To be fair, the pro plan is for the non-local stuff, which is at least understandable as domains and resolution services are non-free.

Also ongoing development takes resources. Seems like a reasonable approach.

I say this as someone who absolutely despises subscriptions.

Lol, a year!

That’s kind of telling about what it takes to cause a problem.

Im the same, port up so I can pull it out one handed and use it.

Or OP could ask Mr. Owl. 😁

I’ve eaten in US restaurants that rival restaurants in Paris.

I’d say the average restaurant in France is definitely better than the average in the US - but this is comparing apples and oranges.

New Yorkers would actually take offense at this question: they believe they have the best restaurants in the world (I don’t agree, but they have an argument given the great variety of immigrants that settled there since before the US existed).

What’s a “WhatsApp channel”?

Whats a “WhatsApp”?

Right?

Drives me nuts that we don’t have a good system for restoring a phone to exactly where it was.

Years ago I would have my phone reboot to TWRP, create an image, then reboot to Android and sync that image to a server (weekly). So app backups daily with Titanium, then full system image weekly.

Good things to do, but it still only takes on poor quality cell to go up in flames and the rest will quickly follow.

Still very interesting.

All you ever wanted to know about washing clothes: https://laundryevangelist.com/

Use less detergent than you think you need

This can’t be said enough. You typically need 1/4 or less than what’s on a measuring cup.

And make sure your water is at least 65°, which is where the detergent becomes more effective.

Also, clothes don’t need to be washed every time they’re worn, depending. Like jeans rarely need washing. Underwear, t-shirts, socks, that sort of thing need to be washed all the time.

All you ever wanted to know about washing clothes: https://laundryevangelist.com/

Not on “my” smart fridge… Cause, you know, well fuck that.

The ends make the best toast

So what? Not changing clocks is the bigger issue, and I’m someone that very much prefers DST through the winter, as it gives me more sunlight after the typical work day.

But I’d settle for a single, non-switching time.

Plus I’m sure if a state decided to go permanent DST, the Fed would have a hard time forcing the issue, as suddenly the Interstate clause would get challenged in the Supreme Court, and the Fed wants to avoid that at all costs.

And Indiana already does ignore it.

If you stop using original roms this isn’t an issue as it’s part of Play Services.

Not using Play Services is the key.

Lineage and Graphene don’t have Play Services by default.

That’s the tough part, and why FDroid is pushing hard on this too - basically all phones have Play Services.

Damn few of us flash Lineage or Graphene and run without Play, and damn few phones allow flashing anymore.

Fortunately Graphene is working on their own hardware. Looks like it’s time for me to stock up on every kind of flashable phone I can find.

The lack of backwards compatibility is a major issue too. Many of my apps are fine - I don’t need updated versions despite everyone screaming “you’ll get hacked using old software”. I have some stuff on my phone from 2010, and far older on my PC. This “hack” is just repeating the party line for orgs like Google to keep pushing us to newer devices.

Exactly.

Suckers keep giving them money.

That’s the answer.

People keep paying so they keep charging. It’s shitty how they operate - they’re playing consumers like a fiddle.

I’ve gone to plenty of local events where ticketing is handled (gasp!) by the venue itself using their own systems! Crazy, right? (I’m sure the ticketing system is leased by them, but it’s still not Ticket Master).

I refuse to go to any even where ticket master is involved. Oh well, guess I’m gonna miss that.

Haha, tell me you bought this!

Can you virtualize Windows instead of dual boot? KVM is excellent virtualization these days, and my Win 10 Enterprise VM is all of 16gb 26gb. (Typo)

Verify it’s deleted.

You’re under selling yourself.