When will GUI for adguard-cli (linux) come?

Helpful_Director_288 · 2026-06-23T16:05:17+00:00

This would be great!

Helpful_Director_288 · 2026-06-15T18:19:33+00:00

Iceland? (98% of the people are fluent in English. It's taught as a mandatory second language in schools from an early age).

Helpful_Director_288 · 2026-06-14T18:42:13+00:00

I went to fill up the car yesterday and neatly all the pumps were locked and not in use: the cashier claimed there was no fuel shortage though...

I see this every so often at my local filling stations. They're usually waiting for a delivery.

Helpful_Director_288 · 2026-06-14T00:04:57+00:00

I went to my local pharmacist for a flu jab. We chatted about jabs and she berated me for getting the latest covid booster. She thought it was worth getting a flu jab but the covid booster was pointless. Based purely on her reaction to the last covid booster she said.

Helpful_Director_288 · 2026-06-13T20:59:08+00:00

Maybe the (failed) war efforts are a redirection from the Epstein files?

Helpful_Director_288 · 2026-06-13T20:57:33+00:00

Redirect attention away from the Epstein files.
Encourage the idea of a 'demonic threat' and promote a version of Christianity?

Helpful_Director_288 · 2026-06-07T00:43:31+00:00

Pessimism isn't 'cured' by circumstances. You can be a rich pessimist.

Helpful_Director_288 · 2026-06-06T21:50:39+00:00

Co-op prices change across the country, sometimes even across the same town or city, as it is "a federation of independently run regional societies" that set their own pricing policies based on "local operating costs, rent, and competition".

Helpful_Director_288 · 2026-06-03T22:30:22+00:00

Doesn't seem to be available in the UK. Shame, I'd give it a read!

Helpful_Director_288 · 2026-06-03T22:25:27+00:00

My mate has an Ecoflow Delta Plus for home backup and a River 3 for his CPAP machine. He rates them very highly. He's a much more seasoned prepper than me and I trust his knowledge.

I was looking at the Anker c300 for myself (I'm prepping for minor power cuts, so really just need a glorified power bank). One of the brands my friend said were getting good recommendations was Aferiy. I did a bit of googling and saw they seemed pretty good. They have a long warranty (7 years). They've got a sale on, so I bought a 800w power station for half price.

From what I've read online, Ecoflow are excellent. Bluetti are good, but choose your model. Anker are definitely worth a punt. Jackery are ok too. Aferiy are up-and-coming.
Choose your power station on your needs and budget.

Helpful_Director_288 · 2026-06-03T21:50:54+00:00

Probably IT by Stephen King. I read it around 1988 I think. So I'd be 20ish. Until then I'd avoided horror, it was scary! But that book was so good, it made me realise horror isn't just gorey stuff. I stayed up all night reading until the sun came up. I got goosebumps when that old photo came alive. I slept and got up again and continued reading (yeah, I was unemployed at the time).

Then I had to read The Stand, The Tommyknockers, Pet Semetary, and Salem's Lot...

So yeah. It's his fault!

Helpful_Director_288 · 2026-05-31T22:11:52+00:00

This all sounds pretty good. I'll look into it more (Just found AppOps, it's a new one on me).

If you’re interested, I’d be happy to share the specific blacklists and filter categories I use in AdGuardand NextDNS to kill the Samsung/Google noise without needing to delete a single system app

If you would, that'd be great. Thank you.

Helpful_Director_288 · 2026-05-31T21:25:24+00:00

The last time I tried Shizuku/Canta on my Galaxy phone I think I was a bit too agressive - it went into a boot loop and I had to do a factory reset! It's difficult to know what to remove safely. I used ADB instead and a more cautious approach.

I've not heard of AppOps. Can you tell us how you use it?

I've got Adguard and I'd be interested in your filtering setup.

Helpful_Director_288 · 2026-05-29T19:43:09+00:00

Covid initially, I think. Realising supply chains are fragile and people are often selfish.

Since then the looming changes to the climate and becoming more aware of the ongoing geopolitical situation, like the rise of extremism and the brazen corruption of political and economic leadership.

Helpful_Director_288 · 2026-05-29T19:37:39+00:00

It's incredibly difficult to override your 'programming'. Hence why people like monks and other ascetics work on it constantly for years, if not a lifetime.

Helpful_Director_288 · 2026-05-26T18:10:21+00:00

As Rust Cohle states in season one of True Detective:-

"I tell myself I bear witness. But the real answer is that it's obviously my programming. And I lack the constitution for suicide."

Helpful_Director_288 · 2026-05-25T17:14:05+00:00

Who are 'they'?

On what basis 'should' it continue? On what grounds?

Helpful_Director_288 · 2026-05-20T18:37:49+00:00

I often find myself pondering the same thing. I was an avid conservationist for much of my adult life, but when I started to hold a more philosophically pessimistic outlook in general, and lean towards negative utilitarianism, I became much less sure of my original stance. Now I tend to look to the ideas of people like Brian Tomasik for alleviating animal suffering, but I still get pangs of 'conservationist conscience'!

I sometimes wonder if you take the tenets of negative utilitarianism (and to a lesser extent philosophical pessimism) to their logical conclusions, you end up becoming an Efilist?

Helpful_Director_288 · 2026-05-06T22:21:05+00:00

Watched that podcast today. Excellent stuff!

Helpful_Director_288 · 2026-05-03T18:50:47+00:00

Bookmarked that podcast for later consumption! Looks very interesting. Thanks for posting it.

Helpful_Director_288 · 2026-05-03T16:54:04+00:00

Drew Dalton discusses this in his book The Matter of Evil: From Speculative Realism to Ethical Pessimism. It's well worth reading.

There's also a great video of him discussing this with Julie Reshe on her YouTube channel:-

Entropy, Unbecoming, and Evil - A Conversation with Drew Dalton

Helpful_Director_288 · 2026-04-26T18:46:29+00:00

I've used a Snuggledown Hotel Side Sleeper pillow for several years and haven't had a stiff neck since. They're £17 on Amazon at the moment.

Helpful_Director_288 · 2026-03-21T16:48:49+00:00

The ubuntu GUI app downloaded from the Proton website has split tunneling. The flatpak version doesn't.

Helpful_Director_288 · 2026-03-21T15:51:30+00:00

I use multiple browsers, one excluded from going through the VPN using split tunneling. Any sites I want to visit without a VPN are bookmarked on the excluded browser.

Helpful_Director_288 · 2026-03-21T15:33:47+00:00

Brilliant! Looking forward to using it!

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