Yeah let’s see, if the handle would have to be a different shape, they may need a different cutout for the door, different handle moulds, different mechanical parts, updated electronics… does anyone have a fucking clue how difficult it is to program one of those robotic arms? How expensive new moulds are? Any other potential knock-on effects this may have on the internal design?

People with the mentality of ‘it’s just a small plug at the bottom of the pool, how bad could it possibly be if we removed it’

Same boat, Nym’s long term costs seem to scale much better, but I’d be reluctant to leave Mullvad

If it were offline machines, then they wouldn’t be on these statistics

I’ve had to start calling it AI because most people don’t know what LLMs are, and noone cares to go through the explanation, including myself.
I’m afraid that, as these things go, AI has gained a new meaning by popular use, rather than the original meaning of the acronym.
No point fighting it anymore.

Maybe we just need to adjust and start saying GAI (generative ai). It has a nice ring to it too.

It will not hinder it either. People will give up many things before their smartphones.

Work profiles exist for this reason. A completely separate environment that is isolated from the rest of the phone and can be turned on and off on demand.
Some manufacturers, like Samsung, make it difficult to access, but it’s there.

Considering it’s easier than ever to start up something like Shizuku, it could be used to grant f-droid access to install apps bypassing the requirement.
Obviously not a good solution by any means.

Fair enough! That does actually sound perfectly serviceable.

You really gonna put a tv remote on your lockscreen?

Ah yes, let me just pull out my phone, unlock, open remote app, switch to ‘my tv/air-conditioning manufacturer’ profile and press off.
The IR experience on a phone is not convenient for day to day, especially when (love it or hate it) most things can be controlled over WiFi without needing line of sight.