Ask HN: Easing husband onto proper computer, How To?
My husband uses some weird sort of computer which doesn't run any proper
software and he keeps trying to persuade me to do the same, even though he
knows I have work to do ...
Some applications also refuse to start without tracking active. Took a while to figure out that "Envoy" the desk booking system wouldn't start while getting DNS from pihole.
The video ads on YouTube infuriate me though because a lot of times the first one isn't skippable anymore and you have to wade through 2-3 to get to the video.
EDIT: Also, I have a Sudoku game that's just about unplayable away from PiHole because it has an ad at the bottom and interrupts gameplay periodically with video ads.
For Twitter you can use Nitter etc… there are alternatives, wrote a nice blog post about what I was able to collect https://dminca.codeberg.page/posts/improving-your-web-experi...
This isn't a cold-call, this isn't stopping somebody in the street to ask they try another washing powder, this is active engagement with customer requirements.
If you can't buy your own laptop without asking —and yes, maybe OP has worded this situation to suit their own position, we don't know— you are opening yourself to recommendations.
Leave the poor OP alone, they're just doing their job.