Capacity like that is the only reason I could think of.

Yep, you’re good.

Remote control an Android phone via USB or LAN.

Phone screen displays on desktop in it’s own Window. Useful for setting up a phone or just using it at your desk.

With the proper lube, I hope? They get hot, anything other than synthetic lube for brake parts will gum up

"We are all Britons, and I am their king! "

“How’d you get to be king, then, eh? I didn’t vote for you!”

“Dennis, Dennis, there’s some lovely filth down here!”

Sorry, so rarely hear the word “Britons” that it always makes me think of John Cleese in this scene from Monty Python’s Holy Grail.

Here’s a good start explaining the naming conventions

Why 3.5" drive? (Just curious).

I’ve found prices aren’t necessarily any better at that size.

Gary, Gary… Gary?

Wait, a supposedly federate-able, but at the moment centrally-controlled social media app isn’t following the rules?

I’m shocked, shocked I say!

(Yes, sarcasm).

I think it’s funny all the people leaving Twitter for Bluesky since Twitter’s been clearly exposed for the shit hole it’s always been. As if it’s shittiness is new, and any other similar system won’t be as bad.

It’s not systems, it’s people.

Systems can contribute to making things worse (or better), but they aren’t the source.

For one thing, just like Google Drive, MS scans everything and won’t let you store stuff they disagree with.

Example: batch files that modify things like KMS settings. These have a legitimate use in business environments, but MS sees them as hacking their stuff.

They don’t warn you either, the sync jobs just fail. Like a OneNote notebook will just fail to sync, with no reason why.

It’s possible a smart TV will use its wifi to connect to another device of the same brand on its own. I’d read an article about it a couple years ago.

If I’m reading about it, that means a company has been working on it, and frankly it makes sense. If I were in their shoes I’d look into making it happen. It’s pretty trivial to do when you think about it.

Not that I think it’s happening in the wild, just an idea to keep in mind.

Also, those devices are always capturing data. So if/when they ever connect, that data will get uploaded.

This is a major reason I root, so backup apps like NeoBackup actually work.

Then Syncthing keeps those backups in sync with a home machine.

Lose my phone? No big deal, setup Syncthing on new one, let files sync, launch Neo, restore.

Lol.

OK, Impressive Clergyman!

First, don’t buy new phones. You’re paying a massive premium to be first. Especially since you’re going to flash a rom, which has a little risk anyway (I’ve bricked phones by flashing, though not for years).

I just upgraded from a 2017 flagship to a Pixel 5 (only because my cell company decided to stop it working on their network, when I can throw a different Sim in and it works fine). I was able to buy 3 Pixel 5’s for less than you paid for your new phone. Which means I have a daily driver, a hot spare, and a test device for a little over $400.

If my daily breaks, I pickup my spare and swap the SIM, since I keep both phones synced with Syncthing. I don’t even have to login to anything because that’s all done. (I had 4 functional devices of my 2017 phone, they had become so cheap).

So pick a 1-2 year old model that you like the features, and pay far less for it.

Before (finally) coming to the pixel, I would look at the Lineage device list, then check those phones out at gsmarena.com and phonearena.com to see which I’d prefer, because Lineage has the broadest device support that I’ve seen.

Today I run DivestOS, a fork of Lineage with some changes to a few things. I forget now exactly what I preferred (I’d have to pull up my comparison spreadsheet), but average battery consumption is a staggering 0.5% per hour, with microg services installed and a couple apps using it. Consumption average increases to about 4% per hour when I’m doing a lot of intensive stuff - copying files over the network, using nav, watching a video, etc.

Which one?