the entire reason I switched to Linux – back in January I asked myself “if I have to fight my operating system to make it work right for me anyways, why pay for the privilege?”

like sure updates break things on Linux too occasionally but at least they don’t reinstall spyware I had to spend a day ripping out after the last update.

A shitpost I made years ago

I now can’t watch this movie without being reminded of Dick in a Box, and if I can’t, neither can any of you

Conservatives: I like [insert obnoxious conservative figurehead] because they tell it like it is, they mean what they say

Also conservatives, sometimes in the same breath: Fake! [obnoxious conservative figurehead] didn’t mean that! Taken out of context! 'Tis but a jape!

Jesus fuck the reality distortion field is strong, it’s like doublethink but without being a clever social trick to survive, it’s just they’re that stupid.

Honestly, I’d say this depends more on the narration than the content. A good narrator can make any topic interesting, a great narrator can do that and make it soothing enough to fall asleep to.

Just start swearing at it and it will usually connect you, the nastier the better.

snip, forgot that was changed from default

… I mean, yeah. lmao

is there a “non-credible economics” community?

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Because as we all know, being a gamer means you can’t also be a fucking moron.

… Wait.

One experience with other people on Xbox Live voice chat can disprove that.

Something about being allergic to cats makes cats really, really like you for some reason. No bullshit, literally 10-15 minutes ago I was carrying groceries inside and a neighborhood cat randomly walked right up to my front step and started rubbing itself on me while my dogs barked like mad out the glass door.

and yes I sat down and pet the cat for a bit. I dunno how true this is for other people with cat allergies, but I only really have trouble with them in enclosed spaces, homes with indoor cats just suuuuuck to breathe in.

Also has allergen warnings.

You’d be shocked how much candy that doesn’t contain nuts, might contain enough to kill someone with a severe allergy. Half my halloween candy when I was a kid, every year, would end up going to my mother for that exact reason.

actually I’m allergic to peanuts and treenuts, so a Snickers would probably only expedite my exit (can’t eat them due to allergy warnings)

literally just trying to stay alive until my mother passes away, just so she doesn’t have to bury a child. Then it can finally be over.

Like, I got personal reasons I think life sucks, but boy howdy I have no shortage of “big picture” reasons too. The future is bleak, at best.

explain the part where I misled anyone? Do you still get YouTube ads even after blocking YouTube’s servers? I’d be interested to see that, if so. Otherwise, I forgive your stupidity.

never underestimate the tenacity and ingenuity of spiteful pirates. It’s been a while since I last used invidious, but I can’t imagine it being permanently broken. in the meantime – Piped, then?

If things get real stupid, we might have to employ AI to identify and strip ads from videos before mirroring. edit: Someone has, in fact, already trained an AI to identify ads in a video, with apparently 97.4% accuracy. So, the hard part’s already been done.

all these people missing the part where I said “holding a shotgun” – I guarantee you’ll never see a YouTube ad on your network again if no data from their servers ever gets past your router. It’s not a subtle or precise option, but it is highly effective. Much like a shotgun.

Then you can just use peertube, piped, or invidious when that gets fixed

not pictured: the pihole just out of frame, holding a shotgun

my personal favorite:

although, the scenery one is pretty good, too