mpsprd

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   by mpsprd 4y ago

   Same. When I help relatives with their tech woes, loading a website on a vanilla browser after all these years without ads is shocking. All these flashing and moving gizmos and pop up videos. It's so jarring, like having a flashlight f
2. 92.▲
   by mpsprd 4y ago

   Crazy to see websites load this fast without ad-block. This event must be eye-opening for non tech-people...
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   by mpsprd 4y ago

   Heh. This makes me remember how the same technique was used in the "he will not divide us" trolling campaign to locate a video feed of a flag. Internet Historian has a video about IIRC.
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   by mpsprd 4y ago

   If you enjoy the read but require more convincing, I recommend following his newsletter. For instance, his analysis on crude oil price caps posted today point towards the instability of international trade and de-globalization. Very interes
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   by mpsprd 4y ago

   I strongly disagree. Normal users now do most of their computing on a web browser, making most Linux desktop issues less critical to adoption. My personal experience in the last ~5 years or so is increasingly reduced friction in adopting a