Post AOrphaZihVIksrycDI by inference@plr.inferencium.net
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(DIR) Post #AOfe9nhZxVREMDorya by lerk@comm.network
2022-10-17T18:54:30Z
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#windows is mafia software
(DIR) Post #AOgVthNN6cJ5d58eh6 by Mek101@mstdn.io
2022-10-18T07:28:29Z
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@lerk Ain't even sure that's legal
(DIR) Post #AOgWbM7hU5DuSNcraq by inference@plr.inferencium.net
2022-10-18T07:36:13.668512Z
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@Mek101 @lerk Why not? It's just detecting battery usage same as Android does...I see unreasonable hate here.
(DIR) Post #AOgZqS3Y0WAX41Zb72 by Mek101@mstdn.io
2022-10-18T08:12:39Z
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@inference @lerk I mean "switch to Microsoft Edge" part
(DIR) Post #AOgZx99agWaYSwameG by inference@plr.inferencium.net
2022-10-18T08:13:47.189122Z
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@Mek101 @lerk If Edge does actually save battery (and it probably will because both Chromium-based and has Windows system integration), they aren't lying. I don't see an issue.
(DIR) Post #AOgfXZJ7QI3tmAEfOS by alyx@gameliberty.club
2022-10-18T09:16:31Z
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@lerk I know I've read some independent reviews that proved Edge did save the most battery out of the big competitors. I know it usually suspends tabs as soon as you leave them, so they don't use up CPU cycles.
(DIR) Post #AOgfeadMtBjFuw3Tqi by alyx@gameliberty.club
2022-10-18T09:17:47Z
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@inference @lerk @Mek101 It's not even an issue of system integration. Edge just suspends tabs when not in use.
(DIR) Post #AOgjGkYyikALZwtDX6 by doctormo@mastodon.social
2022-10-18T09:56:00Z
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@inference @lerk @Mek101 it is a lié. From a programmers perspective it's just nonsense dressed up as advice. From a monopoly perspective it's clearly an abuse of power
(DIR) Post #AOgjGl9UWzNBPByNRg by inference@plr.inferencium.net
2022-10-18T09:58:10.368569Z
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@doctormo @lerk @Mek101 If it works, it works. Your opinion doesn't change that.You're using Windows, and Edge is built-in, and it works, and it suspends tabs, and these things really work.
(DIR) Post #AOgmEaAGi8tObyzQSO by lerk@comm.network
2022-10-18T10:31:31Z
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@alyx but even if it was true, that annoying OS bombards me with mafia like dialogs where I have a "choice" that is either "Yes" or "(less) Yes"That edge dialog is just the tip of the iceberg, It also shows up while changing the standard browser or even searching bing in edge for "firefox" (A huge "ad" appears on top of the results page).
(DIR) Post #AOgmnfyT6QOWlWCjAW by alyx@gameliberty.club
2022-10-18T10:37:51Z
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@lerk I wouldn't call it mafia, but yes it's annoying. But I also seem to remember Google advertising Chrome when using their search engine from a different browser. And then there's Apple... Point is, I think it's common practice for companies to advertise their own products within their own ecosystem. I doubt there's anything that can be done about it.
(DIR) Post #AOgnqNCJTDjdLyWv7A by antones_mp@libretooth.gr
2022-10-17T21:57:39Z
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@lerk mafia software indeed. I've discovered that they had made "something" recently on Edge and although I'm using a custom "dns over https" service, the browser can *see* now what are my url requests and bans a torrent service I'm using. (I have it as my default browser at work. At home I use only Firefox)
(DIR) Post #AOgnqNdxoPqwjjT0DI by DrewNaylor@mastodon.online
2022-10-17T22:04:17Z
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@antones_mp I mean, yeah, it makes sense that a browser sees what you're doing if you're using it, but it shouldn't block torrents whether or not you're using it right then.
(DIR) Post #AOgnqO6K6yXQ9gjePw by antones_mp@libretooth.gr
2022-10-17T22:16:16Z
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@DrewNaylor torrent servers are blocked by ISP's (here in Greece at least) so using a custom DNS in "DNS over HTTPS" settings in browsers was a workaround to that. Of course at home I'm using custom DNS settings directly in router configuration.A browser shouldn''t analyze and decide for you if a URL will be served or not, especially if the user explicitly set in its options not to operate as a "gatekeeper" against "bad URLs".
