I play one and watch one at the same time. Never more than that simultaneously just so i can really focus

I was in your situ a few months ago. I put some distros on USB sticks, decided which one was more to my liking (Ubuntu) and then went for the full install a week into it. There were unexpected unpleasant surprises, namely i had to repartition my ssd drive (and reinstall Ubuntu), and i ran into some issues with read/write permissions for USB sticks. Try distros and install on your old laptop like you said. Test drive it to your satisfaction

Even on mobile? is there a solution that does not involve root access?

Firefox, UBO, Privacy Badger, and YT Premium. Sorry if I disappoint, but that family account with YT music is a great solution. Not to say I wouldn’t reconsider when prices increase…

How do you make a bot register as a bot?

Other than the political misinformation, dangerous comments must be silenced, like ones recommending we drink bleach to heal ourselves… just an example. Free speech is not an open invitation to lie, misinform, incite wanton violence etc… The limit to free speech is that line beyond which we cause harm.

Faster than in the US or anywhere else

I would argue Patreon cannot have an app on the App Store as it would cause them to mess up their (and the users’) business models… 30% is huge !!! I am baffled by why they would bend to Apple instead of upgrading their website.

In the meantime we can get a portable solid state power station https://yoshinopower.com/

If only that were true…

I might be wrong but those do not make use of AI do they? It’s just programming for some repetitive tasks.

… Cool reply, thanks. Anyways, I do hope now is the time linux will take off. I recently did the switch myself

Unfortunately these are not a serious threat to them. When it comes to personal desktop / laptop OS market share, linux is in the single digits.

Forget Apple. Without buying any new hardware, i managed to replace Windows with Ubuntu just a month ago. My most hated moment on windows was the time i saw the onedrive ad in file explorer… That felt way too intrusive.

Well said and a good reminder to keep our loyalties / fanboyisms in check

I did not mean that they get paid by governments… loss of revenue comes with loss of market share. You’re not likely to pay for Mozilla VPN if Mozilla cannot offer their services in your country.

With the same logic, nothing is stopping people to download firefox from alternative sources 🤷‍♂️ There would be losses in market share (in Russia) had they refused to play along, but now Mozilla spread it’s buttcheeks for governments to impose themselves. Once again, it’s mostly about the money.

Factually correct :) Sony use symbols not letters

How it has not caught on to call it Xitter (Shitter)… I don’t know

it’s greed. whether under a socialist regime, capitalist, communist or other, all it takes to destroy the system is for greedy people in power to force it open by buying judges and politicians. capitalism is in no way a prerequisite.