Khan Academy and others being promoted on Brave's new tab page! 💚🧡
Today we're launching several campaigns to support non-profits fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, including @nokidhungry @getusppe @khanacademy. They receive free space to advertise and fundraise for their relief funds, and Brave users can donate BAT. brave.com/covid19-response/
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🦁 @brave 0.18 released 🎉
First run page
Optimizations
Spellcheck fixes
Shows error URL
Tab loss fix
Chromium 60.*.78
github.com/brave/browser-lap…
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Very excited to share in particular that we've been actively working on a new Brave Wallet built from scratch. Available by default, no extensions required to work with Dapps.
BAT Roadmap 2.0 — Brave Decentralized Exchange (DEX) announced: Discounts when using BAT for transaction fees, discounts for BAT holders, BAT utility for search engines; new Brave Wallet, and more brave.com/bat-roadmap-2-0
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🦁 0.19.131 @brave Hotfix Released!
Strict Site Isolation security option
Better password autofill security
Autoplay blocking enhancements
Chromium 63.0.3239.132
Various fixes
github.com/brave/browser-lap…
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The @brave team will be shipping @metamask_io next update this week. Making it the easiest way to use ÐApps. Just browse to one for a prompt
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0.10.0 🦁 @brave released!
Per site Bravery panel
Error pages
Lazy load tabs on startup
&more
github.com/brave/browser-lap…
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Proud of my son Ronnie for finishing his first full marathon today at only 11 years old.
He also raised $1,590 for the Terry Fox foundation.
@freepmarathon @TerryFoxCanada #freepmarathon
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We're hiring for nearly 20 positions over the next several months. See the first batch of jobs here:
brave.com/about-jobs.html
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I'll be doing a presentation and Q&A on @brave and @AttentionToken at the Bitcoin Center in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Please join me on Friday while there's still space. meetup.com/Bitcoin-Argentina…
Este viernes va a estar @brianbondy de @brave en el @EspacioBitcoin hablando de @AttentionToken a la comunidad local. Uno de los usos que más sentido tiene en este mundo de consumidor-producto que Mark nos acostumbró. Más info 👉 meetup.com/es-ES/Bitcoin-Arg…
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Major thank you to the @1Password team for doing the 7.1.2 Hotfix (available now) to ensure the new Brave Core Dev channel, and soon to come Beta and Release channels work together. Download 1Password and Brave core Dev channel today! brave.com/download-dev/
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This is not true, there is no inherit technical "need". Brave Wallet is a wallet like MetaMask. Brave Wallet proxies requests and drops the IP and other identifying headers. Proof by counter example.
In order to process requests from a wallet like MetaMask, Infura needs to know the IP address of the device sending the request and the blockchain address.
Why you might ask?
The answer is actually pretty standard for how web infrastructure works.
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0.19.70 @brave hotfix released! 🎉🦁
Lots of Brave ledger / BAT fixes
Upgraded to Chromium 62
More details:
github.com/brave/browser-lap…
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Looking at this Brave / BAT milestone page makes me so proud of the great team I am privileged to work with every day.
basicattentiontoken.org/time…
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Blogged "The future of Leo: A roadmap for Brave’s built-in AI browser assistant" brianbondy.com/blog/184/the-…
Also available on brave.com/leo-roadmap/
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EVM and Dapps next on iOS and Android
The Brave Wallet is now available on iOS (Android and desktop are already out). Users can store, manage, grow, and swap their crypto portfolio from a wallet built into the Brave mobile browser. brave.com/mobile-brave-walle…
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We're looking for a Senior Ruby on Rails Engineer at @brave. Please apply here: brave.com/careers/?gh_jid=23…
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0.15.310 @brave released🦁🎉
Massive perf wins
New suggestion engine
Block autoplay vids
Better pwd saving
UI zoom
github.com/brave/browser-lap…
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Packages for @brave 🦁 are here:
github.com/brave/browser-lap…
Available for:
@debian @ubuntu @SUSE @openSUSE @Linux_Mint @fedora @RedHatNews
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Built in support for magnet URLs and WebTorrent in @brave 0.13.0 🎉👏
Congratulations and thanks @feross & @dcposch!
brave.com/downloads.html
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Small 0.17.19 @brave hotfix released! 🦁🎉
Lots of perf improvements
1Password & tab page fix
WebTorrent security fix
github.com/brave/browser-lap…
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Great video about how Brave / BAT works under the hood by Yan and eV from @brave. piped.video/watch?v=oVqiS5vX…
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🦁 0.8.2 @brave live
Password saving
HTTPS Everywhere info
Full screen fixes
Chromium 49.0.2623.87
Node: 5.9
& more: github.com/brave/browser-lap…
Release v0.8.2dev: Add LGPL FFmpeg to about · brave/browser-laptop
Auditors: @diracdeltas
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