If people can function only with a phone, there’s a LOT they aren’t doing.

I use my phone constantly, but trying to get even a rooted Android phone to replace my PC’s? Yea, no.

I’m not doing spreadsheet stuff only on my phone, or documents, or page layout, etc.

That younger folks are heavily mobile centric is a result of pressure by Google/MS, etc to get them used to it. When they’re used to the limitations of mobile it’ll be easier to limit PCs in the same ways.

And business, yea, no, mobile isn’t replacing computers. They’re great adjuncts, but even my laptop screen is sometimes too small - and I’m not someone that needs a large screen although time.

And more to charge for upfront!

Love my yoga.

I don’t use it as a tablet much, but being able to flip the keyboard away so I can just watch stuff is nice. Or if I’m conferring with someone the tablet mode is great (touch screen with stylus).

Yea, I though Lenovo did this years ago?

App switcher is a component of the native launcher, so not really going to be able to change it anymore (since about Android 11 or 12) - God knows I’ve tried, because I used a different app switcher for years.

If you just need to close all apps (not sure why, Android is much better about memory management now, and I say this as someone who abuses a phone), just create a shortcut with Tasker/Macrodroid/3C Toolbox, etc

Macrodroid has a drawer it can open from a side swioe, and Jina App Drawer has something similar. I use both, and have some shortcuts there for things.

Bold move, Cotton!

(Not really, Lineage updates are the most seamless I’ve ever seen).

Uggh, feel bad for them.

I’ve tried for years to get friends and family to have their data sit in a single point in the house and use backup services. That would be a massive improvement.

Family won’t listen, so I’m building minicomputers for them all that will handle it. Just have to configure their devices to store data there.

I don’t do upgrades (well, not in the sense most people think of them).

My approach is that upgrades are too risky, things always break. It’s also why I don’t permit auto updates on anything. I’d rather do manual updates than dedicated time. Keeping things working is more important, and I have backups.

I run everything virtualized (as much as I can), so I can test upgrades by cloning a system and upgrading the clone. If that fails, I simply build a new system based on some templates I keep. Run in parallel, copy config and data as best I can, then migrate. Just migrated my Jellyfin setup this way.

This is a common methodology in enterprise, which virtualization makes a lot easier for us self hosters.

I haven’t had a disruption from updates/upgrades in 5 years.

They do?

Seems an odd take considering the videogame market is so massive.

Wonder who’s buying all those games?

In 1990!

A friend bought a 36" CRT TV around 2000,what a heavy beast that was.

I’d you’re in a hurry measuring BP, it’s not going to be a good measure. Just a thought

You’ve been using legacy methods for far too long. It’s time to move to IPv6.

Yea, no. Are you going to pay for the transition and all the support problems it would cause?

Juvenile thinking is so tiresome. Yes, 6 has advantages, but changing stuff always has cost and risk.

I used ES File Explorer for 10 years before finally giving up on an old, pre-enshittified version, and switching to Mix.

I don’t love it, but its the best out there today.

Edit: Some of the way it works is really powerful, like the bookmark system, tab management, copy process, etc. I just can’t get it to look the way I want, with slightly larger everything, and higher contrast text/icons (I admit I’m too lazy to make it happen, pretty sure I could just create a skin).

Funk relies on heavy syncopation - which is essentially providing the beat in unexpected ways.

It has a lot of anticipation/novelty. Makes sense it would help a ADHD brain.

Trading Places! I’d forgotten it’s a Christmas movie!

This is the reason to buy such phones.

Battery life by just switching to Lineage is easily 20% better.

Lineage with Root.

God this stuff drives me crazy. It’s my damn device. Let mechoose what’s important.

No

To be clear, brake clean isn’t removing any rust.

For welding, some kind of grinding is definitely occurring.

Isn’t that partly because the US has like 52 sets of law (50 states, DC, Fed) and maybe more (County/Parish, etc)?