MediumGray

joined 2 years ago
[–] MediumGray@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 week ago (11 children)

It's not a review though?

[–] MediumGray@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I think it's safe to assume she wrote something like [insert date here]. That seems like a pretty obvious explanation to me anyways.

[–] MediumGray@lemmy.ca 39 points 1 month ago

Ya, and I can only speak for myself, but I don't have a lot to give to charity so when I do it sure as heck isn't random. There's far too many scammy charities out there for that, I don't donate anything without at least a little researching first.

[–] MediumGray@lemmy.ca 28 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Their point still stands

[–] MediumGray@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 months ago

It's not a prerequisite, it's just that it works better.

[–] MediumGray@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 months ago

Good points! I think I'm leaning slightly towards the Pixel at the moment. It's true that while I'm not interested in a custom ROM now that could change down the line.

[–] MediumGray@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Good question, I assume that both OneUI and Pixel Android support the old three button navigation as well as gestures, but I'm not certain.

edit: Upon looking into it I can confirm that android 16 (and its derivative presumably) support three button navigation.

 

I've been using my current phone for about 7 years now and it's well behind on updates and starting to fail in minor but foreboding ways so I'm looking to get a new one and was hoping people here could help me with my indecisiveness.

My greatest requirement is long term support, which immediately puts Google and Samsung at the top of the pack (Fairphone, I see you but you just aren't supported well in Canada as far as I can tell).

My other biggest interests are display quality, battery life, and customizability. I like the 6.2"-6.3" screen size that both the Pixel 10 and S25 fall in.

I don't care overly much about the camera beyond quite casual use and I don't care about gaming on it at all. I don't plan to use Graphene OS.

Given these preferences do people think one phone comes out over the other? I keep waffling back and forth. I'm also happy to hear about other android models too if someone thinks one fits the bill better that I'm unaware of.

[–] MediumGray@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

One theory I heard was that it was a preemptive measure incase they're forced to sell off (or split off or whatever) chrome due to potential antitrust issues they're facing. This would then have some really fucky downstream effects regarding ChromeOS. Or maybe this is something to try to avoid the antitrust issue in the first place? I don't really know and this is all second hand speculation.

[–] MediumGray@lemmy.ca 23 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Maybe. The one thing I can say for sure is that far too much of eastern Europe is coloured green.

[–] MediumGray@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

It's about $8 CAD / month, which is noticeably more than Air vpn's ~$5.25 CAD / month (if I signed up for two years). That being said I understand your point, assuming that they have that trust. As someone who isn't familiar with them though I need to first know why they deserve it more than others. Other people do seem to speak highly of them though and have made some points that are in their favour.

[–] MediumGray@lemmy.ca 3 points 5 months ago (12 children)

What is it about Mullvad that makes it superior to all other options? I'm open to it, I just need something to justify the higher price.

[–] MediumGray@lemmy.ca 11 points 5 months ago (7 children)

How important is port forwarding? I've never really bothered with it. I'm definitely still in the shallow end of the pool when it comes to using vpns.

 

First off, sorry if this has been asked a million times in this community already, but the only post I found on this topic when I searched was over two years old.

I've been using PIA vpn for the past two years, but my subscription is ending soon and I was thinking about switching providers. I'm a fairly basic vpn user so I'm not overly concerned about advanced features and bells and whistles. I have a limited budget to work with, and I run Fedora os. Does anyone have any recommendations on what vpn I should be using?

I've seen Mullvad mentioned frequently, but it's a touch expensive compared to others. I've heard some good things about Proton vpn too, but I know there was a controversy with their CEO not long ago. I've also just read something about IVPN and they look good, but I'd like opinions from more sources. I'm open too all other suggestions as well. Thanks for any and all thoughts!

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