Had a mini heart attack for a moment, and was wondering how this was even possible.

A great reminder that you need to shield your data at all costs. And if you need a reminder of the dangers of the internet, take a peek at this.

Article, for those interested.

Not if Valve has anything to say about it: SteamOS coming to laptop and mobile phone devices in 2028

Well, Valve just dropped prices for everything... Can't wait to see how everyone reacts.

Instances can be created freely, and are free to both associate and disassociate with other instances as they please.

Each instance decides their comfort with content within their instance and outside it. There are left leaning instances, centrist ones, and I'm sure a few right leaning ones. Some are ban-happy, but many will allow you to post all sorts of content, as long as it's not too outlandish.

If the content you wish to see/post is wildly outside the overton window, you can join an instance that allows this or create your own. But other instances are under no obligation to federate with content they don't wish to see.

The only console I had exposure to as a young child was the Gameboy.

At a birthday sleepover with some friends, we all stayed up late into the night playing the original Nazi Zombies map from COD: WAW. Nothing has ever beat the sheer joy and fun I had with that initial playthrough.

It's so easy to dismiss Trumpers and conservatives as bigoted, evil monsters. And don't get me wrong, many of them are.

But I have many in my life that are loving, kind people who would give you the shirt off their back. Due to family influence, religion, or other factors, they have taken on some pretty repelling viewpoints on some issues. But they're capable of change. Familiarization and a kind, guiding hand can go a long way.

Completely unrelated to this post, but I've seen plenty of your comments in other posts, and recognize you from your use of the þorn.

Lemmy is a small place at times, and I've enjoyed sharing it with you.

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Thank you for posting, and I'm glad you're liking the experience! At times I've considered switching to the 16 from the 13, but my use case is similar to yours, and I need to remind myself that the switch doesn't make sense.

My method is much more manual and involved, but fits my needs:

I have my pictures, documents, and music folders synced automatically to a few computers via Syncthing. At the start op each month, I export my contacts, Obtainium apps, and other files to my documents. At this time, I also make backups to the cloud and make a couple copies to external hard drives. It may sound intensive, but it only takes 5 minutes a month.

I restart / update my phone very often for various tests and projects. Whenever I need to do so, I upload these files from my computer or hard drive. Using a guide that I've made myself, it takes maybe ten minutes to have my phone exactly the way it was before.