just do factory reset and immediately put it into flight mode. It can't update if it has no wifi password. If you want to update, just do it via cable.
I have couple kindle paperwhites of different generations, and none of them did any unexpected update for years.
I switched to Firefox once Quantum came out and never looked back, I do tend to use Chrome occasionally when developing web apps, but FF has been my main browser for a while now and I'm perfectly happy with it and the development features it provides. What I'm saying is you can still use Chrome for testing/development and FF for browsing (with respect to your privacy)
convenience is the primary reason I still sometimes use jQuery. Sure dropping one more dependency always seems rewarding, but jQuery is just a tool which when used properly saves a lot of time.
I rewrote my side project (https://robojs.com) from Typescript/Redux/React (class based components) to Typescript/Mobx/React (hooks) in less than a week. The process was really simple (mostly deleting code). In the end the source code is so much smaller (at least 50%), simpler, easier to read and reason about, largely because of Mobx, however hooks is so much nicer to work with compared to class components, and I doubt that I would ever want to go back.
Thanks for great article, I found some good ideas how to optimise my workflow. I think everyone should spend some time adopting these techniques, instead of relying on "autopilot" mode.
I have couple kindle paperwhites of different generations, and none of them did any unexpected update for years.