Could be for devs? China’s long term goal is to wean itself off western software and hardware.

Moving to Ireland. Better than the UK in almost every way.

I thought Fairphone would solve this for me, but the thing is too damn chonky.

• A general feeling of alienation from society. Particularly younger people.
• Dislike of ‘modern’ music.
• Nostalgia over the way things used to be as you have lived long enough to witness the enshittification.

Codec support is a bit of a bummer. Otherwise I would have bought them.

I used to, because I had a buggy TP-Link modem/router, & adding a cap was the only way that port forwarding would magically start to work. I have no idea why. The bug never got fixed.

“Alien Isolation” is worth a try. It’s very faithful to the original film. Should be available on PC, Xbox & PS. It can be a bit of a ‘locker hiding simulator’, but the suspense is good. If I was being critical I’d say it drags on a bit.

Yup. That’s it.

Was just thinking the same. A happy trip down memory lane. We used to do quad jump + low gravity + instagib. There was some capture the flag map that was great with these mods. I can’t remember the name now though.

Amazing how versioning can give an air of legitimacy through the illusion of progress.

Yarp. Gotta say nothing. The baying mob always comes for your job.

Pubert

Hangs down, the best email client for IMAP.

It catches up with all of us eventually. One day you find you just have to start cutting back.

Jumped to Lebara once Three started charging for EU roaming. Uswitch have a nice plan with 21GB/month for about £8–9/month. Includes EU roaming. No lock-in or contract. I think it also includes some free minutes to dial EU numbers. Pretty much better in every way.

True, but I found a flashing colour more informative. I knew instantly what it meant. With an AOD I’d have to look more intently at the phone or bring it closer to my ageing eyes.

I tried the online multiplayer but it never clicked for me. I kind of enjoyed it, but everyone else was way better than me.

No, but I was considering switching back to having one. I had an iPhone + Linux laptop combination for a while, which makes getting your music on your phone impossible. Now I’ve switched to a phone with CalyxOS, getting my FLAC & mp3 files on my phone is doable again, so I might not go the route of getting a dedicated mp3 player.

I think this is kind of the problem I have with Elden Ring. There’s just so much grind. As much as I have enjoyed it I also resent it for blocking me from playing other things. I think I just want to complete it and move on. I don’t even know if I’m still enjoying it, but now it’s just a matter of honour.

I’ve got so many other games to play. Something like Deliver Us the Moon is the complete opposite of Elden Ring. Short, but thoroughly enjoyable. I’m really looking forward to playing Deliver Us Mars.

I kind of miss it. It was discrete and useful.