If nobody paid for Android apps, there wouldn’t be any. Nor would the Google Play Store exist. That’s a tired argument.

People who live in glass houses shouldn't put things in quotation marks.

I've disabled Micro.blog crossposting for now. I don't think it's going to be worth my time for a while.

Anybody remember another social network that didn't want to be a social network, even though that's what the paying users were told they were getting?

I do believe that rings a bell…

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Yes, I've heard about El Al and their security procedures. I've had invasive medical procedures that were less probing.
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Huh. I would expect more scrutiny when entering Israel.

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On a positive note, it gives them time to make sure the elevators are really clean.

As I just said over there: I quite understand needing to focus in the early days, but if MB is going to be anything significant, it needs a broader base. I'm trying to support it by using it, but it isn't really usable right now as anything more than a curiosity since I'm completely out of the Apple ecosystem. It certainly isn't a feasible replacement for Twitter or even Mastodon. Maybe that's OK with the owners, maybe it's not , but it's the reality.

I love my 2013 Jetta. Judging from this review of the new 2019 model, I'm glad mine has the old 2.5-liter five-cylinder.

https://www.autoblog.com/2018/04/12/2019-volkswagen-jetta-review-first-drive/

In other words, my suspicions are confirmed. ?