It didn't work out as expected, but I applaud the effort.
Anecdotically, what helped me was returning from university to a very depressing party in my home town with a female friend in my early 20s. We had a great time dancing but I could see the guys standing around the dancefloor were 10+ years older than us, undressing her with their eyes while trying to look some movie version of cool with a drink in their hand.
It was such a depressing sight into a potential future - I told her that evening I want a girlfriend.
She just told me to get one then. That's when I started (online) dating.
It was a rocky road from there until I found someone great, but that one moment of "Just do it then" was what made all the difference for me.
Interestingly enough, skipping ahead to the 'perfect' partner from the start would have not worked out I believe. It took a lot of personal growth to become a good partner myself and years of dating and relationships helped figure out what was important to me and where I am willing to compromise.
I wasn't aware that plane windows create this much drag. If the reported 60% fuel reduction (on small jets) yields similar results on commercial planes, I wonder how much more viable electric planes will become.
As usual with new tech these days, there's a caveat near the end of the article:
"[...] it’s “possible” they could even display airline safety videos, in-flight entertainment (like movies and shows), or advertisements".
Ads aren't something that private jet owners will be concerned about, but if you've ever been on a Ryanair flight, you know they will pull every stop to make the experience as terrible as possible to extract a couple more cents out of you.
I feel as an Android user, you've always had to put up with a more incoherent overall experience compared to iOS but received some additional freedom in return.
In recent years, Google has been steadily eroding their end of the bargain.
I wonder where that will leave them in the long term. Short term, I think restricting side loading will reduce piracy and drive sales of their subscriptions.
Long term though, I wonder what will set Android devices apart from iOS for the average user, apart from being offered at different price points.
It feels they're playing themselves into a position where they're more directly competing with Apple, ultimately restricting themselves to lower price devices and lower margin sales. As far as walled gardens go, I personally prefer Apple's and I assume most people do.
I cannot say anything about the MX Ergo. So far, my MX Vertical hasn't gone all sticky on me (yet?).
What worked for me on other sticky plastics was rubbing alcohol. I does leave the finish slightly different than it was initially (less grippy), but I've had good results.
Is the camera with GrapheneOS as good as the stock android one? I get to use my wife's iPhone camera sometimes and it frequently shocks me how good and responsive it is. But I'm coming from a OnePlus 8 Pro, which never had a great camera in the first place.
I'd like to switch phones soonish and was looking at the fairphone 6 with /e/OS but feel deterred by its mid range specs which would probably limit its longevity. I would like to get away from google.
Is waiting for the new pixel and then putting grapheneOS on it a good way forward? Seems weird to pick a google device to get away from that company.
Has anyone else done the same?
Alternatively, there is the iPhone but I do like fdroid and the more open nature of android.
Anecdotically, what helped me was returning from university to a very depressing party in my home town with a female friend in my early 20s. We had a great time dancing but I could see the guys standing around the dancefloor were 10+ years older than us, undressing her with their eyes while trying to look some movie version of cool with a drink in their hand.
It was such a depressing sight into a potential future - I told her that evening I want a girlfriend.
She just told me to get one then. That's when I started (online) dating.
It was a rocky road from there until I found someone great, but that one moment of "Just do it then" was what made all the difference for me.
Interestingly enough, skipping ahead to the 'perfect' partner from the start would have not worked out I believe. It took a lot of personal growth to become a good partner myself and years of dating and relationships helped figure out what was important to me and where I am willing to compromise.