some functionality of Tridactyl are disallowed becsuse of the plugin system Web Extension that Firefox uses. https://github.com/tridactyl/tridactyl#webextension-related-issues Qutebrowser on the other hand is built from the base up to be used like that.
If you have a specific problem you might find some answers in the issues on their GitHub (Tridactyl’s) or open a new issue…
Some time ago someone was suggesting bookwyrm as a federated alternative to Goodreads…
I had a kindle and now I have a Kobo, I still read oj my phone if I get stuck somewhere and I don’t have my e-reader with me, but e-readers are so much better. Less eye strain, less distractions from notifications or random thoughts. IMO if you read more than a book a year you probably should have an e-reader. Just my 2 cents.
I buy books, most of the times I read them. ebooks have been my salvation space wise, project Gutenberg saved me money wise, at least for the classics.
The Hyperion saga is very enjoyable. If you didn’t read them already The Martian and Project Hail Mary by andy Weir are outstanding.
I think that the start was a PCMCIA or PC Card.
Tracking stuff came as soon as you could communicate asynchronously with a server, really. It became widely known and a plague in the 10s but it started as soon as Ajax was available. Keep in mind that Google and most of the websites were free and ads driven almost from the start because that was the only way to create a critical mass of users.