Eric Murphy on Odysee

"Caring about privacy almost ruined my life."

Sat, 15 Jun 2024 15:00:07 GMT

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Overwhelmed by all the steps you have to take to be private online? Feel like there's no use in fighting the man? You might have privacy fatigue. Let's talk about how to have privacy online without completely losing your sanity.

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Credit to opsec101.org for the lock analogy I used in the video.

0:00 Intro
2:45 What's your threat model?
8:10 Compromises
11:32 Conclusion
...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ab6ryHD_ahQ

How Blogging Ruined the Web

Sat, 08 Jun 2024 15:00:13 GMT

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How Blogs Broke the Web: https://stackingthebricks.com/how-blogs-broke-the-web/
Justin Hall's documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxD4mqFtySQ

0:00 The decline of the web
1:08 What we do here is go back
4:57 An ode to the personal website
8:26 The end of homepages
12:10 The modern web
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3Jz4dt_eLk

The Shady Business of VPNs

Fri, 31 May 2024 15:00:46 GMT

If you want to be private and anonymous online, just use a VPN! Now you're safe from all the bad guys online, right? The VPN industry makes a lot of claims. But are they telling the truth? And can you trust these companies with your data?

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0:00 Intro
0:51 Stretching the truth
5:21 Trust issues
7:18 The congomerates
8:19 Conflicts of interest
11:44 Skeletons in the closet
14:03 Free lunch
15:55 Should you use a VPN?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaJ0hCTCvdY

Is it impossible to be private online?

Fri, 24 May 2024 15:00:39 GMT

Every time I talk about privacy online, the pessimists always come out. "It's impossible to have any online privacy." "They've already collected so much data about you. Why bother?" Is it really well and truly over? Or are there actually good reasons to still care about online privacy in the age of surveillance capitalism?

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0:00 Intro
0:48 It's over
3:08 "You'll never have total privacy online."
5:49 "They've already collected so much data about you."
6:41 Privacy goes mainstream
9:08 Under the influence
9:32 Why pessimism fails
...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0Qp-AOBj54

Online Ads Are Getting Out of Control

Sat, 18 May 2024 15:00:00 GMT

Online ads are getting ridiculous these days. Companies are pushing more and more ads, and ads now are offensive, scammy, and even malicious. In this video, we'll see just how bad the modern advertising landscape is, and if there's any hope for the future...

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0:00 Intro
1:08 But wait, it gets worse
4:06 We don't need privacy where we're going
6:01 The unsustainable future
9:15 The future of making money online
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7qWErb9knc

How ThinkPads Became The Internet's Favorite Laptop

Fri, 10 May 2024 15:00:35 GMT

If you've ever spent any time on the internet, there's a good chance you've heard of how amazing Lenovo ThinkPad laptops are. They're the GOAT laptop brand, and if you're a *real* power user, you know how much better they are than the lowly MacBook. But how did they gain their legendary status and cult-like fanbase online? Are they really all that special, and do they live up to the hype? Find out in this video...

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0:00: Intro
0:45 Corporate heaven
3:03 The Macbook-ification of the laptop
6:18 The meme, the myth, the legend
8:03 The downfall of the ThinkPad
9:32 ThinkPad society and its future
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQX4FLrm9ac

Why Are Open Source Alternatives So Bad?

Fri, 03 May 2024 15:00:45 GMT

Want to switch to Linux or tired of paying ridiculous amounts of money for Adobe products? Just switch to these open source alternatives. But if you've ever used any of the popular open-source software alternatives, you've probably been disappointed. Why can't GIMP come close to the power of Photoshop? Why isn't there a decent open source video editor yet? Is open source software doomed to be worse than proprietary software, or is there hope for it yet?

A lot of ideas for this video came from this articles by Koos Looijesteijn. Check them out if you want to learn more about open-source software and how to make it better:
https://www.kooslooijesteijn.net/blog/why-is-free-open-source-software-badly-designed

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Ton Roosendaal interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJEWOTZnFeg&t=1631s

0:00 The problem with open-source alternatives
2:30 Which open-source software are we talking about?
4:07 Where's the money?
5:39 Why is the UI so bad?
8:46 Software matters
9:32 Can open-source do better?
12:28 Conclusion
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHQv4blla7g

How Google's Chromium Took Over the Browser World

Fri, 26 Apr 2024 15:00:05 GMT

Have you ever wondered why every browser these days is based on Chromium? Why can't they make their own browser from scratch, or base it on something like Firefox? And is having every browser based on Chromium really a bad thing? Let's find out in this video.

Browser tier list: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5r6jFE8gic
How to make Firefox private: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fr8UFJzpNls

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0:00 Intro
1:13 What's wrong with everything being Chromium?
2:31 What's so great about Chromium?
5:26 Why can't you make your own browser?
7:47 What happens when Google controls the internet?
9:26 Conclusion
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7u7ek8QyWPI

YouTube sucks now. Here's how to fix it.

Fri, 19 Apr 2024 15:00:52 GMT

How to waste less time online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFPuDaVA7wI

Remember when YouTube used to be good? Me too. Are you tired of YouTube's changes to the site, like removing the dislike bar, blocking adblock, and adding Shorts? Or just tired of rampant clickbait, scammy sponsors and non-stop distractions? I'll show you how to fix all of these issues and more in this video.

