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Ageodene

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    Comment #42511329

    You don't need to "turn off the bad features" because they are opt-in to begin with.

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    Comment #42119432

    IIRC those are only 256 kbps. I get that MP3 is a lossy format, but still, they could at the very least offer 320 kbps. I was under the impression Amazon wasn't short on server spa…

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    Comment #40010944

    > $5/unlimited would be more reasonable Hell, I'd even take $5/600. 300 is just ridiculously low. I like the service, mind you, but really can't justify paying $10/m (+ tax now) fo…

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    Comment #40010911

    > have to check those out! Dropping a quick link if anyone is interested: https://kagi.com/stats?stat=leaderboard

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    Comment #36556977

    You can install "Sink it for Reddit" to remove that obnoxious "pretty please install our app." banner. It also does other stuff to make their mobile website not as bad, but it stil…

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    Comment #36074919

    Well, I don't mind it but I don't exactly like it either. It looks too agressive.

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    Comment #35605188

    Man I haven't used Google in 10 years yet I still say I "Googled it." It's just a saying at this point, not an endorsement.

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    Comment #35592165

    There's Google Play Pass.

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    Comment #35413345

    If you're only searching for family-friendly stuff Kagi is pretty good (anything NSFW yields no result), but there's no way I'd be willing to pay that much money for a search engin…

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    Comment #28938642

    They are indeed using Bing: >However for some features, like searching for images, Brave Search will fetch results from Microsoft Bing. Source: https://brave.com/brave-search-beta/…

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    Comment #28895393

    Deezer have that option. When you're listening to something you don't like you can click on a little frowny face, then they will ask you if you want to never hear this song again o…

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    Comment #28834557

    The crypto stuff in Brave is opt-in to begin with.

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    Comment #28823141

    iPhone users can also block ads, and not just in Safari but in other apps, too. Just like an Android phone can. Blokada should work fine. I personally use AdGuard Pro.

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    Comment #28767972

    >The professor couldn’t understand how we did it, so gave a low mark. That was genuinely upsetting to read.