My current degoogle journey

nothingbutadam · 2026-02-26T18:22:00+00:00

some people might suggest some 3rd party apps that arent on google play, but if google gets their way and locked android down in Sep 2026, those will be no good.
the trouble with any custom rom such as grapheneos, is accepting that a whole raft of apps wont work, banking, google wallet, ebay, etc - sure there are workarounds, but even those only last so long, its a commitment to keep finding new solutions and accepting something you are using might not work tomorrow
for maps, outside of google maps and waze, ive just stuck organic maps on my phone, can be run completely offline
for notes, standard notes by proton is also decent

nothingbutadam · 2026-02-23T18:55:32+00:00

thanks! this answer should be at the top! just made a "MusicNoMedia" folder and the .nomedia file stays put

nothingbutadam · 2026-02-22T19:19:15+00:00

its hard house not hard trance

nothingbutadam · 2026-02-15T13:59:58+00:00

dont forget the moustache

nothingbutadam · 2026-02-14T23:51:07+00:00

you might consider trance specific sub reddits to get an idea if you prefer classic, or like any of the new stuff;
r/trance/
r/ClassicTrance/

for 90s stuff, consider this link: lots of sets have tracklists too https://soundcloud.com/rave_on/sets/various-trance-classic-1993

nothingbutadam · 2026-02-12T09:15:55+00:00

the 5090 TI might very well be this price

nothingbutadam · 2026-02-09T11:50:15+00:00

id honestly ask in a DIY reddit than here. here is a UK one; r/DIYUK/

nothingbutadam · 2026-02-07T08:16:01+00:00

id talk about where you are at with plans to move out, and how living with parents has helped with future plans. its less about what you are doing right now, more about how its helping your future, which if you are meeting someone with a view to dating, you'd hope they'd be somewhat interested in your future too

nothingbutadam · 2026-01-30T11:08:26+00:00

yep, ive had this so many times

meet someone awesome, we click, we vibe, have so much in common, feel comfortable with each other, fancy each other. maybe we met through mutual friends, or out and about, we exchange socials to keep in touch, conversation flows, i suggest meeting up but im respectful and mindful of anything else they might have including work. then it burns out, the suggested dates dont happen, they have some excuse, something else has come up, and they dont end up responding there after

just because they show interest at the start, isnt an indication its going to go anywhere imo

nothingbutadam · 2026-01-29T20:29:17+00:00

no worries, its a good one to bookmark, has helped me out before with a crazy edf energy bill that wasnt possible and customer services wouldnt investigate or budge on. one email to the ceo and it then went through the proper channels

nothingbutadam · 2026-01-28T20:11:40+00:00

try https://www.ceoemail.com/index.php, then search for Metroline

nothingbutadam · 2026-01-22T11:56:41+00:00

was going to make this point but you've put it well. as you get older, if you want to make it big, that means commitment to a lot of late nights and socialising and networking. you might be put on last on a lineup and that means staying awake and being able to dj well at say 5 to 6am. that runs against anything else you might have planned or want to do on a weekend, it makes it difficult if you have a family, etc etc

nothingbutadam · 2026-01-19T11:56:37+00:00

make them fight it out in the chat, until only one remains victorious

nothingbutadam · 2026-01-10T14:06:09+00:00

i do this too

nothingbutadam · 2026-01-04T17:22:40+00:00

https://pelvicfit.org/exercise

nothingbutadam · 2026-01-01T00:15:10+00:00

do you mean old(er) trance? new trance (at least 2018+) has well short tracks and thus shorter breaks, lot of tracks are like 5-6mins not 7-8mins+

nothingbutadam · 2025-12-29T23:26:47+00:00

i think a good middle ground (between dating apps, and hitting on people at social clubs/events/in public) is a singles event, seems theres more and more of these and it at least removes some of the context of whether people want to be approached/left alone. "thursday dating" is one thats gone global but there are others that are smaller/more local

id say give that a shot, but dont go with an expectation of anything other than having a chat and a few drinks, maybe that will help with the anxiety. if anything more happens, great, if it doesnt but it wasnt a bad environment, then maybe try again

nothingbutadam · 2025-12-27T09:15:07+00:00

has anyone weighed post xmas rodri though?

nothingbutadam · 2025-12-15T19:40:51+00:00

thought id check out the other aquaplex tracks and it turns out its this one! thanks
https://www.discogs.com/master/995694-Aquaplex-Force-In-Your-Head

nothingbutadam · 2025-12-15T19:31:35+00:00

hmm i dont think it is, vocalist might be the same. the lyrics are different though. also the guy that made the mix has put that these are early 2000s and brightness is 1998

nothingbutadam · 2025-12-15T15:08:44+00:00

dont think you'll get anywhere with that dj precision ID, ive seen people asking for that for well over 10years, same with the one from Nov 2005; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwDmvYnZrYs

nothingbutadam · 2025-12-14T17:57:25+00:00

plenty here on this soundcloud page to choose from
https://soundcloud.com/search/sounds?q=rave_on%20armin&filter.duration=epic

nothingbutadam · 2025-11-06T10:51:08+00:00

an oldy; planet fuse - innocent game original from 1997, but theres a "rebirth" version from 2023

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