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  • I actually dont understand why news and such written blogs stopped with sponsors. I dont want tracking pixels, autoplaying videos and all that bullshit. Have a static small paragraph with a referral link, thats it.

    For example on adventofcode, there was a static ad for spotify job application. This is an ad which i can advocate for. Creator of the site gets money, the ad is not intrusive, and it targets programmers who would just naturally navigate to this site.


  • Even if you agree with something, you can play the ‘devils advocate’ and say what is wrong. You need to look at both sides.

    I for example despise Apple. But i gotta admit their phones are pretty good if you just want a smartphone. Or if everything you have is apple, then the ecosystem is really nice.

    Try to understand the other side, and be the opposing person. So these conversations can happen.





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    6 months ago

    You know, RSS exists to literally circumvent this problem, albeit for articles. A lot of sites still have it, people just forgot that this is a thing. Little bit of a chore to setup, but its actually pretty nice. Obviously finding these sites is the hard part, but a good search engine (kagi btw) could make it work.

    Also PeerTube exists as well, which reduces the cost of hosting videos.


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    6 months ago

    Absolutely agree with the youtube subscription part. I am not giving them money if i can.

    So what do I do? Patreon. I watch ad free, and i give 1 dollar a month instead on patreon. Win-win.

    P.S. However, this way only a select few get money from me, but it is what it is.



  • Its crazy how polarizing the Linux experience can be. Was it a desktop or laptop? For me it was just a few clicks (Manjaro then Endeavour) on the first try and be done with it on my desktop PC. Also with dual booting.

    Hopefully next time you will have more luck! “Sadly” I cannot go back to windows now, I got Linux-pilled. Linux just treats my right without any Microsoft ads.