But X is bad, as proved by Elon Musk - so it should be the other way around.

Thanks for explaining your point of view! Would you consider reselling those if the space becomes an issue?

I am concerned about the trend of “ripping disks instead of just downloading” because it’s either wasteful (throwing out a perfectly good disk feels wrong) or take up unnecessary space. Plus, this is not universal because relatively obscure media may be out of print and thus scarce. So if I were paying for my media and it was not available DRMless, I would do like how I did with Steam games - buy and then download a corresponding DRMless copy.

But they need darkness, a relatively large room and a whole spare wall… Wouldn’t really fit a projector screen in the little corner between the fridge and the cupboard where our TV hangs from an arm, even the smallest ones aren’t small enough. And where would you keep the projector itself, on your lap?

I don’t subscribe to anyone, but have donated to the authors I like, just as I did to the FOSS projects I use. One blogger even has a site where you can tie your donation to a specific video of his.

And for Youtube Music - RiMusic does just what you described but does not require a Google account or a recurring payment.

If I want to support the creator, I would rather donate directly or subscribe to the person’s Patreon. YT Premium just gives no extra features for Youtube itself so could not justify paying.

I used to think it is redundant too, but now see it as a quality-of-life difference. Because I can track my subscriptions and watch history, as well as have playlists. That is a massive improvement over folders of bookmarks.

For me, Newpipe is faster. Plus I can track my subscriptions, playlists and watch history.

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Because it indeed is from the early 2010s)

The only one I can think of is Yotaphone.

Mine is about 20cm in diagonal, and I find this size perfect. Most of my textbooks are only available as PDF/DJVU, often as scans. And those that do have a text version often end up with messed-up formatting or a lot of recognition errors that make reading annoying, so even then I usually opt for a “raw” scan, despite lesser convenience.

Seen a noname Aliexpress phone with a normal display on one side and an e-ink one on the other.

How is that different from the free version in a browser with Ublock Origin?

It doesn’t seem better from the other end too. If I were a boss, I would be uncomfortable with how much unrestricted software from the employee’s life could interact with the company’s. One guy uses a shady build of Windows, and suddenly more than just said guy is affected.

Well, “buy now” would not work here, that’s the point. Neither of the resellers listed (one does indeed list the low price) ships here.

7a was the sweet spot for me, even if $300 is frankly a lot by my measure. But I think it was a worthy investment for me.

Would definitely not get a pro since the 7a is already on the edge of what I can use with one hand. Same for 7 but downplayed, I didn’t opt for this one because it has a glass back.

Maybe it’s just them not being sold here officially, bit I have NOT seen those for $35. They’re all closer to $100.

I have a few problems with Simplex (I worry about it being effectively centralized for now and that the VC funding may get it to either enshittify or stop development)… But I do use it quite a bit and even have the servers (which were very easy to set up and don’t consume a lot of resources). I like a lot of what it does (including being very easy to use), and hope it succeeds as it matures!

I get the point, I just said how bad of an example this is, lol