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Return YouTube Dislike: https://returnyoutubedislike.com/
SponsorBlock: https://sponsor.ajay.app/
Dearrow (clickbait remover): https://dearrow.ajay.app/
Unhook: https://unhook.app/
uBlock Origin: https://ublockorigin.com/
uBO troubleshooting: https://www.reddit.com/r/uBlockOrigin/wiki/solutions/youtube/megathread/
uBO status: https://drhyperion451.github.io/does-uBO-bypass-yt/
Hide YouTube Shorts: https://github.com/gijsdev/ublock-hide-yt-shorts
NewPipe: https://newpipe.net/

Sources:
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/01/youtube-appears-to-be-reducing-video-and-site-performance-for-ad-block-users/

0:00 Intro
0:35 Return the dislike bar
2:03 Skip sponsored segments
5:28 Remove clickbait
8:17 Remove distractions
9:58 Remove ads
13:28 Remove YT Shorts
14:47 What about on mobile?
16:31 Conclusion
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rteYHxcLCZk

Does Apple REALLY care about your privacy?

Fri, 12 Apr 2024 15:00:33 GMT

I wasted my 20s online.

Fri, 15 Sep 2023 15:00:46 GMT

I wasted a good portion of my life so far on scrolling online and I have a few regrets.

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0:00 How to waste your life
5:48 How to spend less time online
...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFPuDaVA7wI

The Secret Online Piracy Club You've Never Heard Of

Thu, 07 Sep 2023 15:00:32 GMT

Everybody's heard of The Pirate Bay. If you've ever needed a free copy of Photoshop or the latest Hollywood blockbuster, there's a good chance you've sailed the high seas before. But what you might not know is that there's a secret side of torrenting and online piracy that you've never seen before. In this video, I'm going to tell you the story of What.CD, the most infamous private torrent tracker of all time.

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0:00 What ever happened to torrenting?
1:42 he still uses The Pirate Bay
2:57 The world of private torrent trackers
3:33 The story of What.cd
4:47 Who cares, anyway?
6:43 Sharing is caring
8:01 The music Mecca
9:33 It's not about the money, it's about sending a message
11:07 The downfall of What
13:06 Requiem for a tracker
14:38 Does anyone still care about private trackers?
...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1aqZT7jbo8

Can You REALLY Trust Proton Mail?

Thu, 31 Aug 2023 15:00:40 GMT

Proton Mail claims to be private and secure. But can you really trust them? Maybe you've heard some news stories about they logging your data and handing it over to the government. So why do I still think that ProtonMail is one of the best mail services out there? Should you even trust ANY email provider? Find out in this video...

What level of privacy is right for you? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H414XdcbC4Q
Email tier list: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtH9ZTof-Tc

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0:00 ProtonMail bad
2:20 Email was never meant to be private
4:43 Email gets encrypted with PGP
8:26 Proton brings PGP to the masses
9:11 Trust issues
10:45 Why use "private" email?
11:16 What happens when the glowies come knocking?
13:20 What's your threat model?
14:47 Can you trust Proton?
15:54 Should you use Proton?
...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljFAODAfAC8

The ULTIMATE Email Tier List (Based Tier to Botnet Tier)

Thu, 24 Aug 2023 15:00:09 GMT

These days, it's pretty hard to find an actually good email service. Maybe you don't want an e-mail address that can read through all your email to sell your data to advertisers. Maybe you don't want an email that will rat you out to the government. But are there any good, usable, cheap, and privacy-respecting emails still out there? In this video, I'm going to finally rank the best and worst email providers of all time...

Browser Tier List: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5r6jFE8gic
Search Engine Tier List: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yjm6lGwqnGs
Why do I care about privacy so much? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aXIXozAsOE

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0:00 Intro
2:13 Disroot
5:33 Fastmail
7:22 Gmail
9:16 mailbox.org
12:14 Mailfence
14:06 Outlook
15:49 Posteo
17:58 ProtonMail
22:45 Self-hosting
26:12 Skiff
30:34 Startmail
32:35 Tutanota
35:28 Yahoo!
36:59 My recommendation
...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtH9ZTof-Tc

How Mozilla Ruined Firefox

Thu, 17 Aug 2023 15:00:45 GMT

Firefox used to be on top of the world with almost a third of all internet users using Firefox. These days, they make up a pitiful 2.7% of the market share. What happened? In this video, I want to show how Mozilla's terrible management and decisions have brought this once beloved browser down.

How to make Firefox private: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fr8UFJzpNls
Web browser tier list: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5r6jFE8gic
Why I still use Firefox: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0SJFED5xK0

Credit to @BryanLunduke for his video talking about the finances of Mozilla: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KDcxSZDang

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Sources:
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/privacy/websites/
https://assets.mozilla.net/annualreport/2021/mozilla-fdn-2021-fs-final-1010.pdf
https://www.fakespot.com/privacy-policy
https://getpocket.com/en/privacy/
https://www.zdnet.com/article/sources-mozilla-extends-its-google-search-deal/
https://lunduke.locals.com/post/4387539/firefox-money-investigating-the-bizarre-finances-of-mozilla
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/b-itch-to-boss/
https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/11/21363424/mozilla-layoffs-quarter-staff-250-people-new-revenue-focus
https://twitter.com/lizardlucas42/status/1293232090985705478
https://www.polygon.com/2013/7/5/4496512/why-nintendos-satoru-iwata-refuses-to-lay-off-staff
https://twitter.com/BrendanEich/status/1217512049716035584
https://blog.mozilla.org/netpolicy/2018/09/26/eucodeondisinfo/
https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/blog/the-dsa-is-not-a-justification-for-censorship/

0:00 The fall of Firefox
1:34 Privacy promises
3:45 Why use Firefox, anyway?
4:42 Deals with the devil
7:08 Big business
8:24 Making the world a better place
9:54 Mozilla doesn't care about you
11:29 Firefox (lack of) Focus
12:02 Mismanaged funds
13:12 What happened to Firefox?
...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugnOM2mzgNU

Nobody Understands Online Privacy.

