I am on Linux. I connect an Xbox Controller, it just works.

I don't like buying perishable stuff without having a plan for it, because I know I'll forget about it half the time.

Sure, that's why I use it. My point was more that improved battery performance, at least to that degree, is a your-specific-usecase thing, not a Graphene thing.

I do that all the time. I have 4 super markets I can easily walk to, so I usually just get the stuff I need for whatever I'm gonna cook. Don't usually do the whole "weekly shopping" thing. Makes it more annoying to plan for when you need fresh stuff, and how long you can store it.

If I already have some of the ingredients I need, it isn't that uncommon that it's less than 10 items total.

Makes sense, but with that setup, a different custom rom on a phone with better life would deliver even better results.

I like my pixel, I like Graphene, but I still feel battery is a weak point.

Show me a Pixel with two days of battery life with heavy use. My 8a lasts about a day, sometimes less. Similar reports for a friends 8a and my brother's 7a.

I use atomic distros on my server and a media centre, but don't see any reason to do it on my main systems. Stability is fine, and atomic distros make said tinkering more difficult.

On the one hand, I don't doubt it's gotten worse. On the other hand, I've always heard stories about US immigrations being unreasonable, entirely humourless, and possibly detaing you or sending you back for the smallest mistake or omission.

I don't think the average user thinks much about the platform they're on, and about who controls it. I think they go to wherever most of their family/friends are.

Also, those platforms are firmly in the mainstream, the alternatives aren't really - you'd have to actively go search for them. People just aren't likely to do that, I don't think.

Look at the way Tesla collects and treats customer data, and the way Musk seems to unilaterally abuse his control over the companies he owns for personal reasons.

Now think about the capabilities of the Intel Management Engine that pretty much every Intel CPU requires.

Bad vibes, I say.

For those feeling out of the loop, see here: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Management_Engine

Tldr - it's a little always on processor, running a Minix OS, with direct access to all board devices including the Ethernet Controller.

AMD has something similar in form of their Platform Security Processor.

Also, don't tell anyone you know that, or you're not gonna be on any jury.

I've gotten a free CD at a concert recently. I don't have anything to play it on.