Same same. I'd been a die hard mac user since System 6 in the early 90s, but last year I switched to Asahi Linux and my next hardware may or may not be from Apple.

Is there a reason to use Gonic instead of Navidrome? I've been using the latter for hosting my music collection for over a year now and really like it. Good riddance Spotify. [1]

Don't get me wrong, I'm all for more choices. But it seems like you have opinions on this topic and I'd like to hear them.

[1] See my blog post from a while back: https://lukecyca.com/2025/listen-to-music-like-its-2005.html

> Is there a reason to use Gonic instead of Navidrome?

Not really. Both are great! I moved to Gonic because it exposed full file paths which Navidrome didn't at the time, but it has since implemented that as well.

Gonic doesn't come with a front end so it's a bit lighter if that's something you care about.

Same. It looks like battery replacement from ifixit is not too difficult, so I plan to do that when the time comes.

Incidentally, I just switched to Asahi Linux, but that was for software quality and openness reasons, rather than anything to do with performance.

How's Asahi treating you? If I upgrade from my m1max, I was going to try it out

The new rules will be incorporated into tzdata, which is used for various operating systems, software libraries, etc.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tz_database

Didn't work in my browser. I degoogled long ago. :shrug:

Same.

Bugs me so much that my mid-sized US city posts official documentation (only) as google drive hyperlinks. I should not have to allow google products onto my networks just to get my recycling schedule, court documents, &c.

So instead, I go into city hall and ask them to print it out for me (they know who I am at this point).

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My bank is literally right across the street from me; when their 2-factor garbage started preventing me from checking balances, online, I just started walking into their lobby every time I need my balance.

I’m with Freedom Mobile in Vancouver, currently using a rather old iPhone. My next phone will probably run GOS.

I have issues with Freedom on my iPhone too. Poor signal, or else “good” signal but poor data backhaul.

Are you pretty sure your issues went away after going back to stock Android? Or is it possible it’s just Freedom Mobile’s general issues?

RCS works perfectly on stock and I haven't had any random drops of the cell network since I switched back. I'm not saying it's bug-free, but those particular issues disappeared with stock compared to GOS. It could also be because I'm on a Pixel 10 Pro and they just haven't worked out all the issues yet. I plan to try again in a few months.

I did a detailed review of a few Canadian VPS providers last year.

https://lukecyca.com/2025/canadian-vps-review.html

Last year, I moved from DigitalOcean to FullHost (their Vancouver datacentre) for hosting a small SaaS and a bunch of personal projects. It's cheaper and FAR better performance.

Thanks! I'll check it out!

Me too. I’ve been an Apple fan for 3 decades, and the Mac has always been my daily driver.

Up until this past November when I installed Asahi and haven’t looked back. It’s been tough work switching, but the writing’s been on the wall for a while now, so best get started.

Also been hit with this using DHL. Doing trade with the USA is such a gamble now with so much uncertainty.