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DuckGuy , 22 days ago

The last bullet point might be the most impactful. Google should know the rules by now.

DuckGuy , 27 days ago

I remember "gimpshop" being a thing at one point

Well it might be a different project entirely, but PhotoGIMP is still a thing.

DuckGuy , 1 month ago

I really do wonder why more people aren't using Delta Chat.

spoiler

Me included.

Anyway. I remember using Session for a few months a couple of years ago. Something about the interface was bugging me. It felt sluggish.

DuckGuy , 1 month ago

I removed it and it was a pain.

DuckGuy , 2 months ago

Sideload uYou+ or set up Yattee. If you don't know how to do any of those things, look into DNS based ad-filtering like ControlD and install Video Lite. Or skip the DNS part and only install Video Lite, but you'll see in-app ads unless you pay the $12/y subscription.

DuckGuy , 2 months ago

YouTube's pricing is a mess. Here's a quick breakdown of their offer here in France :

• YouTube Premium (so video + music): 12€/m

• YouTube Music Premium (music only, obviously): 10€/m

One would assume based on this that Google values YouTube at only 2€/m per user. But anyway, let's take a look at their family plans for a laugh:

• YouTube Premium (6 users): 18€/m

• YouTube Music Premium (6 users still): 15€/m

Let's put aside the price discrepancy. 18/6 = 3€/m per user. All signs point to Google being ok with making between 2 and 3€ per user per month, yet such an offer doesn't exist. Hell, make it 4€, even. People would flock to it. But no, they're just being greedy.

DuckGuy , 2 months ago

Because it isn't secure at all?

DuckGuy , 2 months ago

Kind of explains why he isn't posting there then, doesn't it?

DuckGuy , 2 months ago

Obviously not.

If you're saying this because Snowden said wait he said on Twitter, I'm sorry but I wouldn't know. Not because I didn't try to read the article, I did, but because my custom DNS flagged cointelegraph.com as being malignant and blocked it. True story.

Edit: cointelegraph, not "cointelegram."

DuckGuy , 2 months ago

They silently dropped that motto eons ago.

DuckGuy , 2 months ago

Heh.

Bender laughing

DuckGuy , 2 months ago

People suggesting DNS filtering are missing the point. Yes, people should do it, but for cosmetic stuff you need a browser extension.

Anyway. I used to use Adguard. Like you, I noticed how slow it was making Safari. Worse, sometimes it simply wouldn't work even though it was supposedly active.

I gave Ghostery a try. It worked. No slowdowns or anything. Then I settled for Wipr. You can't add custom lists to it, but at least it works as intended and doesn't seem to slow down Safari.

I only ditched Ghostery because I don't exactly trust them. Otherwise it was working perfectly, too.

PS: I am obviously also using a custom DNS server. I'm a ControlD customer.

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DuckGuy , 2 months ago

Is wipr an extension?

Yep. It isn't a full-on app like Adguard.

what's the privacy like

Here's the succinct privacy notice. Nothing whatsoever is collected.

is it open source

Pretty sure it isn't.

DuckGuy , 2 months ago

You're welcome :-)

DuckGuy , 3 months ago

The Internet's Greatest Authenticity Machine

Thanks, I needed a laugh.

DuckGuy , 4 months ago

I didn't hear anyone complain when Firefox added pocket support

People did. I did. Firefox's Pocket integration is always the first thing I disable on a fresh install. You'll always find people complaining about the tiniest things :-)