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Minutes ago I was trying to root a phone (haven't done this in years) via Magisk, and Google is of no use for me. I get offered blogs which read like a template

Minutes ago I was trying to root a phone (haven't done this in years) via Magisk, and Google is of no use for me. I get offered blogs which read like a template that has been auto-generated where I'm not even sure if I can trust what I'm reading. I'm being instructed to download a boot.img from a site which looks Chinese (actual Chinese) where my common sense tells me to stay away from it. I gave up. I actually started informing myself about Magisk via ChatGPT and that was very helpful. But if ChatGPT is going to start learning off of these blogs, as if it were using Google to teach itself, then we'll have an even harder time in the future, as ChatGPT will wrap that possibly wrong or even dangerous content in trustworthy sentences.

stavros 4y ago
For those sorts of things, I just go to Reddit directly. Also, to root your phone, you need to unlock the bootloader and then install Magisk Manager to do the actual rooting with. AFAIK you generate the boot.img via Magisk Manager and then you flash it with TWRP or similar. Reddit will definitely have some good step-by-step guides, the hardest part is finding a compatible TWRP version.
- qwertox 4y ago
  For context, I've already flashed LineageOS on it about a year ago. I just wanted to see if I can get around the limitation of not being able to use PayPal via Google Wallet, for some reason it refuses to add it on that phone since the day I switched it to LineageOS. Thanks for the tip, I'll try my luck with Reddit.
  - stavros 4y ago
    If LineageOS has Magisk (I'm assuming it doesn't), you can use MagiskHide (it's an option in the settings, maybe called something else now) to make Wallet think everything is fine. You may also need to spoof your phone's ID, there's a package for Magisk that will do that.
canadianfella 4y ago
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moffkalast 4y ago
> ChatGPT will wrap that possibly wrong or even dangerous content in trustworthy sentences That's still quite the problem, but it seems to generate good data for exploring the topic. Maybe MS could just use it as an intermediary step to create tags that then get passed to the actual engine...
mejutoco 4y ago
I keep thinking it would be cool if in the future ChatGPT had different checkpoint dates. This way you could use the ChatGPT from date x, before everyone gamed it. It will be more outdated content, but for some topics that is fine.

stavros 4y ago

For those sorts of things, I just go to Reddit directly. Also, to root your phone, you need to unlock the bootloader and then install Magisk Manager to do the actual rooting with. AFAIK you generate the boot.img via Magisk Manager and then you flash it with TWRP or similar. Reddit will definitely have some good step-by-step guides, the hardest part is finding a compatible TWRP version.

qwertox 4y ago
For context, I've already flashed LineageOS on it about a year ago. I just wanted to see if I can get around the limitation of not being able to use PayPal via Google Wallet, for some reason it refuses to add it on that phone since the day I switched it to LineageOS. Thanks for the tip, I'll try my luck with Reddit.
- stavros 4y ago
  If LineageOS has Magisk (I'm assuming it doesn't), you can use MagiskHide (it's an option in the settings, maybe called something else now) to make Wallet think everything is fine. You may also need to spoof your phone's ID, there's a package for Magisk that will do that.

canadianfella 4y ago

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moffkalast 4y ago

> ChatGPT will wrap that possibly wrong or even dangerous content in trustworthy sentences That's still quite the problem, but it seems to generate good data for exploring the topic. Maybe MS could just use it as an intermediary step to create tags that then get passed to the actual engine...

mejutoco 4y ago

I keep thinking it would be cool if in the future ChatGPT had different checkpoint dates. This way you could use the ChatGPT from date x, before everyone gamed it. It will be more outdated content, but for some topics that is fine.