semi [he/him]

As another German, I can confirm that the “first e in mesmer” way is how Germans would pronounce it. See for example 11seconds into this German video also officially from SUSE’s YouTube channel - a SUSE employee and German native speaker who is moderating a series of talks is using that pronunciation.

It’s just a tiny mistake that most Germans are used to hearing Americans make all the time (see also Porsche which is also not pronounced porsh, nor por-shay, but porsh-eh) and will politely ignore, but since this aims to be an educational video, should be pointed out to be slightly incorrect

I’m surprised that the post does not mention switching to Firefox or any other privacy tool other than their privacy badger, e.g. no mention of uBlock Origin.

The reddit blackout make me realize that I would be willing to pay for a monthly subscription in return for ad-free access and to support ongoing hosting and development.