Swipe down, there will be a message ‘add your favorite apps here by clicking the menu button’ . the wrench icon at the bottom of that message takes you to all the settings

Have you looked at Discreet Launcher? I think it has what you what.

https://f-droid.org/packages/com.vincent_falzon.discreetlauncher/

It seems like the question is ’ can I use NFC without being tied to a major network?'.

Why bash that? Seems like a legitimate question to me.

I think the answer is you can’t, with caveats, some prepaid cards might allow it, but you may not be able to do it on your phone.

I haven’t had a bank account or credit card in a decade, so I’m with you on paying in cash. I also realize that doesn’t work for most people.

Dammit I had to look it up. It’s sheep, sheep.

Hoist on my own petard I was

A group of Ferrets is called a Business, or Busyness

How could you use bundle when Business is the collective noun?

Their comment made me almost consider posting an emoji on Lemmy.

No. Unless Google opens it up there won’t be.

The blame always goes to Apple, but iMessage was developed because no one could get their shit together with RCS. RCS predates iMessage by a few years.

It’s ridiculous that you have to use a third party if you want consistent cross platform messaging.

As anyone who has tried knows, getting people to switch to something else where I on Android can seamlessly connect to you on iOS is a huge hassle.

*thon

*then

That’s kinda easy though because much fewer people use less then many.

So that is probably why it is blocked. That was a guess on my part. I looked at Opera once and did not like where it connected.

That was a few years ago on a clean device.

Does that enable Operas built in proxy service?

They block TOR too. I have never had KFC, I was just curious how bad one of those sites was.

You could try https://rethinkdns.com/ their Android app is great too

ControlD has a free tier, albeit with less functionality

Bro you’re doing good, only 9993 steps to go

We also used percussive maintenance

Swearing and impact technology are greatly underrated techniques for appliance repair.

Well, if it is just the knob you can try gluing it back, cut up toothpicks might help. If you are confident with electrics you can replace the potentiometer.

Toasters just really go by time or temperature, except the Sunbeam which actually goes by if the toast is ‘toast’.

I never let anything die, I just keep fixing it. Hardly an auspicious start though.