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zcd, do piracy w [Request] Remove ads from Duolingo?

Pihole

can,

Someday, but I need a device to run that on.

zcd,

You can run it on literally anything including a virtual machine, android tv box, old laptop from the trash…

can,

My current laptop might as well be from the trash lol. I do have old android devices but that seems inefficient especially with battery concerns. I do have an old android tv box I never got working. Maybe that’s something I’ll look into. Thanks.

kratoz29,
@kratoz29@lemm.ee avatar

Huh? How do you run PiHole on ATV?

Pulp,

Might as well use nextdns then

sabreW4K3, do piracy w [Request] Remove ads from Duolingo?
@sabreW4K3@lemmy.tf avatar

Just set up a school.

scrubbles, do games w Controllers with paddles?
!deleted6348 avatar

The Razer Wolverine is by far the best controller I’ve ever purchased. Got it now… 7 years ago and it’s still just an absolute champ. The initial price may scare off some, and the fact that it’s wired, but it’s the best damn controller I’ve ever used.

Flappers are 2 can be mapped to existing buttons (I have mine as up/down on the D-pad), and the other 2 raise/lower sensitivity of the sticks. So I can hold a flapper while sniping to get real precise.

It also has two little toggles on the inside between the bumpers which I have mapped to left/right on the dpad, which is really nice because I don’t have to take my fingers off the sticks, Witcher 3 this is amazing because what’s how you pull out a specific sword.

Cannot recommend more, Razer Wolverine.

downpunxx, do piracy w If all adblocks get deleted, would you still pirate?
@downpunxx@kbin.social avatar

lol, what? Ad Blocking doesn't protect you from being discovered committing piracy, VPN's do

TheHobbyist, do piracy w If all adblocks get deleted, would you still pirate?

For people who pirate because they can’t afford the increasingly more expensive games, how does the removal of adblocks change anything?

sovietknuckles,
@sovietknuckles@hexbear.net avatar

I think they’re talking about ads on download pages making it more difficult to click the correct download button when pirating

Pulp,

Using those sites is just asking for trouble

sovietknuckles,
@sovietknuckles@hexbear.net avatar

Agreed

hellequin67, (edited ) do piracy w [Request] Remove ads from Duolingo?

You can try a private DNS, easy to set up in Android and blocks ads in most apps and browsers

Libredns

Mullvaddns

can,

Are there downsides to using these?

hellequin67,

None that I can think.

They’re no slower from what I see on daily use and both are privacy focused.

theKalash, do piracy w If all adblocks get deleted, would you still pirate?

There will always be adblock in some form, it can’t be removed.

But even if it somehow happened, I don’t see how that would affect my pirating. Sure, some torrent sites might be a bit harder to navigate, but that’s just an inconvenience.

hellequin67,

They can remove adblocks all they want.

Private DNS will still exist, there’s at least two that have noads DNS, Mullvad and LibreDNS.

They work in most browser’s/devices etc.

matey,

I believe Proton also has the ability to block ads via DNS.

Onionizer,

That doesn’t work if the ad is served from the same server as the website

Appoxo,
@Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com avatar

And if, a browser will be forked that can still use the extension interface.

iHUNTcriminals, (edited ) do piracy w If all adblocks get deleted, would you still pirate?

It would just bring back street crime and physical boosting and robbery. Same thing for blocking porn… all the creepy 70/80/90s shit would come back…

theKalash,

I really hate ads, too. But I don’t think I would be turning to street crime because of them.

iHUNTcriminals, (edited )

Idk I guess I mean like boosted vendors. In 90s and early 00 I used to go to expos or even certain street vendors and they would have boosted or ripped movies and software.

And in terms of porn I mean sex spots scattered around cities and towns.

theKalash,

But why would this happen because of ads?

I don’t see this direct link between adblockers and being able to pirate stuff.

Vaggumon, do piracy w If all adblocks get deleted, would you still pirate?
@Vaggumon@lemm.ee avatar

I pirate cause the companies that produce what I want are greedy shit bags not because of ads.

zbecker, (edited ) do piracy w If all adblocks get deleted, would you still pirate?
@zbecker@mastodon.zbecker.cc avatar

@XeryBlox most people who pirate a lot have automated setups that auto download every. The software stack that's commonly used is *Arr.

Sonarr for TV, Radarr for movies and lidarr for music.

There are also no ads when you go to the trackers directly via the API. Same for usenet indexers

FilthyHands, do games w Controllers with paddles?
@FilthyHands@sh.itjust.works avatar

The Xbox Elite V2 was one of the worst purchases I ever made. Left stick drift and a sticky LB about 60 days after purchase, when the warranty was for only 30 days. They just recently started selling replacement parts but I feel it’s too little, too late.

APurplPanther,
@APurplPanther@lemmy.world avatar

Same issue, at one point I had two of and cycling warranty replacements on both (they bumped it up to 1 year).

I recently got the white version which doesn’t come with the additional accessories (I had a ton already from all the warranty replacements). It’s been holding up a lot better than my older black Elite 2s.

NuPNuA,

Where as I brought one Amazon open box returns for half price and it didn’t develop any drift until three years down the line which is understandable giving how many hours a day I play. Seems either I got lucky or you unlucky.

FilthyHands,
@FilthyHands@sh.itjust.works avatar

There were enough reviews warning me that this was a possibility, but I usually get lucky on these kind of things. Plus I liked the feel/design. I still use the elite as my main gamepad, but I find myself using kb+m more often on games where I prefer a gamepad. I really want to get something else, but can’t justify buying another premium controller right now. This thread has shown me some options that I wasn’t aware of. And for sure I will be double checking the warranty next time!

Rhynoplaz,

I used to get drift on EVERY Xbox controller in less than a year. The kids got older and started dropping them on the floor less, and lo and behold, my controllers last years without any drift. 🤷🏻‍♂️

FilthyHands,
@FilthyHands@sh.itjust.works avatar

I kept mine in the case when not in use 😪 I have original ps2/3 controllers that still hold center. The sticks feel terrible, but they work.

Kissaki, do piracy w [Request] Remove ads from Duolingo?
@Kissaki@feddit.de avatar

Using a DNS that blocks ad domains works for blocking third party apps. The duolingo video ad still shows up though.

DNS is a OS setting.

Closing an reopening the app works too as a workaround. Progress is saved on completion, before the ad.

Apollo2323, do piracy w If all adblocks get deleted, would you still pirate?

Blocking ads its not piracy.

theKalash, (edited )

I think it’s a qoute from some sitcome, I don’t remember where I heard it. But it’s “Not watching the ads is like stealing TV!”. And it’s about just changing the channel during an ad break. It’s clearly a joke, too. But maybe some people actually believe that.

wolfshadowheart,
@wolfshadowheart@kbin.social avatar

It's quoting Linus Tech Tips. And he's being mostly genuine about it.

Jerbil, do piracy w If all adblocks get deleted, would you still pirate?
@Jerbil@hexbear.net avatar

I don’t see how these two things correlate. Private trackers don’t have ads on them and many public ones that require an account don’t either. Are you still downloading things through a browser with jdownloader?

juliebean, do piracy w If all adblocks get deleted, would you still pirate?

i have no idea what connection you think there is between piracy and adblockers. if anything, wouldn’t killing all adblockers encourage more piracy, not less?

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