Thu, 10 Aug 2023 15:00:22 GMT

Almost nobody understands online privacy. That's why you see so many privacy noobs confused and overwhelmed because they heard you have to use Tor and host your own email and cut off all your friends that don't use Signal. How much do you need to worry about privacy? Can you trust this company? Somebody told me was good but somebody else told me it's terrible for your privacy. Who do you trust? Relax, and let me explain threat levels, the level of privacy you need, and everything else in this video.

Why do I care about privacy? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aXIXozAsOE
Browser Tier List: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5r6jFE8gic
Search Engine Tier List: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yjm6lGwqnGs

Credit to this Reddit post. I borrowed some ideas for this video from here: https://www.reddit.com/r/privacy/comments/d63aa1/managing_your_privacy_threat_models/

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0:00 Privacy is confusing
1:25 Why do you care?
2:23 The Privacy-Anonymity Spectrum
3:10 The Normie
4:43 The Privacy-Conscious
6:34 Privacy vs. Anonymity
7:41 The Activist
9:47 The Ghost
11:05 Which level are you?
12:02 Conflating levels of privacy
13:16 Can we improve discussions about privacy?
14:00 Conclusion
...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H414XdcbC4Q

Why Do I Shill Arch Linux So Much?

Thu, 03 Aug 2023 15:01:47 GMT

In this video, in true Arch user fashion, I'm going to tell you why Arch is the best Linux distro. To be honest, Arch is probably the only reason why I still use Linux to this day. But what makes it special and different from other distributions? Let's find out in this video...

Why you should install Arch Linux manually: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_RWNKlxF3c
Arch Linux isn't that hard: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsNLZwuUJLU
Why are Arch users so toxic? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHQFGhTiyk0

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0:00 Intro
0:52 The Packages
3:46 The Wiki
5:39 Arch Linux is only free if your time is worthless
7:01 No more distro hopping
8:28 Computing at the speed of thought
9:19 Linux sucks tbh
10:08 Conclusion
...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lunnbdFdPJE

I Love Neovim, but I NEVER Use It for Coding.

Thu, 27 Jul 2023 15:10:42 GMT

Why you should use VSCodium instead of VS Code: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_eFYsuV1PU
Is it still worth it to learn vim? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c68MkeMBjhE
Why Neovim is better than vim: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQvFC0wRiRE

Neovim is probably my favorite text editor of all time, but I could just never get into it for doing any major projects. When I'm working on something big, I'm always reaching for VSCodium (VSCode). But why am I not using Neovim as my IDE like all of the rest of the cool kids? Let me explain myself in this video...

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0:00 Intro
1:34 The painful setup
2:27 Plugin woes
4:09 Web tooling
5:19 Is it worth the setup?
6:24 Muh bloat
6:56 Why I switched
7:33 Vim bindings forever
8:18 VSCodium is valid
...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRxmJ7pNsVI

Why Do I Care So Much About Privacy?

Thu, 13 Jul 2023 15:24:23 GMT

Bro...Google Chrome is so convenient, why do you care so much about privacy? In this video, I'll finally explain why I dislike all of the creepy tracking by companies like Google, Amazon and Facebook, as well as the dangerous, real-world consequences this data collection can cause.

Browser Tier List: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5r6jFE8gic
Search Engine Tier List: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yjm6lGwqnGs

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Sauce:
https://web.archive.org/web/20230625193039/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/21/technology/google-surveillance-toddler-photo.htmlhttps://web.archive.org/web/20230628232654/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/29/technology/facial-recognition-misidentify-jail.htmlhttps://web.archive.org/web/20230628234438/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/31/technology/facial-recognition-false-arrests.htmlhttps://gizmodo.com/signal-tried-to-run-the-most-honest-facebook-ad-campaig-1846823457https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2023/06/amazons-ring-camera-used-to-spy-on-customershttps://www.reuters.com/technology/tesla-workers-shared-sensitive-images-recorded-by-customer-cars-2023-04-06/https://millionmilesecrets.com/guides/are-airlines-raising-your-ticket-price-based-on-browser-history/https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/nov/14/medibank-mental-health-data-posted-on-dark-web-as-russian-hackers-vow-to-keep-our-word

0:00 "But I have nothing to hide!!"
1:14 The philosophical argument for privacy
2:10 Real-world consequences
2:38 Google Photos flags dad as a criminal
4:32 Man wrongfully arrested due to facial recognition
6:46 Users of Ring spied on by employees
8:30 Tesla owners being spied on by employees
9:57 Way-too-specific Facebook ad campaign
10:53 Airline companies charging more based on your computer
11:55 "Just trust me bro"
12:25 Data breaches
13:12 Why I care about privacy
14:14 But caring about privacy is too hard!!
15:23 Conclusion
...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aXIXozAsOE

How JavaScript Ruined the Web

Thu, 29 Jun 2023 15:00:35 GMT

Ever noticed how bad the modern web is getting? Why is every website a slow, laggy, buggy mess? Whatever happened to the good old days, when websites were simpler? In this video, I'll talk about how the rise of JavaScript frameworks like React have been a disaster for the internet...

