Google should have to clearly communicate to users what they did. Only few will even read and know about this. Rarely anybody will care.

Misbehavior on such a scale should at least be communicated so users can make an informed decision on their continued trust.

Given that their mediation is binding to discord too, depending on the mediator, it can be a good thing for customers too.

Opting out may be the safe way. But I have to wonder if that clause would be binding. ToS can’t overrule law.

I wouldn’t use it.

Seems to me like free plan is what browsers natively support anyway. (Scam site blacklist. I highly suspect they use the same. They can’t compete with the one Google hosts and all major browsers integrate.)

And instead of paying 15 usd per month, Windows defender is a well funded, well established, well trusted solution.

There’s no practical gain in blockage before download. Windows defender scans upon and after download, before execution.

Nothing is an annoying, confusing brand name.

None of them are FOSS. Dunno about calling them SaaS.

• My email provider, 1 € per month, posteo.de.
• My VPS (virtual private server), netcup.de.
• Does Amazon Prime count?

Firefox, uBlock Origin, adguard DNS, sponsorblock (crowdsourced video sections with auto skip), DeArrow (crowdsourced clickbait replacement), nyancat seek/progress bar, playback speed control, Dark Reader.

Same setup on Windows desktop and my Android devices.

I’ve noticed videos stopping and buffering after the first few seconds, but not always, and seemingly less so again. It was acceptable to me.

Ads get shown because they’re paid. Regular posts compete with all other posts, and user filters and subscriptions.

the relevant quote:

it’s about these special tax breaks that these companies can take in the immediate aftermath of a merger. So the company expects to write off something up to $3.5 billion connected to content costs as a result. And part of getting that tax benefit means they have to pull some of these shows from the service

(Aside from the other issues) A DVD may not even retain it for 15 years

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD#Longevity

Hardly something to bet on for continued availability.

I do. Unfortunately, I don’t have many opportunities to do so. Which may be the reason why people don’t say megameter.

And phone plans are flats.

You must mean Flatrate? A term for a flat/fixed price with unrestricted volume (the default for home internet; mobile phone plans have variance).

I’m not aware of anything being called “flats” in German. Could be an abbreviation in circles though.

I enjoyed Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon quite a bit. It’s not exceptional or great, but good. It certainly tells a unique story.

• Touchphone
• Voicetransmitter
• Walky-Talky
• Mini-PC

The alternatives are endless

Fun fact: In Germany, mobile phones are called “Handy” instead of “mobile phone”

I’d suspect your VPN is slow before suspecting ISP throttling.

you --> ISP --> target
you --> ISP --> VPN --> target

You’re introducing VPN, with different network routing, and a routing middle-man, and suspect ISP before VPN?

First huzu now suzu. Are we gonna be able to fill the alphabet?

Windows supports ARM https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/arm/overview

I have a prepaid plan that I never change. It costs nothing per month and I get 10 MB inclusive. I only add internet volume bundles when I need it for navigation for longer trips - to ensure it does not exceed that price (gets slower after).

YouTube: Johnny Cash - Hurt

I didn’t know it by name, but it’s an iconic classic. I immediately recognized it.

YouTube link for anyone else who wants to check it out/listen to it: Machine Messiah (2008 Remaster) and Machine Messiah (1980?)

/edit: My personal assessment: Too wild/disorganized for me :P