How is it on easy of use for the non-techies? And compatability of apps?

I do look forward to the day that I can have a phone that unfolds into a tablet size. I have two devices because my old ass has trouble reading and typing on a phone. But that is going to take an extra dimension of folding.

Pixel? https://www.techradar.com/phones/are-the-new-google-pixel-phones-spying-on-you

Pixel? By google? I can’t imagine they aren’t collecting a ton of data on users. It’s thier whole business model. I don’t know about the others, but by including the pixel I am dubious if the others are any better than samsung.

Jeremiah, Jericho, dead like me.

They were all great ideas (though jericho wasn’t necessarily original), that if you grabbed some great writers could be modernized to be awesome. But since they didn’t have a wide audience, they never will happen unless I use this power. Most of the others mentioned here will eventually get redone.

Now tell us how you really feel… actually, maybe don’t. :) (so you don’t get banned. Lol)

I can’t imagine the pixel is much better. I think the question you have should be inverted. What doesn’t have spyware…

But what options are there for non tech savvy people. Apple isn’t any better.

I’ve been told that it struggles at very high scale. But other than that, everyone I know of who has tried it, like it.

It is spreading for a reason though. There certainly is a difference between raping an 8 year old and a 16 year old. And medically it is defined as “sexual interest in prepubescent children.” https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19327034/ People have started slinging the term even at guys dating 20 something year old women just because they are 50 or 60. In short, the term has been made into a dog whistle and used were it doesn’t apply because it carries more negative connotations than terms like statutory rape, sexual assualt of a minor, sex trafficking.

Frankly, I think the term has been cheapened by this misuse. Now when people here someone is a pedo, instead of immediate revulsion, they have to ask, “what kind of pedo”. It shouldn’t be that way. All of the phrases should be bad enough that we don’t need to exaggerate. So it is more the acceptance that statutory rape is ok that is the source of the problem.

That said, the motives for this talking head to say what she said are purely political. Her words aren’t worth spit.

Probably simpler, you just want to keep track of what your customers prefer. That’s just good customer service.

Hot dang, I read a cbs news article and it didn’t mention that. I even went back to check. Isn’t cbs under new ownership or something?

Didn’t they already get the letters or something? But I would assume they pay for the month up front, so that is a great point.

I didn’t see anything about securing snap benefits or anything. Is that a side effect kind of thing?

In fairness, it was only 8 democrates. But yeah, I am not sure why the Republicans would give in in January if they wouldn’t now.

Schumer voted no. I’m looking for real reasons that won’t get me laughed out of the room for being uninformed.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/government-shutdown-senate-deal/

Some year long funding for the VA, reversal of any federal job cuts from october 1st on. And blocking further job cuts for a little while. Nothing massive, but not small either. And it only ends the shut down for about 2.5 months. I still don’t like it, but I can’t argue that it is nothing either.

Yeah, the commenter suggested the “retired” atc unionize and offer to return for a while to help out. The next commentor said that didn’t go so well during the Regan year, but that was the active ATC. The retired atc can’t strike… they are retired.

I mean they did get some things in other areas. The argument I am hearing is that the deal won’t get better. And I find it hard to counter that myself.

I’ve heard this argument that the deal they got wasn’t going to get any better in a few places. What are the counter arguments to that?
Because it was working, trumps numbers are down a bit, the election losses. But those didn’t phase the Republicans at all seemingly. I personally think they still should have held out, but I don’t have any logic for my stance. Is there any?