DeadNinja

DeadNinja OP , 5 months ago to piracy in Visits to piracy websites have increased 12% in the past four years

I don’t exactly recall when or where I heard/read this quote, but man it is dope

• "it should not be a concern when people pirate your content, it should be when people don’t even want to pirate your content"

DeadNinja OP , 5 months ago to piracy in Visits to piracy websites have increased 12% in the past four years

I hope you noticed that the key phrase in your comment is “your content”

Good luck claiming any of the content on the streaming platforms as “your”

DeadNinja , 5 months ago to funny in #LoveYourImperfections

Abort mission ! Abort mission ! I repeat - abort mission !!

DeadNinja OP , 5 months ago to piracy in Visits to piracy websites have increased 12% in the past four years

What’s that about only getting 720p though?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4GZUCwVRLs

DeadNinja , 5 months ago to technology in Adblock: Google did not slow down and lag YouTube performance with ad blocker on - Neowin

ABP has that stinky practice of marking ads as “acceptable” (basically those companies pay ABP to be on their “allowlist”).

As has already been mentioned - stop using ABP, and use uBO instead. It’s a lifesaver.

DeadNinja , 5 months ago to lemmyshitpost in Deep Sports Analysis

Just Do It ®

DeadNinja , 5 months ago to nostupidquestions in What's the best way to read a book in a dark room?

Are there e-readers with very very dim light that still allow comfortable reading?

I have not used any myself, but I have heard that both Kindle e-reader and Kobo support this.

DeadNinja , 5 months ago to news in Trump claims he didn’t have ‘fair notice’ that Georgia actions could be illegal

“Hey, I just tried to break into my school principal’s room on a weekend to change my exam grade - because, you know, bad grades don’t look good on me - BUT WHY IS THIS BEING MADE INTO SUCH A TOPIC ???”

DeadNinja , 5 months ago to technology in You probably don't need a VPN

Whenever I hear this argument

“Most people are not interesting enough to profile, so they don’t need this XYZ privacy tool…”

I always have this ready as a counter argument

"Only a stupid person would not care about pickpockets just because his wallet does not have much cash - a pickpocket will not ask you how much cash you have before picking your wallet, and even if your wallet turns up to be empty, the pickpocket is not going to be a gentleman and return that to you.

Tracking/profiling for Ads on the internet happen en masse; you are just one of a million data points that build a profile - it doesn’t care whether you as an individual are interesting or not".

DeadNinja , 6 months ago to piracy in [Discussion] Have you ever pirated something because you forgot you own it?

to see if it was worthwhile.

If you are done with what you were set out to do, then sure, upgrade it if it’s free.

DeadNinja , 6 months ago to technology in Tesla Recalls 2 Million Cars to Fix Autopilot Safety Flaws

Tesla should recall Musk, for good.

DeadNinja , 6 months ago to technology in Pluralistic: "If buying isn't owning, piracy isn't stealing"

I don’t exactly recall when or where I heard/read this quote, but man it is dope

• "it should not be a concern when people pirate your content, it should be when people don’t even want to pirate your content"

DeadNinja , 6 months ago to nostupidquestions in When not thinking about it, do you notice your blinking?

Right. The same goes for clothes that you wear - you don’t really feel the fabric on your skin unless you really pay attention.

DeadNinja , 7 months ago to news in Column: Elon Musk is an antisemite. What can anyone do about it?

Elon Musk is an antisemite. What can anyone do about it?

Make him take off his pants and sit on a lighted Menorah.

DeadNinja , 7 months ago to lemmyshitpost in Don't forget to tip your gas station

Welcome to New Jersey /s