We have firmly reached the limits of my very limited understanding of the technologies available, now! But we agree, at least, that something not tied into a walled garden is preferable.
I have a little hope with the recent time in the sun the fediverse is having.
I’m hoping RCS’ burgeoning ubiquity on Android breaks some of the walls down in Europe, at least.
Be careful with the cable tension barrel adjuster. As you turn it, watch the brake caliper: is there is any movement, stop turning the caliper and back off.
It would only be used to remove slack in the cable on installation - it shouldn’t be used to adjust the brakes.
This is because a disc brake caliper only has a few mm of travel. So if use of the barrel adjuster “removes” 1mm of that travel, you end up with far less modulation available.
Yup, hard agree with you on that last point.
That’s an interesting example, but note that in Europe, at least, WhatsApp is king. I only mention it because the walled-garden approach Apple favours isn’t necessarily a guaranteed outcome, and third-party apps can happily become the norm among non-tech people.
I can’t help but love flip phones, but definitely wouldn’t go near the folding-screen variety for a lot of generations. I hope one day to have something as robust as the old dumbphones.
For some reason, I appreciate that you’re not working towards one specific word from the start but slowly narrowing down the “available words” until one fits.
Damn, I’m glad you made this comment as that is an amazing gif!