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@MrDrOink

On the contrary, my disdain for touchscreens is a result of spending far too much time with them. A larger, foldable screen isn't going to solve that problem.

A phone with a real keyboard would solve that problem—I loved my Droid 3 and miss it terribly—but for reasons I absolutely cannot fathom, no phone manufacturer wants to make a truly good phone any more.

I don't know what estimates you speak of, but I manage a website, and the monthly tablet users on it is basically zero.

@MrDrOink

I can comfortably manage emails, shopping, web browsing, lemmy, social media

Without a real keyboard? How? I find the experience of doing such things on a touchscreen infuriatingly slow and error-prone. That's why I'm using a desktop to write this post.

Arguing against folding phones is almost the same as arguing against tablets.

That's not saying much. Tablets have been a flop.

@MrDrOink

I remember there being an uproar about folding screens developing visible seams after a while. I would consider that a failure.

Unless your folding phone also has a physical keyboard and a serious non-toy operating system, I fail to see how it can practically replace a laptop or desktop.

If I want a bigger screen, I'm reaching for a laptop or desktop, not a phone with a self-destructing screen. I expect my gear to last at least 5 years, preferably 10.

There are (non-AI) algorithms for that. Git uses one to detect renames. No need to melt the ice caps just for that.

Especially plumbers that save princesses from giant evil mutant turtles.

Also, you can watch movies on your PC or phone now. If you're watching by yourself, you don't particularly need a big screen any more, just a normal screen and a good pair of headphones.

Provided your eyes can comfortably focus at such a short distance for 2 hours at a time, of course.

It's not just that they were CRTs.

You can get an excellent picture from the CRT computer monitors of the '90s and '00s, with high resolution (up to 2048×1536—better than 1080p!) and color rendering that's arguably better than modern LCDs.

CRT TVs had low resolution, and NTSC/PAL has pretty bad color fidelity as well, but one of those high-definition CRTs connected to an RGB component video input (VGA or SCART) carrying high-definition content (DVD or Blu-Ray) is another story entirely.

Note that this also applies to politicians.

No idea. I've never had dogs. Wouldn't know the first thing about caring for them.

@TachyonTele

They can't get pregnant if they're spayed. They can be made resistant to fleas and ticks. And how are they going to fight stray cats, when they're not in a stray cat's territory?

Indeed, but the old tankie instances still exist, same as always. The centrists went elsewhere, to non-tankie instances that were set up for them.

Colonization involves taking somebody else's land, but this is more like creating more land out of thin air and settling there.

@Waraugh

Keeping cats indoors 24/7 is not healthy for them.

@TachyonTele

🤣🤣 I didn't even notice that! But yeah, my landlord would definitely not let me have cows. 🤣