I think the better comparison (whether that's technically accurate or not) is to HTML + CSS + JS. Which is overly complicated for just small blogs and personal webpages etc. I think that's the "issue" Gemini is trying to solve.
They are called digital audio players / DAPs nowadays. Theres a wide variety of them. Also you can also buy a used ipod or a sony walkman. I use an iPod nano, though that’s would be a bit of a hassle without macos.
The modded ipod classics are kinda cool, larger storage and open source software. And no bluetooth if you are concerned about that.
I grew up using macos, still use it on my work laptop, and use elementary os on my home machine. For the most part, it's great. I like
The intuitive UX and the clean, consistent and beautiful UI
Good default apps and settings
Flatpak out of the box, no snap bullshit.
Generally you can get away with quite a bit without resorting to the terminal
Unfortuntalely, there are a few big issues with it, mostly due to the small number of developers
Updating the OS to a new major version (that they release every 1-2 years) is a hassle, there is no direct way to do distro-update like on ubuntu for example
The mail and calendar apps don't support Oauth, and by now, google doesn't seem to support password+IMAP anymore. So no google calendar or mail integration. Also a hassle to set up anything that uses Oauth by default.
If those aren't dealbreakers, I can recommend eos. But do check out the other options as well.
Days after patients received the ransom emails, the board announced that it had let the CEO, Ville Tapio, go. In April 2023, Tapio was found guilty of criminal negligence in his handling of patient data. His conviction was overturned on appeal in December 2025. (He declined my requests to interview him.)
This makes me so fucking angry. The state of cybersecurity at the company was abysmal, the CEO knew about it, and yet, got no punishment at all.
The other option is that anybody who recommends Lemmy, actually just recommends an instance. Make an account on examplelemmyserver.org and download the app XYZ should be the go-to recommendation. Not ”there are so many cool options”.
Apart from the obvious ones of like, getting a visa and difficulty of getting a passport, in rough order of my completely non-scientific guesstimate
Stability, safety
Long-term track record of employment opportunities, and pay vs cost of living. You want to be able to find a job, and not starve.
Price and quality of government services such as healthcare, education etc.
Language situation. As an English speaker, you'd either want to go for English speaking, or somewhere where people speak alright English but let you practice their language so that you can eventually learn it. Also, see language difficulty for English speakers
Culture and attitudes towards immigration; how difficult is it to socially integrate
Matters of taste, would you like the culture, food, climate etc.
Yeah seems like right wing propaganda lol. He usually tries to phrase things in a very non-confrontational way. Even if the policy itself would be pretty pro public transit / walkability
A big chunk of those with hearing loss are older people who cannot use any of this confusing technology, and are worse off it.
This is besides the point though. Of course there will always be a subset of people who benefit from the accidentally improved accessibility of conveince features.
But if its not actually made for that purpose, there is no guarantee that it is covers a lot of disabled people, provides a good user experience for them, or indeed doesn’t render it useless to other, larger subsets of people.
I think the better comparison (whether that's technically accurate or not) is to HTML + CSS + JS. Which is overly complicated for just small blogs and personal webpages etc. I think that's the "issue" Gemini is trying to solve.