I've noticed that animations seem a bit smoother, but that's hella anecdotal.
Yeah I noticed this too. Plus some recent update fixed my lawnchair, the app launch animations were kinda broken for a few months.
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I immediately recognized that scene, it's the mushroom trip! I loved all the trippy scenes in this game. Far Cry 3 OST was the first game soundtrack I put on my phone to listen to outside of the game, too (leaving the PlayStation on to blast Crash Bandicoot 2 Sewer or Later level music on the TV on max volume doesn't count lol).
Back then the Ubisoft formula was still fresh and games made with it were actually a ton of fun.
My paternal grandparents were so not like this. Even though they grew up in a post WW II Germany. I think they realized, either consciously or subconsciously "hey, this kid grows up in a world where there's enough food, they do not need to worry. If they want to play with it or waste some of it, it's a privilege and we are happy for them"
I had a dirt-poor phase in my early adulthood, there was a time where I only ate whatever could be scavenged on my dumpster diving tours + cheap pasta. I try to handle it like my grandparents and be empathetic and understanding towards friends who leave leftovers on their plate or have a, ehm, laid-back approach of handling food that tends to spoil easily. Deep down it hurts me so much to see it though.
Drugs. In general + some individual substances. I know literally no one who thinks of them in the same way I do.
I just looked it up and it says the only game that came out for the Advance was Team Red, so Team Red. Although I don't remember anyrhing specific (it's been more than 15 years after all), the whole game felt very cozy. I do remember playing as Cyndaquil however :) and that it was way harder that the mainline Pokemon games.
Does Pokemon Mystery Dungeon count? I don't know which one exactly, but it was one for the GB Advance.
No fucking way this is real imma check
edit: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/mar/08/vr-prison-california
They do look extremely cute though.
Health is a spectrum. Perfect health and being free from illness/sickness are different states. At least according to this guy and some other people.
I would argue perfect health doesn't exist, but there's a certain point people can reach where they are perceived as healthy by others. Especially when it comes to mental health. Really comes down to the question of what "health" means and if treatment is necessary.
edit: my personal definition of unhealth is the inability of an organism to regulate itself.
Calyx is not as degoogled as it claims to be (at least it wasn't 2 years ago, see below). I know this is a bold claim, but the only ROM comparable with Graphene was DivestOS, which was a one human project and was dicontinued last year. And even Divest had the problem where updates were delayed by a few days or weeks.
Obligatory eylenburg link, and there's this blogpost I like to link to. It's written in German, but I'm sure it's a good read if you put it through a translator.
The conclusion of the CalyxOS analysis in English:
"CalyxOS has reconfigured Android to avoid Google's spyware and tracking." However, I only see this to a limited extent. To be truly privacy-friendly, the project would need to modify more parameters/source code of the AOSP standard and provide users with more options/freedom (Captive Portal Check, Key Provisioning Server, SUPL Server) for customization. The mere omission of Google Play Services is not enough to consider a device "de-Googled". There is still room for improvement.
Overall, CalyxOS is certainly not a bad custom ROM, but rather offers a coherent overall package that users who want to significantly reduce their dependence on Google should have a good starting point. However, one should also consider the drawbacks: the delayed provision of (security) updates and an external presentation that does not quite match the results of this analysis.
Take this with a grain of salt since it's been two years since this blogpost was published.
Here I deleted a whole paragraph in which I sounded like a Graphene elitist haha. I would say using CalyxOS is a lot better than stock Android or Lineage. Please don't choose your OS based on vibes. If you need any of the features Graphene offers that others don't, please use it (edit: like the protester mentioned in the article). If you don't, don't.
I agree, Graphene is not for everyone, and what you wrote is a perfectly fine opinion when it comes to privacy- and security-focused daily driver OS's for smartphones. If you're a protester or a journalist though, it's all or nothing. There are no alternatives, no compromises that can be made. If you use a smartphone you are at risk, even if it's a Pixel with GrapheneOS.
Graphene has decided to instead frame everything that isn't a Pixel running Graphene as universally bad.
They did say on several occasions that they would support other phones if they weren't locked down (Samsung) and commended the security of upcoming Mediatek and Qualcomm chips.
There was a similar mission in GTA San Andreas btw, I think they took inspiration from that. It wasn't nearly as cool as the FC3 one though
https://gta.fandom.com/wiki/Are_You_Going_to_San_Fierro%3F