Just monopoly things.

Yes, I agree.
But Sony has drivers out there for a few more devices.

I used Maemo on my N900 <3.

I don’t wanna use Sailfish bcs of the phone support tho, I’m shallow af & I need my hardware :(.
(I also have a few other Sailfish issues, the source code/availability/package, the licencing - but I feel like all of those could/would change with some growth.)

Gemini replaced Bitchxby on the latest Samsungs.

It’s in the firmware.

With the S25 series they even give you a year of full subscription.
They made it the centrepiece of the launch event of the product line.

Galaxy devices now come with Gemini, your powerful AI assistant from Google. Long press the power button to get started.

The Samsung’s front is called “Galaxy AI” but Gemini runs every new feature really - including “cross-apps actions”.
(The non-obsolete Bixby features retained the name but are part of Galaxy AI now.)

But even with everything off One UI 7 (and Samsung apps, like camera) is still littered with AI buttons.

youtube.com/HinL5jCy_oI&t=1270
(Gemini is now the default action for long-pressing the power button)

All I need is a good enough emulation of android apps to fool them (eg for banking).

I’d argue both DMC and Castlevania has more depth than Duke.

Def! I said that specifically.

Of the two especially Castlevania offers much more depth & independence to it’s characters.

Duke 1 & 2 didn’t even leave that much character impression on me as the 3(D) did (ok, nether did Keen tbh).

Duke Nukem series will def be it’s own thing (like DMCs & Castlevanias), taking characters & the base premise & do its own thing. Same universe but unrelated to the games. Like comic books - the number of different ways Bruce’s parents get deaded is absurd :D (one time even due to Teen Titans actions).

Yeah, lol, didn’t know how to phrase that - down the throat would def be if he shat in the throat part of the body, but with the head you could say both (‘up’ in regards to the usual way things go down the throat but ‘down’ in regards to gravity).

I guess “down” would be the better choice, my bad.

edit: … my brainhole fucked up, he shits down the throat of the body. Why do I remember him sitting on the decapitated head? Was that in Fornever Forever?

Yes, but it’s a very good character & world/lore to build a story + the games themselves have a ton of situationally epic things in them to include or even build around them.
(If Duke doesn’t shit up the throat of a decapitated alien we riot.)

And tho there is more lore, it’s not like Castlevania and DMC are directly screen-playable, but they did a fairly good job (there are better showrunners in the genre, but I think Duky Nuky fits the chill & just barely enough complicated/just over the border of simplistic vibe of DMC show, and I’m sure won’t skip on epic cool shit, maybe even a decent joke or two … I dread the inevitably cringe oneliners).

*monetary value
(in relation to toxic culture)

(bcs value that people actuality bring to society often isn’t fairly valued in terms of money or even not at all)

Even if so - the definition of oneself is what that person gets paid for, not what that person enjoys doing (or even is just good at)?

(Especially with jobs, folk on LinkedIn will describe their job as anything but their actual everyday job, or lie/exaggerate about their job when with other people - so not even that “role” is true.)

… like, lmao, except if it’s like a weird grinding kink or something.

I think there is no possible world where people are without meaningful work and are happy about it.

–>

Even if they collected $10,000 a month and got to spend all of their time doing hobbies and spending time with family, it would feel pointless and hollow.

What is the difference between “hobby” and “work” if not what random people decide what is better monetised?

Both is labour & value added.

In a world where everyone gets enough money people could do what they actually want. So a CEO wouldn’t be “stuck” being a CEO if they don’t like that job & would rather be eg a baker. In the current system bcs of a huge pay divergence you get an unhappy CEO (who ofc won’t quit) and an unhappy baker that just couldn’t get a more suited paying job.

But we as a society would get a lot more out of life & cultural progression if people would be happy & satisfied at what they do (job=hobby).

Empirical evidence (even USA did extensive tests in the 60s) show that given a universal income (so basically no scarcity) basically nobody just sits around watching TV all day, everyone is productive (research, art, services, etc).

Imagine only having customer support or food industry workers that truly enjoy their job & want to do it.
How many prodigies are stuck at random dead end jobs with no prospects and life options?

Labour is what we all benefit from.
Work is what the employer/owner benefits from.

Yeah, but internet was for the people for decades.
(And it didn’t really cost nature as much. Or stolen from the people so much - even by current laws LLM companies do that illegally.)

“AIs” are getting their enshitification & monopolies pre-baked into their core bossiness models from the start.

Not to mention that AIs will definitely worsen inequalities all over the world (like assembly robots that replaced people but aren’t owned by people, and people still need to work 8h/day for decades for some reason).

(This but AI. I’m not saying, there aren’t/won’t be other jobs, just pointing out how this reshapes & concentrates wealth that on the other hands allows for slave wages with no prospects for full time jobs.)

If AIs will affect the world as much as the internet (and do so with peoples data), then they should be seen as core infrastructure - and government or non-profit owned.

Monetisation of all the things is killing us.

Same.

In the meantime I’m using (offline) Kobo for the practicality (light-weight, compact, water resistant).

Yes, your are right, here is a map of Europe where you have chad power plugs in a-Murika (outside these towns only virgin plugs):

I’ve been using them on my phones since Nokia 3650.

Star Trek LCARS/computer/ship-communication/door noises

Virgin Dork Ages Slayer: hides behind the shield

Chad Ranger: literally rocket-jumps out of enemy fire

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Was vagina nut taken?
(Like the penis screw.)

Sure, this kills the human (protestors), however the burrito in their pocket is perfectly heated.