I’ll second Vivaldi. I’m about three months into using it and it pretty solid. Lots of features packed in but pretty easy to ignore what I don’t use. Performance seems solid on desktop and mobile. Ublock origin and privacy badger both work.
“Harry Potter Audiobook Packs Instantly customize your Pixel with Harry Potter Audiobook Packs to celebrate the release of Harry Potter: The Full-Cast Audio Editions on Audible. One tap changes your wallpaper, icons, and sounds with elements from the audiobooks - no wand required. To begin your journey to Hogwarts, all eligible Pixel users will receive a two-month Audible free trial.(2)”
(Source: https://support.google.com/pixelphone/thread/466181739/september-2026-pixel-drop?hl=en)
Why the hell is this garbage being bundled woth my OS?
Thanks for the heads up!
[Edit: Why the fuck is this app installing a Harry Potter Audible ad on my phone? Fuck you Google.]
I had a couple of chest tubes removed that had been in for around ten days without any sedation or numbing. They had to give them a twist to break them free. I didn’t care, two weeks in the hospital and all I wanted was to get out of there.