When they don't allow certain characters in the password, it makes you wonder if they are not hashing the passwords.

It's a bit trickier than that. They won't run from USB power alone. The battery has to be replaced with a battery eliminator circuit.

If the phone is new enough, it may have an option to prevent the battery from fully charging. If it does, you can enable that and leave the battery in until it's completely worn out. That way you have a built in UPS.

I thought the Pi 5 was too expensive when it came out. This is just ridiculous. For most uses, a used PC, phone or tablet would be a much better choice. The only Pi I would even consider using is the Zero 2W, but they've been out of stock all year.

Nice, I hope we get bluetooth headphones using high quality PCM audio with super low latency soon.

I would have to be crazy enough to use google photos for them to scan mine.

It shouldn't be that slow. Have you checked the temperature and clock speeds under load to make sure it's not thermal throttling?

The scrollbars in Linux are functional. They can be rather narrow depending on the DE and theme, but it's usually easy enough to make them bigger if needed.

This will just result in more companies blocking France.

A seedbox is cheaper than a single streaming subscription. A high end one isn't necessary. It's definitely worth it. Most private trackers allow you to make requests for content that isn't already on the site.

A cheap switch mode power supply could cause interference. It would be better to get a linear power supply since that's what this radio was designed to use.

Yes, it's still around. The retention is how long they keep the posts. Some providers will have lower retention for binaries than text, so check the fine print. I looked for android clients and found Usenet Panda. It looks like it supports everything needed to find and download binaries.

A lot of seedbox providers accept crypto if you want to be anonymous.

When you transfer data between the seedbox and your computer, you usually use SFTP or FTPS. Those are both encrypted, so nobody can see what you are transferring.

I've been using Ultra.cc, which is pretty cheap, but they did raise their prices recently. If you only occasionally download stuff, you may be better off with usenet and a block account.