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Cake day: October 24th, 2023

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  • Heroes of Might and Magic III, although I don’t think the game is bad.
    What’s bad is that there’s really nothing new to it and yet from time to time I sink lots of hours into a new campaign.
    It’s a kind of time machine bringing me back to more innocent times…
    For the same reasons I need to beat some computer opponents in Broodwar on Big Game Hunters every once in a while.




  • Frankly said, whether they spend their money or not is their business. If they are involved in shenenigans like you described that needs to be regulated, because it sure looks like tax evasion.
    And regarding the proposed tax (quoting the linked article): “The Millionaire Tax will impose an additional 2% income tax on the top 1% in NYC, who are earning over $1 million per year”.

    So this tax in no way designed to tax their wealth, but merely their income by another measly 2%.
    Nobody will become poor because of this. Some income millionaires just become slightly slower even more rich than they already are.

    Have them move elsewhere and see whether they can keep their annual income in the millions there.
    I, for one, am willing to call their bluff.

    And once that is done, implement a wealth tax for the people who own x million USD.
    To keep them from freaking out, it can be as low as 5% annually, because that would still allow them to generate a net increase of their wealth.
    If they complain, increase the tax and start draining their fortune.




  • You’re unfortunately right that a Linux phone wouldn’t solve these problems and I’m with you that devs who bend the knee to Google have no interest in providing a Linux phone version - at least for the foreseeable future.
    Once there’s a considerable market share for Linux phones (which may never be the case…), those users are potential customers and the tides will shift.
    Until then it would at least provide a portable computer that can do a lot of the things current smartphones are capable of, but without the restrictions created by Google and Apple.


  • I have a more pessimistic view of bad scenarios.
    Combine Google Play Integrity checks with being unable to install apps except they’re from the Play Store and you are at the whim of Google.
    Right now I’m battling an app provider (of an app I rely on) who decided to start Play Integrity check shenanigans, although that’s in violation with their TOS. I know about not so great scenarios already. My alternative would be to cave and forfeit GrapheneOS, which I’m not willing to do.
    We. need. Linuxphones!