nadram
@nadram@lemmy.world
humble Life explorer
- Comment on Regain Control in my ass 2 months ago:
The first punch in my ass 😅😅😅 by Pierce The Veil
- Comment on Linus Tech Tips uploaded a video showing how to block ads on Youtube. Which was removed by Youtube for community guidelines violations. 2 months ago:
Even on mobile? is there a solution that does not involve root access?
- Comment on Linus Tech Tips uploaded a video showing how to block ads on Youtube. Which was removed by Youtube for community guidelines violations. 2 months ago:
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…
- Comment on Patreon will have to use Apple's in-app purchase system or be removed from the App Store 3 months ago:
Faster than in the US or anywhere else
- Comment on Patreon will have to use Apple's in-app purchase system or be removed from the App Store 3 months ago:
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.
- Comment on CrowdStrike offers a $10 apology gift card to say sorry for outage | Some of the people said that when they went to redeem the offer, they got an error message saying the voucher had been canceled 3 months ago:
If only that were true…
- Comment on Microsoft has gone too far: including a Game Pass ad in the Settings app ushers in a whole new age of ridiculous over-advertising 4 months ago:
… Cool reply, thanks. Anyways, I do hope now is the time linux will take off. I recently did the switch myself
- Comment on Microsoft has gone too far: including a Game Pass ad in the Settings app ushers in a whole new age of ridiculous over-advertising 4 months ago:
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.
- Comment on Microsoft has gone too far: including a Game Pass ad in the Settings app ushers in a whole new age of ridiculous over-advertising 4 months ago:
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.
- Comment on What's stopping you from using Ecosia? Your searches could plant trees! 6 months ago:
No such assumption is made. Ecosia is clear when an entire project fails, and takes into account tree survival rates when they claim to have planted over 200 million trees. It’s all clarified on their website. Regardless of all of that, they take all ad-revenue to reforest and I’d say that’s a better deal than Google or MS.
- Comment on What's stopping you from using Ecosia? Your searches could plant trees! 6 months ago:
They’re a non-profit, they plant trees, and they’re carbon negative. So what are they green-washing?
- Comment on What's stopping you from using Ecosia? Your searches could plant trees! 6 months ago:
Fair enough. I was using Google + uBlock Origin. I tolerate the ads now on Ecosia and I actually click them when it’s what I was searching for.
- Comment on What's stopping you from using Ecosia? Your searches could plant trees! 6 months ago:
OK posting here to address the skepticism, which I completely understand and have been through. Here are some articles that came up when simply searching “is ecosia legit”: Utopia “Ecosia is certainly legit. It’s above board”, Snopes “Ecosia makes money through advertisements on its search engine. While a portion of that money is used to fund the operational costs of the business, about 80% of its surplus revenue is donated to environmental organizations and tree-planting projects around the world.”, GoodGoodGood, TechJunkie and there’s plenty more
- Comment on What's stopping you from using Ecosia? Your searches could plant trees! 6 months ago:
They partner with multiple search providers, not just MS. And yes ad-blockers, but I’ve disabled it for ecosia.org
- Comment on What's stopping you from using Ecosia? Your searches could plant trees! 6 months ago:
Huh? Not that I know of. They’re going strong, taking on more projects around the world and are pretty transparent about what they do - they had an article about how / why one of their projects failed which i read but can’t find right now.
- Comment on What's stopping you from using Ecosia? Your searches could plant trees! 6 months ago:
I was really skeptical at first, but they’re legit. It’s a non-profit that’s been around since 2009, based in Berlin. Have a look at their blog, you’ll find project updates, the financials are broken down by expenditure and much more. Finally they’re getting some spotlight with this recent TechCrunch article and their big efforts on Social. What really hooked me in is that they signed a legal contract binding them to the not-for-profit purpose forever - more on this
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- Comment on Prime Video subs will soon see ads for Amazon products when they hit pause 6 months ago:
100% relatable. Done with these abusive subscriptions.
- Comment on Prime Video subs will soon see ads for Amazon products when they hit pause 6 months ago:
I never used Prime Video, and I cancelled my Prime subscription in protest against this shit. Never going back.
- Comment on How is the US able to instantly stop an attack from Iran but powerless when Israel attacks hospitals? 7 months ago:
You’re right about that specific hospital, but it’s not the only one that was involved in the conflict.
- Comment on How is the US able to instantly stop an attack from Iran but powerless when Israel attacks hospitals? 7 months ago:
US politicians are unfortunate hostages to their bigger sponsors / financiers. Most of the players on both sides of the US political spectrum have been funded by israeli or pro-israeli contributors. We call Israel an ally, and that’s a nice coat of shiny paint to hide the Stockton syndrome.
- Comment on What web services do you subscribe to? 7 months ago:
Surfshark VPN and YouTube premium. Recently cancelled Netflix and Amazon prime. Not much but I’ve had enough of subscriptions.
- Comment on enjoy 8 months ago:
That took me back to the late 90s
- Comment on Cory Doctorow wants to wipe away enshittification of tech 9 months ago:
Prime example of enshitification 🤣🤣
- Comment on It is essential to stop using Chrome. Under the pretense of saving users from third-party spyware, Google is creating an ecosystem in which Chrome itself is the spyware. 10 months ago:
Chrome is great at multi-user switching. FF in comparison is @$$ in that respect… I went back to FF around a month ago after a decade long hiatus.
- Comment on Soon, Google has even more leverage against adblockers - gHacks Tech News 11 months ago:
Image This website talking yeah about Google ads 🤣
- Comment on Elon Musk on X antisemitism controversy: “Don’t advertise. Go f*** yourself” 11 months ago:
Unfortunately I think Threads is going to be the big winner here… People love the brands; Meta attracts more than Mastodon…
- Comment on The Weekly 'What are you playing?' Discussion 11 months ago:
Chained Echoes as recommended by a friend. What. A. Game!!! 30 hours in now and i can easily see myself going 100 hours on this. Beautiful story, art and mechanics, tons of old school jrpg feels. Love it
- Comment on 11 months ago:
All they need to know is how much it sold. We’re 3 months in on a game that takes less than 50 hours to complete.
- Comment on Weird 🤔 1 year ago:
there is a lot of anger
