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The way the "legit" providers operate is by pitching a "get paid to share your unused bandwidth" spiel. Of course, it's highly unlikely that these users understand the full consequences of running a proxy, so I reckon it's still dodgy, kinda like predatory loans, MLMs and other "legal" schemes desperate folks fall for.

Now in theory there could be an operator that discloses all the risks up front, but I don't imagine they'd have many takers. Unless they pay really well (bearing in mind that "well" is very relative; 50c/GB in a third-world country can be decent money).

See: https://www.proxyrack.com/blog/5-best-data-selling-apps-to-e...

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Um, pretty sure this degrades Widevine DRM from L1 to L3, thereby breaking streaming apps like Netflix.

If anyone knows of a decent replacement for r/sysadmin (especially Patch Tuesday threads) with the same level of engagement, I'd be happy to get rid of Reddit from my life completely.

So the best option would be to just keep the machine blocked, or limit it to an "IoT" VLAN that doesn't have Internet connectivity. And if the dishwasher needs the Internet to simply work, get rid of it.

In saying that, even this setup won't be able to match the deep blacks of a modern OLED TV in bright environments, but if you haven't been spoilt by OLEDs already, then a USTLP + UST-ALR is a really good alternative.

This is a pretty common scenario on immutable distros, and any power user who attempted to run a terminal emulator from a Flatpak would soon find out much of a pain it is. From what I recall, the main limitation is not having full access to the host processes, not having full access to the filesystem, and a few other Flatpak/bwrap induced restrictions.

Kwi solves the first problem by launching your shell directly on the host via D-bus, so the shell has full access to the host. Note that the terminal device itself still sits in the sandbox.

As for the file handling, it's mainly when you click on filesystem links, instead of going thru the xdg portal system like most portal apps, it again uses uses host execution method and calls `kde-open` to open the link via host's file handler, and furthermore, ensuring that the new window takes focus instead of remaining in the background (due to Wayland behaviour).

There's some other minor code around host process tracking and exit handling.

All of this makes the Flatpak version of the app behave like a native app (so don't rely on anything being actually sandboxed, if you're operating under that assumption).

In the case of GAMBAS, I originally picked it up because I missed the days I used to code in VB6. I recall chruning out small utilities like it was no big deal (and I was still in school at the time)! So GAMBAS, as a spiritual successor to VB6, was a natural choice for me - and it's also cross-platform, which is great because some of my family members use Linux, whereas others use Windows.

Before GAMBAS I used to use Delphi, which had a similar RAD environment with Lazarus. But Lazarus is a bit clunky, compared to the polished experience of Embarcadero Delphi (which is Windows-only, unless you pay for cross-platform). So when GAMBAS came along, I first played around with it just for fun, but then over the course of time it became pretty solid and capable, so I switched to it full-time for my GUI needs.

At home, I manually create utility apps for personal and family use using niche languages like GAMBAS (a VB6 clone), and I've found that AI isn't really good at it. Besides, with the kind of simple utilities I make, it's far more easier to just do it myself than to fight with the AI (and then there's also the issue of long-term maintenance - if it's something I coded, it's far more easier for me to fix it, update it etc than to rely on AI for eternity).

If anyone knows of a similar provider, which offers anonymous registration and supports connecting using just a Wireguard profile (no need for a dedicated client), please let me know. Thanks!

You should've stopped trusting them the moment it came out that the CEO was a T---p supporter, or at the very least, someone who plays politics, on Xitter of all platforms. Like, if they really cared about privacy and security and all that jazz, he shouldn't even be on that shitty platform in the first place, let alone tagging and sharing T---p's posts. That alone tells you the kind of person he is - would you trust a corporation run by that person?

It was only a matter of time their products turned to shit.