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Cake day: June 15th, 2023

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  • So, I’ve heard “over yonder”, and I’ve heard “as the crow flies”, and I live in an area where neither of those phrases are uncommon to hear… But I don’t believe I’ve ever heard them both put together like that.

    “Over yonder” is a casual phrase that’s used to indicate the general direction or location of a place or thing, usually accompanied by a finger pointing in a rough direction.

    “As the crow flies” specifically refers to the shortest distance between two points, rather than travel distance. Like, “the distance between New York and Washington DC is 231 miles by road, or 204 miles, as the crow flies.”

    “Over yonder” already implies that we are referring to a straight line from A to B, so it would be redundant to add “as the crow flies” after it.

    So like, are people really putting those two phrases together like that? If so, I must protest. /angryface






  • A couple years ago, I used Aurora to install paid games on my Shield TV. Games that Google Play doesn’t normally allow on the Shield (like the PS2 era GTA games). Well Google changed something, and it’s no longer possible to download and install purchased apps or games through Aurora, even if you log into your Google account. This sucks, because I formatted my Shield TV expecting be able to reinstall these games, but it doesn’t work anymore.

    Yeah, Aurora is still good, but Google has been crippling it.









  • That I can’t tell you. My Graphene phone broke and I’m using a Googled phone at present (bleh).

    I checked Graphene’s features page, but this was all I could find:

    Call recording functionality within the Dialer app using modern Android storage with recordings stored in Recordings/Call Recordings and no restrictions based on region or special cases like playing a recording tone (users are still responsible for complying with their local laws).




  • I gave up on Pixels this year. I went through three or four within about two years. The main problem for me was that light falls would frequently result in completely broken screens, even in an otterbox. Then several small drops of water rendered the screen unusable. And then there was a manufacturer defect that was covered under warranty. I got it fixed for free, then it came back in three months. I was in and out of repair shops every couple months. Even with insurance and free screen replacements, I just couldn’t continue to live that way.

    So yeah, I’m back to using Samsungs.