Especially since so many phones won't make it 72 hours without a charge, even if sitting unused.

Ditched Ubuntu last year for Hannah Montana Linux and haven't looked back.

It would be great to see a Fediverse GitHub alternative. Obviously we have plenty of self-hosted software forges around, but I'm not aware of any decentralized network solution. Allow people to host repositories on an instance, but be able to search, discuss and contribute to repositories across the entire network. That way you'd get the benefits of a large programmer community without needing to centralize to a single company or organization. Maybe this already exists and I'm unaware.

Pretty massive screw up from the marketing team involved. To try and sell a hero shooter for $40 upfront from an unknown dev studio in a crowded market of free-to-play hero shooters is pretty risky. Even Overwatch 2 saw the writing on the wall and went F2P.

"What would you like to play Ibrahim?"
"I don't know, nothing"

It really shouldn't be possible in a EULA/agreement of any kind to essentially say "you agree you can't sue us in future for anything ever".

Responding to eSafety's roadmap last year, the government set a few tests that any age verification scheme would have to meet. They included confidence it can't be circumvented, can be easily applied to companies based abroad, and don't risk the privacy of adults looking to legally access porn.

This is going absolutely nowhere then. All three of those bullet points are impossible problems on their own. What a waste of money.

I don't know about you, but if I must leak my private data like a sieve to use the internet, I'd much rather that data go to a government that isn't governing me!

Remember when light bulbs used to last decades? A phone battery that lasts that long is incompatible with capitalism.

It's crazy they felt this was a necessary step vs creating their own online storefront. I understand the convenience and appeal of Amazon when it comes to daily basics and essentials. But a car? How often does one buy a car?

And it's so nice having zero dependence on the cloud. If the internet drops out, everything still works, including the mobile app.

I've found it really beneficial joining an instance that's hosted locally to my country and/or city. Not only can you take advantage of the "Local" filter to literally see local posts in your area, but you also get an amazing ping so everything feels super responsive.