One of the problems with removing people from the equation is that there is no way to escalate an issue. I’m guessing it’s by design.

An example of this is the food delivery app in the country where I live. One time a delivery person said the restaurant was closed. The app said it was open but it was a holiday. Neither of us could cancel the order or contact a person to allow the cancelation.

Another instance, a delivery rider had a problem with their bike and asked me to cancel the order, when I told her I could not, she told me to call the restaurant to cancel it.

I don’t think she really had a problem with her bike, but I couldn’t chat with anyone who worked at the app to resolve the issue. She eventually delivered it. I think she just didn’t want to wait for the food to be ready since it wasn’t fast food. I ended up ordering from a different place, and ended up with 2 dinners.

I’d love to see something like the ferengi office.

Android is Linux… sure.

But it’s not what anyone means when they say they want a Linux phone.

Not really.

Do you by chance know if WeChat and Facebook messenger work on it?

Those apps are critical for my work.

That’s pretty cool, I’m working now, but I’m checking out its Android app compatibility.

If it can run my work stuff, I’ll be so happy.

Linux has become good enough to replace desktop operating systems.

Now, we are back at square one. I’ll be the first to inaccurately declare, “This will be the year of the Linux phone.”

It’s just making some front end stuff for other people to use to access PDFs on my server that need some level of protection and access control.

So, it’s been pretty easy to verify.

I’m too paranoid about trusting it or even myself to write code that could have irreversible effects.

Thanks for the advice🙏

I’m not a developer, I do not work in a technology field, but I used to. I know Linux sysadmin, security, and a very small amount of python.

ChatGPT has allowed me to “write” code that I use everyday in my business. So, I’m not a developer, but it lets me do things I otherwise would not be able to.

My business is still too small to even consider hiring a developer, so it’s allowing me to grow my business.

I’m just writing this to point out that “devs” are not the only people using chatgpt to write code.

Look at the animal testing on mice. We have cured so much for mice that we have not for humans. Maybe dogs have better medicine than humans?

I’m not a Trump supporter in any way, but it’s not excessive.

That’s 21.7 weeks. If he went golfing on the weekend, then he still golfed less than 2 times per week.

I’m could be wrong, but I think the military has an inside joke that marines are really dumb. Like they are really good soldiers but they are really stupid and would eat a crayon not noticing that it’s not food.

But I’m not in the military, so I could be way off.

Yeah! Steamdeck makes it happen. Playing in short bursts and the ability to sleep the console is amazing. I hated having to sit at a desk and dedicate enough time until a save point to play. The anxiety of playing for 5 minutes and then having to quit because something came up made me not want to play at all.

Now, I game so much more than I used to.

I always wondered how any head of state could feel like they were not being spied on if they were using windows.

Can governments really ensure that windows has been secured that well or is there always a possibility that Microsoft is spying for the United States?

That’s reminds me of a time I got in a small argument with a friend back in high school.

He said, “I hope a plane crashes into your house… but it will only kill you. It won’t hurt your family or break your house or anything.”

After that, the argument was over as we were both laughing so hard.

Sure, I just don’t think it’s really that much different than what we have now. I guess I’m just indifferent to it and don’t think it’s that big of a change.

I saw some things in the videos, but I guess I don’t really care about design too much. So maybe that’s why I don’t care. I’ll have to ask my wife what she thinks.

I just checked the Apple website and it doesn’t really look any different to me.

I can see there are changes, but I don’t even know if the average user will really notice it.

Kinda lame, but at the same time I get it.

So, I guess I’m sticking with OneDrive and Microsoft email.

That is such a crazy amount of money on license fees, especially when you consider that there are mostly free alternatives. I am always choosing foss options as I build my small business.

Right now, I am using onedrive, and Microsoft for my business email. Which I think comes out to like $5 a month.

My understanding is that for reliable email, you need to host with microsoft or google otherwise you are more likely to get sorted into junk mail. If that is incorrect, please let me know.