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0:00 The absolute state of the modern web
0:45 The JavaScript obsession
2:57 Peer pressure
4:31 The FUTURE of web development!
6:20 Move fast and break things
7:59 Muh "Developer Experience"
9:53 Peak performance
11:36 The user "experience"
12:16 How to make non-bloated websites
14:17 Conclusion
...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gU-8U7Z-E64

Why does every personal website look like this now?

Sun, 25 Jun 2023 15:00:32 GMT

What's with the boring, soulless websites everyone has now? I remember a time when you used to find all kinds of interesting things on people's websites. These days, they're just glorified Linktrees with links to their Twitter and GitHub. Is there any way to bring back the glory days of the personal website?

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...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_x6SCSz7g5I

The Centralized Web Is Falling Apart

Wed, 21 Jun 2023 15:00:33 GMT

You've probably heard about the Reddit drama. Big Tech platforms across the web are making increasingly bad decisions and users are up in arms. Is there an alternative to these terrible, centralized social media platforms and services that are increasingly holding more power over the web? Let's discuss the future of the web in this video.

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0:00 Le Reddit drama
1:38 What's happening to the centralized web?
3:44 Where's the money?
6:00 Decentralized social media and the fediverse
9:01 Back to the web forum?
10:45 We're tired of the ads
11:36 Revolt against the centralized web
12:25 What's the future of the web?
...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZceMQQszm2s

Why I Stopped Using Sass For My CSS

Thu, 08 Jun 2023 15:00:06 GMT

Have you ever heard how much better Sass is than plain old vanilla CSS? Sass and SCSS has been the go-to for web developers for over a decade, but these days it's not quite as necessary as it used to be. In this video, I'm going to explain why I don't use Sass any more, as well as explain why I don't need its most popular features when I'm writing my CSS. Next time you start a new project, maybe think twice before reaching for Sass over CSS...

Why I don't use vendor prefixes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmx0lWxHB20
How to use CSS variables: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-bq8f8hs1I
Do you still need a CSS reset?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msBOZEwWaNE

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0:00 What's Sass?
2:00 What about variables?
3:33 What about nesting?
7:08 What about mixins?
8:03 Why I don't use Sass
8:47 So what do I use instead?
...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83F7PrfX5qw

Why I Stopped Using the Brave Browser

Sun, 04 Jun 2023 15:00:40 GMT

So you probably think the Brave browser is pretty cool, huh? I like the Brave browser but after years of using it, it's hard to ignore some of the flaws of the browser. In this video, I'll explain why I stopped using Brave, my biggest annoyances and complaints regarding it, and what I recommend to use instead. If you liked the video, feel free to donate your hard-earned BAT!

Browser tier list: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5r6jFE8gic
How to make Firefox better: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fr8UFJzpNls
Why I can't stand Firefox, but still use it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0SJFED5xK0

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Sources:
https://brave.com/bat-roadmap-2-0/https://brave.com/rewards-changes/https://twitter.com/bcrypt/status/1362810607213273090https://support.torproject.org/tbb/tbb-9/

0:00 Intro
1:25 Brave Rewards
8:02 Brave Shields
10:31 Brave bloat
14:47 So what do I recommend instead?
...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uB845Elrds0

Technology was a mistake.

Sun, 28 May 2023 15:00:07 GMT

Everybody knows that technology is the ultimate force of good in the world. Right? Humans now are more prosperous than ever before. But at the same time, something feels very wrong as modern society seems to have made people more stressed, depressed, and unfulfilled than ever before. In this video, I'm going to do sort of a book review of Ted Kaczynski's Industrial Society and Its Future and offer a different perspective on the consequences of technology on modern life.

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0:00 Modern society is amazing!
1:09 The book
1:44 The purposelessness of modern life
6:24 Surrogate activities
7:22 Dude, where's my freedoms?
9:02 Numbing the pain
9:59 The author
11:19 The end of industrial society
12:55 What can we do?
15:28 In conclusion
...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWtUayfRhpM

New to Linux? Yeah, DON'T Use Manjaro...

Wed, 17 May 2023 15:10:48 GMT

If you're new to Linux, there's a good chance you've been recommended Manjaro Linux. After all, you get all of the benefits of a rolling-release distro without all of the instability of Arch Linux! Sounds great, right? Unfortunately, after using Manjaro myself in the past I just can't recommend it to anyone, especially newbies to Linux. In this video, let me explain why I no longer trust Manjaro with anything...

Why you (probably) shouldn't use archinstall: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_RWNKlxF3c
Don't make this mistake when using the AUR: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anCaH8nzoeI
What you should know before using the AUR: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goOrF8zAkqU

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Background footage:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ynm8jwCyMA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dkpcEeKk0E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suYyVN6CiMs

Sources:
https://forum.manjaro.org/t/aur-please-restrain-yourself/103318
https://web.archive.org/web/20150409095421/https://manjaro.github.io/expired_SSL_certificate/
https://web.archive.org/web/20171203081155/http://manjaro.github.io:80/SSL-Certificate-Expired/
https://twitter.com/AsahiLinux/status/1576356115746459648#m
https://twitter.com/braam_martijn/status/1533444824061419521
https://do-not-ship.it/

0:00 Why use Manjaro?
2:39 The packaging problem
6:25 My experience
9:06 Manjaro's many mistakes
13:49 So what should you use instead of Manjaro?
...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZY_HB9lOJhk

Why Are Arch Linux Users So TOXIC?