(DIR) Post #AOgnqOQssWz7BSM4Su by DrewNaylor@mastodon.online
2022-10-18T07:53:21Z
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@antones_mp What I think I meant is that the browser still has to know what you're navigating to just to show the correct text and stuff, even if it doesn't have anti-malware blockers on, whether or not those blockers "accidentally" on purpose block torrents.
(DIR) Post #AOgnqOq3Mx7MRW8AhE by antones_mp@libretooth.gr
2022-10-18T08:16:51Z
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@DrewNaylor the browser only knows that you want to navigate to, lets say Google.com but can’t know which is its IP address. For that has to ask a DNS and using the answer the DNS gives back it connects you to the requested site. And that should be all. Browsers these days lets you define which DNS they should ask, but on latest versions of Edge Browser it seems it ignores your setting which also is in violation of privacy laws since it transfers user URL requests to their DNS’s
(DIR) Post #AOgnqPDnwe7HdBF8iW by antones_mp@libretooth.gr
2022-10-18T08:24:05Z
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@antones_mp @DrewNaylor I’ve tried to dig a little bit more to it using Fiddler and maybe it isn’t the browser that overrides my DNS settings but the Kaspersky antivirus. 🤔
(DIR) Post #AOgnqPj04f4PBvq3LE by DrewNaylor@mastodon.online
2022-10-18T09:17:28Z
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@antones_mp Ah, yeah, Kaspersky, not surprised.
(DIR) Post #AOgnqQ5Kjcw0JCHt9U by antones_mp@libretooth.gr
2022-10-18T10:40:23Z
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@DrewNaylor I’ve looked more carefully at the network traffic and it is the Edge’s browser the “problem”. It’s actually violating users privacy by sending the request to a “data collector”. See attached image of the address that was contacted by the browser right after I wrote the URL and hit Enter.
(DIR) Post #AOgoG9pDoMMVPP1YcS by lerk@comm.network
2022-10-18T10:54:11Z
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@alyx macOS never bothers me with anything about using their products over someone else's.(Can't say anything about iOS)
(DIR) Post #AOgow2MHxjJIPiScZk by alyx@gameliberty.club
2022-10-18T11:01:47Z
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@lerk >macOS never bothers me with anything about using their products over someone else'sExcept the parts where you can't upgrade or fix iOS without using a Mac. Or how they'll blame you for not buying their cloud backup if the hardware they sold you fails miserably. Apple does it differently, but they still push their own products on you.
(DIR) Post #AOgpN7HjkmIlVoFC5I by lerk@comm.network
2022-10-18T11:06:39Z
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@alyx what?I had an iPhone 11 a while ago and it never required a mac. As far as I know you need iTunes on Windows for firmware restores but you also need the espressif flash software for your ESP32 so I don't really know that counts as "pushing your product on people".To the cloud stuff I only can say "No backup, no compassion", regardless of where you store your backups, of course they'll tell you to use iCloud because apple doesn't external hard drives.
(DIR) Post #AOgpOTTKkRUOc6Jdp2 by lerk@comm.network
2022-10-18T11:06:55Z
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@alyx what?I had an iPhone 11 a while ago and it never required a mac. As far as I know you need iTunes on Windows for firmware restores but you also need the espressif flash software for your ESP32 so I don't really know that counts as "pushing your product on people".To the cloud stuff I only can say "No backup, no compassion", regardless of where you store your backups, of course they'll tell you to use iCloud because apple doesn't sell external hard drives.
(DIR) Post #AOgqeihE0ryqPx7jSi by alyx@gameliberty.club
2022-10-18T11:21:04Z
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@lerk And I know some of their newer devices can't be firmware restored except with the use of another Apple device. >"No backup, no compassion"The difference is Apple products are basically faulty by design. Go watch some Louis Rossmann. And Apple aren't selling iCloud as just another backup solution, they're selling it as the fix to their own faulty hardware. They won't even admit their products are bad. They'll say you "used it wrong" by not buying the iCloud, they'll refuse to repair your device and claim the data is lost. Even though it was proven time and time again that the faults they claim are unrepairable can be repaired just fine and the data can be restored, without needing iShit. So let's not Apple shill, and pretend Apple isn't the king of pushing their own products onto you. Should I add the earbuds that are handicapped for no good reason on Android? The countless number of times they have you buy dongles on top of dongles, or the meme that was the monitor stand or the Mac wheels?
