On Thu 29 Apr 2021 at 21:48:29 +0200, to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > On Thu, Apr 29, 2021 at 08:42:17PM +0100, Brian wrote: > > On Thu 29 Apr 2021 at 14:21:22 +0200, to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > > > > [...] > > > > > BTW I'm not really a luddite [1]. I'd consider a smart phone if I > > > had a comparable control over its guts as I have of my laptop, take > > > or give. Those options are, alas, a tad to pricey for my current > > > income. > > > > I inagine you might feel the same way about tvs and washing machines. > > Kind of. I made a point of buying a non-smart TV (our old one gave > up -- conveniently -- at a time where non-smart TVs could be had > at a discount :-)
With one bound he was free! :) -- Brian.