Sun, 14 May 2023 17:00:53 GMT

If you've ever spent any time online, you might have heard how TOXIC the Arch Linux community is. You might even have been cyberbullied for using Ubuntu by an ELITIST Arch user! But are Arch Linux users really as rude and elitist as you might have heard? In this video, I'll explain why the claims of Arch users' toxicity might be a little bit exaggerated...

Arch Linux isn't THAT hard: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsNLZwuUJLU
Why you shouldn't use an Arch install script: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_RWNKlxF3c
Watch this before switching to Linux: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiP-dW9RtlI

Background footage:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7PMxN4z82s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbTBhCGZBOQ

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0:00 Intro
0:49 Why are Arch users so rude?
7:23 Why do Arch users so elitist?
12:12 Conclusion
...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHQFGhTiyk0

What Ever Happened to Audacity?

Wed, 10 May 2023 15:00:28 GMT

If you're up-to-date on your open-source drama, you might remember the drama that went down a couple of years ago when the audio editor Audacity was purchased by Muse Group. Right away they started making terrible decision after terrible decision, to the point that people in the FOSS world were calling Audacity spyware. But now that the dust has settled, is Audacity really dead? Is it safe to use? What ever happened to all the Audacity forks like Tenacity? Let's get to the bottom of it in this video...

Tenacity's repo: https://codeberg.org/tenacityteam/tenacity

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0:00 The drama
2:16 What about the telemetry?
4:41 What about the weird privacy policy changes?
5:20 What about the license?
7:31 What's new with Audacity?
9:19 What about the Audacity forks?
11:55 What should you use?
...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfmDn1IaDmY

Video Editing on Linux Is Terrible. Or Is It?

Fri, 28 Apr 2023 15:00:33 GMT

If you've spent any time online, you probably know just how BAD the state of video editing on Linux is. But what if it wasn't as bad as they say? What if, as a matter of fact, Linux video editing was pretty good? In this video, I'll go over some common claims about Kdenlive, my favorite Linux video editor, and see if they're true or not. Can Linux video editing be used professionally or are you doomed to suffer?

Gardiner Bryant's video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hksW66jw1jA

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0:00 Intro
2:34 It's buggy
4:33 Too many annoyances
7:32 You can't do professional work on Linux
10:56 Honorable mentions
11:51 Conclusion

Background footage:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ja9l_ba1HV8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DdbbBQAReM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2Q6sluqc2I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyFknrlj0Nw
...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zs2xBBLXKpI

Ueberzug is dead. Now what? (Terminal image previews without Ueberzug)

Wed, 19 Apr 2023 15:00:29 GMT

If you've ever wanted to view images in the terminal, you've probably used Überzug. But Überzug is no longer maintained after the author shut down the repo. With no more Überzug, how are we supposed to preview anime wallpapers in terminal file managers? In this video, I'll go over some alternatives, including Uberzug forks and alternatives like Kitty's image protocol and Sixel.

ueberzug fork: https://github.com/ueber-devel/ueberzug
ueberzugpp: https://github.com/jstkdng/ueberzugpp
Are We Sixel Yet? https://www.arewesixelyet.com/
lf-sixel: https://github.com/horriblename/lf

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0:00 Intro
1:53 Ueberzug forks
2:58 Ueberzugpp
4:00 What's wrong with Ueberzug?
4:47 Image support in kitty
6:35 Displaying images in the terminal with Sixel
10:13 My recommendations
11:36 Conclusion
...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTQWI0OalVk

I rewrote my Vim config in Lua. Was it worth it?

Sun, 16 Apr 2023 15:00:05 GMT

Haven't you heard? All the cool kids these days are configuring their Neovim in Lua. I recently ditched my ancient Vim script configuration and rewrote the entire thing in Lua. Was it worth it? Should you do the same? Or is it just a bunch of marketing hype? Find out if it's finally time to say goodbye to your init.vim and create an init.lua in this video...

My dotfiles: https://github.com/ericmurphyxyz/dotfiles
ThePrimeagen's init.lua: https://github.com/ThePrimeagen/init.lua

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0:00 Intro
0:15 Why Lua?
4:17 Lua basics
6:19 Setting options in Lua
8:18 Setting a leader key (and global variables)
10:04 Setting keybindings in Lua
11:48 Sourcing different files with require
13:48 Loading Vim plugins in Lua
17:00 Was it worth it?
17:41 Additional resources
18:11 Conclusion
...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NSZsPjIzvg

Is This the New Best Privacy Browser? (Mullvad Browser)

Tue, 11 Apr 2023 15:00:14 GMT

There's a new privacy browser on the block. The Tor Project and Mullvad VPN have teamed up to bring you the baddest, most private browser out there. But does it live up to the hype? Does it put other privacy browsers like hardened Firefox, Librewolf, and Brave out of business? Find out in this video...

