Hunting cameras are usually standalone, store data locally and function without wifi, but can provide a wifi connection. My goal with security isn't to scare the perp away, it's to catch him when it's too late and he's busted. Cops love that. The perp is locked away and he's not able to do the same thing to anybody else, at least not for a while. It worked with my neighbor when he was doing stuff on my property. He wasn't scared off, he was caught red handed and didn't even know it. He won't try anything again because he doesn't know where most of the cameras are, but he knows he'll get caught.

You have some interesting points, but I think that rocks from Mars would likely have had any life forms vaporized in the heat of entry through our atmosphere, so you still have that risk. If you have a choice, pick the one with the guaranteed outcome, not the one where you could seriously screw everything up.

But who will tickle Elmo when he's on Mars?

We spent way more than $100 billion to develop China's military at the expense of our own. We gave up our low-skill jobs, which are essential to the working class to China and illegal immigrants. We gave up our 2-week vacations (yeah, that used to be a thing). We sold out to Wall Street. But at least now you can buy cheap stuff from China, Mexico or South Korea that breaks down in 2 years. Yeah, free trade! Tariffs are a correction for free trade. Yes, things cost more. Some of that is for certain because of tariffs, but honestly a lot of it is because clinical psychopaths run corporations these days trying to scrape every dollar out of consumers so they have bigger earnings. Novel idea: why not just be happy with your earnings and keep them consistent. If you don't, you'll find your customers not being able to buy your products. And let's not forget that the UHC CEO getting executed. Nobody knew who he was before his execution date. I'm not the type to do it, but he probably won't be the last if things don't change.

It will have to be a one-way trip. If they find life, they can't under any circumstances bring it back. It can create a pandemic the likes of which we've never seen. We may not have anything close to the tools for what we might encounter. There's life as we know it and life on Mars, if it has life. For longevity of the passengers, recycling poo and pee will be essential. Sending regular resupplies would be a good idea as well. And they need to have some way of protecting themselves from the planet-wide dust storms that occur every few years.

I believe in multi-layer security. Use WIF to catch the common intruder, give the typical WIFI burglar confidence in jamming and give an inexpensive way to get coverage. Have unexpected backup options like hunter cameras that are also easy to install and the right models take infrared pictures. If you're really paranoid, add a few wired cameras in locations so you have double or triple views. Nobody is getting away with anything because nobody expects multiple layers. You might even end up busting a would-be burglar for using a WIFI jammer since you'll have no WIFI but a clear image from other sources nearly insurmountable evidence of him using one.

I've taken a different approach. I'm almost completely free of Office 365. As of recently, mail is gone. The last step is finding a FOSS application that can work with Word and Excel documents (read and write). Sadly, WPS Office wants my email, Collabora wants to default to odf/odt and there's currently no way to change that on Andriod. Few people use the odf/odt formatted files. AndrOffice is still unstable and yet wants my money to unlock alternative drives, and doesn't even seem to offer Proton Drive integration. I don't have a lot that I'll use on my phone, but it'd be nice to have it when I do need it.

Oh darn. Now the kids will need to talk to the kids next door instead. What a travesty.

Here we go with black and white again. Maybe it's both.

I don't know that that's correct regarding Apple, but it's absolutely true of Google. I'm surprised to see Google even standing up for privacy instead of just being a pushover. I guess privacy only counts when it's not them.

I've always liked the Windows 10 interface. I use the "full screen" start menu and it's served me well. I use it to the extent that I use a replacement main screen on Android that clones the Windows Phone interface. IMO, the icon idea from the 1980s needs to be retired.

Yep. I would rephrase the phrase FTA:

to instead say:

The Windows 10 start menu was controversial when it was first presented, but became for many a great feature.

The crease isn't a big deal. You don't actually notice it at all when using it. Source: I've owned 4 Z-flips.

I've had 4 z-flips (original, 3, 4 and 5) and at least as far as comfort goes, they're significantly better than a standard phone. They also fit in your pocket a lot better. Yes, I just said that. The problem with the z-flip is the 5 and later have a screen on the outside of the phone. The huge advantage of the flip phones is the case protects the interior screen, so there's no need to buy a screen case. The 5 did away with that because Samsung was busy listening to reviewers instead of the people who actually use them. I was in the hospital for 5 weeks, had nurses pull the table causing my phone to fall over and over. I still use the phone. It has minimal damage. Do that with a standard phone and you'd be screwed.

Looks like it's time to give up the skinny jeans.