What Are You Doing Right Now
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@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@nadnerB said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
Moving from iOS to Android...
Honestly wasn't ready to but events have transpired to move things along.Not sure how I feel about it.
I liked it when I did it. And then regretted it when the instability and hardware problems came, and the lack of vendor protection. It's weird the things you don't think about in iOS are often the killer features. From an interface and usability standpoint, I liked the Android better.
The whole vendor support thing really irks me, as some vendors support for their phones varies by model.
Luckily(?) I'm got the use of a Pixel phone and updates are good (just got Android 14 today!). -
@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@WrCombs said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
Got my very own first digital camera that isn't a cell phone
Nice, what did you get? I have a photography YouTube channel
I was a pro newspaper photographer in the 1990s so it's always been a thing that I enjoy.I went digital with the Nikon D50 which LONG predated meaningful cameras on cell phones. Now I keep a slew of workhorse digital cameras (both mirrorless and DSLR) and I'm starting to collect important vintage CCD antiques (Nikon D3000 anyone?)
I mostly use Olympus for professional work but got a Sony for fun, too. But my plan is to get the latest Fuji in december when I'm in the states.
Funny story- My girlfirend ordered a AUTPIRLF KIDS Camera and then didn't want it - originally I had her old Cannon Powershot Gen1 digital from sometime in the early 2000's but we swapped. lol Still a good camera, just not as high tech as I wanted
Going to save it for my daughter and potentially look at getting something else eventually -
@nadnerB said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@nadnerB said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
Moving from iOS to Android...
Honestly wasn't ready to but events have transpired to move things along.Not sure how I feel about it.
I liked it when I did it. And then regretted it when the instability and hardware problems came, and the lack of vendor protection. It's weird the things you don't think about in iOS are often the killer features. From an interface and usability standpoint, I liked the Android better.
The whole vendor support thing really irks me, as some vendors support for their phones varies by model.
Luckily(?) I'm got the use of a Pixel phone and updates are good (just got Android 14 today!).Even Pixel update support sucks monkey ****. They're great at getting updates out for supported devices, but devices are only supported for 3 years from the first day the device was sold in retail. For those of us that don't update phones regularly, that still blows. Apple has Google beat hands down in this area.
I say this while my personal phone is still a Pixel 3a XL. It works fine, but I've been growing more concerned over lack of updates for a while now. While I know I should upgrade, it's working great still.
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...and then came the rain, washing away the sunny days of September, bringing only cold and damp.
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@RojoLoco Then your eyes were stabbed by a flash of neon light that split the night?
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@travisdh1 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@nadnerB said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@nadnerB said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
Moving from iOS to Android...
Honestly wasn't ready to but events have transpired to move things along.Not sure how I feel about it.
I liked it when I did it. And then regretted it when the instability and hardware problems came, and the lack of vendor protection. It's weird the things you don't think about in iOS are often the killer features. From an interface and usability standpoint, I liked the Android better.
The whole vendor support thing really irks me, as some vendors support for their phones varies by model.
Luckily(?) I'm got the use of a Pixel phone and updates are good (just got Android 14 today!).Even Pixel update support sucks monkey ****. They're great at getting updates out for supported devices, but devices are only supported for 3 years from the first day the device was sold in retail. For those of us that don't update phones regularly, that still blows. Apple has Google beat hands down in this area.
I say this while my personal phone is still a Pixel 3a XL. It works fine, but I've been growing more concerned over lack of updates for a while now. While I know I should upgrade, it's working great still.
Root it and install a custom rom? I've done that when I've managed to keep a phone beyond it's usual updates.
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@dafyre said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@RojoLoco Then your eyes were stabbed by a flash of neon light that split the night?
Nope, totally original words there, no way did I accidentally steal any of it!
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@RojoLoco Eye believe you!
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coffee#2
should i go with a cheap windows vps or zero tier to a home pc?
can get a windows 2019 server with 6gb ram and 2 vcpu for 9.95/month.
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@siringo said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
coffee#2
should i go with a cheap windows vps or zero tier to a home pc?
can get a windows 2019 server with 6gb ram and 2 vcpu for 9.95/month.
hmmm.To do what?
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@siringo said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
coffee#2
should i go with a cheap windows vps or zero tier to a home pc?
can get a windows 2019 server with 6gb ram and 2 vcpu for 9.95/month.
hmmm.I'd choose ZT+Home PC.... (i'm a bit biased as I've been doing this for quite a while, lol).
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@dafyre said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@travisdh1 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@nadnerB said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@nadnerB said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
Moving from iOS to Android...
Honestly wasn't ready to but events have transpired to move things along.Not sure how I feel about it.
I liked it when I did it. And then regretted it when the instability and hardware problems came, and the lack of vendor protection. It's weird the things you don't think about in iOS are often the killer features. From an interface and usability standpoint, I liked the Android better.