(DIR) Post #AOgqwBDDFETNmUPYXY by lerk@comm.network
2022-10-18T11:24:12Z
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@alyx I use AirPods Pro on Android and they work just fine... :blobcat:
(DIR) Post #AOgr4ygTC2hnX3I7JA by alyx@gameliberty.club
2022-10-18T11:25:48Z
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@lerk Last info I have is that there are features that don't work on Android, and Apple doesn't provide an app to help set things up. I'm pretty sure people rely on 3rd party stuff to get the most.
(DIR) Post #AOgtvoWHujB5GSqnce by lerk@comm.network
2022-10-18T11:57:44Z
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@alyx ah you're right. I configured the noise cancellation modes on my mac and they kept the settings on Android.
(DIR) Post #AOh30e98oBFs7yP3K4 by lerk@comm.network
2022-10-18T11:59:38Z
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@inference but why the hell do they have to shove those alerts down my throat if their garbage (I've tried it because I have to administer windows AD clients) browser is so good?
(DIR) Post #AOh30eYJIbO7O2B9YO by inference@plr.inferencium.net
2022-10-18T13:39:22.150053Z
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@lerk Because they're just letting you know. Nothing wrong with that.You're probably trolling at this point.
(DIR) Post #AOhq5lzVxsLNewyTpo by Mundon@fosstodon.org
2022-10-17T21:27:50Z
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@lerk That's a nice browser you've got there. It'd be a shame if something happened to it....
(DIR) Post #AOhq6Tbbo7MivY80gK by lerk@comm.network
2022-10-17T21:28:42Z
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@Mundon pro tip: you can actually uninstall edge in the LTSC version of windows. Unfortunately it's not for sale to mere mortals.
(DIR) Post #AOiSidZD14hx5Gd4Ii by dushman@shitposter.club
2022-10-19T05:39:20.046684Z
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@antones_mp @DrewNaylor Well, that's not surprising.
(DIR) Post #AOiSrDGq9e7U8M7uWu by dushman@shitposter.club
2022-10-19T05:44:44.667155Z
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@inference @lerk @Mek101 Well, Firefox is less efficient than chromium browsers. Knowing Microsoft though, they probably do this for browsers with near identical resource usage as well because they love shilling their products everywhere.
(DIR) Post #AOiSzf8oPt38tCOtlY by dushman@shitposter.club
2022-10-19T05:49:00.331097Z
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@alyx @lerk Why would anyone buy them in the first place if they don't use Apple devices? They're overpriced and they don't even sound good.
(DIR) Post #AOiT4fvQvc8ellX6ae by dushman@shitposter.club
2022-10-19T05:51:19.791301Z
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@alyx @lerk I never tested the pros, but I know from experience that the regular airpods sound like trash.
(DIR) Post #AOiT4kosjOrvwtVRZY by dushman@shitposter.club
2022-10-19T05:57:59.216396Z
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@alyx @lerk I imagine the pros are probably comparable to any other wireless earbuds in their price range.
(DIR) Post #AOiXjTDFUwE920ZehE by pthenq1@mastodon.la
2022-10-19T06:58:26Z
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@lerk Switch to Ubuntu!
(DIR) Post #AOieipcPPKqduYz87s by alyx@gameliberty.club
2022-10-19T08:16:39Z
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@dushman @lerk The same reason people buy any Apple device: it's a fashion statement.
(DIR) Post #AOifpY5n4FZHXJUkMK by lerk@comm.network
2022-10-19T08:29:09Z
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@alyx @dushman I use apple computers because the other os are garbage.Linux Desktops usually look nice but feel like garbage when you actually want to work with it and windows is just crap all around.Which unfortunately only leaves apple.
(DIR) Post #AOiiIPrewBvUK9mID2 by dushman@shitposter.club
2022-10-19T08:56:49.467445Z
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@lerk @alyx I was just talking about those earbuds. Some of their stuff is pretty impressive like the m1 macbooks. I'd consider getting one if they got full native Linux support.
