Odd way to phrase it, but I totally agree.

I would have been a bit more specific, but it applies to all of them (they aren’t the reason I don’t trust Google either).

Sadly I’m not completely switched away yet, I’m doing the best I can with the sacrifices I’m willing to make and accepting what I can’t. I run GOS on a pixel, it has GPS but severely locked down, most apps get denied the network permission and pretty much nothing has access to any data outside of limited storage scopes or the minimum contacts (i.e. Android Auto can only see two contacts in my phone and can’t see any SMS/messaging).

Beyond that I do the usual Google replacements (Nextcloud for files/seedvault backups, immich for photo backups, CoMaps instead of Google Maps, etc).

I yern for the day I can have an old flip phone with a hotspot built in for a few apps on other devices (or bt tethering).

America isn’t the reason I don’t use Google Play Services… Google is the reason for that specific choice for me.

Personally when I need something and have seen an ad for a product that fits the need, I’ll buy it. If I’ve seen the ad so much that it’s seared into my brain, I search for the product and buy the ripoff version of it (when possible), or I DIY it.

Edit: corrected autocorrect

When I realized they paywalled OIDC I had to look elsewhere.

I don’t think I’ve played a Baulders Gate game in a long time, as long as they include Drizzt I’ll be happy. Well, maybe also Minsc (had to Google his name)… “Make way evil, I’m armed to the teeth and packing a hamster!” still randomly pops into my head

As a current one I concur.

I suppose the older I get the more I can get behind this, similar to interlock devices for people that can’t control their drinking, I would imagine the offender would have to pay for it or lose their license. I know it seems crazy to force people to stay within the speed limit, but fining and tickets don’t work for some people.

My sincerest apologies friend, I have a few less years of formal education than most of the people on here. I believe my confusion was due to my utter lack of understanding, I was equating median with the physical barrier placed in between sides of a divided highway.

Once again though, my apologies and thank you for providing me with a bit of knowledge! Always happy to be part of the 10k.

I’m half with you; eminent domain it, but I wouldn’t trust his tunnels with humans in them. Maybe it could be repurposed as a way to redirect flood waters or something. His tunneling ability is right up there with his morality acumen.

Tell that to the untouched land behind me that when brought to the planning commission was hit with more complaints than they could handle and it was withdrawn. A new plan was slipped through avoiding the lot that touched homes so they didn’t have to notify anyone. It was approved and they immediately cleared the lot that wasn’t in the plan citing the need for an emergency exit. Then they added about 80 foot of elevation to the property (so much dirt and dust).

Umm… So assuming their youngest viewer is 0, who the fuck is the 140 year old still watching the news? I’m going to go out on a limb and reread that in my head as the “mean” age (average) instead of “median” (being the mid-point in a range).

I hate to be that guy, but words used to have meanings.

Thank you for not only the laughter this morning but also for perfectly explaining why I always go for nano.

It claims to be an open source alternative to Teams/Slack/etc. I thought Mattermost was pretty cool until I installed it, then I realized stuff like OIDC was locked behind a paywall and that is a requirement I rarely wave for things I run at home. After a bit of fighting I just abandoned it.

Yeah, some of us never forget and fondly remember every embarrassing moment we’ve witnessed, thankfully most of us know to not bring it up and just enjoy it to ourselves.

A lot of people forget stuff easily. Remeber PSTV? While not a crazy or amazing device PSTV was pretty awesome (to me) before they nuked it, just another in a long line of forgotten tech.

I’ve used both but really like jotty…

It is sadly something that some people will never understand. You could question why he does the things he does (closing curtains, using envelopes for letters instead of just using a postcard, having a password at all), but that would likely just make him feel attacked.

Everyone has their specific method, personally I tap the top and bottom on the counter, then roll it on the counter with a little bit of pressure. For me, this let’s the shell get all cracked up but still stick to the membrane and peels off super easily… It worked well enough that my wife asked me why I never mention it for the first decade of our marriage, I thought everyone knew and just did it their own way.

I rented a house for a while with Miele appliances in it (dishwasher, double oven, steam oven, microwave, and hob), they were amazing. They felt well built, never had an issue (I only lived there for five years though) and had features I would never dream of using, the oven had a sabbath mode or something that you could set up to turn on and cook your food for you a day in advance or something crazy like that.

After moving to my current house I looked into them, they are way too expensive for my blood.