Recent sauce: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/06/googles-abuse-of-fitbit-continues-with-web-app-shutdown/
TL:DR they shut down the far more powerful web app to force everyone into the phone app which is buggy as heck and missing many features compared to the web app
Honestly I suspect Bing will eventually surpass Google. Its reached the point where its better than Google for web search
My wife's currently rocking a refurb 7 and the battery life is actually exceptionally good, easily lasting a full day of near constant usage. I'm guessing they've corrected some of this through software improvements
I tried Graphene OS but my banking failed so back to stock Android
Any features in the mobile app that don't exist on the website? I've had good luck checking my bank balance and all sorts of other things through Firefox on Android - pre-edit: I missed that it was app only. That sucks.
For browsing on Android I use Mull and on my android Proton VPN is always on. I visit twitter and twitter ocasionly but always through mull browser.
The VPN really doesn't do much at all for privacy. It just moves the point of trust from the service provider for the current network to the VPN provider, plus now you have extra hurdles as you'll show up as a VPN IP rather than a "normal" residential or cellular IP. Realistically set your DNS to be something like Quad9 or Cloudflare and you'll already be several steps ahead on browsing privacy
For spending habniys I try to use Google pay as little as possible and use my master card.
Realistically any card is going to be selling your spending habits. Cash and crypto are about the only ways to have private purchases, and plenty of places won't accept either
Personally I had a long hard think about my privacy practices and how they only isolated me and made me unhappy, and realized that if I'm already blocking all ads so I never get to see the results of the incredibly dystopian advertising hellscape, does it really matter that much if Google knows I spent $200 on random model train shit last month when they already know I watch a few hours of train-related content on Youtube? So I take smaller steps to not fully given in, but I don't take steps that create extra hassle in participating in modern society and living my life to its fullest.
How are you spending so much? I spend half that on gas per week (rural area so I easily put 200-400 miles a week on the car) and your weekly grocery budget is about my monthly budget for a family of 4
As someone with 2 preschool aged kids I absolutely agree
qbittorrent search makes it stupid easy too
it’s not just parents either. some people are just like that when they travel.
Dude I flew out somewhere for a work training and it was 11x easier than my parents ever made it out to be. Just read the signs, follow the directions and get there about 1-2 hours before boarding. The biggest hassle was finding coffee in the Orlando airport (I ended up finding it tucked in the back corner of a bar)
The whole experience was more enjoyable than I ever remember flying being and it just comes down to going with the flow and being ready to roll with the punches
There's actually a real world example of this. Some cats that are disected in schools are euthanized cats from shelters, because the alternative is cat farms that breed cats just to be killed and disected
Contextual ads can be simple images/html without 20 thousand scripts buried in
Just a reminder, this shithead crossed state lines to dump gas on the fire of a protest
The "crossed state lines" thing really irks me because does nobody know that maps exist? I'm thinking about crossing state lines today because I need to get more baby wipes. Shithead went to the next town over, which just so happened to be in a different state.
But let's also not forget he went and partied with KKK members immediately after posting his crowdfunded bail, just in case there's any questions on how much of a shithead he is
Its a pretty sweet and heartwarming conclusion that some people really need to see