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Cake day: July 1st, 2023

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  • Why do you think phones aren’t listening? All of my anecdotal evidence leads me to believe that they absolutely will, depending on the apps installed.

    I’ve been using LineageOS and GrapheneOS for maybe 8 years or so, and never have any social media / google apps installed, as well as ad / tracker blocking.

    My friends, family, co-workers etc. are often served ads for very specific things immediately after we were talking about them. Toys, tools, kitchen equipment, even flights to countries or cities that were being discussed. All far too specific to be coincidence.

    So while the phone itself may not be listening, apps can, depending on permissions etc.











  • Funnily enough, in Australia we call the broiler a grill, and what you’re describing is exactly what I thought a grilled cheese was. One of my favourite snacks when I was a kid was this, but with corn kernels under the cheese as well. Of course, being Australian, cheese and Vegemite was also a winning combination!


  • Aussie here, I’ve always considered a cheese toasty to be a cheese sandwich that’s been toasted in a jaffle iron. A toasted cheese sandwich, however, would be more similar to a grilled cheese.

    Not sure if this was just the nomenclature used by my family or is in line with what others call them, though.