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I’m using Kagi and can’t be happier.

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42 yo here, same as you! I tried the game multiple times as everyone was raving about it. Got so frustrated with the bosses that I gave up.

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Coming from Duolingo I found it a bit overwhelming. I tried one collection, but as I already know Spanish a bit, it was too easy. Any tips?

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But, retention means repetition, so you learn more, right? Not trying to defend Duolingo but I’ve been enjoying it for the last 3 years or so. Almost got 1000 day streak and my Spanish is getting better.

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Learning Spanish as well via Duolingo, but I feel like it’s slowing down and based on this post, looking at alternatives. Have you found one that works better?

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The first article is specifically about Tesla which is a reason I don’t recommend them. The second article is not specific to EVs, it talks about all modern cars. Build quality non existent? Have you tried an EV yourself? I drive a 2016 Leaf and it feels better built than ICEs from that time.

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It’s also a downside. Now we have bought a Leaf I never want to buy an ICE again. But here in NZ there aren’t many second hand options for a reasonable price. Luckily prices are dropping.

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Those graveyards were for failed startups around ride sharing / rentals.

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Almost finished Dead Space (remake). What a game, wow. GOTY for me. Kept me hooked, doesn’t happen often.

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I use NGx paperless to store our docs, it also has full text pdf search. github.com/paperless-ngx/paperless-ngx

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What do you mean by jailbroken stuff?

We’ve recently got copilot at M365 and so far it’s been a mixed bag. Some handy things but also some completely wrong information.

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I gave up after giving it a try four times. Just not for me. It gets raving reviews though.

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I’ve recently bought Mad Max, so it’s pretty good? Will start it soon!

How to let my kids find quality games on Android? Right now they only find the pay to win / ad riddled games.

My 9yo daughter has a tablet with family link, so I can monitor what apps she wants to install. As the garbage games are mostly at the top free, she keeps asking for games that I reject, in most cases because it’s riddled with ads....

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I guess Play Pass for Android is similar. Thanks.

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Fire tablet is Android, right? Or am I mistaken.

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Thanks, that’s a good idea!

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Yeah just subscribed, so far pretty good. It’s annoying you can’t see easily what non games are included (like Tasker)

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Yeah I like it so far. We also have xb gamepass which made me appreciate indie games much more.

How do you find apps included in play Pass though, do you know? Can only find lists on random websites, not on play store itself.

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That’s cool. Downloaded! Thanks.

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Yeah, perhaps a better idea. Will do that once the tablet reaches end of life.

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Yeah agreed, my kids have accepted that stuff doesn’t work if they rely on ads, and they are fine with it (after some initial batyles).

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Thanks, I already have set up pi hole. See the last paragraph in my post as well.

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Thanks, will look them up!

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Interesting, hadn’t thought about that. Will read more about it!

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Sorry, no Netflix here. Thanks anyways.

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I’ve subscribed, and that section shows up. However it only shows games, not apps. Eg Tasker is included.

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I agree there’s a lot of crap, and it takes some time and conversation. Lots of tips in this topic as well. Eg Play Pass looks pretty cool so far, and I’m going to look at F Droid and installing an emulator.

I’m also explaining to her why I reject some apps. She seems to understand it better and better.

I’m also going to look at using Tasker to set it to airplane mode on all apps except Play Store and Chrome.

sylverstream,

Thanks, yes play Pass looks cool so far.

Also going to look at emulators. Thanks.

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That looks cool! I think though it will be a hard sell for them as it will be a step back. However I will be looking into emulators as I think those games are better for them.

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I’m not too worried about that tbh. It’s the same thing that when she gets a mobile phone it will be very limited, only call, text and messaging. No social media until she’s 18. Thanks though for checking.

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Thanks for civ tip!

I’ve got pi hole as DNS ad blocker. Works great.

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Thanks, interesting site! Bookmarked.

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Thanks for the insights. Totally agree with you. Yep, I’m having those conversations and she understands it more and more.

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After watching The Social Dilemma and seeing that people who worked high up at eg Facebook also didn’t want their kids on there, I’m going to try to do the same.

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Thank you!

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With Family Link everything can be locked down.

Yes it may sound extreme but based on The Social Dilemma and presentations at our school from people who did a lot of research into this topic, I’m going to go with their recommendation to keep them off social media until 18. Probably won’t be easy indeed.

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I’ve made it a link that works from all instances : /c/free_android_games@fbmac.net thanks!

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Yeah was thinking about a switch, but I’m a bit reluctant due to high cost of games. They mainly use the tablet to game while traveling, at home they play with their toys or on the xbox.

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Awesome, thanks! I’ve tried retro gaming before but they didn’t really like it, we also had a Wii for a couple of weeks, but perhaps I should try again.

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Thanks for your insights. My goal as well is to teach them instead of just refusing those games. She already starts to understand better.

SV was a favourite but we’ve played it a lot already and we have lost interest. Will look into Ordia!

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Thanks! Going to look into those games.

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I’ve given it three tries as everyone was raving about it. Just didn’t click, guess just not my game which is fine. So perhaps it’s not your game either.

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Yeah, same at xbox. It has an avg rate of about 1.5 stars, lots of complaints about server issues, logging in, etc.

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Ori (both ones). Absolutely stunning platformer. One of the best games I’ve every played, just started a second playthrough.

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