And this is fine, because you're using your cash to "screw the system" which I hold utmost respect for.

I started using freetube for linux a month or so ago. This is so much better than native youtube. The entire interface is smoother, I get less "loading" moments (none really) and it does not try and constantly reduce my resolution by "auto adjusting". No ads, no BS. Just better all around.

I stream natural gas, electricity, garbage pickup and internet. That's all.

Don't be a newb. Learn the command line and use yt-dlp.

There are lots of terms. I discovered this because there is an older song I like that has his vocals over some trance - it is by Chicane called "don't give up". I also found Chicane is blocked. This causes a streisand effect for me where I will purposely search for and share items that are censored regardless if I like them or not.

I'm closing in on 50, so I remember my 14.4 modems! I had aol! I don't use steam even when shower, if I do it would be too hot! Honestly I only play 2 games, they are both for MS-DOS and I'm an avid linux user. Rather than play new fancy games I reverse engineer and modify old ones. My executables are like 1mb each. I am learning x86 dissasembly.

It's more powerfull to tell them you won't even use their crap if it is free. This is why FOSS feels good. I sleep well at night.

Am I the only one around here that wants to see them burn in hell just out of principle?

Term "Bryan" is blocked. Search "luke *ryan" instead.

You have to ask yourself- what are you trying to accomplish?

To me- it's not ONLY about getting software that does what I need it to do. This is a very short point of view. It's more important that I have the freedom to accomplish what I want, the way I want to do it. This is why FOSS feels good. For me- It's not so much a matter of paying for the software... it's a matter of creating a computing environment that's healthy for what I think is important. This is part of the reason why I think using FOSS is better than pirating closed source software- you're actually doing them MORE harm this way (and that should make you feel good!)

Upvoted - if you want to do cool things... learn how to use the command line interface. It's what separates the men from the boys....

what kind of manuals? Automotive?

See- now I would love to be able to run something like Autocad2000 (Yes I know it's OLD) on Linux. I learned Autocad for 2d drawings when I was young and still use it today. For modern 3d stuff, I use FreeCAD (open source). I design my own circuitboards and always find autocad more useful for this. This is why I run a dual boot linux/windows-7

I don't even use adobe products (I am pure open source) but this makes me want to share this with others just to see adobe burn in hell

I listen to video game soundtracks from the 80s and 90s, and most of it is japanese from the pc98/pc88 and x68000. There is no streaming service with this. I have a collection of about 5000 soundtracks that I change out from time to time on my mp3 player which I paid about $30-40USD for and I wear conventional headphones. I have a pair of redundant backups for my collection which is about 150gb. No need for any music streaming. If anyone is curious and wants to hear it- my favorite soundtrack right now is called "X-na" on the x68000. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpvM2IcXai4

Years ago I sold my TV (the big kind with the heavy back) and my DVD player on craiglist for 5$ usd each. I only watch video via a 30 inch monitor connected to my linux PCs. It's nice having full control over my hardware. I would never buy a "smart" tv out of principle.

Thanks guys for your comments. I think the problem here is that I am late-middle aged and I've been using AutoCAD 2000 for 25 years now. If you are younger than me, you will understand when you get older =)

I'd like to do the same, however on VLC (in Linux)... is there an easy way? (sorry for my ignorance)

I usually watch youtube (well via Freetube) on 480, maybe 720 when I am paying attention and 360 when I am laying down. I prefer these small file sizes because I can skip left and right in the video time with the arrow buttons like the file is local and not online. I haven't pirated a movie in years (I would not want to watch anything new) but I download a lot of old racing from the 80s and 90s and it is already 480p, so as long as it is in english, not black/white I am happy.

I assume you have a good story behind this