I get what you were saying for sure. Maybe I was being pedantic, but I was thinking it’s worth repeating so people make an informed decision about these things.

You could still end up like Gary Bowser getting wages garnished for life by Nintendo, or in prison.

A reasonable solution if it comes to it would be to get a cheap android phone only for banking and whatever else doesn’t work on non digital ID platforms.

Semi related note: Is there any reason not to buy the cheaper SSD brands like kingspec and team group?

Unfortunately, I think most of the new military spending that brings our total to the 2% of GDP target is going to American manufacturers. I get the feeling that Carney doesn’t want to upset the status quo too much, despite the talk. I think he still counts on a path back to the way things were, just maybe on a longer timeline.

I recently learned that the TOSLINK (S/PDIF) optical ports with the little door that I’ve seen on every game console and AV receiver my whole life and never thought about or used is from 1983. The same port is now used for professional digital audio with a different protocol too.

Just add an arbitrary point system like they give reviewers on Google Maps and people will be beating down the door to do this.