I agree that it’s not great that telemetry is shared, but to say that you buy it “just” to share your data is an exaggeration. I am sure you do useful things with it.

That said, yes, it is bloated and I wish you could really turn off all telemetry. Am totally with you on that.

The way mobile providers charge. The likes of Vodafone, any random Telecom, T-Mobile and so forth. It’s a huge scam, bordering theft sometimes. Want samples? Here we go:

“Your credit expires in x days. Better recharge now to not lose it!” (Banks should start doing this /s)

“Your credit has expired. Better give us more money within our generous deadline, or else we are forced to delete your number. We love you.”

“Your data has expired. We now charge you a horrendous amount every minute, because we are too greedy to warn you in time. For technical reasons we also cannot stop you from using data after your allowance has been used. Fortunately you still have credit, huh?”

“Your data expires today. We don’t insult your intelligence by telling you when. Surely you remember when you bought the package, right? It’s not hard to count 24 hours. We also do not send any SMS anymore to save the environment.”

“Your data has expired. You need data to buy a new bundle. Our app charges data for our convenience.”

“Social media data only works for WhatsApp, but not for Signal. But who uses Signal anyways?”

“Use our customer friendly support chat. Conveniently it uses data. ‘Hello, I am your smart bot speaking. How can I help you? I might understand you if you type one of the three questions I have been programmed to answer. Do you want to know more about our products?’”

Edit: added point 2, minor corrections for clarity

Endless Sky found it’s way onto my device recently.

Speak for yourself. I intend to live forever.

It’s not like Firefox doesn’t collect user data at all. Vivaldi is hard to seriously fault in that area.

Unfortunately, Firefox lacks some features that make it a little clumsy at times. But for general use it is great. I keep it installed and use it almost every day because I believe in the browser engine and the need for diversity in that area. It’s just not for every need. At least not for me. That’s where Vivaldi and Edge have to help.

I’d venture out there and say Vivaldi in functionality and customisation.

Privacy probably not, though Vivaldi does quite well.

Sadly it’s a Chromium browser.

Edit: a simple comparison.

Chromium - and thus Google - dominates the Internet way too much. This causes trouble and has the potential to cause a lot more trouble in the future.

This has been discussed many times before, of course.

Source

This was posted earlier.

Breezy Weather also supports OpenMeteo. Can be changed in the settings.

Vespucci

Saved you a search.

Why would I use this “Geometric Weather” on Android instead of a completely free weather app such as omWeather?

Doesn’t show as much information (e.g. dew point, daily forecast details).

Doesn’t support multiple weather providers, AFAIK.

Doesn’t look as nice, if that matters.

Both apps don’t track. I would venture a guess and say that Breezy Weather has the warning, because it includes AccuWeather, which can be turned off and changed to OpenMeteo or others.

SCEE is described as StreetComplete for advanced users. Does anyone have experience with this?

The guy in the video explains what he means.

So I hope no one votes without really knowing what they are voting for.

Anyway, I thought the commentary made an interesting point. I do not agree with all of it, as it seems a bit extreme at times.

What I do agree with is that modern storytelling can be a bit… well, let’s call it inexperienced with life. Whether that’s intentional or not, I can’t say. Discovery is a prime example. Burnham, for example, breaks rule after rule with little or no consequence. On the contrary, everyone still seems to follow her every suggestion. And when they don’t, she goes ahead on her own and the cycle starts all over again. I was so happy to see her demoted a bit in season 4, only to see her become captain the next season.

By that logic, the most stubborn and self-centred people get the most respect. Surely there are parallels to be drawn with today’s rich and famous. Art imitates life, yes, but Star Trek was made to show a higher standard.

Like another poster wrote, I hold modern series to the TNG standard (until something better comes along). That crew tended to behave like mature, well-trained officers. Most of the time (why would Riker sleep with that woman in First Contact???). The conversation between Data and Worf mentioned in the video is an excellent example of professional conflict resolution. No angry storming out, no fighting, no swearing, no hard feelings. I enjoy seeing professionals at work. A team bonded by trust and friendship is what I want to be a part of. A group where I never know whether they hold the same standard as me still tomorrow? Not so much.

I have just placed this here without voicing my opinion. Now I am wondering why there are downvotes. Does this mean you disagree with everything said in that commentary?

If you feel this shouldn’t have been posted here, I agree with the downvote more or less. Even so, why not say as much?

Voicing a personal opinion is usually more valuable than the click of an arrow, especially on an opinion piece. Just saying ⬇️ “No” is saying very little.

That is only my opinion, of course. 🙂

🤦‍♂️ Duh. This took a while. Mistook ALT+F4 for ALT+ENTER.

😂 I’m so slow!

Looking at the world getting worse every single day and realising that so few people care that we’re essentially doomed unless some miracle happens.

Or double click into the picture.

Here is the reference.

Better overwrite with a message than delete. And do it twice to be safe. That seems to make it harder for Reddit to restore what you don’t want there.