The whole vendor support thing really irks me, as some vendors support for their phones varies by model.
Luckily(?) I'm got the use of a Pixel phone and updates are good (just got Android 14 today!).Even Pixel update support sucks monkey ****. They're great at getting updates out for supported devices, but devices are only supported for 3 years from the first day the device was sold in retail. For those of us that don't update phones regularly, that still blows. Apple has Google beat hands down in this area.
I say this while my personal phone is still a Pixel 3a XL. It works fine, but I've been growing more concerned over lack of updates for a while now. While I know I should upgrade, it's working great still.
Root it and install a custom rom? I've done that when I've managed to keep a phone beyond it's usual updates.
I've been looking, but haven't decided on a rom yet.
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@dafyre ended up going with the VPS, can't always be sure the home pc will be on when i need it.
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@Obsolesce said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@siringo said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
coffee#2
should i go with a cheap windows vps or zero tier to a home pc?
can get a windows 2019 server with 6gb ram and 2 vcpu for 9.95/month.
hmmm.To do what?
just mindless testing of this n that and to get around works filtering and proxies
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@travisdh1 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@dafyre said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@travisdh1 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@nadnerB said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@nadnerB said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
Moving from iOS to Android...
Honestly wasn't ready to but events have transpired to move things along.Not sure how I feel about it.
I liked it when I did it. And then regretted it when the instability and hardware problems came, and the lack of vendor protection. It's weird the things you don't think about in iOS are often the killer features. From an interface and usability standpoint, I liked the Android better.
The whole vendor support thing really irks me, as some vendors support for their phones varies by model.
Luckily(?) I'm got the use of a Pixel phone and updates are good (just got Android 14 today!).Even Pixel update support sucks monkey ****. They're great at getting updates out for supported devices, but devices are only supported for 3 years from the first day the device was sold in retail. For those of us that don't update phones regularly, that still blows. Apple has Google beat hands down in this area.
I say this while my personal phone is still a Pixel 3a XL. It works fine, but I've been growing more concerned over lack of updates for a while now. While I know I should upgrade, it's working great still.
Root it and install a custom rom? I've done that when I've managed to keep a phone beyond it's usual updates.
I've been looking, but haven't decided on a rom yet.
i've always had android, since smartphones began. just can't make myself get an iphone. now i no longer care, purchasing is based on cost. recently had to get, didn't want to, had to get, a new phone. hard to go past a samsung with more features in it than an iphone for only $AU350.00.
not saying android is better than iOS, I don't care, but I am saying that spending $350 is way better than over $1000.
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@siringo said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@travisdh1 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@dafyre said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@travisdh1 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@nadnerB said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@nadnerB said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
Moving from iOS to Android...
Honestly wasn't ready to but events have transpired to move things along.Not sure how I feel about it.
I liked it when I did it. And then regretted it when the instability and hardware problems came, and the lack of vendor protection. It's weird the things you don't think about in iOS are often the killer features. From an interface and usability standpoint, I liked the Android better.
The whole vendor support thing really irks me, as some vendors support for their phones varies by model.
Luckily(?) I'm got the use of a Pixel phone and updates are good (just got Android 14 today!).Even Pixel update support sucks monkey ****. They're great at getting updates out for supported devices, but devices are only supported for 3 years from the first day the device was sold in retail. For those of us that don't update phones regularly, that still blows. Apple has Google beat hands down in this area.
I say this while my personal phone is still a Pixel 3a XL. It works fine, but I've been growing more concerned over lack of updates for a while now. While I know I should upgrade, it's working great still.
Root it and install a custom rom? I've done that when I've managed to keep a phone beyond it's usual updates.
I've been looking, but haven't decided on a rom yet.
i've always had android, since smartphones began. just can't make myself get an iphone. now i no longer care, purchasing is based on cost. recently had to get, didn't want to, had to get, a new phone. hard to go past a samsung with more features in it than an iphone for only $AU350.00.
not saying android is better than iOS, I don't care, but I am saying that spending $350 is way better than over $1000.
I go for what is cheapest per year of having a phone.
If you can get a deal on a latest Samsung Android phone, it can be like $120-ish - $200 per year for 4 years (I got a new Samsung S23 for less than $500 locking myself in with TMobile for 2 years after I traded in my old one). I say 4 years because that's how long they (Samsung) typically support phones, providing security updates and such. Being what phones are today, it's a requirement to always use a phone actively receiving security updates.
Sure, you might be able to get an S20-S22 for like $2-300. But then you have to do it again in a year or 2 years or it will go out of support. Thereby increasing the per year cost of having a phone.
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Enjoying the solar eclipse. It peaked at 69.14% at 09:26 here.
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@Obsolesce said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@siringo said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@travisdh1 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@dafyre said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@travisdh1 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@nadnerB said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@nadnerB said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
Moving from iOS to Android...
