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Is Lemmy dying?

It seems pretty active to me. I use Jerboa and have it default to all/new so I don't expect tons of comments but there are almost always fresh posts. From my experience its pretty lively.

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What phone are you using?

What phone are you using?

Lg v40 thinq

Are you happy with it? What are its best and worst qualities?

Mostly happy with it. Rooting and modding scene is pretty active so I can keep it up to date with modern android versions. It's getting old so the battery isn't the best but it has served me well.

Which phones have you had previously? Which were the best and worst of the lot?

I don't upgrade often. I think my last phone was a pixel 1. I liked that one for the mod scene. Seems it's getting harder and harder to root phones or install custom roms.

What other Android ecosystem devices do you have? Watches, headphones/earbuds, etc.

Nope. Nothing like that. Girlfriend has an Android tv. She told me I couldn't "fix" it though so no tinkering.

Do you also use any Apple products, or are you Android all the way? (And/or Windows, Linux, ChromeOS, etc.)

Nah. Never used apple. Their reputation for being too locked down has kept me away. That and their pricetag. The status symbol culture around apple is also kinda gross to me.

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[Part 1] My Journey Through the American Legal System

That's a good read. I'm involved in a court case that could end up with me going to prison. I have multiple stem degrees, I worked for the intelligence community for a while. I have peer reviewed science articles published, and yet all anyone seems to see is that I'm muscular and have martial arts experience so obviously I beat up the other guy. Realistically I just pulled him off of my mom, but he played up (or faked altogether) his injuries and now here we are.

I'm sorry you have gone through this. I'm definitely more sympathetic towards stories like this now that I might be telling my own someday.

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How do you stay focused for long term projects?

I'm not much of a programmer. I'm working on an android app for personal use though and for me I treat it like a physics problem.

Break it down into smaller less daunting tasks learn how to do a small piece, practice that a bit, then play with it until I can incorporate it into my app. If I get bored with one part of it I switch gears and work on a different piece.

Breaking it into smaller pieces let's me have a lot of small accomplishments when I learn something new and incorporate it. The small accomplishments give me a good dopamine rush and keep me motivated.