What is your budget and what’s your usage like?

The fact that telegram operates in a country that scores 18/100 on global freedom and 30/100 on internet freedom.

https://freedomhouse.org/country/united-arab-emirates

Any reasons why?

What do these blobs contain?

Does the version run locally also censors output?

Honestly, I was going to say Tuta, but seeing how proton changed, I would now add the option of self hosting.

I am unsure how difficult or easy it is, but it’s becoming a very viable option now.

If it’s open source and can be hosted locally, I don’t think there are issues with national security in this case.

There is money to be lost though. Always follow the money.

Recreate Vagrant Story.

The focus would be on graphics and implementing a fast way of changing weapons and armor.

I used to use this app back in the days.

https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.secuso.privacyfriendlyactivitytracker/

Teams does record how much a member talked and displays a bar that shows that information.

I wouldn’t be surprised if zoom does something similar.

Technology companies including Microsoft, Anthropic and OpenAI welcomed the plan

Of course, what else.

My father used to spend his bonuses on family trips. Back when we were kids, we had so many great memories with our parents. Father always made sure to take as many photos as possible.

Looking at those photos, makes me I want to do the same for my kids as I loved it to bits, but a bit difficult nowadays with everything being way too expensive.

However, I learned that trips, adventures, hikes, or any family activity builds trust, memories, relationship, and an opportunity to capture a lot of great photos for the future.

That green hazelnut is amazing

Ferrero Rocher

Perfect blend of sweetness, nuts, wafer, and chocolate.

Wouldn’t say lemmy but may me a specific community or instance can allow this.

A few earthquakes back in the early 2000s (UK)

A flooding in the UK around 2007

Sandstorm in an area called the empty quarter back in 2012

My advice would be to look into emulators. Old school games do not have any micro transactions and are complete. Plus there is a vast library of consoles and games to go through.

I understand your concern, but assuming someone looks over all of that, there isn’t something genuinely exciting about it.

Not to mention the terrible traffic it is in now due to the Russia- Ukraine war, other unstable countries within the region, the terrible public transport system Dubai has anyway.

Honestly speaking, Dubai.

Not because of slavery, poop trucks, questionable government policies, etc.

The real reason to me is that it does not offer anything traditional or historical. Yes it has some five start restaurants. Yes it has some big malls. Yes you can do stuff like desert driving or hot air balloons. These are all stuff that could be done anywhere else for cheaper.

People who do not backup their laptops or phones, then come complaint to me when they are unable to to access and get a photo when the device dies.

I went through this with my wife a few years back. We had to live in a single room for years to make ends meet.

10 years later, we are a family of four now in a three bedroom house that we will hopefully complete it’s payments in 5 years or so.

Difficulties can still happen but we will sail through it again if it needed.