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On the flipside, I was able to purchase three albums in FLAC format, DRM free, from an obscure band that I thought wouldn't have a legitimate path to purchase.

On the flipside, I was able to purchase three albums in FLAC format, DRM free, from an obscure band that I thought wouldn't have a legitimate path to purchase. https://boomkat.com/artists/magic-lantern https://boomkat.com/artists/magic-lantern I also use Linux exclusively at home, with a paranoid-level of lists added to my pihole, so I don't see anywhere near as much friction as the average user.

noja 4mo ago
> with a paranoid-level of lists added to my pihole This is your regular reminder that many websites you are visiting are proxying your data to facebook for them. There is no host to block here. Check out the Facebook Conversions API Gateway.
- BLKNSLVR 4mo ago
  Does uBlock Origin block this by default? If not, what are the counter-measures?
  - noja 4mo ago
    No and none.
    - BLKNSLVR 4mo ago
      Well that sucks, but my pihole still makes a huge enough difference to my internet experience that I can usually immediately tell if I'm not behind it.
not-kinsale-joe 4mo ago
>so I don't see anywhere near as much friction as the average user. What do you mean by friction?
- BLKNSLVR 4mo ago
  All of the things that get in the way of what you actually want when you use the internet; the list of seventeen things in section 6 of the article.