Hmmm...never thought of it like that. That certainly does put things into perspective. Even so, it does feel like we're being cheated out of our money when we pay for something and are not able to access it later. I'm currently on an audiobook platform called Libro.fm, and when I purchase an audiobook there, I am given the option to download a separate audio file that allows me to listen to the audiobook in another media player (e.g. VLC). Can't these movie and tv show platforms do the same thing?
heygooberman
joined 2 years ago
Aww this is so cute!
To quote a line from Star Wars, "This deal is getting worse all the time!"
Well, I guess now is as good a time as any to become a pirate. Drink up me hearties, yo-ho!
Well, for the users, I guess this is a lesson for them to not bank on a Big Tech company like Apple to cover their financial credit and transactions.
While I largely agree with the options that Tuta provides, I think the article could've been more succinct and to the point if they condensed all the Firefox forks like PaleMoon and WaterFox under one category. Also, I'm not sure if Brave should be on this list, not just because of their Chromium foundation but also because of their use of cryptocurrency, something I consider very suspicious and unsustainable. Finally, I question whether DuckDuckGo should be on the list. True, they are more private when compared to Google and all, but aren't they limited to what they can block through their contract with Microsoft? I remember hearing/reading something about that.
You're absolutely right about PeerTube. However, given the recent decisions made by YouTube and its parent company on adblocking, I think we might see a surge in PeerTube content and development soon.
One thing I have noticed in the past year is that whenever Big Tech services become compromised or make controversial decisions, the Fediverse equivalent starts to bloom. I joined Mastodon and Lemmy earlier this year because of the controversies surrounding X and Reddit. Now that YouTube has done the same, I think we will soon see a "great migration" to PeerTube.
Just my two cents.
I believe this has been going on for a while now. It's one of the reasons why I switched over to Proton Mail.
Linux Mint with a secondary partition running EndeavourOS
I made the switch to Linux about 1.5 years ago. Never looked back. I started with Linux Mint and have been happy with it ever since. Now, I'm learning about Arch Linux and trying to make that my primary driver.
FYI, you don't have to get a Steam Deck to try out gaming. I'm sure your current distro would support that quite well. But, if you're looking for something that is portable, then I definitely recommend the Steam Deck. Now is a good time to get one, since they released a refresh with an OLED screen. Also, the Steam Deck runs on Arch Linux, so if you're ever interested in checking that out, then definitely get a Steam Deck.
I don't know whether to cautiously applaud or be even more concerned about another "AI" being released way too early than it should.