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impudentmortal

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  • I tried to be nice and deflect your comment with a joke but it seems you just want to be needlessly mean.

    I work from home and don't go out much due to my limited mobility. And I use my phone to watch videos and read when in bed because a laptop would be to cumbersome to use. I do have a tablet as well but even that gets too heavy to hold for long periods of time.

    When I do occasionally go out, I only use my phone for directions, to listen to a podcast since the noise of traffic and crowded areas is overstimulating, or you know, as a phone to make calls/texts. So no, I do not use my phone as a pacifier in public, you horse's ass.

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  • What's all this crazy talk about going outside?

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  • Thanks for clarifying. I guess I'll look more into /e/OS to see what it's really like.

    My parents are going to France in October so if I decide on the Fairphone I may just ask them to pick it up for me. Not sure how that'd work though so I'll look more into it.

    As for the banking, I use it about once a week or every other week to deposit checks. I will definitely still need that though since it's hard for me to physically go to the bank due to my limited mobility. Might be best to keep my old phone just for that purpose

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  • Thanks for the detailed information. The Fairphone 6 is a strong contender to be sure and if I'm able to buy one with the OS installed all the better! Only problem is I'm in the US so I don't know how much more expensive it will be for me to buy.

    And after doing a quick search of /e/OS it looks like an iOS clone, which I am not super fond of. Have you used it before?

    Also, it seems my bank isn't supported. So that's another bummer

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  • More power to you! I enjoy browsing videos and reading webcomics too much to go back to a flip phone though. Don't go on social media much so if I go deeper down the rabbit hole, a flip phone may bot be out of the question. It would also be a great alternative for a work phone

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  • Thought since my phone couldn't be rooted I wouldn't be able to change the OS. It's the SM-G981U model

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  • Good to know, thanks!

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  • Thanks for all of the options! May look more into LineageOS

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  • Nothing against the Pixel per se but I wanted to keep my options open. I wanted a big upgrade from my current phone to justify buying a new one and I read a lot of Manga and webtoons. Hence, why I was looking at the Fold 7.

    However, I will keep an open mind about phones. The Pixel 9 doesn't look too bad tbh.

  • Which cartoon foods did you always want to try?

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  • The leaning tower of cheeza in A Goofy Movie looks so tasty. Not quite so in real life

  • Critical Thinking...

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  • I'd argue people who lack critical thinking skills are more likely to be scared and/or angry than they are to be happy.

    They're told that people like immigrants, the LGBT community, the poor etc are trying to take valuable resources away and force their culture/agenda. That these groups are dangerous, inferior, and deserve harsher treatment.

    They're told that we need to give up personal liberties in the name of security. That sites requiring ID to confirm your age is a good thing to protect the children.

    They're told that climate change is a hoax created by liberals to take away their right to use gas cars and funnel money into renewable energy.

    I'm sure there are other talking points but I got tired just thinking about it.

    It's all equally exhausting if you ask me.

  • Buy HDD on sale now or wait for Black Friday?

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  • I checked them and GoHarddrive but they usually only have enterprise hard drives and like I said in my post, those would be too loud to sit right next to me.

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  • Thanks to everyone who replied. Majority of the responses were to buy now if in US (which I am). So I bit the bullet and just bought them.

  • À decent face cream that doesn't break bank?

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  • Not sure how expensive it is in the UK but Cerave is my go to brand for good quality skincare at a reasonable price. Specifically, I like their daily and nightly face moisturizers and body cream.

    Another commenter recommended The Ordinary and while I haven't personally used it, I know a few people who really like them too.

  • What are the low-rated movies you enjoyed the most or think should be rated much higher?

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  • I don't think they ever were planning a sequel. Pretty sure that was just a meta joke in the movie and all of the "preview" scenes were just deleted scenes.

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  • Didn't know he did that; pretty funny that Jaime turned goth though the constant zoom onto his grills made me laugh. So glad that fad is no longer a thing

  • pi.hole down?

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  • Another comment said to use http instead of https and that worked. But it's good to know not to update just yet. Thanks for the heads up!

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  • That's how I used to access the raspberry pi before learning of the web interface. Was a huge pain in the butt to do though. Another comment said to try using http instead of https and that did the trick!

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  • Ah that did it. Thanks!