Nothing new there IMO. As soon as Google Play Services became the invisible magical mystery dependency without which nothing works, Android was effectively tied to it permanently.
It would be nice to have a viable third mobile OS, ideally one truly FOSS. Android has always felt Google first with open source as an afterthought.
Worth noting this article is from last week, and the supposed redline date has already come and gone without any military intervention.
Leave Florida? The majority of Americans never travel more than a few hundred miles from where they’re born. And an overwhelming majority never leave the US.
Sir, allow me to introduce you to capitalism
I think it is worth it. Usenet has a lot of advantages, like not needing seeders. If the content’s there, you suck it down at the full speed of your connection. That said, sometimes things get DMCA’d so you have to try to download several of them, until you find one that works. Generally smaller servers are less likely to get DMCA’d. I personally use XSNews.nl having switched from NewsHosting and notice a better availability of files (eg less DMCAs). But that minor hiccup aside, it’s much faster and easier than torrenting once you get set up.
My setup is Usenapp for macOS plus XSNews as a host and a paid NZBPlanet membership for search - which you can plug right into a lot of clients, Usenapp included. So basically it’s a magical search engine and download manager that can one-click pirate just about anything at the full speed of my fiber connection. Glorious!
For the serious pirates there’s a thing called Radarr too, I haven’t dabbed in it but I understand there’s a way to set up your Synology NAS or whatever to auto-pirate new episodes of shows and stuff.
Haha, well said
It does and it’s alive and well for piracy (alt.binaries.*). As for text discussion well. It’s mostly spam and Nazis. But it’s great for sucking down content!
Zeit wieder die Net zu benutzen. Use the net, wenn ihr mich versteht. Usenet, noch kurzer gesagt. Hmm..
I think that’s true but the point stands, that’s an essential feature for a new car, as I believe CarPlay / Android Auto should be :-)
Santiago is a cool town. I’ve been twice and I would definitely recommend a visit. It kind of answers the question, “what would Mexico City be like if it were in a developed, first-world country?”
Her situation is regrettable nonetheless; but I agree with you, I don’t understand why any Western journalist would work onsite in a country without freedom of the press or human rights. And I don’t just mean China but Russia, Iran, etc. It’s just far too dangerous, and the reporting you do won’t reach local ears anyway.
Yes, it is free. But the only thing you can use it for is contacting emergency services.