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1. Why I am scraping all of my PCs

Tue May 5, 2026, 02:15 PM

18 hrs ago

of anything using AI. Also, running older Windows on Linux VMs, using older software packages I already own. Screw this subscription noise.

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FYI: Google Chrome Silently Installs a 4 GB AI Model On Your Device [View all] A_Woman_from_MI 18 hrs ago OP

Why I am scraping all of my PCs Miguelito Loveless 18 hrs ago #1

Disgusting and should be illegal. Passages 18 hrs ago #2

Removing Chrome altogether added 320hp to my system bucolic_frolic 18 hrs ago #3

Enshitification nearly complete. hunter 18 hrs ago #4