17:02:28 <tomman> https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31543794 this is why we can't have nice things
17:03:01 <tomman> "using local fonts? MUST NOT HAPPEN YOUR PRIVACY IS IN DANGERZ!!! Oh, let Google download 3MB of fonts on each page load, that's much safer, oh yes"
17:03:30 <tomman> > Of course, browser should use its own font rendering library instead of using a system one.
17:04:03 <tomman> and suddenly the browser decides to ignore your carefully setup font smoothing/subpixel rendering settings, but don't worry, your privacy is safe (but your eyes aren't)
17:04:21 <tomman> also, gotta love wider attack surfaces because the browser has to become the new OS!
17:04:45 <tomman> sometimes I think why sekuritah paranoids even use computers in first place if everything is UNSAAAAAFE
17:22:00 <frg_Away> tomman I regularly block remote fonts. Only enabled for some sites which used them as icons. Can't stand the fuzzy bad looking js stuff.
17:44:40 <tomman> also: apparently letting users setup their own fonts on their browsers is considered "bad for the healthy web ecosystem" (read: bad for branding and "pixel-perfect" layouts) and therefore browsers should instead bring built-in web fonts