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I generally agree though barely stayed with Pixel+GOS after my last Pixel refused to turn on after plugging it in before a nap, leaving me with a totally bricked phone, no way of recovering local data on the device, and a $100 bill to replace it since the screen was cracked - despite it being dead because of manufacturer defects, and a broken screen having no bearing on it's death.
If I wasn't such a fan of GrapheneOS, I would have ditched Pixel so fast.
I agree to a an existent, if you live in a supported country, you can find pixels for much cheaper with flagship features you wont find in anything in a similar price.
If there was a bluetooth profile that was duplex and had acceptable audio playback I would consider paying for a good pair, again. But mSBC, being the best available, is mono only and sounds like a 90s phone call.
Bluetooth Low Energy Audio with the LC3 codec should be finally able to do it. And some of the newer headphones support that. In theory. How good this works in practice, I don't know, manufacturers aren't even advertising proper duplex, probably because they would have to admit that the old mechanism is just crap.
That's actually exciting. I'll keep an eye out for that for sure. And I agree I think this is not talked about because we would collectively agree that what we have is shit.
I can't wait to see cultural uptake of the importance of light and circadian friendly indoor lighting.
Of course, I'd prefer advances in construction that would allow large amounts of full spectrum light to enter buildings, but that's only relevant to new construction.
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> almost everything folks want is legally available on a streaming service for cheap or no-charge
The majority of TV shows and movies that I watch are unavailable on streaming services. I know there's some more specialty streaming services for film these days, but besides that, it seems like its mostly well-known classics, anything mainstream from the past 20 years, or new releases that are available.
I solely credit piracy for enabling my appreciation of film and TV. I was never a big fan of either until I got access to a huge catalog and started watching classics that are not popular enough for streaming services to pickup.
