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My father has completely destroyed two M1 iMac installs so far. YMMV. He watches YT videos all day and is paranoid about everything. End game was he managed to
by cjk2 2y ago
My father has completely destroyed two M1 iMac installs so far. YMMV.
He watches YT videos all day and is paranoid about everything. End game was he managed to install two different VPN packages on one install and managed to install a system cleaner on another and spend about £500 in total and end up with two non working systems and higher blood pressure.
I think at this point he needs an iPad in a rugged case with screen time turned on and all his credit cards taking away. Possibly locking his hands in a box somewhere where they can't curse anything as well.
- walthamstow 2y agoHe needs an adblocker! Most YT adverts are designed to open the wallets of unsophisticated people, often giving them nothing good in return.
- cjk2 2y agoI put AdGuard on it. It’s mostly in video sponsorships (fuck you NordVPN) and I don’t think there’s an equivalent to sponsorblock for safari.
- Nextgrid 2y agoSponsorBlock for Safari exists btw, I use it. Check the App Store, though you can also compile it from scratch if you're adventurous.
- cjk2 2y agoI will have a go at this later. Thanks for the heads up.
- dotancohen 2y agoWhat was the problem with Nord?
- cjk2 2y agoI think the point is more what’s the point of NordVPN?
- dotancohen 2y agoAs opposed to any other VPN?
- javajosh 2y agoAnother option is to pony up for youtube premium, which eliminates most ads.
- mavhc 2y agoDon't give people admin rights, that's madness!
- cjk2 2y agoDifficult not to give admin rights to someone who paid for it. I tried.
- mavhc 2y agoGive them a second user with a really really complex password that's written down and sealed in an envelope. On the inside of the envelope put another piece of paper that says "I told you so"
- wpm 2y agoThis works only if you're on-call for every little thing. macOS is not Windows, running as a standard user is highly constrictive. For someone just watching YouTube videos maybe it can work, but its also incredibly infantilizing too.