I have been a tiny bit absorbed by re-modeling my mobile data infrastructure 😅 . Seeing cool apps (the ones that integrate Bitcoin as a global payment rail) get kicked out of the App Store and Play Store has prompted me to abandon the iPhone. I bought a Pixel 8 pro, installed grapheneOS, and had to find replacement apps for my stuff. I also setup Nextcloud and linked everything together. Two weeks in, I am still down some critical apps, but luckily, only on the leisure part of life: I need two robust apps for sailing (Navionics don't work, PredictWind and Windy need Google Play Services).

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Yeah. Get an iPad for sailing. I don’t even use my chart plotter. Get an iPad with 5G because it also has a GPS. Download the Navionics charts and put it on airplane mode. The GPS still works on airplane mode and it’ll make the battery last 3x as long.

Sometimes, it’s nice to know that someone knows where you are. Say what you will about the USG. If I get captured by modern pirates, I WANT Seal Team Six to come get me!

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