I did say I hadn't used it for over a year now. There was no wallet connectivity and you made comments that led me to believe you had no serious plans to add anything like that. Even now I still watch github to see if  any relevant changes are being implemented.

More recently you've made your legal concerns clear. I can't fault you for that, but was disappointed that the possibility now seemed even more remote. 

 You can Zap with gossip using your phone wallet. I takes like 10 seconds, gossip shows a QR code, you pay it with a lightning wallet on your phone. 

 I guess you're joking, but in case not ...

Its absurd that my desktop client needs a phone to work.

10 secs is a slight exaggeration. 
Find the phone, load the wallet, enter login details, set the zap in Gossip, scan QR code with phone, ...

Compare that convoluted procedure to the single mouse click I use to zap with any other nostr client on my desktop.