This video by MentorPilot is MUCH better in completely addressing this specific incident

https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

Yeah, I'm waiting for the Lineage 19 - which is Android 12, and I'll give it a go then....

I've got a Pixel 3 - and its pretty much the perfect device for me.

I installed the Android 12 update, and it still works fine - does everything that I need, and does all my contactless payments etc etc.

I really don't see any requirement that would make me spend $1000-$1500AUD on a new Pixel 6 - as it doesn't add any functionality that I require.

The 3 year support is purely about forcing users to pay (on average) $300-400 every year for a new device every 3 years. It's all about a regular income stream for Google.

It's not like Google don't have enough resources to build a few extra android builds each month.... You think they'd have CI/CD just about perfect...

It also doesn't mention that SA has the most expensive electricity in the country. It's not unusual to have 38c/kWh for usage, and over $1/day in supply charges in SA...

Meanwhile, I'm in Victoria, and I pay 18.9c/kWh + 63c/day.

All pricing in AUD...

I'm glad I'm not the only one that read the summary twice trying to figure out what the fuck Clubhouse was and if I cared or not....

Chromium + uBlock Origin.

Browsers are commodities these days. Users will just bail rather than rally to change something.

IMHO, these are dangerous games.

Even the in-house hosted Ubiquiti Cloud Key 'solutions' still require being set up to the unifi.ui.com infrastructure.

Eventually though, if your Cloud Key stays offline for extended periods of time, your other Ubiquiti devices will eventually drop their configs - normally killing everything. This is especially problematic when used in a remote office scenario where you can't restore connectivity without having the cloud key online.

Bitcoin already consumes the same amount of electricity than is generated by renewables around the planet.

In other words, we've done tons of renewable energy - but our planet is not any better for it because of cockheads looking for the next big earner...

At some point, it'll start becoming a criminal offense due to the resource usage, and it'll all crash and burn.... And then we'll actually get to a point where that energy can be used for reducing emissions and not running ponzi schemes...

Or, you know - even being able to live without turning to crime....

When various reports are saying that 30% of Americans won't be able to feed themselves in a months time, what do you think happens to those people?

The reality is, we're going to find out what happens when a government turns its back on the people during a crisis like this - and I'm not sure it'll be all roses...

That's a great comment.

I'd like to give you this free product from Amazon... Just buy it, post your review and then I'll give you a refund...

Thanks.

Almost - but you miss one point. Freedom of Speech has nothing to do with companies or others censoring your views. It is entirely about the government telling you what you can and cannot say. Twitter can do whatever the hell they like with their platform - including 'fact checking' or other things that their board deems to be the direction they want their company to go.

You are not forced to use Twitter, Facebook etc etc - and unless the Government tells you 'You cannot say this under threat of retaliation', then it doesn't apply to any violation of Free Speech.

Freedom of Speech does not in any way exempt you from having your views, words, statements or other content challenged or even being rebuked.

... but you bought your handset direct from Apple, and not from a carrier, right?

It's quite simple, the US needs Huawei more than Huawei needs the US... And you're right - the mobile phone networks in America are an absolute joke in data limits, speeds, handset compatibility and more...

Who knows, maybe when they are forced to, a 5G rollout may well unify their networks and allow consumer choice to use the same handset between networks etc - but established business practice means this is likely to be squashed for ideology instead.

Sorry mate, but that boat sailed a looooong time ago... The way America is handling COVID-19 now shows exactly why those jobs are gone from the USA...

The irony is that a lot of the world looks at what is going on in the USA and wonders how it hasn't all self-imploded yet... Might be hard to see from the inside, but that's what the rest of the world thinks...

All this patriotism talk feels like the final thrust while spinning around the gurgler...