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Cake day: June 18th, 2023

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  • In Mexican Spanish, you would default to formal ‘you’ in most public interactions (although not all people do this). You would also use formal language when talking to a teacher or an authority.

    • Formal ‘you’ (singular): usted
    • Formal and informal ‘you’ (plural): ustedes
    • Informal ‘you’ (singular): tú

    Note that the informal and formal ‘you’ in plural are the same.

    Fun fact: formal language in Spanish is more than just formal ‘you’.

    E.g., if you’re working at a fancy shop and wanted to ask a customer “how may I help you?”, you would say “¿en qué le puedo ayudar?” (formal) instead of “¿en qué te puedo ayudar?” (informal). This question does not have ‘you’ in Spanish.


  • I’ll consider a Linux phone as long as the following are met:

    • Battery life is decent (for me this means a minimum of 24 hours of light use and no mystery drains).
    • Reliable enough to not fear for my life when traveling.
    • UX is polished enough to not be painful.
    • Email notifications and communication apps work correctly (Signal, Telegram, WhatsApp).

    If these are met, I’ll buy whatever is available in a year or two.