All of them have at least one. Usually it’s 2-4 emojis per post, but some have way more. Seems like a deliberate marketing tactic.

Easy fix: invert colors.

I really like the idea of having my own server, where I could have a bunch of cool stuff like email, VPN, Nextcloud, and so much more. The primary reason why I don’t have a server like that, is because I can’t trust myself to follow the best practices. For a while now, I’ve been thinking that I should hire a proper professional to take care of all that.

People who make videos on Nebula, usually also publish on YT. Publishing the same videos on PT should be fine, and some people who make linux videos are already doing that.

However, making videos takes time, money and effort, so how would the compensation work on PT? For many people, making videos is more than just a hobby.

People on Nebula may also have exclusive some videos (Nebula Originals), so I think keeping those on Nebula is the only realistic option. People who want to see those videos, can pay for Nebula, and support the channels they like that way.

Gotta say, green and purple are a pretty good combination.

Economies of scale play a role too, and China certainly has that. Neglecting the environment and employee rights aren’t really a big deal in there, but in Germany they are. On top of that, there are also big differences in living standards, which is reflected in the wages. All of that stacked together, and you end up with massive price differences.

You need to add more slavery and exploitation to the production method to make it cheaper.

Yeah those V shaped lights… let’s just say that’s fertile ground for another unpopular opinion post.

I have similar feelings about the Opel Ampera. Cool tech, bad car. It’s basically like those diesel electric trains, where a traditional engine makes electricity and an electric motor turns the wheels.

The classic “I didn’t have the time to write a short letter, so I wrote a long one instead” excuse doesn’t really apply any more. Ramble as much as you feel like and let the LLM worry about refining it into coherent communication. Minor tweaks are also welcome, if the original post is short enough.

Yeah well, passive components are nice, but occasionally you just need to spend some energy to keep the components doing its thing.

Can confirm. I usually swipe so aggressively that weird mistakes sneak in. Plus, I tend to ramble, so having an LLM clean up the mess I leave behind is genuinely helpful. Even this message was proofread by one to fix all the silly errors I tend to make. Before posting, I still double-checked to make sure the core message matched what I intended. Sometimes they tweak things too much or throw in something unexpected.

You can tell it was rewritten, can’t you? All that fancy language just doesn’t feel quite natural.

So if you want to know what EU politicians are up to, you can ask the Chinese, Russians and Americans. They should have a comprehensive list of all the skeletons these politicians are hiding in their closets.

Is that a problem though? As long as the new camera is better than the old one, it should be fine.

There are no clean solutions to this. No matter what you do, it gets pretty dark pretty quick. You could stay in the moral gray area or dive into some really dark topics.

Yeah, Android has been getting worse. I still remember when I could still install apps on an SD card. Suddenly, the next version of Android just removed that feature, and I was stuck with the pitiful 16 GB of onboard storage even though I had a 32 GB card at the time.

Years ago, I switched to an iPhone. It’s awful, but the alternatives were even worse.

Before that, I experimented with everything: full de-Google setups, vanilla Android approaches, and compromises like LineageOS with Gapps. None of them were good enough for me. The middle ground (LineageOS + Gapps) served me for years, but eventually, essential apps started requiring vanilla Android, which I refuse to use due to privacy concerns.

At this point, I still prioritize functionality and reliability, so stock Android and iOS are the only realistic options. I’m not a journalist in a dictatorship, so my data leaking isn’t a life-or-death issue, but Google’s data-exploitative business model makes Android the worse of the two evils. Both platforms have major flaws, but blatant privacy violations are a dealbreaker for me.

In an ideal world, LineageOS or GrapheneOS would work seamlessly with all apps, but that’s no longer the case. The perfect OS is out of my reach.

If my needs were still limited to calls, SMS, and email—like in the 2000s—there’d be plenty of great FOSS options. But the 2020s demand more, and the FOSS world hasn’t kept up.

I’m seriously considering using my laptop for 99% of my computing needs in the future.

Really interested hearing why.

I think we’re touching some interesting topics here.

The social and societal expectations may, and often do, clash with our personal feelings and thoughts. In order to function as a part of the community, we have to restrain ourselves to some extent. Doesn’t change the way actually feel about things inside, but we can change the way we react and express those feelings.

This is the important distinction. You don’t have to like everything personally, but you should understand that someone else might like what you dislike.

Besides, you probably like something odd like tomatoes, and I merely tolerate them as long as there’s enough salad dressing to camouflage them. There are even some who have zero tolerance for tomatoes, and that’s ok too. If you like tomatoes, go for it. If not, go with something else. It’s fine, don’t worry about it.