(DIR) Post #AOiiJcBOcjgQona6FM by dushman@shitposter.club
2022-10-19T08:57:03.013506Z
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@lerk @alyx To each their own
(DIR) Post #AOiiOBgMZzbk4nFKIy by dushman@shitposter.club
2022-10-19T08:57:52.487897Z
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@lerk @alyx I'm not a big fan of the keyboards on those laptops but I could deal with it
(DIR) Post #AOiiRNsFhulYl0KcKG by dushman@shitposter.club
2022-10-19T08:58:27.241492Z
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@lerk @alyx I'd never buy an iPhone though
(DIR) Post #AOiidt45Z9j2y8pVs8 by alyx@gameliberty.club
2022-10-19T09:00:41Z
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@lerk @dushman >"other os are garbage">implying MacOS is goodOh boy...
(DIR) Post #AOilCSwEtbRtyym4f2 by lerk@comm.network
2022-10-19T09:29:18Z
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@alyx @dushman way better than anything else I've tried.And with that I mean I actually get shit done and don't waste time dealing with a bored window manager or windows stupidity.
(DIR) Post #AOilTT0bt3DJ7kvRo0 by PawelK@qoto.org
2022-10-19T09:32:26Z
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@lerk Yupp. Microsoft are the biggest and a most famous ransomware supplier.
(DIR) Post #AOilsboSI6ozfWEFns by lerk@comm.network
2022-10-19T09:36:57Z
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@alyx @dushman way better than anything else I've tried.And with that I mean I actually get shit done and don't waste time dealing with a borked window manager or windows stupidity.(I am still talking about desktop of course, all my servers run linux)
(DIR) Post #AOqQSZex8A2PgkCxN2 by lamp@mastodong.lol
2022-10-23T02:14:34Z
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@inference @lerk Now you're sounding like a Windows cultist. Microsoft's promotion of Edge is excessively aggressive; it's not just like "they're just letting you know." Yeah yeah [Microsoft], I know it's a nice browser, but I don't want to participate in your ecosystem, so shut up already. Yeah yeah, they can do what they want with their OS... until they get their asses whooped by an antitrust lawsuit, again.
(DIR) Post #AOrOmHjnT4Fv97hlR2 by koakuma@uwu.social
2022-10-23T02:48:14Z
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@inference @lerk > Because they're just letting you know.So like... pretty much all the advertising out there?
(DIR) Post #AOrOmIH7TAuWoTINNI by inference@plr.inferencium.net
2022-10-23T13:30:19.571508Z
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@koakuma @lerk Exactly my point, and nothing wrong with it if what they're saying is true.
(DIR) Post #AOrcHVuC8pOlT3n1HM by lerk@comm.network
2022-10-23T15:59:59Z
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@inference @koakuma okay so if I patched your os to show an annoying and distracting dialog that you can’t disable, you’d be okay with that as l put something true in it?
(DIR) Post #AOrcHWHwiWOgeitzIe by inference@plr.inferencium.net
2022-10-23T16:01:38.090841Z
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@lerk @koakuma If I didn't like it, I'd use an alternative OS.
(DIR) Post #AOrpha3SdRUtGosqvo by lerk@comm.network
2022-10-23T17:16:31Z
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@inference @koakuma okay, so how are you going to use an alternative os when your employer forces you to use that exact os?
(DIR) Post #AOrphaZihVIksrycDI by inference@plr.inferencium.net
2022-10-23T18:32:01.152221Z
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@lerk @koakuma > employerYour freedom is already gone. This isn't a Windows issue.
(DIR) Post #AOyBDGBm0MhYYsl1t2 by kzimmermann@fosstodon.org
2022-10-26T20:01:29Z
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@lerk nevar forget AARD Codehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AARD_codeFrom back when #FUD ran galore
(DIR) Post #AOyChLggE4c0Fy7pAW by neglesaks@mstdn.io
2022-10-26T20:18:10Z
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@lerk I'd uninstall Edge if I could after seeing this underhanded dirtbaggery, but Microsoft ofc doesn't want you to have a choice.I'll probably end up forcibly removing the browsers files and replacing them with same-named txt files or somesuch.
