Eat them before you eat anything else. When you are hungry, foods tend to taste better, and your body is not trying to tell you to stop eating yet.

Snapdragon 4 Gen 2

I dislike my apps being dropped by the OS at 8GB, so I personally think a 2GB upgrade is worth it. 128GB would be enough for me too, though. Overall, I think 6GB is usable, but I personally would upgrade.

Thanks for sharing, but I don’t know since I don’t own it.

Regarding the US reception, I don’t know. 🤷‍♂️ But,

The 4G has this Xioami spec:

• 2G: GSM: 850 900 1800 1900MHz

• 3G: WCDMA:1/5/8

• 4G: LTE FDD:1/3/5/7/8/20/28

• 4G: LTE TDD:38/40/41

The 5G has this Xioami spec:

• 2G: GSM: 850 900 1800 1900MHz

• 3G: WCDMA:1/2/4/5/8

• 4G: LTE FDD:1/2/3/4/5/7/8/20/28/32

• 4G: LTE TDD:38/40/41

• 5G: n1/3/5/7/8/20/28/38/40/41/77/78

So, for connectivity, 5G is the way to go.

If I were to buy my own cheap phone, from my preferred local store, I would be limited to pretty much Samsung, and Chinese phones such as Xiaomi.

From experience using an extended Wifi (open area, multiple routers and extenders), Samsung models seem to have the most problem on the edges. People with Chinese phones (and in general, iPhones) don’t seem to have this problem. So, Samsung is out for me. I would consider Samsung if my regularly-used Wifi signal is strong.

These damn phones last more than 3 years. Having a 2-3 year update policy (normal for cheap Chinese phones) are pretty wasteful. Therefore, the phone should be likely to support custom ROMs. For this purpose, Xiaomi is it.

Xiaomi models come with either MediaTek or SnapDragon CPUs. Since phones are often used a security device (2nd factor and such), having a hardware-backed storage is something to be desired. For this purpose, SnapDragon is it.

Two models I end up with:

XIAOMI Redmi Note 12 4G (8+256) ~USD$ 172

• CPU : Snapdragon 685 (Octa-Core 2.8GHz)
• RAM : 8GB LPDDR4X
• ROM : 256GB UFS2.2
• Display : 6.67" AMOLED 120Hz
• Back Camera : 50.0MP + 8.0MP + 2.0MP
• Front Camera : 13.0MP
• OS : MIUI 14 (Android 13)
• Battery : 5000 mAh

XIAOMI Redmi Note 12 5G (8+256) ~USD$ 245

• CPU : Snapdragon4 Gen 1 (Octa-Core 2.0GHz)
• Back Camera : 48.0MP + 8.0MP + 2.0MP
• OS : MIUI 14 (Android 12)
• Rest same as above.

Sorry about no price ranges. This store usually sells phones on the lower half of the spectrum, though. So, let’s say they are mid prices.

I would personally would grab the 4G version. Faster CPU. Possibly newer Android. I am on Wifi most of the time. Don’t need 5G.

You are right. The EMUI outside of China is still based on Android with its own eco-system, although the other EMUI is also based on HarmonyOS which may/may not be compatible with Android, especially in the future. It seems, the phone has disappeared from some international markets altogether, the countries being friendly to China or not, probably because consumers are worried that their phones wouldn’t be supported by critical apps.

Well, you squeeze them, and they squeeze you back. Typical. Like, the US is not expecting that.

Besides the chips, there are still the OS. It’ll take a while yet, if ever, for Huawei phones to gain traction again outside of China. What would you buy: Qualcomm/MediaTek/Huawei(SMIC) chip? What would you buy: Android/Huawei OS?

Concentrate just at the tip of your nose where the breath touches the tip leaving the body, when your breath in, think “in”, when you breath out, think “out”. Determine to keep you mind at that, but be relaxed while doing it. Works well when you are already tired, i.e. at the time that you usually go to sleep.

This is like, thought replacement. It’s a “Buddhist” technique.

I am always paranoid about having unknown wounds on my skin. Almost always chase it away, unless I really need to concentrate.

Despite the Capitol’s riot, a survey showed 1/3 of Americans thought Biden’s presidency was illegitimate. The conservatives see the lawsuits as political prosecutions.

I’d say unless the non-trump voters come out to vote in a historical number like the last election, he stands a good chance of becoming a president again. And a number of states have passed laws that would make it harder for some subsets of voters to vote.

And still wondering if he might actually come back.

If your account is that sensitive, generally no. Fastmail wouldn’t escape the court order to turn over some email account’ IPs either. Plus, for accounts that are not e2e encrypted, the law may just demand the contents of the account.

If you have the state actors as enemies, you have to dial up your securities to a different category altogether.

I migrated to ProtonMail out of curiosity after more than a decade, but when they turned over the IP address of a fucking CLIMATE ACTIVIST to police, I decided to halt that process

The police was able to get just the IP addresses. Hide your IPs with Tor for political activism, etc.

The governments probably stop functioning. Apocalypse ensues.

It’s cool. It’s hip. It’s Blockchain! Come on, folks, let’s invest in boring and colorful monkeys. You WILL be rich beyond imagination!

deleted by creator

Often, although I suspect that I just feel bad, and need to make up stories to justify the bad feelings. So, it doesn’t have to be existential.

I totally agree with you. They probably missed a few. Thx for adding one more.

deleted by creator

Grease. Cheese. Meat. It’s like, the food for the Gods, if I remember my childhood correctly.