Privacy focused tech enthusiast trying to wean myself off big tech platforms.
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This whole APK dicussion is important, but Google is taking steps to lock down the bloody internet if you aren’t on a verified iOS or Android device. This will be far reaching going way beyond the APK changes.
I feel like that won’t be enough. Google is working on locking down the entire internet unless you can pass their reCaptcha with a verified device. See this article related to GrapheneOS and their reCaptcha concerns.
Sites need to stop using reCaptcha or we are all doomed anyway.
So you can use the website in your browser but still have the have their app installed for 2fa? That’s peak bullshit there.
Google reCaptcha is going to have a similar requirement for accesing half the bloody internet once that goes through. In summary, I think we are fucked.
I started playing with Linux in the late 1990s more out of curiosity. I bought a book on Red Hat Linux 6 that came with an installation CD. I have used Linux off and on since then but now have gone exclusively Linux.
Windows updates and app installs in general are a pain in the ass. Linux is so much nicer to use for these things.
I have an appreciation for FOSS. Even when I was running Windows, I looked for FOSS options when possible.
Gaming has gotten so much better. I am not a heavy gamer but I am glad I can play on Linux when I do.
Also, last but not least, the wife acceptance factor kept me dual booting long after I would have switched. She was using my PC for some tasks and did not want to “learn Linux”. I solved that by getting her a PC of her own.
Same. I grab 1080p for pretty much everything. There’s not enough of a visual difference to go with 4k file sizes, especially with storage prices being what they are.
I bounced off Warframe because I found the main game play loop to be repetitive af. For the same reason I don’t stick with MMOs in general. I don’t like doing the same dungeons over and over again hoping for a loot drop.
Elite has more variety of activities each with their own grind. If I get bored of mining I can go shoot down some pirates for a bit. Get bored of shooting pirates, I can go explore something I have never seen. Mitterand Hollow is a standout. It’s a glitch in the game where a moon orbits a planet at an impossibly fast speed. You can’t really catch up to the moon to land on it, you have to get in front of it and wait for it to come to you. See, fun. LOL.
Elite Dangerous is a game of grind. They have taken steps to reduce the grind in recent updates but it is still a grind fest.
For example, I took part in the Distant Worlds 2 expedition. I traveled across the galaxy and discovered worlds nobody else has ever seen. It was boring at times. It felt like a job at times. However, after months of grind, I was glad I did it. Distant Worlds 3 launched recently but I did not join. Once is enough.
I also earned enough rank to buy a Federal Corvette, and then sold it because I didn’t get along with it. That was also a grind but I am glad I did it.
Don’t get me started on unlocking engineers. Oh my God, that’s a whole new level of grind. They have made it a bit easier since I started playing but it still a lot of work.
I know I’m not selling the game well. Unless you enjoy the grind, it really isn’t something you would stick with. Doing anything is a slog and requires a bit of planning to execute. I must enjoy that or something.
Also, space. Who doesn’t love space?
Best value for dollar is definitely Elite Dangerous. I bought it for 30 bucks and have around 1400 hours in it.
Worst value game that I bought and have played might be Cyberpunk 2077. I pre-ordered and have maybe four hours total played. I keep saying I need to go back and give it a proper go now that it’s fixed but nah.
So he wants to end the blockade by blockading the blockade?
Ok, we need to refer to them as something else. I thought we had a much bigger problem on our hands when I first read the title.