Is it? I still get regular updates. Yes there are a few, i use Morph

https://www.ubuntu-touch.io/

Thanks for the elaboration. I’m not familiar with how Signal works.

Less than some. The US gov has a history of forcing US-based corporations to disclose private data regardless of their policies or the law.

I can’t give you a good alternative though. I’m sure the same thing happens in many countries

It’s a messaging app, it’s useless if there is nobody to message. I dont have any friends using signal yet.

Also it doesnt work on my phone (Ubuntu touch). There used to be a community app but it’s not currently working.

I sincerely wish them success, but it’s hard to have faith that a US-based company will actually protect your privacy. Not that Telegram does either. I dont know what information they do even collect.

I couldnt find a working Ubuntu touch app last i tried to use it

Nothing new here. E2E is only available in one on one chats and is disabled by default. Dont use Telegram if privacy is your main concern.

At least it has an open-source client. Very few messaging platforms can say that, and fewer have a decent UX.

It’s not perfect, but it’s got a good combination of features and multi-platform availability. None of the other messaging apps support all of my devices except Matrix, and Matrix doesn’t have stickers

Edit: Signal doesn’t support all my devices but maybe someday! The network effect is also big. None of my family and friends are on Signal, but most have Telegram. A few have Matrix.

Also Signal is a US-based company.

Edit 2: Matrix does have stickers, i guess I’m switching

With mushrooms i often rely on other citizen scientists rather than the ID robot. There are some very friendly and active mycologists who can be a big help figuring out an ID or telling you what to photograph next time to get better data

Thanks! I will check this one out too

iNaturalist

i upload photos i take of plants, birds, mammals, reptiles, fungi, and bugs. The observations (photos + location + annotation) are uploaded to a public database accessible to researchers and universities.

I’ve been involved in multiple species range expansions, and i’ve documented both endangered and invasive species. Pretty fun!

The Android app is very good. The iOS app is good for uploads, but lacks a lot of browsing features like search filters and phylogenetic trees. If you are on iOS i suggest using it in a browser except for observation uploads

You can also upload audio recordings for bird and bug sounds. It’s amazing what you can learn about your local ecosystem!

IBT is on the stronger/darker side, Darjeeling is on the lighter side.

IBT should be rich, dark, high in caffeine, with a strong flavor that doesnt get overpowered by milk, or ruined by a little oversteeping. It can still be burned if you use water that’s too hot.

Darjeeling should be amber-colored, light tasting, moderate in caffeine, and should have some floral notes. The flavors can be drowned out by milk or oversteeping in my opinion. Best black and lightly steeped in sub-boiling water.

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Jello still gets 100% of his royalties, that was part of the final settlement

The Supreme thing is very gross, first I’m hearing about it. That’s tasteless and the Brazil thing sounds scummy too

The bandmates got a court to back their “side” twice. Tens of thousands went missing because Jello is a “bad bookkeeper”. One time he stole/lost $76,000 that had been paid by their record company.

Jello has always had a bad reputation in the Bay Area punk community, i wouldnt give his side that much credit. It’s fishy stuff and his blaming everything on the Levi’s ad is a cute distraction. “They’re punishing me for sticking to the principles of the band" is so rich.

Also, he still gets 100% of his royalties, far from nothing

Jello Biafra is a POS. He embezzled tens of thousands of dollars from his Dead Kennedys bandmates (who also suck)

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