They are still running in The Netherlands, although only in 1 city.

Why choose?

I started with an RPi 1b to read out my weatherstation (WH1080 clone) and post it online with weewx. Then a Bananapi R1 entered to replace my intel system as firewall/core router (savings on power usage, a lot). The RP 1 got replaced by a RPi 2, and tne 1 moved to the smartmeeter for readout. The main server (huge AMD tower) got replaced by a RPi 3 (again, power savings), Bpi R2 replaced the R1 when bananian development stopped. RPi 3 died on me (sd slot failed) and I got a replacement. As the 1st RPi3 was dead anyway, I tried to repair it (only use of the solderings at the side proved to be to keep the slot in place) and used it to replace the Bpi R2 as support got problematic.

The main server got upgraded to a RPi 4 8GB, with the RPi3 replacing the RPi2 that was handeling my weatherstation. I got an rflink, so I added domoticz and that now powers my kaku (dutch power switching system) in a mixed old/new setup. The RPi3 that was my main router (internet router via fiber) got replaced hh an RPi4 witn 4 GB mem, as the 2 GB mem version wasn’t available. (Not a bad move, with the on-board non-usb 1GB interface and a tad over 2 GB mem use)

The freed RPi3 is now for the smartmeter, so all RPi are 64 bit. (All running aarm64 Debian) Both Bpi’s and RPi 1 and 2 are collecting dust, as I haven’t found a use for them… yet. Looking for projects to use them. As media server they’re to light. (Although, Bpi R2 could be useful for that)

Nah, you need carbon cables… As anlog interlink, no change what so ever, as digital interlinks the bass seems smoother. (can’t even think of a theory that fits there, but I’ll take it)

Take Two bought Zynga and managed to add a battle pass to CSR Racing 2 which you can’t ignore as well… Every week ‘here are the new tasks’, every level ‘here is your reward’ and no way to keep on gaming and check it out later, you have to go to the pass… (which takes a minute)

I thought those lootboxes were the cancer of the gaming industry, but this is worse. I’m glad that some are killing the pass system off again.

And in those boxes I sometimes see < 1% chances on the main item to drop and close to 50% for useless junk…

All games have their methods to leach cash out of players, but some methods are just despicable. Galaxy of FIre: Alliances was a positive exception. Buy a point doubler for $1.99 that’s permanent… Those amounts are within the expendable income part for almost all players. (not > 100 for 1 item or thousand for gambling)

Totally agree, all my { end up on the next line, 1st spot when starting a function, last character of the keyword when starting an if/for/… section. I even put the closing one on the same line when it’s single line, else either at the end of the closing line (when changing really old code) or same indent.

So indenting varies a lot, which makes most ‘new’ programmers go mental.

while (my code)
    { I'll do it my way }

if (! liked)
 { toughen-up }
else
 { get used to it
   multi-line can go both ways...
 }

That is, unless the font used messes it up. ;)

Drat, I’ve been working with vi for 35y now… (feeling old) I’m glad I now know how to kill the mouse functions in vim so X clipboard works. ;)

Tried emacs once (in '94)… opened an extra xterm and killed it as I couldn’t figure out how to save and exit. (it’s just what you’re used to ;) )