While I don't condone DDoS attacks, the only reason for D4 to be online-only is monetization IMO: Blizzard wants to sell cosmetics, so people have to see other people wearing them. There is little gameplay benefit from being an MMO-lite.

For me, it has gone to normal. All the subreddits I frequented are open and populated with the exception of one which has been permanently privated, but not to protest.

The only immutable "distro" I use is SteamOS on the Steam deck, and already knowing that I will have to re-install networkmanager-openvpn annoys me.

I hate them alongside any other extrinsic factors the game companies try to push on us to increase engagement. I want to want to play the game because I like playing it, not to get some reward or FOMO. This applies for battlepasses just as for daily quests or similar things. In fact, I recently have started to prefer games which are not (pseudo) MMOs as these usually come with way less bullshit even if I don't like the game as much. For example, I think Diablo's (at least 3, did not try out 4) gameplay is way superior to Grim Dawn's gameplay, but I still play the latter because it's not D3 and I want something different.

Tbh, most websites I visit probably aren't that important that they need to be archived. I would assume installing this extension would just contribute to a bloated archive with little additional value.

On Android, I was not able to install it using Firefox (Button was there, but clicking it did nothing), but was using Google Chrome.

No, it's because WhatsApp was free at a time where SMS were not (you might have a few included in your plan, but you couldn't rely on that)

From this list: https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/all-cross-platform-games/, selecting only PS5 + PC games, I have only played Overcooked, and thought it was fun.

However, I guess Diablo 4 should also be good. Surprisingly many people also enjoy Farming Simulator, but I only played it for a few minutes, so can't say too much about it.

I think Ubuntu Pro is mainly for people who don't want to switch to new releases very often. I think most people would prefer new features to not having to adjust every 4 years.

When I want to give Ubuntu money (tbh only did once, when I installed it on the notebook I am currently using), I just donated something at the form which appears when you download it, https://ubuntu.com/download/desktop/thank-you#contributions-form

IMHO nobody should ever be able to charge that somebody else can post a link to your content - links are the fabric of the www and precisely there to be shared.

I think there should be archives available until march: https://archive.org/details/pushshift-reddit-2023-03/

EDIT: https://academictorrents.com/details/7c0645c94321311bb05bd879ddee4d0eba08aaee has others (from https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36038684), then there is https://academictorrents.com/details/c861d265525c488a9439fb874bd9c3fc38dcdfa5 and https://academictorrents.com/details/9971c68d2909843a100ae955c6ab6de3e09c04a1

I am not sure everyone uses/used reddit like that. 99% of the time, when I use reddit, I type in the subreddit I want to visit, I am very rarely (typically only when I click the URL) on the main page or on things like /r/all. So for me, the main benefit of using reddit is that I don't need to log in multiple times. RSS readers are also a way to combine news from various sites.

Yeah, I created an account on a difference instance just because I didn't know how to post in a community from a different (but federated) instance in this instance.

Codes in physical editions are one of the most useless goods in the world, purely offering something in physical stores which does not need to be bought there.

Some years ago (actually probably a decade or so), I fell for a game like that. My internet speed wasn't great at that time, but the game was pretty large, so I wanted to buy it on disc. However, when I opened the box at home I saw that nothing was included except a code. It wasn't fraud as it was clearly labeled on the box, but unsuspecting me didn't even know codes in physical boxes would exist.

Sure? https://www.tiktok.com/@gorillatiks/video/7198564696293657862

IMHO the best way is what Blizzard did with Diablo 2, where players simply had every choice: Want to play alone? You can, just play offline. Want to play with people in your house? You can, using LAN mode. Want to play with people online with your own single player character? You can, using open Battle.Net. Want to play with people online with a server-stored character to prevent cheats? You can, using closed Battle.Net.

There is IMHO no technical reason blizzard couldn't offer exactly this with Diablo 4 Also, I haven't bought Diablo 4, one of the reasons is it being online-only. Would it be playable offline, I might have had bought it.

you can watch subs with age restricted content on mobile browsers, but you have to log in. But now you even have to login on desktop for age restricted subs.

Redmi Note 9 Pro. It's basically fine, but not amazing. Recently it got pretty slow, I am not sure if an update caused it or something I installed. In total, I am still pretty happy with my purchase as it cost less than 200€ (a bit over $200) and fulfills all my needs. I particularly like that it has an SD slot, is fast enough for citra (and of course web surfing) and the connection to the internet (both mobile and WLAN) is stable. I did not like that I had to jump through hoops to root it, but at least it was possible, and in its default configuration it had ads IIRC, but it is possible to disable them. It's also chinese, so chances are I am spied on. I thought I liked that it had a headphone jack, but nowadays I just use bluetooth headphones, so it would not be important for my next phone any more.

My first phone was a Motorola dumbphone, not much to say about it. The next phone was a MDA Vario III, the old smartphone of my father. Pretty slow, but even though I lost the stylus eventually, you could operate it with your fingers as well somehow. I did not have internet on my mobile cell plan yet, so couldn't really use it as a real smartphone.

The first phone I bought myself, also the first android phone, was a Galaxy Nexus (2012). At that time I thought that phones have finally become fast enough that you wouldn't really need to switch phones quickly any more, but then came the OnePlus One (2014), which offered good specs at a reasonable price. I was pretty happy with it, the most annoying factor probably was that the nice back was always covered with a cheap plastic protector. I broke its screen, so I had to buy a new one and decided to buy the BQ Aquaris X (2017). It was nothing special, but from a European company, so I bought it. As the company went down and updates stopped, I had to buy a new phone, so I bought the Redmi Note 9 Pro (2019) I currently use. From that, I bought 4 phones in 7 years, so I seem to buy a phone every like 2-3 years, with the last one lasting a bit longer, as progress seems to be slower now. Of course newer phones tended to be better, but the relative best, especially in price/performance probably was the OnePlus One. I was not unhappy with any of them, so I cannot really say which the worst one was.

I don't have any smartwatch and while I do have bluetooth earbuds, I don't think they are related to the Android ecosystem, I am not even aware that there are any.

I don't use any Apple product as I don't like Apple. For notebooks and PCs, I use a mix of Linux and Windows: Windows only on my work notebook, one smaller private notebook, a convertible and one gaming PC, Mainly Windows + Linux dual boot on a productivity/gaming desktop PC, Mainly Linux + Windows dual boot on a gaming notebook and Linux only on the Steam Deck. All of my notebooks are from Lenovo.

I technically have an Android tablet, but don't use it any more, so I don't think it counts. I do not use ChromeOS.

Well, usenet also had groups --> subgroups, forums have subforums, ... so these terms predated reddit.

Wow, that's awful. I just use Firefox mobile + Adblock, which isn't very nice to reddit, but at least allows a somewhat decent experience - except for missing features like /r/Subreddit/comments, for which you have to go in Desktop mode.