If you want the Framework experience but a more rugged chassis, you might actually want to look into their 12-inch model. It's a 2-in-1 made with rubber and plastic. The specs aren't very impressive, but I mostly use mine for web and email and rely on an SSH connection to one of my desktops if I need some more compute for something.

People love to shit on Ubuntu, but I do think it's important to remember that their primary customers are enterprises. That's what pays the bills, and it's also the reason that it's so well-supported. And since it's still Linux, you can disable or remove anything you disagree with, or go with a fork that's done that heavy lifting for you. Some companies (and individuals) will want the best-in-class Linux support for AI inference. Get over it.

Personally, I could do without Google Wallet. I usually carry my credit card and ID around with me. However, Chicago's CTA system has a pretty good mobile app and it's easier to manage your passes and fare that way.

You will not be able to use NFC for payments. In my case, it didn't work for public transit cards either. That's the only thing stopping me from switching.

I have experimented with microblog.pub in the past. It's easy to set up, and federation worked just fine for me.

This was a good read. I recently moved to Chicago but have always lived less than 30 miles from the city center and ridden the trains in and the CTA around. I have always felt safer on the L than on other cities' metros (San Diego, Portland), but lately I have noticed an increase in open drug use. Hopefully the city can come up with some (compassionate) solutions for this problem.

"iCal" is often used to refer to Apple's calendar serrvice. Using DAV5x is the preferred way to sync this to your Android device

Create an app-specific password for your Apple account. You can use that to log into iCloud from DAV5x with the "login with email address" option. This will add the account to your system, making it accessible from any calendar app including Fossify Calendar.