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Google search has gotten much worse

Google is an ad company, not a search company. Unsurprisingly, Google will always prioritise ad revenue over quality of content. For example:

Google search is full of ads (since a long time)
The search results themselves have gotten worse due to sites prioritising SEO over good content
- This is why when you search for a recipe, the top results include long narratives like the author's life history in relation to that recipe
Google's search algorithm uses ML and Google engineers no longer understand how it works
- This further has deteriorated the quality of search results
Google no longer allows users to access cached search results

General notes

SMS

Gammu/Wammu may not be able to retrieve dates for sent messages, only received messages.

MMS

MMS messages may not be able to be exported using Gammu/Wammu with some phones. If you don't see MMS in the exported messages, you may be able to save the message attachments to the phone's storage and copy them to a PC via a USB cable.

Summary

Older laptops support hardware (S3) sleep, which uses little to no battery power.
Newer laptops only support software (S0ix) sleep, which will gradually drain the battery over a period of a few days (although it can be less than a day in extreme cases).
If you have an older laptop (made before ~2020), your laptop may still support S3 sleep. See below for more information.
If your laptop doesn't support S3 sleep:
- Limit usage of sleep to short periods of time; otherwise, power off instead.
- Using the latest Linux kernel possible will provide benefits to sleep functionality as operating system support for S0ix sleep improves.
- Power off your laptop before putting it in a bag; laptops in S0ix sleep can get hot and the fan can even turn on.

Goal: find a Linux alternative to FancyZones for Windows

Name	Recommended	Type	Supports main colum	Supports layouts	Multiple windows in same tile	Windows can span multiple zones	Notes
Tiling Shell	👍👍👍	Gnome extension	yes	yes	yes	yes	Explicitly inspired by Windows tiling, works great out of the box
gSnap	👍👍	Gnome extension	yes	yes	yes	yes	Can be configured almost just like FancyZones; in the settings: disable Show tabs enable Hold CTRL to snap windows
gTile		Gnome extension			no?
Tiling Assistant ([Now bundled with Ubuntu](https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/06/

Recommendations

1. Full-stack vs. frontend

First, you need to decide if you need full-stack or just a frontend framework.

Most people should use a full-stack framework and not a frontend framework by itself. This allows anything sensitive such as API secrets to be handled on the server.

There are some situations in which a web application could securely use a frontend framework alone, although these are less common. This would require that the app delegate authentication to a third party and that auth be used to access APIs so that no sensitive information would ever need to be stored in the frontend.

More information: Basic Setup and Use of Podman in a Rootless environment

Enable user namespaces

sudo sh -c 'echo "user.max_user_namespaces=15000" > /etc/sysctl.d/42-rootless.conf'
sudo sysctl --system

Fixes this error:

Controller	Recommended	Battery	Feel in hands	ABXY buttons	D-pad	Analogue sticks	Triggers	Bumpers	Notes
8BitDo SN30 pro+	👍 best controller for 2D/retro gaming	included lithium or AA	👍	👍	👍👍	👍	👍	👍👍	😕 ABXY buttons are reversed
Xbox Series X\|S	👍 best controller for 3D gaming	AA	👍👍	👍	😕 clicky	👍	👍👍	👍	fairly expensive
Google Stadia	🤷 only if bought at a very low price	⚠ internal lithium	acceptable	👍	😕 clicky	👍	😕 not enough resistance	👍	can be bought cheap after Stadia shutdown
ASUS TV500BG	👎	AA	👎 bulky, grips are short	👍	😕 too stiff/mushy	😕 lack texture	😕 resistance is good, shape is too blocky	👍	⚠ battery cover latch breaks easily ⓘ wireless only
8BitDo Ultimate Controller with Charging Dock	😕 useless once battery no longer holds a charge	⚠ internal lithium, soldered to board

(2014-01-29) Microsoft stole my Chrome tabs, and it wants yours, too
(2023-11-09) Windows 11 Update 23H2 is stealing users' IMAP credentials
(2023-04-17) The Windows 11 Trash Party
(2023-03-26) Windows Needs to Stop Showing Tabloid News
(2023-02-21) Microsoft is now injecting full-size ads on Chrome website to make you stay on Edge
(2023-02-08) Windows 11: a spyware machine out of users' control?
(2022-12-11) [Here are 5 not-so-great features coming soon to Windows 11](https://ww

TODO

Install ADE 2.0.1 via winetricks if it's ever added (Winetricks/winetricks#991)

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	<itunes:subtitle>A Civilization Podcast Focused on Game Strategy</itunes:subtitle>
	<description>PolyCast and ModCast up to but not including Civ 7</description>
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