Firefox hardening tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fr8UFJzpNls
Browser tier list: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5r6jFE8gic

Mullvad Browser download: https://mullvad.net/en/download/browser

Sources:
https://github.com/mullvad/mullvad-browser/issues/1#issuecomment-1495998714
https://github.com/privacyguides/privacyguides.org/commit/b2b547ecb7250ce9262b45f5fd724e22e16b6d29

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0:00 Intro
1:22 What's Mullvad browser all about?
2:09 Installation
2:25 Mullvad Browser features
4:15 What's the catch?
5:42 Wait, why can't I change the settings?
7:59 How Mullvad Browser protects you from advanced fingerprinting scripts
9:38 What's the difference between this and Tor?
10:41 When you shouldn't use Mullvad Browser
12:26 My recommendations
12:52 Oh no, Mullvad Browser is REPLACING Hardened Firefox!
13:32 Final thoughts
...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPcllv2i_Og

How to Install and Manage Fonts on Linux

Sun, 09 Apr 2023 15:00:01 GMT

Want to install your favorite font on Linux but not sure how to do it? In this video, I'll go over the simple process of installing fonts, uninstalling fonts, managing fonts, setting the default font, and previewing fonts, all from the command line. No longer do you need to install a bunch of BLOATED graphical programs on your pristine Arch Linux setup...

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0:00 Intro
0:38 Installing fonts
3:13 Uninstalling fonts
3:21 Installing fonts system-wide
5:17 Finding the name and style of your font for terminal applications
7:27 Setting the default font
11:13 Previewing fonts
12:43 Conclusion
...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RtLyPzbttA

Wait, Vim has an Easy Mode?

Fri, 07 Apr 2023 15:00:22 GMT

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THzXOwR8wmI

Why you (probably) shouldn't use an Arch Linux install script

Wed, 05 Apr 2023 15:00:21 GMT

Have you been wanting to try out Arch Linux and are thinking of using the archinstall installation script? In this video, I'm going to GATEKEEP Arch Linux by telling you why you SHOULDN'T use the easy install script and why you should install Arch Linux manually instead. Trust me, I actually have good reasons to as why new users might not want to use it, I'm not just being elitist...or am I?

Arch Linux isn't that hard: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsNLZwuUJLU

Background footage:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68z11VAYMS8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSV5UDaTXDA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8utpbbdj0LQ

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0:00 Intro
1:57 Why install Arch Linux manually?
2:59 What do you learn from installing Arch manually?
5:08 Mom, cancel my meetings, archinstall broke again
6:19 Manually installing Arch is scary!
7:36 Who Arch Linux isn't for
8:31 What about Arch distros with a GUI installer?
9:50 My recommendation
...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_RWNKlxF3c

How to browse your favorite websites WITHOUT the creepy tracking

Sun, 02 Apr 2023 15:00:33 GMT

Tired of all the creepy tracking scripts, annoying ads, and bloated UI of all of your favorite websites? In this video, I'll show you how you can use alternative front-ends for all kinds of different popular sites. Finally, you can watch YouTube videos, browse Reddit, and read tweets on Twitter without the watchful eye of Big Brother. Plus, you can set up automatic redirection so you'll never have to go through the grueling loading of the new Reddit redesign ever again!

Invidious (YouTube): https://docs.invidious.io/instances/
Piped (YouTube): https://github.com/TeamPiped/Piped/wiki/instances
Libreddit (Reddit): https://github.com/spikecodes/libreddit#instances
Teddit (Reddit): https://github.com/teddit-net/teddit#instances
Nitter (Twitter): https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/wiki/Instances
Whoogle (Google): https://github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search#public-instances
Searx (Google): https://searx.space/
Lingva Translate (Google Translate): https://github.com/TheDavidDelta/lingva-translate#Instances
SimplyTranslate (Google Translate): https://simple-web.org/projects/simplytranslate.html
libremdb (IMDb): https://github.com/zyachel/libremdb#instances
Quetre (Quora): https://github.com/zyachel/quetre#instances
Rimgo (Imgur): https://codeberg.org/video-prize-ranch/rimgo#instances

Alternative Front-Ends List: https://github.com/mendel5/alternative-front-ends
LibRedirect extension: https://libredirect.github.io/

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0:00 The problem with your favorite website
1:31 What's an open-source front-end?
3:28 What are instances?
4:44 YouTube
7:06 Reddit
8:34 Twitter
9:34 Google
11:06 Google Translate
11:42 IMDB
12:21 Quora
12:29 Imgur
12:47 Even more?
13:26 Automatic redirection with Libredirect
16:18 Can you trust these alternative front-ends?
17:20 Donate! (If you can)
18:02 Conclusion
...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HlFSg-9dpU

How to Create Your Own Custom Firefox Theme! (Firefox CSS)

Thu, 30 Mar 2023 15:00:33 GMT

Is the default Firefox theme not really doing it for you? Are none of the custom Firefox userChrome.css files others have created to your liking? In this video, I'm going to teach you how you can completely customize almost everything about Firefox using Firefox CSS. I'll show you how you can live-debug your custom theme, find CSS snippets you can use in your own theme, style pages inside your browser, and more in this video...

