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The announcement also marks a change in how Apple signifies its major updates to iOS. Under the previous marketing scheme, this year’s major release would have been iOS 19 — the direct follow-up to iOS 18. But now, Apple’s big iOS updates will be numbered based on the year following their introduction

Well that's interesting. I was certain The Verge was trying to be funny. But this tracks, now Apple has Biggest Number™.

Edit: This has to be a joke. Who the fuck thought this up? I can't take this seriously...

Lol

I use both every day. Pixel 9 Pro XL (personal) and an iPhone 12 (work). Plus my own M1 iPad Pro.

They're not even fucking close.

My problem isn't directly with the programs - my problem lies with VC funding in general. Because they will come back for their money, and the project will inevitably enshittify and shove out enthusiasts in the never-ending search for infinite money.

The solution is getting rid of VC bullshit entirely. But we all know that will never happen.

Tailscale uses WG though, so it's fundamentally the same thing. Like you said - just do Headscale on a VPS.

The problem, though, is that VC-funded projects bite off way more than they can chew from the start and have to enshittify to keep shareholders happy at that level.

Growth for the sake of growth is a fundamentally broken concept. Tailscale provides a free service that many use. They already offer a paid support tier for companies, like other certain FOSS projects do, so why not call it good there? Grow based on actual customer needs, instead of shareholder bullshit "needs" (line must go up 🙄).

Tailscale never sat right with me. The convenience was nice, but - like other VC-funded projects - it followed that ever-familiar pattern of an "easy" service popping up out of nowhere and gaining massive popularity seemingly overnight. 🚩🚩🚩

I can't say I'm surprised by any of this.

Yes.

Worth it.

A "hypervisor" is more applicable to servers than anything else, but I agree with you on everything else. That first sentence, man... Big companies get DRM for their property, so where's my DRM, y'know?

Fucking maddening.

uBlock on mobile Firefox gets rid of all the ads though.

That, and Revanced isn't difficult to set up, you don't even need root:

1. Disable stock youtube app
2. Download Revanced manager
3. Grab the recommended .apk version of YouTube from APKMirror
4. Patch it with Revanced manager
5. Install it

And you're done. Update once every 6-12 months or so.

contact the BBB and complain.

BBB is not a sanctioning body; they are just Yelp for boomers. Entirely voluntary participation. Gotta make that clear.

Can I block youtube ads with a transparent proxy like squid ?

I haven't tried that, so I'm not entirely sure. I just focused on the easy methods that most people will gravitate towards.

Try it and let us know what you find!

What about a self-hosted youtube auto-downloading queue list ? I’m fine with .mp4 files !

Sounds like yt-dlp. Lots of people use that to get around ads, and also for data hoarding.

Revanced uses microG, which is optional. I also mentioned that these were the easiest methods. But, you're absolutely right in that there are plenty of other methods to choose from.