Sprinkle some salsa and sour cream on it before you bake. I know it sounds weird, but it is so good.

I have had good luck installing Gallium OS on a Chromebook for my daughter, so you might look at some of the Chromebook tablet/detachable keyboard options. Just make sure the model you get is supported.

I agree with you, but most tech support (tier 1‚ anyway) is just following a set of prompts anyway, so it’s barely better. At least with the recording I can abuse it without feeling bad.

I had a problem with Verizon service, and the troubleshooting app (not audio prompts, just answering questions in the app) actually solved it in about 5 minutes, and introverted me didn’t have to do a phone call or chat. So the experience can be good, sometimes.

I remember back in the 90’s seeing news stories about the Taco Bell Doritos War in Iraq.

Serious question: what do you not like about snaps? I find the isolation and dependency desolation to be pretty great.