Thanks I’m going to give this a try.

No problem! When I was picking out which search engines or “plugins” to install, I visited most of the sites on the list and chose the ones I had heard of plus some other ones that looked like they were for English content. Some of the sites were clearly for other languages or for niches like anime, so just pick out whichever ones are relevant to your interests and then you’ll be able to search all of their databases instantly without dealing with their terrible websites and just get the magnet link.

Have you tried using the search engine built into qBittorent? For example, here is what it looks like when searching for Paw Patrol S01:

How to install search engines in qB:
https://www.makeuseof.com/qbittorrent-add-search-engines/

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Check out TrackerControl on the F-Droid app store. It lets you block Internet access to individual apps and selectively block trackers and other analytics. It does this by acting as a VPN in the android OS so it won’t work while on another VPN but that’s good enough for my needs.

https://trackercontrol.org/

I cap my bandwidth at 50% of my max upload and download speed during the day and 80% of max during night when I’m usually asleep using qBittorrent’s schedule feature.

Yes, there is an app called Button Mapper that allows you to map any button to any app, even special functions and utilities. It also allows for special behavior when double clicking or long pressing.

I use a Chromecast with Google TV everyday and I do not receive autoplay ads on the home screen. You are free to disable ads on the home screen in the settings and you are free to install third party home screens.

In fact, the only interaction with the home screen that is required is when I see it briefly before pressing the Netflix button on the remote which I have remapped to Plex or jellyfin using the button mapper app.

Even with the default home screen you do not see auto play ads unless you select them and continue watching.

And the emoji button in the message area has less features than the one found in the Google keyboard (no emoji kitchen?!), so I’ll never want to use it anyways.

Yes I’ve even had a video file stop at 99.9% and it still played just fine.

The last mile problem is more like the last 15-30 mile problem for most Americans.

Good luck installing train stations and other public transport within 1 mile of all rural and urban sprawl. It sounds perfect for big cities but it quickly falls apart when you see how the rest of the country lives outside cities.

Additionally, most commercial vehicles that require delivering tools and equipment on-site will never be public transport based and will still be crowding streets.

Of course we need better public transport, but cars aren’t going away any time soon so let’s make them more efficient with smart coordinated movement.

Sounds like a use case for SOLAR FREAKING ROADWAYS!

Looks fun but unfortunately I can’t install it on my updated Pixel 7 Pro with the latest Android 14, Dec 5th update. Any ideas?

You pay extra for the exposed brick look in hip downtown loft apartments!

Thanks for the help, I’m new to macOS, using it for work now. F11 is a volume key on macbook which I use frequently but fn+F11 does minimize to desktop, so that’s good to know although not ergonomic.

I usually end up using the track pad gestures too, and they work well in laptop mode but since my MacBook is usually docked on my desk and I’m using a BT keyboard/mouse it’s annoying having to take my hands off the keyboard and look up every time.

I’m frustrated that I can’t even alt-tab since it won’t select any program that is minimized or has more than 1 window open so I have to use mission control every time and hunt for the right window. I’ll give Stage Manager a try in the new update.

I tried active corners but I had to disable them because I was constantly triggering it by accident. Programs always put tools or scroll bars near the corners of the screen, and since I used dual monitors, the corners between the screens caused issues.

I found this online, I will try it later:

Shift-Command-D: Open the desktop folder.

Edit: it doesn’t do anything on my MacBook

Is there something like this on macos?

I agree, after owning Garmin watches I wouldn’t want an apple watch.

Yup, I considered the pixel watch for my android phone but Garmin has an advantage over it in every category while having no subscription. I would have considered an apple watch if it were compatible with android.

I think the pixel watch is doomed to fail unless they can separate from the Fitbit model and continue to improve the hardware and software.

Finally, our own ship to sail the seas! The spez mutiny brought better times for this crew.