How to install custom Firefox themes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QVs1jVuA8c
Why I switched back to Firefox: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0SJFED5xK0
How to make Firefox more private and secure: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fr8UFJzpNls

Firefox CSS Hacks Repo: https://github.com/MrOtherGuy/firefox-csshacks
Firefox CSS Subreddit: http://old.reddit.com/r/FirefoxCSS
My Firefox theme: https://github.com/EricMurphyxyz/userChrome.css

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0:00 Intro
0:54 Steal someone else's theme
1:21 Enabling themes (if you haven't already)
1:36 Finding your profile folder
1:51 Enabling live-debugging
3:06 Editing files from the debugger
3:50 Finding browser elements with the inspector
5:45 Media queries
6:36 Changing CSS variables
7:38 Changing pages inside the browser with userContent.css
10:33 Firefox CSS snippets
12:44 Additional resources
13:08 Conclusion
...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bw_M7q3Mtag

The ULTIMATE Search Engine Tier List (Based Tier to Surveillance Tier)

Sun, 26 Mar 2023 15:00:25 GMT

Looking for the best search engine, but don't want to send all of your private data to an evil corporation? In this video, I'm going to rank all the search engines and reveal once and for all which are the best of the best and which are the worst of the worst. I'll be ranking them based on their search results, user privacy, and their bias and censorship. Is DuckDuckGo really as good as they say? Find out in this video!

Browser Tier List: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5r6jFE8gic

Brave Search: https://search.brave.com/
DuckDuckGo: https://duckduckgo.com/
Ecosia: https://www.ecosia.org/
Mojeek: https://www.mojeek.com/
Metager: https://metager.org/
Searx: https://searx.space/
Startpage: https://www.startpage.com/
Swisscows: https://swisscows.com/
Qwant: https://www.qwant.com/
Whoogle: https://github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search#public-instances

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0:00 Intro
2:15 Bing
4:16 Brave Search
8:02 DuckDuckGo
12:14 Ecosia
14:17 Google
15:08 Metager
17:38 Mojeek
19:43 Searx
24:09 Startpage
27:00 Swisscows
28:30 Qwant
30:05 Whoogle
30:57 Yandex
32:44 My recommendations
...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yjm6lGwqnGs

What your favorite terminal color scheme says about you

Fri, 24 Mar 2023 15:00:04 GMT

This is definitely a what your favorite terminal color scheme says about you

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#shorts
...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jVAJ2ah5hg

Don't like Firefox's UI? Here's how to make it better. (Firefox CSS)

Tue, 21 Mar 2023 15:00:01 GMT

Have you ever used Firefox, only to wish that their UI was...better? In this video, I'll show you how you can install custom userChrome.css themes to completely reimagine how your browser looks.

Firefox CSS subreddit: https://old.reddit.com/r/firefoxcss
Firefox CSS Store: https://firefoxcss-store.github.io/

Themes I like:
Cascade: https://github.com/andreasgrafen/cascade
Firefox-GX: https://github.com/Godiesc/firefox-gx
Edge-Frfox: https://github.com/bmFtZQ/Edge-FrFox
My theme: https://github.com/ericmurphyxyz/userchrome.css

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0:00 Intro
1:49 How to find a theme
4:10 How to install a theme
6:21 Customizing the colors
6:57 Installing more complex themes
8:20 Basic customizations
10:01 Enabling compact density mode
10:55 Conclusion
...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QVs1jVuA8c

Wait, LibreWolf got even BETTER? (LibreWolf Review)

Sat, 18 Mar 2023 15:00:00 GMT

You might have heard of LibreWolf before. It's a privacy-focused Firefox fork that makes a lot of improvements to Firefox's out-of-the-box experience. But I never cared that much about LibreWolf because it didn't really seem that different from hardened Firefox with a custom user.js file like Arkenfox. What's the point? But in recent years, LibreWolf has made a lot of small changes that makes the experience a lot better, especially for new users. In this video, let's see if LibreWolf finally puts Firefox out of business...

LibreWolf website: https://librewolf.net

Firefox user.js Hardening Guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fr8UFJzpNls
Browser Tier List: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5r6jFE8gic
Why I Use Firefox: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0SJFED5xK0

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0:00 Intro
0:20 Wait, what's LibreWolf?
1:52 What's new with LibreWolf?
4:38 Explaining the settings
6:42 Adding additional overrides
7:39 Read the docs
8:21 But LibreWolf is out of date!
11:38 Conclusion
...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7Lqd486eUM

The ZSH plugin you didn't know you needed...

Thu, 16 Mar 2023 15:00:33 GMT

Why have I never heard anyone else talking about the zsh-history-substring-search plugin? I've been using it for years and I can't imagine life without it. Here's what it does and how to install it.

zsh-history-substring-search GitHub: https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-history-substring-search

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#shorts
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnWwaVZAg68

You NEED to know this before using an AUR Helper...

Tue, 14 Mar 2023 15:00:33 GMT

Have you spent your entire time on Arch Linux downloading AUR packages from an AUR helper like yay, paru, or pikaur? They're great tools, but you still need to know how the AUR works and how to build packages manually or you're going to run into some issues. In this video, I'll teach you how to manually build packages and install them with pacman, as well as find out if you even need to use an AUR helper at all...

The biggest mistake people make when using the AUR: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anCaH8nzoeI
The best AUR helper: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpOZ71KouuE
How to clean up after your AUR helper: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wp3LfWwCrZE

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0:00 Intro
1:03 What's wrong with just using AUR helpers?
3:10 What does an AUR helper do, exactly?
5:11 Manually building packages with makepkg
7:10 Updating packages manually
8:52 Manually fixing your AUR helper
9:43 Should you use an AUR helper?
10:43 Conclusion
...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goOrF8zAkqU

What's the Best AUR Helper? (Paru vs Yay vs Pikaur)

Fri, 10 Mar 2023 17:00:16 GMT

There's a dozen different AUR helpers but nobody seems to be able to agree on which one is the best. In this video, I'm going to be comparing three of the most popular AUR helpers, yay, paru, and pikaur. What's the difference between all of these? Which one should you be using? Or should you even be using an AUR helper at all? Find out all this and more in today's video...

