Spotify and YouTube music are known in the audiophile world for their not-so-great audio quality. I.e. the audio files that you stream via those services are very compressed.
An mp3 file 320 kbps is not a huge jump in quality, but it's definitely noticeable without being an audiophile! You're definitely experiencing that
This is not about pure capitalism, though. The reason Chinese EVs are so successful is that the Chinese government heavily subsidizes those companies. I would not be surprised if they sell cars at a loss. So the issue is exactly the opposite of capitalism. It's pure capitalism being crushed by big government
Swisscows blocks "violent and pornographic content". I don't know why you would use it, since it's a pretty broad spectrum of content and we don't know what the criteria are
Yeah, it's a moving target for sure. For now, the devs seem to be very certain that AOSP will stay and that they will still be able to port GOS on new devices (although it will take more time and work).
If app installation is not managed by Google (i.e. if you're not using Google Mobile Services or GMS), Google cannot block the installation of any apps. Graphene's devs have confirmed themselves that this new measure will not affect their ROM
It does not block anything by itself. I use Adguard as my DNS provider and it does that system-wide. It you can also use a VPN provider such as ProtonVPN that does it
For american standards, you're basically a commie, lol
For the rest of the world, you would be center-left.
The thing that would push you farther to the left or back to the center would be economic issues: you've only talked about social issues, but what about the economy and government?
Should the government play a big part in regulating businesses?
Should people pay more taxes, especially if they are rich?
Should essential services such as roads, electricity, water, postal services, healthcare and public transportation be provided and managed by the government or by private businesses?
There are also some test online that place you on the political spectrum by asking you those kinds of questions, it might be worth checking them out.
OTOH, I kinda feel bad because you live in a place where there are only effectively 2 parties (right and far right), and chosing another one is going to waste your vote essentially. People like Sanders and AOC have a huge following, but they have no chance of success imho
Spotify and YouTube music are known in the audiophile world for their not-so-great audio quality. I.e. the audio files that you stream via those services are very compressed.
An mp3 file 320 kbps is not a huge jump in quality, but it's definitely noticeable without being an audiophile! You're definitely experiencing that
This is not about pure capitalism, though. The reason Chinese EVs are so successful is that the Chinese government heavily subsidizes those companies. I would not be surprised if they sell cars at a loss. So the issue is exactly the opposite of capitalism. It's pure capitalism being crushed by big government
Great, another controversy around GOS is precisely what I was missing. I was starting to worry there would not be one this week
Having used one, I can guarantee that Jolla is the best in terms of maturity, UI, Android compatibility and many other fronts
You're literally inside it. Find the communities you're interested about and do it
Ah, nice catch
I believe this only stores that information. It's not a system of declaring an age
Poettering is not with Microsoft anymore, though
Yep, the NYT article is from June 2025
Inflamed sinuses?
One of the few reputable and non-biased sources is the South China Morning Post
Yeah it's a great game! It has more depth than it seems, and also the combat system is surprisingly dynamic for being a top-down RPG. I loved it
Swisscows blocks "violent and pornographic content". I don't know why you would use it, since it's a pretty broad spectrum of content and we don't know what the criteria are
KDE Connect is one of the most amazing pieces of software I've used in my life
Yeah, it's a moving target for sure. For now, the devs seem to be very certain that AOSP will stay and that they will still be able to port GOS on new devices (although it will take more time and work).
If app installation is not managed by Google (i.e. if you're not using Google Mobile Services or GMS), Google cannot block the installation of any apps. Graphene's devs have confirmed themselves that this new measure will not affect their ROM
It does not block anything by itself. I use Adguard as my DNS provider and it does that system-wide. It you can also use a VPN provider such as ProtonVPN that does it
For american standards, you're basically a commie, lol
For the rest of the world, you would be center-left.
The thing that would push you farther to the left or back to the center would be economic issues: you've only talked about social issues, but what about the economy and government?
There are also some test online that place you on the political spectrum by asking you those kinds of questions, it might be worth checking them out.
OTOH, I kinda feel bad because you live in a place where there are only effectively 2 parties (right and far right), and chosing another one is going to waste your vote essentially. People like Sanders and AOC have a huge following, but they have no chance of success imho
It's about surveillance. Federated services are not a threat to big tech since it's so small
I'll happily continue using my GrapheneOS Pixel since nothing will change for 3d-party ROMs :)