So no, you have no actual data to support you. Check
Worstdriver
AS a bystander in all this, could all of you... CITE YOUR DAMN SOURCES! If you have proof of your assertions via studies or research papers, LINK THEM!
Why?
Because this topic is of interest to me and I want to be informed with actual scientific data. Not by a person, but by peer-reviewed studies.
Quantity has a quality all its own
ikr? Makes me want to send them a few bucks to buy a few seed potatoes to grow myself.
What they did to that developer is why I quit reddit and refuse to go back.
Some might argue that we already are lucky, considering where we live 😀
I don't know if it makes a difference, but I'm in Canada and I've noticed none of this. No video load delays, no anti ad-blocker pop ups, none of it. I'm not going to stop using Firefox or Ublock Origin though.
Used Ubuntu Linux for a year back around '08-'09. Didn't have a great experience and went back to Windows. Since then I've never had a reason to try it again. That said, I've nothing but respect for those that use a flavour of Linux or Mac OS. At the end of the day doing the things you need done is what matters and if a different OS than mine gets you there, that's awesome.
The day I can't get around youtube ads is the day I stop using youtube. I already refuse to use it on my mobile device or my TV, due to the ads.
I go there only to check r/ukraine with an old throwaway account.
I'm positive I hate them for what they did to me and our kids. Every so often, when I feel myself slowing down a little bit or becoming complacent at what I've built in the wake of her destruction, I pull out that little coal of fury and blow it back into a roaring fire that propels me forward into the future and lights the way for my kids toward a better path than what I walked.
Women are my favorite guy.