Oddbean

I just want like 3 or 4 apps, and the task manager is fine, if somewhat aggressive at stopping them. I wish they had better suspend functionality, I was under the impression they were able to dump their working memory to disk nowadays but clearly not on android 12. Google Maps used to be a staple for me, but actually now very often Osmand is doing a better job. I only use gmail because i have gmail, and because I had to ditch proton due to budgetary constraints. I don't know what other things that you refer to that are better with google play enabled, but google play services, certainly. These need to be replaced. There's a whole swag of things that tie to an account with them that need an account and a third party cache (or at least your own cache, separate from the device) to function.

don't trust it if you visit Madeira. It doesn't have all the funny little side streets that are actually addresses like the airbnb i'm in right now, and it doesn't have most of the street numbers in the rural areas. It knows nothing of the veredas and caminhos and all the other ways that you get around on foot. Took me 3 months to get the vibe of how to see the foot travel routes here consistently, and it's essential if you want to travel here without paying a mint.

low time preference on moving yourself about is highly advised when you spend time here, if budget is constrained. I nearly killed myself on it and still am suffering physically from using my legs to get me around. It is no joke how ripply this land is, or how vertical the settlements are. Put it this way, I'm only about 20km as the crow flies from Funchal right now and the taxi fare is 40 euros. I'm poying typically 36 euros a night for airbnb's in this location. Typical rent for a one person dwelling here on the bottom end is around 750eur/month, even out on the margins here. The transport costs are just baked into the geography, but the banks have screwed the people here with incredible real estate price inflation, and it's one of the biggest gripes that madeirenses have about their lives, second biggest gripe is all the rude tourists. The subjects both feature regularly on the front of local newspapers. Albaquerqe clearly sees bitcoin as a way out for this place. I think he sees it right, but it's gonna take time to happen. My new landlady told me she has had a lot of dealings with bitcoiners in the last year or so. We are definitely part of a growing demographic of migrants.