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Cake day: July 14th, 2023

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  • I have a Note9 I just did a battery & screen replacement on, a Key2 that had not been used until a year ago (so still has great battery life), and a newish Librem5. Most other phones, e.g. those mid-range Samsung’s, or phones without headphone jacks feel like sidegrades rather than upgrades.

    They’re all 4G though; both Android model variants are unrootable, and of course behind on their security updates. Next phone would need to be 5G, and ideally allow longer security updates, or allow Mobian + Waydroid install. Maybe one of the Asus ones. Honestly wish Fairphone had kept it or brings it back; they’re missing out on a big segment of customers that would be a good match.

    To afford an out of carrier phone, just dipped down to a cheaper plan that still meets my needs.










  • I walk through some neighbourhoods with many high-risk apartments, and there is so much interference from all the Wi-Fi routers, Bluetooth devices, and other wireless devices using 2.4 GHz, that even the best wireless headphones skip & stutter playback.

    It also takes so much longer to switch wireless headphones to a different device, especially when they all compete to connect to the headphones.

    Let me make the decision when to use wireless, don’t make it for me. A DAC USB-C dongle is dumb.