Sure. I’ve been around 2 years at this point and not going anywhere soon. And I do at least know the content. 😛

Indeed. 1.6 years it seems since last activity. Dunno if anyone has im’ed them to see if they are still getting notifications

That’s a good question and something that is not going to be easy to find out. You’d have to figure out who inside Google works on it their hourly pay and how many hours Etc they actually spend on it.

They unfortunately I don’t think will ever have the kind of money required to do something like that. While Google doesn’t make tons of money from Android itself. It has immense value. Consider Also that large portions of Android already are open sourced. The main problem being Google play services. They keep moving OS functionality from general purpose open libraries into their proprietary ones to maintain control.

All they really need to do is work on undoing that and giving other groups and equal voice on its future and development. Then there isn’t much the fascist government can do. Not that they won’t try and throw a fit. But they’ll do that regardless. But yes pull out as much from the Google Play services as possible and open it up app store wise. Putting other app stores front and center with their own and giving them equal billing. Like F Droid Etc. Which I already use for all of my apps that aren’t needlessly made proprietary. Google would do this if they were smart. It’s a bit of scorched Earth. But that’s the best kind when it comes to fascists. The administration will work hard to get it sold off to an ally and last thing we need is Russia with control over Android LOL

There is one possible bright spot. Google could and should, completely open source all parts of Android. Bringing in all the nature handset manufacturers into a Consortium along with Google to guide and maintain the development. No longer having sole control over it. It’s Google did that they would still retain some control, and be able to stick it to the current administration, while the average user would now have a fully open source Android that would benefit them. But you’re right I don’t really see that happening.

Yep. Enshitification behavior doesn’t cease once you’re technically a paying customer. If they hadn’t made a habit of enshitification. Clawing features away to put behind a paywall I’d give them some support. But I prefer foss anyhow. And for myself, I’m not missing anything.

Oi. I remember them. They definitely came in extra hot. Clashing with a culture they had no experience with. And then wondering what everyone else’s problem was. 🙄

Well there’s that in the fact that no one should ever touch anything with Elon Musk has had a hand in. Disappointment and regret only lay there.

Well there’s that in the fact that no one should ever touch anything with Elon Musk has had a hand in. Disappointment and regret only lay there.

It was the very final episode. Sort of a special. That wrapped up the series. Sometimes referred to as season 5. The name of the episode is the internet is coming.

Bread and circuses. As long as they aren’t starving, and the forth estate only covers media circuses. Not actually reporting. They’ll never know.

I don’t know that I’d go that far. I’d think they’re not much different than people on average anywhere. I definitely think it’s cuckoo to claim that they are all so well educated and courteous compared to everyone else. That definitely reeks of lack of critical thinking and propaganda

Perhaps. But what does any of that have to do with anything that they wrote?

Their comment didn’t defend anyone. Funny you act like it did.

The sins of the United States don’t justify others committing them.

China is as much on the rise as 1950s United States. And if you think it can be sustained unlike the US. You haven’t been paying attention.

That said, the people of both countries definitely have a lot in common. Sexism, bigotry and racism being some of those things. You are extremely sanitized interactions on red note are cute and quaint. But not truly representative . We also have a need to throw off our wealthy governing elite. Whether its trump and friends or the Xi pack in the forbidden city. The regular person will suffer as long as they stay in power.

He did join the party to run as a Democrat. Otherwise he couldn’t have run in their primary and he’s stayed in the party since then I believe.

I never said it did. That’s why Sanders got a lot of that changed working with the Democrats.

It just always comes off as manipulative and disingenuous whenever anyone makes it about Sanders. Especially when they then fail to mention how he worked with the very same Democratic party to make the primaries more democratic. Seemingly being performatively outranged for a man who wasn’t. Almost like you don’t understand the man you claim to support. Or who he is/what he’s about.

I’ve never regretted voting for Sanders in both primaries. Unfortunately a very vocal disingenuous minority do make me reluctant to mention it publicly often.

Because it happens in, every, single, election. It wasn’t some special treatment Sanders got. Serious question, did you just come of voting age in the last 5 years? I’ve been at it for over 30 now, and have seen this several times.

I wouldn’t say he got crushed. But you’re not wrong. Despite people being wrong down voting you for saying that he lost the popular vote. He 100% did. I can say that as someone who voted for sanders. Unfortunately a lot of Sanders voters can’t.

A lot of the Democrats primary rules weren’t very democratic. But Sanders knew what they were going in. And Democrats didn’t break the rules. And despite losing, Sanders got shit done and helped make the rules more democratic for the future.

Always have been. It’s either included in licensing a software or operating systems. VLC ffmpeg and other open source software are a bit of a grey area since they don’t make money from the software strictly speaking.

Why not just post screenshots? Not give anyone reason to accidentally give them traffic. People can still see what you wanted, win win