You can get pretty close and go far by Ameliorating your Windows install.

These should be off by default (made opt-in not opt-out) or made plugins/extensions at worst and removed completely at best.

I did find this fork which removes all the AI and telemetry. You’d be surprised how much of it is there.

Yeah, I have. Seems like development has stalled, though. Last release was 4 months ago and the last commit a month ago.

Zed is full of AI rubbish, though, which is a shame as I was looking for a code editor built with Rust.

Encyclopædia Britannica also used to have a version released on DVD.

Exactly.

People typing whatever is the latest fad, such as “rn’, " tbh”, etc.

People ending sentences with “rn”.

“To be fair…”

They think Google is the internet. They will most likely type Google into the search bar to get to Google.

Smoking cigarettes, and these days “vaping.” Never tried.

Amen.

You’re welcome!

There is a sequel to the original called Deus Ex: Invisible War, but it is generally not spoken of.

I see you’re missing Deus Ex: Human Revolution on your list.

Try NextDNS.

Lost my virginity.

Being the (almost) 40 Year Old Virgin is not as great as they say it is.

This needs to be at the top or stickied.

DO NOT, I REPEAT, DO NOT send this to that girl you’re talking to as a joke. Nuclear fallout might ensue.

Haven’t seen Metager and Mojeek mentioned. Not quite sure what the consensus of them are in the privacy community.

Personally I’d like to see Stract succeed.