Honestly wasn't ready to but events have transpired to move things along.Not sure how I feel about it.
I liked it when I did it. And then regretted it when the instability and hardware problems came, and the lack of vendor protection. It's weird the things you don't think about in iOS are often the killer features. From an interface and usability standpoint, I liked the Android better.
The whole vendor support thing really irks me, as some vendors support for their phones varies by model.
Luckily(?) I'm got the use of a Pixel phone and updates are good (just got Android 14 today!).Even Pixel update support sucks monkey ****. They're great at getting updates out for supported devices, but devices are only supported for 3 years from the first day the device was sold in retail. For those of us that don't update phones regularly, that still blows. Apple has Google beat hands down in this area.
I say this while my personal phone is still a Pixel 3a XL. It works fine, but I've been growing more concerned over lack of updates for a while now. While I know I should upgrade, it's working great still.
Root it and install a custom rom? I've done that when I've managed to keep a phone beyond it's usual updates.
I've been looking, but haven't decided on a rom yet.
i've always had android, since smartphones began. just can't make myself get an iphone. now i no longer care, purchasing is based on cost. recently had to get, didn't want to, had to get, a new phone. hard to go past a samsung with more features in it than an iphone for only $AU350.00.
not saying android is better than iOS, I don't care, but I am saying that spending $350 is way better than over $1000.
I go for what is cheapest per year of having a phone.
If you can get a deal on a latest Samsung Android phone, it can be like $120-ish - $200 per year for 4 years (I got a new Samsung S23 for less than $500 locking myself in with TMobile for 2 years after I traded in my old one). I say 4 years because that's how long they (Samsung) typically support phones, providing security updates and such. Being what phones are today, it's a requirement to always use a phone actively receiving security updates.
Sure, you might be able to get an S20-S22 for like $2-300. But then you have to do it again in a year or 2 years or it will go out of support. Thereby increasing the per year cost of having a phone.
I saw, after complaining about it, that Google is going to support phones for 5 years now starting with the Pixel 7. So that's vastly improved, but I don't want to pay for one of those yet. The plan we use doesn't comp phones, so it's way cheaper in the long run.
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@travisdh1 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@Obsolesce said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@siringo said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@travisdh1 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@dafyre said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@travisdh1 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@nadnerB said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@nadnerB said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
Moving from iOS to Android...
Honestly wasn't ready to but events have transpired to move things along.Not sure how I feel about it.
I liked it when I did it. And then regretted it when the instability and hardware problems came, and the lack of vendor protection. It's weird the things you don't think about in iOS are often the killer features. From an interface and usability standpoint, I liked the Android better.
The whole vendor support thing really irks me, as some vendors support for their phones varies by model.
Luckily(?) I'm got the use of a Pixel phone and updates are good (just got Android 14 today!).Even Pixel update support sucks monkey ****. They're great at getting updates out for supported devices, but devices are only supported for 3 years from the first day the device was sold in retail. For those of us that don't update phones regularly, that still blows. Apple has Google beat hands down in this area.
I say this while my personal phone is still a Pixel 3a XL. It works fine, but I've been growing more concerned over lack of updates for a while now. While I know I should upgrade, it's working great still.
Root it and install a custom rom? I've done that when I've managed to keep a phone beyond it's usual updates.
I've been looking, but haven't decided on a rom yet.
i've always had android, since smartphones began. just can't make myself get an iphone. now i no longer care, purchasing is based on cost. recently had to get, didn't want to, had to get, a new phone. hard to go past a samsung with more features in it than an iphone for only $AU350.00.
not saying android is better than iOS, I don't care, but I am saying that spending $350 is way better than over $1000.
I go for what is cheapest per year of having a phone.
If you can get a deal on a latest Samsung Android phone, it can be like $120-ish - $200 per year for 4 years (I got a new Samsung S23 for less than $500 locking myself in with TMobile for 2 years after I traded in my old one). I say 4 years because that's how long they (Samsung) typically support phones, providing security updates and such. Being what phones are today, it's a requirement to always use a phone actively receiving security updates.
Sure, you might be able to get an S20-S22 for like $2-300. But then you have to do it again in a year or 2 years or it will go out of support. Thereby increasing the per year cost of having a phone.
I saw, after complaining about it, that Google is going to support phones for 5 years now starting with the Pixel 7. So that's vastly improved, but I don't want to pay for one of those yet. The plan we use doesn't comp phones, so it's way cheaper in the long run.
Google pixel 8,if you had to pay full price, then it'd cost ya $140 per year. That isn't bad. If you can do a trade in with your carrier and/or get a discount or promotion through them, even better. I'd go that route if possible and would switch myself to that phone when this one is done just for the extra year and potential lower cost per year to have a phone.
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@Obsolesce said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
Enjoying the solar eclipse. It peaked at 69.14% at 09:26 here.
Did you get yourself a pair of these?
