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  • Otter@lemmy.catoGarmin@lemmy.worldLooking at forerunner 165
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    9 hours ago

    I’m more familiar with a different model (venu), but none of those features required subscriptions. Part of why I keep an eye on Garmin devices is because they’re generally more privacy friendly, and it’s easier to track health data without using their app / network if you wanted to.

    I found this this: https://www.garmin.com/en-CA/c/subscription-plans/

    The subscriptions seem to be related to features that would rely on their network, and not workout / activity tracking:

    • using cellular networks to text/call/track location without a phone
    • storing photos on their servers
    • SOS / inReach services

    There are a few I’m not sure about, such as the Tacx cycling option or Maps+. You could double check if you wanted those things


















  • I agree and went back and forth on whether I should manually edit the thumbnail in the post. The DeArrow project is cool for replacing clickbait thumbnails, but I didn’t see an easy way to paste a link and get the alternate thumbnail.

    The video itself seemed decent and informative for people unfamiliar with Canadian history. As for potentially interesting things it mentioned

    Why it has a lower population:

    • before the bridge in 1997, it was hard to access
    • economy was based around farming and shipbuilding, with fewer natural resources to extract, which didn’t support faster population growth from immigration and investments

    Why people settled there:

    • large coastline with relatively warmer waters, which made it comfortable than nearby provinces
    • the soil was good for farming, specifically potatoes, producing 1/4 of Canada’s potatoes and historically being an important province for food security

    Why it is its own province:

    • being an island made it geographically distinct and the people living there valued self governance and independence compared to nearby provinces
    • eventually due to debts and other economic reasons, it joined the rest of Canada to relieve the financial strains, on the condition that it remains a separate province

    Then the video talks about what advantages this history provides, and some other fun facts