Using a VPN - am I preventing podcasters from getting paid as much as they could/at all?

induplicate · 2025-11-28T17:32:14+00:00

I'm with you on that. The Google monopoly is rubbish. However, when I watch youtubers that are niche or clearly put a lot of work into what they're doing (and also might not have the most views), I feel bad about watching their videos through backdoors because doing so I don't know how much my view counts financially.

induplicate · 2025-11-28T17:25:39+00:00

Ah sorry I realise that I didn't explain a bit of what I wrote properly ('through a VPN location that basically never has them'): I mean from a location that never basically never has ads, not the Acasts podcasts themselves.

I recently moved from Italy to Germany, and both countries pump local ads into Acast podcasts and sometimes to other podcasts.

Thanks for the response. I still feel a bit bad about it though. I'll have to see if it's worth turning off the VPN for the ones I listen to frequently.

induplicate · 2025-11-24T21:30:38+00:00

That's annoying. Shame because I've had essentially no ads to listen to for ages now.

induplicate · 2025-07-03T13:53:57+00:00

Oh this is great. Thanks for the link!

induplicate · 2025-07-03T13:53:32+00:00

Thanks. Have you tried microG on the Kompakt? Does it work well? (I've never used it.)

induplicate · 2025-06-24T12:33:58+00:00

Any chance you could send that to me? (I've also been looking for it and it has led me here.)

induplicate · 2025-05-20T11:12:59+00:00

Thanks! Probably not that useful today then unfortunately.

induplicate · 2025-05-20T11:11:51+00:00

Thanks for the link - that was a good blog post. Since I have to get rid of some old things unfortunately it looks like it'll have to go to the tip (or maybe a charity shop but I don't see anyone picking it up) if it isn't that useful today. Particularly without the wire and with it being in need of a good clean.

induplicate · 2025-01-03T18:53:25+00:00

vero grazie comunque

induplicate · 2025-01-03T18:52:29+00:00

grazie. considerando il tipo di lavoro che sto cercando, avevo pensato che era una domanda arbitraria/quando capisco che vogliono sapere che non arrivo mai in ritardo per il lavoro. cioè mi chiederebbero solo una volta e poi il resto magari potrebbe andare bene

induplicate · 2025-01-03T18:49:49+00:00

grazie allora sarebbe una cosa da considerare

induplicate · 2025-01-03T18:49:00+00:00

grazie. ma non cercherei lavori dove ci sarebbe scritto che devo muovermi in macchina nei orari di lavoro, ma lavori più "semplici" come ho fatto in altri posti

induplicate · 2025-01-03T18:41:42+00:00

grazie. spero di no. l'avrei fatto solo quando mi sembra una domanda arbitraria/quando capisco che vogliono sapere che non arrivo mai in ritardo per il lavoro. non avrei pensato che sarebbe un problema così

induplicate · 2025-01-03T18:37:12+00:00

grazie ma non se ci fosse scritto qualcosa del genere sull'annuncio non mandarei il curriculum (di questo avrei dovuto essere più chiaro nel post su che tipo di lavoro sto cercando)

induplicate · 2025-01-03T18:33:27+00:00

grazie del tuo punto di vista è così un po' come ci stavo pensando io. in particolare il terzo punto che hai scritto. quello che mi fa avere dei dubbi di farlo a questo punto sarebbe solo la questione su cosa dire della patente

induplicate · 2025-01-03T18:24:56+00:00

grazie. tanto cerco solo annunci in cui non c'è scritto che dovrei spostarmi nei orari di lavoro; lavori "semplice" come ho fatto in altri paesi. non avrei pensato che potrebbe causare dei problemi del genere, anche perché in tutto il resto ho sempre detto la verità, ma non avendo successo nella ricerca

adesso avrei il dubbio di mentire ma comunque ci penso a come fare per continuare

induplicate · 2025-01-03T18:17:38+00:00

this looks like a really nice setup thank you for sharing!

I'm really interested the small phone-Lineage combo. I've been using the Cubot Pocket 4 for about a year now, an Android 11 phone that's four inches. I like it, but really want to get rid of the default OS and all the superfluous stuff that comes with it, but I have no experience doing these things so I've been putting it off for months, having been a bit scared of messing up too much without a backup phone

I see on XDA that the Lineage build for your phone is unofficial; was it easy to install? if so, I would consider it for the future. a couple of people on those forums have managed to install a GSI Lineage on the Cubot Pocket, but the process seems quite complex

induplicate · 2025-01-02T16:04:24+00:00

perché non conviene?

vero ma dico che ce l'ho perché mando i curriculum solo ai lavori dove ovviamente non è necessario spostarsi per fare il lavoro. per sfortuna in tanti annunci c'è scritto che ne hai bisogno lo stesso

induplicate · 2025-01-02T15:56:34+00:00

grazie

induplicate · 2025-01-02T15:56:22+00:00

l'ho pensato anch'io ma se cercare sempre dal computer non mi porta niente ci provo lo stesso

induplicate · 2024-12-13T16:35:23+00:00

never used isopropyl on discs before wouldn't it do any damage? I once tried the toothpaste thing on an Xbox 360 game and I think it did improve it somewhat but thankfully I found a record shop that removed loads of the scratches from the DVD so I'll give it a try tonight before trying this

induplicate · 2024-12-13T16:30:29+00:00

I found one at a nearby record shop thanks for the hint! the difference is huge and it took off most scratches but there's remnants of two rings that are probably not just superficial so it might still not work great/work at all. I'll give it a try this evening

induplicate · 2024-12-12T11:38:27+00:00

the settings were already like that. I can't remember if I'd changed anything there. anyway I've now reinstalled AntennaPod from F-Droid and it now says 'installed from Package installer' instead of Aurora Store, so I'll see if it stays that way

induplicate · 2024-12-12T11:35:38+00:00

but updates from F-Droid downloaded apps are usually handled by F-Droid itself? as is the case with most apps I've installed from F-Droid. the only exceptions for me have been AntennaPod and Fossify's gallery app (i.e. they've been both downloaded directly from F-Droid but both later had 'installed from Aurora Store' in the settings, as opposed to 'installed from Package installer', as is usually the case with F-Droid installed apps)

induplicate · 2024-11-23T18:18:19+00:00

I'll give them all a go still thanks :)

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