The AI built him a custom browser with the DNS override feature he always wanted

The AI created a custom Firefox build with a curl --resolve style SSL and DNS override feature he wanted.

How it works

The AI creates a custom browser build
With a command-line-style override feature for secure connections and DNS he wanted

Why it’s worth knowing

Forking a browser used to be a company. Now it is a request.

Where it’s from

Summarized from a public post on news.ycombinator.com. See the original ↗

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