Does this mean I can stop prefacing my AI requests with “According to Reddit…”?

I block the ads by using SmartTube on my Shield Pro. But for my AppleTV 4K, I prefer paying a few bucks for Premium for a smooth experience ☻.

I mean, it’s something like $7-8 for 6 months via a one-time VPN payment in India or the like. Definitely worth it.

The silliest one is my Plex web admin page. I even had to make a Github issue request about it, and found a bunch of others who had done the same thing.

Several government websites, among others. I should start a list. I’m sure it’s a combo of unlock origin with FF’s privacy protection settings, but I’ve tweaked it so much for the websites that are broken and nothing ever changed. Switched over to Safari and everything loads beautifully.

Safari. Firefox borks out on so many websites for me. Safari “just works.”

How is the local stuff backdoored?

A lot of Siri requests are processed locally, to be fair. And iCloud has encryption now.

Luckily they last a super long time with regular software updates and security patches!

Is it walled, though? What am I missing? I use Firefox now and then and don’t see anything other than uBlock origin that I’m missing out on (and I much prefer using NextDNS globally on my systems). In fact, I prefer a lot of the Safari extensions. Gotta love the “it just works” part of stock apps. Can’t say the same for Firefox…

Huh? I fucking love Safari. Clean layout, integrates with iCloud passwords & OTP (while also cleaning up OTP codes from SMS and Mail.app afterwards), tons of extensions, doesn’t drain the battery on my aging MacBook Pro, supports Profiles, it’s perfect for my needs. I’m also just a huge fan of stock apps, tbh.

Of course. I did the same thing until my OCD got the better of me and I got an AndroidTV device with a custom launcher, as well as an AppleTV4K. I love having no ads and no blank spaces now.

Not connected, but works fine as a media server. Less issues with Plex than Jellyfin in its current state.

No, but 1/3 of your screen will be empty real estate.

There shouldn’t be any ads on AppleTV. And for AndroidTV, just install a custom launcher.

NextDNS keeps working when you leave your wifi network (without having to set up VPNs or DDNS). That’s what I like about it.

Thanks so much- this give me hope!

I’m going on 2+ years at this point. Was in the best shape of my life when I was infected. I haven’t been able to properly exercise ever since (without severe repercussions that last several days). My bloodwork, which was previously fantastic, is all over the place now. Outrageously high cholesterol, iron levels, inflammation markers. It’s hard having hope for the future when I don’t see an end in sight.

My Sony runs AndroidTV and uses NextDNS to block telemetry and the like. The features that I received with the last few updates enabled VRR, improved clarity and Dolby Vision, etc. So it was definitely worth it.

I really likr the last few firmware updates that my TV received. But apart from checking for updates every few months, I agree that keeping it blocked in my router settings is ideal.

Idk about most people… the difference in black levels is willlld.