I believe Spotify is doing something similar.

Would be nice if social networks and messengers would automatically strip these parameters.

... but it isn't able to tell anyone, as it is not connected to the Internet. Poor smart TV.

For us, the topics just changed. After Covid, they started to talk Pro-Putin bullshit, probably Q-Anon related. It's honestly shocking to see people who I once thought of as intelligent turn brainwashed. We rarely talk anymore, and if we do, it's very superficial.

Yeah what's the hate against JS? Did it steal your wife?

This is probably a good time to remind everyone to set up the registration lock.

That is a very good question.

• What would it cost if I was to acquire the music in my library?
• What if I wanted to sail the seven seas instead? Where would I get the music from?

As for the algorithm, a lot of the suggestions for new music is probably also available to non-premium users (e.g. "Discover Weekly") and could be scraped/downloaded from the API.

I believe there could be a rise in demand for a solution to migrate away from these audio walled gardens, especially with the upcoming price hike.

Guns without a serial number. They are untraceable.

This should be the top comment.

OP, how about you're more transparent next time?

If you were a dairy farmer, how would you get a cow pregnant?

What did you say your IQ was?

I don't mind paying for the music. What I do mind, however, is the kind-of hostage situation that I am in with Spotify. I understand that they have costs that need to be covered. (Though, podcasts - especially exclusive ones - are NOT what I ordered.) I want to be in control of my data, and be able to easily transition to competitors and/or self-hosted solutions.

I guess one of the more difficult things to have "free" is the music that could be of interest to you, but you do not already own it.

I was contemplating to go back to reading album reviews and music news myself, but that seems like a larger time invest.

This is bad news when using "official" apps such as the ones from banks, right?

"I'm fine, thanks. Who are you?"

Winning the lottery. Not "acceptable" maybe, but a valid reason nonetheless.

I'm using FairEmail on Android. When tapping a link, thr app detects tracking parameters and offers to remove them. I really like that feature and wish other apps would offer something similar.

They should've sent out something healthy, like fruits - for example, an apple.

(I'm gonna see myself out...)

I wish it was that easy. That part of my family is a bit more remote, so I don't see them that often. Still, I hurt thinking about how this misinformation was able to divide us like that. There's also little point in arguing with them. We simply don't talk much anymore, and if we do, we keep the topics light and refrain from politics and/or other world-news topics such as climate change. (Which is not really a thing, if you ask them, but I think you get the idea.)

My observation during Covid was that once they are "hooked" on a certain conspiracy, they go out of their way to discredit/ignore any facts that state otherwise. My assumption is that the longer this goes on, the harder they are fighting to stick to "their truth". They rather accept obvious false news than accept that they were wrong initially.

Why? Because they would need to go back and acknowledge being wrong, " loosing their face" in front of a lot of people. They may have had angry conversations over the conspiracies with loved ones and may have even cut ties. (Experienced that first-hand with family.) The further down the rabbit hole they go, the higher the "costs" of going back up.

Thanks for the tip!

Since the company that manufactures usually is different from the loyalty card provider, it's probably safe to just take a screenshot of the loyalty app with the card being visible, and then just using that screenshot during checkout.

Even if you do not plan on actually cashing in on the benefits (which, if you shared the card, might be considered fraud), just presenting the card and creating random and unusable profiles could be a fun thing.

Personally, I would only consider using these screenshot for cash transactions, as credit card payments might be traced back to you.