There are so many good providers in the EU. In the US basically those that implement MTA-STS are Google, Microsoft, and Comcast with all of their issues.

I actually ended up at shared hosting provider. I get 30 mailboxes for less than $100 per year. Only incoming MTA-STS though unless I went to my own VPS.

I like Joplin, but it is a note taker not an office suite. So kind of depends on what you want.

You can just use LibreOffice. On Android the app I have is Collabora. The server I use is Nextcloud though it could be anything that LibreOffice and Collabora can work with. I think there is also some sort of web version too of LibreOffice, but I’ve never tried it. Maybe called “LibreOffice Online”?

What is all this for criminals BS. Graphene is one of the best ROMs out there if your willing to use Google hardware. Pretty much just works and without the normal bloat.

VLC maybe.

Anyone who is not cautious in choosing a partner for the next 60 or 70 years is nuts. This is probably the most important decision you will ever make. We are almost 30 years in and it is great but it was not easy to find someone. Not sure it is comittment exactly. More finding someone that wants a long term partner and that you both like each other and can stand each other over the long run and are heading in a similar direction in this complex world. Lot of people do not seem to know the difference between lust and love too.

Some of it is useful but IT practices that waste my time mean I get less done, makes me work more unpaid overtime, results in lower raises because you get less done, and destroys innovation and the company in the long run because more and more things need permission. You cannot run an innovative organization that way. One reason I left the company.

The real idiotic thing is a network where one client system compromise compromises the whole company. Bad network design.

This is exactly it. Out sourced stuff that there is no way to verify. I stopped clicking on this stuff too unless I had to. Was still never sure.

Ironic thing a company I use to work for would send out both email you need to click links to do your job then do training to not click links or even open the same kind of email. Then even test that by seeding in very realistic test email. Total stupidity. Your expected to tell the difference when there is no way to do so. The training was more CYA then anything, just blame the employee for shit company processes and security.

By the way, the president does not decide policy. That is congress in the US. The president administers policy. So the number one thing is follow rhe constitution and the law and the spirit of the law. Sadly thw current administration cannot even meet this low bar.

Fix the deficit. Pay down the debt. Stabalize and reverse the erosion of the middle class.

I prefer following science rather then quackery. People forget what the world was like before vaccinations, floride, and public health. Sadly in the US the quacks are in charge now.

So yes vax for me,

Yes I realize we need moderation. I support it in general. Lot of Reddit moderation though can end up very self serving to the point of absurdity. Not saying moderation is easy either.

Edit: Thanks for the links.

There are a lot of things going on. Internationally, China and Russia and others at war or preparing for war with the west. So big geopolitical stuff. At home an aligment of those forces to create political instbility with existing forces internal to the US. A media and social media enviornment that thrives on outrage not truth. Disastisfaction that has resulted in a major political party being taken over by fascist, authoritarian. and corrupt influences. A populus that thinks this is just fine for one reason or another. A wealthy corporate power elite behind the scenes that likes this.

I used to think that until this https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2025/01/03/apple-siri-class-action-lawsuit/77426858007/ . Claims are one thing. Actions are another. The sad fact is Apple is so locked so there is very little way to verify anything. There is also very little choice to opt out. At least Android is FOSS and you do not have to use Google apps or services.

I use to think so. There have been things more recently that makes me unsure if the distinction is as large as we would like to think. Apple is clearly less transprent too so it makes it realy hard to judge.

And iPhone is any better? Get a grip. The iPhone is just more closed and obscured.

If nothing else put on ear protection or ear plugs. If you wear hearing aids some have a noise block freature.

Sure maybe 8 counties. Yes I have had a passport for decades.