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0:00 Intro
0:51 Before you install an AUR helper...
1:59 Yay
4:15 Paru
7:11 Pikaur
10:05 Manually building
11:42 Graphical AUR managers?
12:29 My recommendation
12:47 Conclusion
...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpOZ71KouuE

I finally learned how to exit Vim

Thu, 09 Mar 2023 16:00:28 GMT

Have you ever made the mistake of opening Vim and don't know how to get out? In this video, I'll finally explain how to exit Vim once and for all...

#shorts

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...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6ZJG-04FdE

Firefox is NOT private. Here's how to fix it. (Firefox Hardening)

Tue, 07 Mar 2023 16:00:07 GMT

I bet you thought Mozilla Firefox was a privacy-respecting, secure web browser, right? But by default, Firefox actually has a lot of anti-privacy features and settings enabled. In this video, I'll show you how you can disable a lot of the cruft that Firefox ships with, as well as turn on a lot of hidden preferences to make your browser even more private. We'll also compare three popular user.js files, including Betterfox, Arkenfox, and Narsil's user.js, each with different levels of privacy. After a little bit of configuration, you can finally have the web browser you always dreamed Mozilla would make...

Betterfox: https://github.com/yokoffing/Betterfox
Arkenfox: https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/
Narsil's user.js: https://codeberg.org/Narsil/user.js/src/branch/main/desktop

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0:00 Intro
0:19 Does Mozilla really care about privacy?
2:44 Advanced privacy options
3:08 Mozilla ads and annoyances
3:44 about:config
4:13 What's a user.js file?
5:36 Installing user.js files
7:41 Making overrides in user.js
8:56 Advanced privacy with Arkenfox user.js
9:57 Arkenfox overrides
10:59 resistFingerprinting or not?
12:59 Arkenfox updater
14:21 What I don't like about Arkenfox
14:43 Narsil's user.js
15:14 Google safe browsing or not?
16:42 Which add-ons should you use?
17:37 My recommendation
18:00 What about Librewolf?
18:37 Conclusion
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fr8UFJzpNls

The ULTIMATE Browser Tier List (Based Tier to Spyware Tier)

Sat, 04 Mar 2023 16:00:32 GMT

With the amount of web browsers out there, how are you supposed to know which one to use? In this video, I'll rank every popular browser out there from the best to the worst. You want a browser that respects your privacy but is still easy enough to use for normal people. Will Google Chrome come out on top? Find out in this video...

Betterfox user.js for Firefox: https://github.com/yokoffing/Betterfox
Arkenfox user.js for Firefox: https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js
Narsil user.js for Firefox: https://codeberg.org/Narsil/user.js/src/branch/main/desktop

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0:00 Intro
2:16 Brave
5:15 Firefox
6:48 Hardened Firefox
10:28 GNOME Web (Epiphany)
11:48 Google Chrome
12:48 GNU IceCat
16:54 LibreWolf
20:24 Microsoft Edge
20:50 Opera
21:47 Pale Moon
24:31 Qutebrowser
28:41 Ungoogled Chromium
30:55 Vivaldi
35:03 Waterfox
38:08 My recommendations
39:02 Conclusion
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5r6jFE8gic

Arch Linux Wiki Techniques You Should Know...

Thu, 02 Mar 2023 16:00:18 GMT

Three quick tips for using the ArchWiki that you may not know about. Did you know that the Arch Wiki has a dark theme now and offline support? I didn't either.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNdpbJ_qr6A

Don't make this mistake when downloading from the AUR... (Arch User Repository)

Tue, 28 Feb 2023 16:00:02 GMT

Do you use the AUR? If you use Arch Linux, of course you do. But if you've been downloading and installing packages indiscriminately from the Arch User Repository, it might be time to actually take a look at what you're downloading and running. Didn't anyone ever tell you not to run random scripts from strangers online?

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0:00 The problem with downloading from the AUR
2:07 Uhh, what's a PKGBUILD?
4:12 Reading the PKGBUILD with an AUR helper
6:01 How safe is the AUR, really?
7:07 Reading through diffs on updates
8:03 What to look out for in PKGBUILDs
9:44 Best practices with the AUR
10:22 My recommendations
10:48 Doesn't everyone already know this?
11:33 Conclusion
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anCaH8nzoeI

Why I Stopped Using Prettier

Sat, 25 Feb 2023 16:00:05 GMT

Prettier is a great tool for automatically formatting your messy code. But being an opinionated code formatter, Prettier can sometimes cause some issues. In this video, I'd like to explain why I no longer use Prettier in my own projects, as well as some alternatives to Prettier. Now you can still get all the time-saving benefits of having your code formatted without the rigidity of Prettier.

Why I Don't Use Prettier: https://antfu.me/posts/why-not-prettier

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0:00 What is Prettier?
0:37 Why I stopped using Prettier
1:26 Prettier's opinionatedness
2:17 Prettier's automatic line breaks
5:40 Line break issues in GitHub
6:41 Auto-formatting without Prettier
8:52 Consistent code styling in teams
9:53 Fixing code styling with ESLint
11:49 When should you use Prettier?
12:26 Conclusion
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQUkYHQ4aUA