MediumGray

joined 2 years ago
[–] MediumGray@lemmy.ca 5 points 4 days ago

It's still founded and based on utter bullshit which doesn't actually work beyond providing a placebo effect, so I'd argue it's actually worse that they get any sort of credibility in that way. A five year degree in baloney is still baloney.

[–] MediumGray@lemmy.ca 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

One theory I heard was that it was a preemptive measure incase they're forced to sell off (or split off or whatever) chrome due to potential antitrust issues they're facing. This would then have some really fucky downstream effects regarding ChromeOS. Or maybe this is something to try to avoid the antitrust issue in the first place? I don't really know and this is all second hand speculation.

[–] MediumGray@lemmy.ca 24 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Maybe. The one thing I can say for sure is that far too much of eastern Europe is coloured green.

[–] MediumGray@lemmy.ca 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

It's about $8 CAD / month, which is noticeably more than Air vpn's ~$5.25 CAD / month (if I signed up for two years). That being said I understand your point, assuming that they have that trust. As someone who isn't familiar with them though I need to first know why they deserve it more than others. Other people do seem to speak highly of them though and have made some points that are in their favour.

[–] MediumGray@lemmy.ca 3 points 11 months ago (13 children)

What is it about Mullvad that makes it superior to all other options? I'm open to it, I just need something to justify the higher price.

[–] MediumGray@lemmy.ca 13 points 11 months ago (11 children)

How important is port forwarding? I've never really bothered with it. I'm definitely still in the shallow end of the pool when it comes to using vpns.

 

First off, sorry if this has been asked a million times in this community already, but the only post I found on this topic when I searched was over two years old.

I've been using PIA vpn for the past two years, but my subscription is ending soon and I was thinking about switching providers. I'm a fairly basic vpn user so I'm not overly concerned about advanced features and bells and whistles. I have a limited budget to work with, and I run Fedora os. Does anyone have any recommendations on what vpn I should be using?

I've seen Mullvad mentioned frequently, but it's a touch expensive compared to others. I've heard some good things about Proton vpn too, but I know there was a controversy with their CEO not long ago. I've also just read something about IVPN and they look good, but I'd like opinions from more sources. I'm open too all other suggestions as well. Thanks for any and all thoughts!

[–] MediumGray@lemmy.ca 20 points 1 year ago

They're not denying that happens in England, just pointing out that it functionally happens in the US too. So I'm not really sure what your point is.

[–] MediumGray@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Because you commented on the post directly rather than replying to another comment? Do you think top level means it got upvoted or something?

[–] MediumGray@lemmy.ca 16 points 1 year ago

Ya, I'd almost liken minesweeper as more of a meditation than a game. That being said I do genuinely enjoy it as that; as a flowchart that's simple enough that I should always get it right but complex enough that I do still have to pay attention. It's good for resetting my focus.

[–] MediumGray@lemmy.ca 19 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Man, that guy does not know how to fell a tree

[–] MediumGray@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

Pretty sure they meant to reply to another image in the thread here but messed it up.

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