Forget SD cards for Raspberry Pis - boot from an SSD in a USB enclosure, they have better longevity than SD cards.

Eh? Genuinely interested to hear your sources for this.

Likewise…

What do you call a man swimming with no arms, no legs?

Clever dick.

In my experienc, using cloudflare tunnel, I don’t even open 80/443. That’s the beauty of the tunnel - no open ports (except 22 for ssh).

Yes, uBlock Origin add-on is available in Firefox Android: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/android/addon/ublock-origin/

Adblock Plus… I don’t know!

In adblock plus, acceptable ads are on by default, but optional:

https://helpcenter.getadblock.com/hc/en-us/articles/9738480686483-About-the-Acceptable-Ads-program-and-non-intrusive-ads

“Slightly worse?”… I haven’t touched abp in years, so I couldn’t say. However, here’s a comparison:

https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-vs.-ABP:-efficiency-compared

In Firefox, install the uBlock Origin extension. Go into ublock settings, disable ad blocking filterlists, enable tracking filterlists. Personally, I’m blocking ads too as they’re sometimes abused as malware vectors.

Or if you only want ads that aren’t interfering, there’s Adblock Plus with its acceptable ads programme. Can’t vouch for whether that’s a good or bad thing.

The moment they copy some of the more useful Swype UX features, I’m jumping to gboard.

Get a local SIM or eSIM when you arrive. If you’re dealing with insurance, you might want to be able to receive calls too. Regarding privacy: good luck.

Because the family premium tier gets you and designated family ad free YouTube when using Chromecast, and YouTube Music. Worth it for me. We’re all cheapskates here, just some of us are less cheap!