I was there :) And yes you're right, but also social media didn't really exist at the time as we know it now.

I don't like the approach of banning nonresidential IPs. I think it's discriminatory and unfairly blocks out corporate/VPN users and others we might not even be thinking about. I realize there is a bot problem but I wish there was a better solution. Maybe purely proof-of-work solutions will get more popular or something.

xrdp and x11vnc is rootless

It’s still relatively easy to sign up for a major email provider anonymously.

In my experience, it is actually impossible. Either you get blocked (IP/ASN ban, endless captchas) or it requires SMS confirmation. I have not been able to sign up for any major email provider anonymously. I'm pretty sure that's by design.

In the context of fingerprinting I disagree. The vast majority of the world population do NOT use an ad-blocker (supposedly maybe 15% do at most)... so having an adblocker can be used to narrow you down even more IMO. Many extensions can have this issue afaik, especially if it modifies the DOM.

absolutely not

I just want a pre-assembled rpi-ish device with a touchscreen and 99% enclosed case that anyone can buy and drop an SD card in. I know FCC testing makes this prohibitively expensive for many companies but I still want it. It would make so many products I want to sell actually feasible.

No thanks

holy shit stop using snapchat

They are not going to shut everythin’ down just for a few people

Although lavabit did...

There are ways to remove snap and prevent it from (even accidentally) being installed again, that's what I do. https://www.baeldung.com/linux/snap-remove-disable

But you can tell me how you think I was talking down to people? I'd like to know so I can correct my behavior if necessary.

Was it the word turbonerd? Sure not everyone may agree with that, it was said jokingly and I really just meant non-professional users who are passionate about Linux, wasn't trying to make fun of anyone.

Can you list some reasons why you think this is true?