Ilandar

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[–] Ilandar@lemmy.today 3 points 2 hours ago

Kinda looks like a Rareware game, although maybe I'm just making that connection because I played Donkey Kong 64 as a kid.

[–] Ilandar@lemmy.today 2 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

It's the Orbit clock in the Kvaesitso launcher (one of the stock options). And yes, the icon pack is Arcticons, although I also use Alembicons to create icons for apps that aren't currently supported by Arcticons.

[–] Ilandar@lemmy.today 5 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (3 children)

I do something similar on my phones. The screen turns on to a blank page with just the time and alarm/media playback information.

Home

To access my applications I swipe left. I've made the icons monochrome and removed their names so I rely on search to find and open the app I want. This makes app launching less of an addictive reflex and more of a conscious decision each time.

App Drawer

[–] Ilandar@lemmy.today 5 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (1 children)

I wouldn't be surprised if Choice fucked this test up. The wide range of results from the Cancer Council products was very strange.

[–] Ilandar@lemmy.today 5 points 3 days ago

to visit friends

[–] Ilandar@lemmy.today 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Only because he forfeited it.

[–] Ilandar@lemmy.today 0 points 3 days ago (1 children)

whom I talk to and what websites I visit, maybe every single keystroke if the keyboard does weird things for machine learning or backing up word lists in the cloud...

None of this has anything to do with custom ROMs vs stock Android. These are all problems at the application and settings level and can be solved without changing the operating system.

[–] Ilandar@lemmy.today 3 points 3 days ago

Most of those are extremely simple. I don't get why people shit their pants when they see the words "command line". You are following basic instructions and copy/pasting text; you would need to be illiterate or braindead to get tripped up by it.

[–] Ilandar@lemmy.today 0 points 4 days ago (5 children)

I would probably hold off on buying a phone specifically for the purposes of installing a custom ROM on it, but existing users are fine for now. If you have an older phone that is no longer receiving updates then it is still worth seeing what's out there. Custom ROM installation is generally extremely simple and quick these days so there is little in the way of risk or time commitment.

[–] Ilandar@lemmy.today 1 points 4 days ago

What I recall being ridiculous was the wait on Centrelink applications. (It’s been a number of years since being off Centrelink so don’t haven’t paid attention recently)

Waiting 3 months was an option for me, but Christ, I can’t imagine how shit that must be who need immediate stability.

It is much faster now. The wait times are down, but the actual claim process has also been streamlined. They've been instructed to wave more stuff through to keep the system moving and perform less checks on information that is likely to be correct anyway. For example, where you might have needed to provide bank statements previously to prove your updated account figures were accurate, now they just take your word that the information you've provided is correct.

[–] Ilandar@lemmy.today 2 points 4 days ago

I was also on the fence for a long time because I detest console shooters as a result of playing a lot of PC shooters (inability to aim as consistently or as quickly just feels terrible to me), but at the same time, the novelty of a Nintendo-developed PvP shooter always interested me. In the end I couldn't make a decision myself so I put it on my Christmas/birthday list and a family member bought it for me. I'm glad I tried it, although I don't like it enough to play regularly.

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