I’m the same. It is quite jaring to see an add now. They seems very obnoxious.

The only issue in have is ads in podcasts. This isn’t a huge deal as the provider usually determine add based on IP so i get a 30 second ad in a language I can’t understand.

Any solutions to this?

P.S. before I switched from YouTube I disabled all data collection and personalisation a few notable ads I used to receive:

• Ads for balls soap (this ad was repugnant)
• Ads for Muslim speed dating, with male chaperone (I’m not a Muslim)
• A 1hour Chinese party political conference, in Chinese (I don’t speak Chinese)

^ Ive got the last one saved out of curiosity.

I remember a time when YouTube was not owned by google and was ad free.

The internet was better before all of this tracking.

You could read the Red Mars series. It covers some of the points you’ve raised albeit it is Science Fiction.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_trilogy

God that game saying “Find Nathan Gould” over and over.

Get a dog next.

Sign the petition:

https://www.stopkillinggames.com/

I think I saw this season of Westworld.

Thanks for the tips. I did some got training a few months ago but hadn’t considered using it for Linux configs.

That is good advice.

Thank you for your advice. I will take it. As a beginner, I’ll start with Mint.

Would your reccomend any other secure distro for the future?

Thanks for the reply. I’m fairy average Joe. I’ll mainly use this machine for downloading files and general browsing. I don’t have any personal files or accounts on that device.

I’m mainly concerned with neglecting to enable (or disabling) something critical or accidentally downloading something malicious (although this hasn’t happened for many many years).

Thanks!

Thanks!

Thanks. I take it that software centre is like a Linux app store?

Doddle = easy Jiffie = quick

Marines quite: “It might be quick, but it ain’t easy.”

My banking app doesn’t open if Heliboard is set as my default keyboard.

Pain in the ass

I forget the name of it but there is a little known agreement that means digital services aren’t taxed. Example, I can offshore workers who connect to a server in the EU and performs work.

It covers things like Netflix streaming to EU customers without Netflix being taxed.

If you think about it this is a little odd. After all, goods are taxed when imported, why not digital services?

The EU is often criticised for having no digital leader. Switching that tax free hose off might resolve that.

I’m new to programming and still in training. Is there a replacement competitor site for stack overflow that people use?

[Serious question] Did Microsoft need to fundamentally change something, and that is why they back tracked on their Win10 evergreen promise? Or is this just a cash grab?