I’ve decided not to run any relay, but to run a Bridge. That’s a non-trivial thing to do.
So instead, I added the Snowflake browser extenion to Firefox but cannot see its icon so have no idea whether it’s running.
All things Tor are horrendously and technically complex. I think that’s the main reason for the low number of relays and bridges. Is there an Idiot’s guide for rookies like me?
Firstly, I don’t know of such a guide, besides the official documentation. You could try looking for a video guide, that should make it easier IMO.
Perhaps you need to pin it:
I agree here.
Not a guide per se but a practical video about Snowflake:
In the comments to this video, a concert pianist claims to be the author of Snowflake … Is this statement justified ?
That is correct. She also co-authored the Snowflake paper together with the current developers, and you can find her on the contributors page.