The less you know about your history, the easier it is to imagine you’d always be on the right side of it.
Thanks for the advice.
Already bought a VPN subscription with PIA and also setup a private DNS with cloud-flare on my android smartphone and tablet. Will look into the PC settings later.
I LL take a look into Mullvad later as well since I saw it’s a fork of Firefox which makes it a very interesting prospect.
That won’t be necessary, because I completely uninstalled it and it’s not connected to the network anymore
• Ditched Reddit for Lemmy
• Twitter for Mastodon
• Netflix, Apple+, Prime for Plex
• Gmail for Protonmail
• Outlook for Thunderbird
• partly Degoogled my android Smartphone
• switched from Vanced to Re-vanced
• Chrome for Firefox with add-ons
• Alexa for Home Assistant
• Partly switched off telemetry on Windows 10
• Got my first all unlimited contract on my smartphone
• Upgraded my ADSL to 200 Mbps
• Used FOSS quite more frequently
• Used Calibre for the first time
• Learned a lot about emulators on PC
Tbh, didn’t realised about all these things until I wrote them down
edit: formating
this is a video that everyone has to watch, and keep watching until it goes viral
I know that unfortunately it’s not going to happen.
I also know that there are numerous NGOS and less fortunate people who could really take advantage of using a pc and use it for a good cause or just enjoy it.
I also realise that there is a great number of students, even in the developed world, who could use a laptop for school and fun as well by running Linux.
instead of throwing the hardware away it could be repurposed.
Also i could use a couple of new old pcs to build a NAS for local cloud and jellyfish as well as a Batocera based emulation console for my living room.
Researchers warn that Windows 11 restrictions could send 240 million computers to landfills
Researchers warn Microsoft that Windows 11 restrictions could send 240 million computers to run Linux. FTFY
“I hate so fucking much how little customer service companies are allowed to have”.
It’s not a mater of how much customer service they’re allowed, rather than how much they choose to have. In most cases they choose to have close to none because it’s more profitable for them, so its in the best short term interest of their share holders. And yes, in most corporations, long term is thex quarter
It’s not an apples to apples comparable situation. Pun intended!
Fear of cheap Chinese EVs spurs automaker dash for affordable cars
fear of competition spurs automakers to make competitive products. FTFY
I completely agree on giving UBI to everyone, Imagine a world without artists. Without movies, TV shows, theaters, musicals, museums, books, music, sculpture, paintings, architecture.
Imagine how dull everything would be, without the creativity and imagination of these people out to use. But nowaday people just say Y0u_sH0uLd_sTuDy_SoMeThInG_t0_hAvE_iNc0mE, ignoring the consequences of the absence of arts
Your family is not eccentric. It’s exceptional. There is a big difference. Unfortunately people are afraid of that,that seems different to what they are accustomed. When they cannot do something the other can, they ridicule it. Being bullied feels like shit. Be there for your daughter and help her steam out all the feelings she has. Help her make alliances with other kids in the school. let her choose to do sports or art she likes. teachers may take her side, but don’t imagine that they’ll do something, no mater how much you complain. I hope my response has some meaning for you
Our societies have a tendancy to be more authoritarian, autocratic and consumption driven. The way the corporations are using anyone’s data is not transparent and there is no accountability for it. There is also no monetary reward for the use of my data.
Therefore, I prefer to use open source apps and federated SM.
So to answer your question, I would like transparency and accountability about my data usage, as well as compensation. And no I would not like more ads. Since I realise that my preferences are impossible, I try to make the switch I referred above
If you are referring to corporate “free” products such as email, cloud and media consumption, I use them until I’m able not to and switch to open source. ex. Gmail -> protonmail Google Drive, photos, contacts -> Next Cloud YouTube -> Jellyfin etc. If you’re referring to corporate Social Media, I just refrain from using them, except FB at the minimum due to contact with old relatives. For other Social Media consumption, I ditched Tweeter (or X or whatever) and Reddit, never used Instagram and TikTok. Switched to Federated SM like Lemmy (Duh!!!) and Mastodon.
TLDR. I value my data,but I draw the line in accordance with my ability to afford it
You should concentrate your efforts to live, not just survive.
That depends only on the competition.
20 years ago I payed €65 for 4Mbps. Now I m paying €25 for 200Mbps + a landline with unlimited local calls + an android box (that I use for PLEX and retro gaming) that provides 50+ channels through an app.That was the last renewal.
I also switched my cell provider. I used to pay €42 for unlimited calls, SMS and Data. Now I pay €25 for the whole package.
Fired… More like fired by an execution squad, or an AA gun
You’re finally awake in death row and then spend the whole adventure, shouting to others, trying to avoid knee injury
About fucking time