Don’t forget to go back a week out and verify that your deleted comments didn’t mysteriously reappear. Seems like that’s been happening a lot lately, according to various reports. (I haven’t really had the heart to go delete all of my own comments. Yet.)
Consider adding Ars Technica to your list. They aren’t specifically focused on Apple news, but a couple of their journalists do routinely offer some fairly balanced reporting on Apple affairs. Plus, their Android expert is constantly comparing Android devices to Apple devices… and he very rarely gives Android a total win in any given comparison. I think it’s quite amusing to read, actually.
Apple tech specs online says that it’ll support up to 16GB – but sometimes their spec sheets lowball the actual compatibility. At any rate, you can be sure that it’ll accept at least that much. (Source)
And maxing out the RAM is always better for performance, regardless of whether you’re using macOS, Windows or Linux. (This is doubly true with older hardware, such as what you’ve found.) The question isn’t, is more RAM a good idea… it’s, is more RAM worth the cost. And with a 16GB RAM kit for that system going for about $16 on Amazon, I’d personally say go for it. (Double-check that I’ve found the right link for you, of course, just in case.)
Depends on the sub: in my experience, some subs were just plain more picky than others, and the reasons didn’t always map to a published rule. I was actually temporarily banned from one sub for posting something fairly innocuous – or so I thought. That was my first and only attempt to post to that sub; I promptly unsubscribed and never went back.
As to whether or not lemmy is “better”… we can hope. But if we assume that the issue is caused by humans who are fallible, (or by code that humans wrote, which is by extension fallible) than I’m afraid the source of the issue isn’t particularly likely to change with the platform.
In your case, I would assume that you’re looking to actually use your iPhone 12 mini, after replacing the battery, as opposed to seeking out the actual trade-in value. Would it be worth it to you? Honestly, I suspect so. If you have a particular affinity for your mini, possibly because you just can’t abide the larger form factors, then you’re pretty much stuck with a 12 or 13 model, as there is no 14 mini and there almost certainly won’t be a 15 mini; Apple has moved on from the smaller form factors. And given that an upgrade to a 13 would be a lot more money for a lot less relative value, I personally think you might reasonably find it worth the few dollars that it would cost to replace that battery.
Oh… but don’t do it through Apple; do it through a reputable third-party. Way less expensive, and likely a lot faster.
I kind’a wouldn’t blame him if he did that. The level of vitriol aimed at him in the comment sections of various articles that I’ve read on this topic is positively staggering. People can be really awful sometimes… and people who are seemingly uninformed and/or misinformed, even more so.
You know, if he could find a way to re-hook Apollo over to one or more Lemmy instances, I think Apollo would immediately become the default Lemmy client for a whole lot of people. What’s more, I expect that a fairly large subset of those people still haven’t even heard about Lemmy yet, and would suddenly be creating new accounts. That would also help to incentivize people to grant his request, and turn down the refund.
Just a thought. I know there would by necessity be an awful lot of work involved to make such a thing happen… but it would probably be worth it.
iOSification can come in two forms: aesthetic and functional. The aesthetic changes don’t worry me in the least. It’s the possibility of the eventual removal of macOS features that set it apart from iOS that would be concerning.