Allow you to set graphics preferences before launching a game, so you don’t end up with a tiny 480p sized window on a 4K screen during an unskippable (and unrepeatable) first-launch cutscene; or the reverse, you only see the 1920x1080 (or smaller) cutout of the center of a 3840x2160 image.
Disabling wireless when not in use
storage scope limitations for apps (random games don’t need full drive access)
fine control over USB-C port behavior (data and/or power while locked vs unlocked)
using passcode/password for device unlock while still being able to use fingerprint for individual apps.
I’m a bit undecided on it even with it in my hands. Not a fan of how cases have to be more or less glued onto the device, and that hinge is a major physical weak point (I’ve got a Ghostek case with hinge armor right now). So when I finish getting the device set up how I want and finally swap my sim over, I’ll need new adhesive (the sim card slot is not accessible with the case).
That said, the crease isn’t that bad. I anticipate being able to view manuals on the bigger screen to be very nice. The outer screen is apparently the same display panel as the pixel 9 pro, so it’s not an ultra narrow display like the samsungs.
It’s physically about the same size as my s22u, just slightly thicker
Edit: honestly, the more I think on it, I’m leaning towards returning the fold in favor of a regular 9 pro. I just don’t feel comfortable carrying around a nearly $2K device in my pocket. It’s a very nice device, but for a bigger screen, there are much cheaper options (actual tablets), and there’s much better case options for more main-line phones anyway.
I just made the switch (from s22u to pixel 9 pro fold) over the weekend, the debloating and basic common sense security features are such a huge improvement.
Gonna give the whole “folding phone” thing a try for a while before I make any judgements on it, but im absolutely set on sticking with grapheneos.
Sympathy for the CEO is nonexistent, the general vibe is “he had it coming”.
Treating a basic human need as an investment is, and has always been, abhorrent. It has royally fucked over economics as a whole by making people’s retirement funds dependent on housing costs going up infinitely.
Don’t use a pre-installed OS, ever. You don’t know who’s had their hand in it between the manufacturer and you.
Wipe it and install from scratch; Windows, Linux, whatever.
Sure am!
Having recently watched Andor, I think I’d like to be made into a brick and used as a weapon against fascists.
What the fuck why
It’s the verbal equivalent of quotation marks done as a hand gesture.
No pictures of the bookshelves? Love a good library
Gonna have to disagree with you on Popeyes. They’re generally good for the first few months they’re open, the nosedive. The fries are good, the chicken is dry and extremely thin for what you pay.
Lockdown Protocol looks fun from what I’ve seen of it. Social deduction game, first person with knives and guns (with limited ammo)
Goose Goose Duck (Amogus but better, all roles are unique)
I would not be surprised if this was repealed (if only as an effort to further purge government employees):
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_Employee_Fair_Treatment_Act_of_2019
Prior to this, my understanding is that back pay was given in good faith, not by actual requirements.
The first Trump presidency is known for the longest government shutdown in US history.
Job stability is not a given for federal employment anymore.
Other than that, I would say non-defense jobs are certainly worth maintaining institutional knowledge.
And Whatsapp. People seem dumbfounded whenever they find out Facebook owns it.
Responding to them only confirms a person exists at your number. Flag them as spam and ignore them.
An oven built for a large rack to be pushed in containing many baking sheets to cook simultaneously.
Developers tend to install a lot of little things (without any research into the trustworthiness of those things), that then never get patched and lead to an ungodly pile of detected vulnerabilities to clean up.