As I prefer a basic phone (I have a tablet for the "smart" stuff), my phone can't be infected with Pegasus. Not that the FBI couldn't still track me - GPS is required even on basic phones so that if you're lost and dial 911 they can find you. But installing malware? Can't be done.

No idea if Pegasus can be installed to a wifi-only tablet, but you asked about my phone.

Apparently Opera tried it too, and decided to keep it as a separate product known as Opera Touch, and also Opera for IOS (as there was no regular Opera on IOS they dropped the Touch from the name). And Touch was the basis for the new GX Mobile. Big problem with Touch and GX Mobile? No bookmarks.

Naturally, gravity will bend neutrinos, just as it bends light. But close enough. Not sure how interactions between cosmic rays and photons are supposed to produce neutrinos though.

Those of us who were always inclined to read books still do. And because it's so much easier to carry around a small tablet (7") than a paperback, and it is so much easier to buy books online than to go to a physical bookstore or library, I probably read 4-5 times as many books as I used to. And I don't need to worry about a light either.

I look at it this way... those who read because they enjoy it always will. Those who read to pass the time have found something else. If they later discover they miss reading, they can change that. I'm sure there are any number of Facebook groups about books or specific authors - and most of the living authors probably even are on Facebook themselves.

Now, if you are addicted to social media and simply can't get away from it long enough to even start a book, I'd recommend they seek help.

Did they actually have smartphones in 1994? Or is that 30K figure actually cell phones? I have a cell phone, what I've seen called a feature phone. No touch screen, no app store, though it does have a basic browser - you remember the type. If the 1994 number is for cell phones, then I suppose I would qualify. But I do not own a smartphone.

Sometime last century, I used MS Word to write my dissertation, so that's actually the one I'm most familiar with - if it hasn't changed too much since. But I can't justify paying for it any more as I don't need it frequently enough, nor would I trust some online service. And OO/LO just seems strange to me ...

Even though my preference for Linux desktop environments leans towards KDE, I find I really like the Gnome word processor AbiWord. It's well thought-out and everything is where I expect it.

No, vim or Notepad++ is not a word processor - you can't write a dissertation in either.

So how many (black) holes does it take to fill the Albert Hall?

Other problem with logs - some browsers lie. Vivaldi identifies as Chrome. Opera mobile can identify as a desktop version (Useful if you have a tablet and don't want to see some website's crippled mobile page.) And there are now phones that run Linux, or Chromebooks that run Android apps. Logs are probably complete nonsense.

There are plenty of other privacy browsers to varying degrees, especially if you only talk about ads and trackers. I generally use Opera and/or Vivaldi. Both are based on Chromium. If you're worried about fingerprinting, Vivaldi actually identifies itself as Chrome. On the other hand, Opera's ad-blocking is better. and they have a built-in VPN.

As they have limited themselves to a small number of mobile browsers we may as well consider it a personal opinion of limited utility to the rest of us.

I've run into people who use Google as a calculator, but you don't even need a results page for that so maybe it isn't counted. Some more clarification may be in order.

(If you put "37+64" in the search, the top suggestion is "= 101" ... does it count as a search if you never see a results page?)

> It's noted that the change only affects Windows as Chrome OS, Android and, Mac already require SSE3 support.

Strange, my Lenovo Yogabook (previous version) runs Android and has an Atom processor. Mind you, it isn't anywhere near 15 years old ... but if they're going to mention Atom processors by name they should be more specific.

They say "from the first wave," so one has to ask whether there was stuff we just didn't know then. I mean, really, we are still not treating COVID but are treating the symptoms and letting the body's natural healing do its thing. So quite possible those hidden cardiac stresses haven't changed - but then again we know they are occurring so we might be monitoring for them.

For me, it was almost like having a slight cold, but with a weird headache. But as someone who doesn't get sick, even a slight cold is noticeable. And a weird headache is always noticeable. (The ache was on the sides, near the temple and jaw area.)

I knew I had it 4 days after I was exposed. So a smartwatch is supposed to know before I'm even exposed? Sorry, you're not making sense there.

May be slower, but no one can read them these days. ;)