Kyuuketsuki

u/Kyuuketsuki@sh.itjust.works
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on Question about Graphene OS. · c/privacy · 3 pts · 190d

Does anyone have an actual answer to the question? I have someone I'm trying to convert to Grapheneos but who is also trying to run a business, making a simple "block unknown callers" not very tenable.

I can't name one, frankly, but they exist. I had been getting the store brand for going on 20 years now because it's been around that long that store brand has been better than name brand.

I don't buy often, just when I'm hankering for chicken a l'orange.

That's because it's a passport card. Cards are only useful for crossing into Canada or Mexico, or for some carribian islands.

More importantly, it's not valid to use for entry via airplane anywhere, even if it's one of the above. So basically most useful for people that commute between regularly or are going on cruises. Or in this case as proof of citizenship.

Full passports are $130 USD. I renewed both in November.

I'm of the general opinion that learning new things is never a bad idea, but let's break down your sub question regarding usefulness.

At the very least a basic understanding is certainly useful. I make a point to at least learn alphabets and their sounds so I have a fighting chance putting what I hear into a translation engine. Similarly, Russian isn't the only language that uses Cyrillic.

Paet that though? In my lifetime it was first unthinkable that I could ever visit Russia, then became possible and even a tourist destination (see: Trans-Siberian rail), and back to basically unthinkable to me.

It'll most likely swing again.