heftig@beehaw.orgtoProgramming@programming.dev•The Absolute Minimum Every Software Developer Must Know About Unicode in 2023 (Still No Excuses!)
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1 year agoYou’re actually seeing mouse pointers of other people having the page open. It connects to a websocket endpoint including the page URL and your platform (OS) and sends your current mouse position every second.
When I see the current version of Edge I’m reminded of those bloatware-packed OEM Windows preinstalls adding useless toolbars to Internet Explorer, except this time it’s a sidebar.
I’m disappointed, and when asked by people I recommend replacing Edge. Preferably with Firefox, but even Chrome is better.