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I see Margaret, I upvote.

I can verify that Makerbots are both fussy and haunted.

Huge fan of these recipes: https://www.badmanners.com/recipes

The only good printer is a dead printer.

You’re not entirely wrong but the Pal system itself has a good amount of depth - Pals have traits and skills, and are weaker or stronger against different other types of Pals, so you can be very clever about what skills you teach them and what fights/environments you take them into. The game can get very easy if you exploit this system properly but is quite challenging if you ignore Pal stats and just grind levels and gear.

It depends on your threat model. If you simply want fewer targeted ads, there is a benefit. If you are a journalist under a dictatorship, there is little to no benefit.

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The only way to use google play services and retain any privacy is to completely sandbox them, and the only OS that actually does this is GrapheneOS.

I appreciate this perspective - cassette futurism is one of my favorite aesthetics and I can see how a bit of nostalgia does fit into Solarpunk as long as we can drain the consumerism from it and focus on what was good for people and the planet (eg - being able to repair their own devices, like you said).

Art Nouveau is beautiful and generally a good fit for SolarPunk but I would also make sure to emphasize the optimistic eco-futurism as well. Solarpunk shouldn’t feel nostalgic, in my opinion, but rather hopeful.

Lots of suggestions here already but if you want something truly BIFL then unfortunately Bluetooth is out of the question - look at things that have replaceable cables instead (such as the Philips Fidelio 2XHRs). Alternatively, for something actually rugged, maybe look into used genuine 3M Peltor Comtacs - the audio quality is surprisingly good for what they are.

FreeTube is available on Windows as well.

You’re doing great, but I agree with blocking Meta content streams.

Librarian!