You’re valid. I too remember when Airpods “encouraged” (heh) other brands to go TWS. My comment is more specifically pointed at their VR/AR googles.

Literally yes. This is why nobody takes their “peace offerings” seriously. Putin is ex-KGB/FSB; it’s a strategy.

Don’t forget the Xash3D engine for GoldSrc games (e.g. Half-Life and mods). It runs on everything from a PSP to a PC. And it’s faithful. It relies on the original assets.

https://github.com/FWGS/xash3d-fwgs

No shit. It was very clearly a device to test the waters (and for consumers to show off for Apple in the media). And even if you’re all-in on Apple’s ecosystem:

1. No one is going to seriously use these in public (apart from for all the social media videos; it already happened)

2. It has an external battery pack that just hangs

3. It’s $3,500, and cannot function entirely on its own (realistically, regardless of what Apple claims)

4. At least in earlier iterations, the lens glass has been prone to crack

5. It’s bulky for what it is

You can argue it’s “ahead of its time”, but we already have had VR and AR glasses that more or less accomplish the same core things. I’m not saying Apple’s isn’t better, but not for that price.

The main function is, “it’s a giant virtual screen” [“for your other devices”], right? I recognize it has its own OS and all that, but Apple always shows it acting as like a monitor for your MacBook Pro or whatever. Boom: $400, and from a known brand in the space:

For $3,500, you can buy a Mac Mini, a MacBook Air/Pro, and iPhone 16 Pro, and still have money left over.

Which Android phones did you have?

Or remove the battery if you can, to spare it from pillowing. I know it has the benefits of being a “psuedo-UPS”, but unless you also have your modem/router on a UPS, it’s pointless (internet goes out; you can’t access the laptop anyway).

Yeah, that’s the entire point. There’s a DeX program on PC that just lets you use DeX on your computer (using your phone). It basically just pipes the inputs and audio/video over USB, the the program. The latter is a much more niche use case.

What?

And the funny thing is I’d be fine with my 18 year old Steam account and 450 games (and a huge backlog).

Meanwhile I’m still enjoying Schedule I, which is made by a single dev and has “low quality” graphics by choice. We don’t need AAA games left and right; we need good, fun ones with strong foundations. Games that don’t demand paid DLC, or season passes, or fucking Shark Cards.

I truly understand that Rockstar is under a lot of pressure as the creator/publisher of GTA. But not every company/developer needs to be like them.

Remember when everyone was like, “What??? They would never do that!”

So when Israel does it as part of their normal everyday strategy, it’s okay. But when someone returns the favor, even when it’s an airport used for military operations, it’s suddenly just terrorism. Got it.

Yes and no. You need an unlocked or unlockable bootloader, which is becoming more and more difficult to find. So you’ll need speciality manufacturers, or ones with that feature. For example, in the US, Samsung has had locked bootloaders on all its phones since the Galaxy S7.

Obviously your point is correct (e.g. I have an older, but usable OnePlus 6 with an unlocked bootloader). You just need to be more deliberate when choosing a phone and keeping all of this in mind.

The feature is called DDNS (Dynamic DNS).

To be fair (as a Samsung Android and MacBook user), so do nearly all phones altogether. On a computer, you can just install Linux to have a Microsoft/Google/Apple-free OS. But nearly all smartphones run Android (if not iOS).

I guess then that we need more Linux phone development.

www.protondb.com to check your Steam library against Proton (Linux) compatibility. You can log in with your Steam account and it’ll give all your games a compatibility rating.

It’s not exactly difficult if you use Tailscale or really any VPN. So I really don’t see the value for the cost; if you’re even considering self hosting a Plex server/instance, there’s a list of basic knowledge you should have or learn (like what you mentioned).

Pakistan was created by Indian separatists (I’m oversimplifying, but that’s the crux). They’re divided by religious groups (e.g. Pakistan is majority Muslim, while India is mostly Hindu (~80%).

If you can run tailscale or similar, your IP becomes a non-issue (CGNAT vs static IP)

I’ve been here my whole life and, honestly, we don’t know either. But The Office made fun of it when Michael went to NYC!