(DIR) Post #AOyDmUfYMKIBW0cCsi by ArneBab@rollenspiel.social
2022-10-26T20:24:43Z
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@inference Firstoff, the 75% is bullshit. Which browser drains more battery depends highly on the use-case. So they have no point and the rest of the argumentation about them "letting you know" crumbles.Except that they say "up to" like a treacherous high-risk share seller.With that, the closing point: Do they do it the other way round, too? “Edge is draining your battery. … Firefox … up to 3000% more” — that has (cherry-picked) data: AssortedDOM on https://arewefastyet.com/win10/benchmarks/overview?numDays=7 @lerk @Mek101
(DIR) Post #AOyDmVA2Wyg92YsYOu by ArneBab@rollenspiel.social
2022-10-26T20:27:16Z
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@inference and yes, the 3000% are bullshit, too, but not more than their 75%. Question is: Do they recommend the more efficient software in any case with the available data, or they happen to only recommend replacing the competition with their own tool? @lerk @Mek101
(DIR) Post #AOyDmVoo5PHx4zx6wa by Mek101@mstdn.io
2022-10-26T20:29:55Z
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@ArneBab @inference @lerk I remeber years ago that there was a legal case againt huawei because they advertaised their other products on their smartphones, and this was bad because of unfair competition
(DIR) Post #AOyE66etL8Hyq5eqfo by ArneBab@rollenspiel.social
2022-10-26T20:33:49Z
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@Mek101 I remember Microsoft being threatened with forced break-up into different companies over anti-competitive practices like this — threats which resulted in them agreeing to actually offer a choice of browsers competing with IE. Since then rules against anti-competitive behavior have been less and less strictly enforced. A fool who evil thinks … we now live in a world where a Tesla Engineer can get live ssh access to your car. @inference @lerk
(DIR) Post #AOyEAzvLo2UZOsgltY by ArneBab@rollenspiel.social
2022-10-26T20:34:42Z
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@Mek101 I remember Microsoft being threatened with forced break-up into different companies over anti-competitive practices like this — threats which resulted in them agreeing to actually offer a choice of browsers competing with IE. Since then rules against anti-competitive behavior have been less and less strictly enforced. A fool who evil thinks … we now live in a world where a Tesla Engineer can get live ssh access to your car.
(DIR) Post #AOyH2pNvPFD8G9qlaS by PublicLewdness@freespeechextremist.com
2022-10-26T21:06:52.750121Z
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@lerk Yet another reason to.not use Windows.
(DIR) Post #AOyHctTZfmK1NBgqpM by charliebrownau@pieville.net
2022-10-26T21:13:23Z
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@lerk Look ((( WHO ))) is behind((( Microsoft )))((( Google )))((( Government )))((( Corporations )))Hint - Every Single timeI recommend watching Revolution OS doco - https://yewtu.be/watch?v=k0RYQVkQmWU
(DIR) Post #AOzTiYjN6pIHNWVV4a by lerk@comm.network
2022-10-27T11:03:32Z
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@charliebrownau is the shitter overflowing again, or why is that brown stuff in my replies?
(DIR) Post #AOzWy9NZQvXfFPR4t6 by lerk@comm.network
2022-10-27T11:06:04Z
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@charliebrownau why do you even reply to my post? Can’t you see the pronouns in my bio?
(DIR) Post #AOzWy9zr8aAPA9LeYy by charliebrownau@pieville.net
2022-10-27T11:39:59Z
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@lerk If you have a procon , 99 % that meansMentall IllBrainwashedWeakInternationalistAuthorian/Commie/MarxistDickhead Wanker
(DIR) Post #AOzX7PU8v9rNo0vQp6 by lerk@comm.network
2022-10-27T11:41:39Z
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@charliebrownau yeah so why do you interact with me, since you’re such a white straight flat Earth pilled whatever?Go back into your hole and jerk yourself off to pics of adolph or something.
(DIR) Post #AOzpPTJHEnKQ3UbZdg by lerk@comm.network
2022-10-27T15:06:37Z
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@neglesaks if you don't care about liceses you could try running Windows 10 LTSC, you can properly uninstall edge there (which will result in errors everytime a web view loads)
(DIR) Post #AOzpQVQwpLUYvogbTs by lerk@comm.network
2022-10-27T15:06:49Z
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@neglesaks if you don't care about licenses you could try running Windows 10 LTSC, you can properly uninstall edge there (which will result in errors everytime a web view loads)
(DIR) Post #APFqnLhBMsh5POudGa by ademalsasa@floss.social
2022-11-03T08:07:30Z
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@lerk https://www.gnu.org/proprietary/malware-microsoft.en.html.