Back when rooting was all the rage I tinkered with hosting various services. It just didn’t make much sense for such an underpowered device, amongst other reasons (battery swelling).
I did use an old phone to “host” a game automation. One of those “idle clicker” / RPG games since I’m so lazy. After about 2 months the battery swelled and popped the back cover off. That was the end to that idea…
The Zoop website lists a bunch of forked projects. But the site owner also claims that they made all of them… sooo…
While it doesn’t address your security concerns, using a VPN does allow you to circumvent resolution restrictions on certain mobile plans (i.e. streaming limited to 720p)
Poison the database with real facts too
I removed it a year ago for this same reason. Love the extension, hate the seemingly unjustifiable CPU usage.
If he’s the type of guy that doesn’t expect repayment and did it out of the kindness in his heart, you can reciprocate by doing the same. Let him know you owe him one, and make sure sure it’s received that you’re serious and not just something “you say”.
When your time comes to do something for him, do you expect payment? Or for him to grovel?
You can run SO, SO much more on a PC. And not be locked out of your purchases at a whim (depending on how you buy).
Very capable hardware can be had for the price of a PS5.
That’d be ELI5
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