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> eventually going to prison for around 10 months Sorry, I don't follow: going to prison for what? I fail to see the connection between screams in Github issues and going to jail.
He killed a teenager in a traffic accident, and needed money to settle with the victim's family to avoid going to jail.
Why is anyone not using uBlock Origin? Raymond's proven so far he won't be shady, and has made a tool that's incredibly resilient to anything the server side can do. The adblocker wars cannot be won by the serving side. There will always be a way to browse the Web without ads, or there will simply be fewer people using the Web; they will move onto other protocols where they can avoid ads.. at least until the marketer…
Installing ublock origin is the first thing I do whenever I get a new computer. It is wild to me that 99% of people are just browsing internet without knowing that this simple trick would make their life so much better.
Why is anyone not using uBlock Origin? Raymond's proven so far he won't be shady, and has made a tool that's incredibly resilient to anything the server side can do. The adblocker wars cannot be won by the serving side. There will always be a way to browse the Web without ads, or there will simply be fewer people using the Web; they will move onto other protocols where they can avoid ads.. at least until the marketer…
> Is there nowhere in society considered sacred enough to not litter it with advertising filth? Yes, there is still a last bastion of focus, productivity and anti-distraction. It's the terminal, which is why I find myself using TUI apps more and more as time goes on. There are specifically a few principles we need to preserve to prevent the marketers from ever getting a foothold in the terminal. They are: general com…
"Expanded Security Maintenance for Applications is not enabled.
Enable ESM Apps to receive additional future security updates. See https://ubuntu.com/esm or run: sudo pro status"
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He killed a teenager in a traffic accident, and needed money to settle with the victim's family to avoid going to jail.
What a roller coaster of a story… that’s a minor detail that was left out though
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privacy badger is redundant and unnecessary
privacy badger is useless at best and can do a disservice. uBlock origin can do everything privacy badger does and more. Also it has been known that having both privacy badger and uBlock origin causes conflicts and issues.
uBlock Origin is indeed an excellent privacy tool. However, uBlock Origin is not a replacement for Privacy Badger (nor is Privacy Badger a replacement for uBlock Origin). For one, uBlock Origin uses manually compiled ad blocker lists, while Privacy Badger automatically learns using heuristics. Both approaches have their pluses and minuses. Our FAQ goes into what makes Privacy Badger different here[1] and here[2].
> Also it has been known that having both privacy badger and uBlock origin causes conflicts and issues.
As far as I know, the two extensions work well together. Could you point me to some of these issues?
[1] https://privacybadger.org/#How-is-Privacy-Badger-different-f...
[2] https://privacybadger.org/#Is-Privacy-Badger-compatible-with...
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> Is there nowhere in society considered sacred enough to not litter it with advertising filth? Yes, there is still a last bastion of focus, productivity and anti-distraction. It's the terminal, which is why I find myself using TUI apps more and more as time goes on. There are specifically a few principles we need to preserve to prevent the marketers from ever getting a foothold in the terminal. They are: general com…
Ubuntu spams the terminal: "Expanded Security Maintenance for Applications is not enabled. Enable ESM Apps to receive additional future security updates. See https://ubuntu.com/esm or run: sudo pro status"
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Installing ublock origin is the first thing I do whenever I get a new computer. It is wild to me that 99% of people are just browsing internet without knowing that this simple trick would make their life so much better.
It's wild to me that there are people who can use the web without some kind of blocker. Without one, I find most of the web to be simply unusable.
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privacy badger is redundant and unnecessary
privacy badger is useless at best and can do a disservice. uBlock origin can do everything privacy badger does and more. Also it has been known that having both privacy badger and uBlock origin causes conflicts and issues.
Privacy Badger uses heuristics, so it is possible to get it wrong, but it gives you a UI to toggle with things and correct its heuristics. Since uBO uses manual filters, you rely on list maintainers for your blocking instead of a heuristic that can deal with new threats that manual lists haven't accounted for yet.
Using both in tandem should be better because you get the adblock lists and something on the lookout for more trackers.
Please, if the issues are there, let's see them.
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Does it work with the new Youtube ad blocker wall?
I find it funny that you are discussing how to block YouTube ads —- when you can just get YouTube premium. Makes me ask the age old question: how can creators supposed to eat?
So far, nothing's been put on the table for me to feel compelled to buy video access, or videos themselves, for. If Youtube paywalls tomorrow, I'll go somewhere else. I got by on the Web before Youtube and I'll get by after them, too.