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Apple claims that now, after initially denying that they throttled phones for years, and then only announcing that they actually were when they add a toggle to turn it off. Also, they settled a lawsuit paying over 100MM dollars, which shows that their actions were anti-consumer.

And sure, Samsung is equally as ass as Apple. That's why I don't use their phones, feel the need to defend their shitty actions, or pretend like they can be trusted when they promise they weren't fucking over their customers.

Here's my link to support what I've said, but I'd highly recommend you look into a situation a bit before starting an argument about it, it's just common courtesy.

https://www.npr.org/2020/11/18/936268845/apple-agrees-to-pay-113-million-to-settle-batterygate-case-over-iphone-slowdowns

I give my fax number to anything that asks me for a phone number. It's a valid number that can't recieve calls, meaning when my number is inevitably leaked/purchased by telemarketers, scammers, etc. I don't even notice.

My memory failed me, it was actually intentionally making your phone slower and less performant in phones of the previous generations: https://support.apple.com/en-us/101575

But the result is the same. Upgrade or we'll make your phone awful to use. In that statement, they are really trying to make it sound like it's a good thing for the user, but up until they started doing that, batteries not "supplying enough peak power" was never an issue, and isn't an issue on any android phone. I had friends with iPhones that were 5 years old that worked perfectly fine before the update, that basically became unusable after the software update.

I prefer the Johnny Cash version myself

Pretty sure in this case Apple straight up admitted it, that's pretty damning proof

Can confirm, this exists and it works even if the phone is turned off or runs out of battery midway through the wipe, I've tested it. I have no use for it personally, but it's pretty neat!

One thing about Linux: don't let people bully you over which distro you use. This isn't a competition, use what feels most natural to you. If Manjaro is too steep of a curve, start somewhere else. Not everyone needs to be running arch. If you want to use arch but want it easier, I had an easier time with endeavor os than with manjaro, but ymmv. If I were you, I'd use the easiest distro out there: mint. If you are a big gamer, PopOS has a lot of gaming support right out of the box, but these days if you are primarily on Steam then you shouldn't hit too many issues in any distro.

I am also mid transition, but haven't booted windows in over a year. I tried dual-access storage, and I think your best bet is to keep the two systems separate. There are ways to make it work, but they are not beginner friendly imo.

As for mods, it is really hit or miss. And kernel level anticheat is a blocker in Linux, so any games that require it will not be playable. But what I do is have a single-drive windows machine that has the software that doesn't have Linux support installed, and boot into it when I need it. But I've actually found linux-friendly replacements for all the stuff I personally use, and will probably never touch the windows system again.

Don't feel bad, office chairs are a big deal. Something you spend 8+ hours of your day in aught to be scrutinized and carefully chosen

In the top right of your internet browser, there should be a menu button. If you hit that, there should be a "Desktop Site" button. If you check that, the app prompt goes away. It's annoying that it's required, but at least you won't be locked out

Everyone downvoting you doesn't understand just how negatively their habbit affects other people. There are people with athsma and people allergic to cigarette smoke and people with a smoke sensitivity. All those people can potentially die from second hand smoke. And that's not even touching on people who hate having to breathe the smoke of someone else's cigarettes or people who don't like how a smoker's cigarette smell fills a room or a grocery store isle, despite how much effort they take to hide the smell.

Still having customers. Groceries are a basic need, but fast food is a luxury most people are already wanting to cut back anyway. I have been a fan of McChickens for a long time due to them being so cheap. They don't taste amazing, but they got the job done, and were pretty much the cheapest protein I could get without having to make something myself. Even now, without any additional price hikes, they are now $3.50 for a single McChicken in my area. I cannot justify spending that, so I have completely stopped going to McDonalds. Since all other fast food has already done this before McDonalds, I no longer eat any fast food. They've all lost the only quality that made them worth while. Anecdotally, most people I know who did eat fast food don't anymore due to prices. The higher they go, the more customers they will lose.

You seem fun