Definitely the Okama Gamesphere.

Could be for devs? China’s long term goal is to wean itself off western software and hardware.

Moving to Ireland. Better than the UK in almost every way.

I thought Fairphone would solve this for me, but the thing is too damn chonky.

• A general feeling of alienation from society. Particularly younger people.
• Dislike of ‘modern’ music.
• Nostalgia over the way things used to be as you have lived long enough to witness the enshittification.

Maybe they could have spent some of that money on Simplenote maintenance & development.

TIL

I’d love to do this, but I used LinkedIn to find my current job, & I’ll probably need it to find the next one (when the time comes).

I keep it up to date, like a kind of running CV, but otherwise I don’t interact with it.

If you were Polish, those would be your balls.

Amazing how versioning can give an air of legitimacy through the illusion of progress.

I was considering blocking all posts containing youtube links. No-one wants some opionated arse-monger broadcasting to them in bed.

Nice. I think I do most of these. Have you looked into CalyxOS & GrapheneOS as alternative Android substitutes?

Pubert

Hangs down, the best email client for IMAP.

It catches up with all of us eventually. One day you find you just have to start cutting back.

Posteo are really good. You just need to download davx5 from FDroid to be able to add your calendar and contacts account. Then you’re away.

Jumped to Lebara once Three started charging for EU roaming. Uswitch have a nice plan with 21GB/month for about £8–9/month. Includes EU roaming. No lock-in or contract. I think it also includes some free minutes to dial EU numbers. Pretty much better in every way.

Same boat. Stuck with my Pixel 5 for now.

True, but I found a flashing colour more informative. I knew instantly what it meant. With an AOD I’d have to look more intently at the phone or bring it closer to my ageing eyes.

No, but I was considering switching back to having one. I had an iPhone + Linux laptop combination for a while, which makes getting your music on your phone impossible. Now I’ve switched to a phone with CalyxOS, getting my FLAC & mp3 files on my phone is doable again, so I might not go the route of getting a dedicated mp3 player.