It’s funny how my opinion of this really is:
Linux > Only using a smartphone (GrapheneOS) > Only using a smartphone (LineageOS) > Only using a smartphone (ARM Linux) > Literally not having a computer at all > Returning to the woods and living completely off-grid for the rest of my sorry days > Screaming into the void hoping it claims me > Chromebook > Mac > Windows
I just did Linux/Chromebook(derogatory)/Mac/Windows but it really didn’t capture my disdain for the last 3 enough
It’s very wrong about my entire setup, but it’ll be because it can tell you didn’t download some things
Is there a reason to be concerned about the blocking anywhere besides email? I can’t think of any, but I might not be thinking of some usecases
I use two: Namecheap and omg.lol.
Admittedly omg.lol isn’t a traditional registrar, but they do give you a domain name and other stuff (I don’t use most of it), but it’s $20/yr
Namecheap varies, but last I checked it was a bit cheaper. Not by much, maybe $15/yr for my .monster domain?
Honestly, I don’t even code much, and I didn’t at all when I downloaded emacs, but it’s so damn useful that it stays open any time my PC is on. Only time I close it is to make sure that my files stay synced when I leave my laptop on, and do something on my desktop.
I’m not sure if bluetooth hacking is enough of a concern to be a problem? I’ve never heard of any major cases of it, and of all things, I doubt a music player would be a high enough value target for them to bother with? Could do something meant to spread to other devices, sure, but… I doubt the risk is high enough to be a primary concern.
Semi-related, but I did learn something: The modern name for MP3 players is DAP (Digital Audio Player), which can help with searching for them.
It’s opt-out. The default experience of DDG is with AI. They have a subdomain without AI, and you can disable it on the main domain.
Opt-in would be if it were disabled by default on the main domain, and they had a subdomain for AI.
Yeah, with the way activity pub works it doesn’t pull the old info, it just gets new posts. I know you can usually take a link to a post and search it and it’ll pull, but Friendica didn’t get anything from one of the trail links, though friendica is picky
Poked around, there’s a demo instance with a demo account. Plugged it into Friendica, and it seems to pull the info.
Not sure where you are in the world, but 4tb drives are $80? Which like. $80 is a lot when you ain’t got it, but in computer terms it’s probably the cheapest part in the box
RAM’s expensive, storage has gotten pretty cheap, at least for HDDs.
Given your sunny disposition, I’ll politely decline.
Most countries. The bigger concern is typically whether they can compell them to keep logs, which not all can. Sweden (I believe) is one where they can compell a company to share logs, but not keep logs
I like it! Bookmarking for future reference, since it seems helpful. Only thing I’d noticed that I think would be a good addition: Some kind of XMPP client, at least one of them. I use Dino on desktop primarily (fairly modern UI, has the core features in, but is made for GNOME so looks a bit funky on anything else), but Kaidan, Pidgin, and a few others exist.
I both love, and hate this. Thanks.
This is what I do. I use strawberry on desktop, and all of it is linked to ListenBrainz for recommendations
For comparability with each other, this table from Hagezi’s block list on github is a good reference
Honestly the difference mostly comes down to the software you use, from what I can tell. Generally if you use an extension it will be more comprehensive in the blocking, since some sites (like YouTube) serve ads from their own domains.
Also, the Adblock format is what’s used by a lot of the software that blocks ads at a DNS level, at least that consumers will use. Per the table it supports Pi-hole, AdGuard, AdGuard Home, eBlocker, uBlock Origin, Brave (only in aggressive mode), AdNauseam, and Little Snitch Mini, which is pretty comprehensive.
Aside that there’s hosts if you want to do it on a Linux desktop. I don’t recommend that, as you need to manually update the list every so often, though I’m sure it could be automated if you really want to.
Personally I just shoved one of Hagezi’s into AdGuard Home and called it a day. I check it about once a week to see what domains are getting pinged most, and block any suspicious ones.
Edit: No idea why the table condensed that much in the picture, removing it since it’s not really useful if you can’t see the whole table
Here’s hoping they put their money where their mouth is.
I mean, yeah, it’s your computer. Just login on the root account, nothing bad ever comes of that, not even once, nope.
Who needs ISOs in 2026?
To be fair, part of this is my own experience. I’ve owned a Chromebook (still have it… Somewhere?), and know how it works. I’ve never once touched a Mac xD