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by fragileone 5y ago
Until SafetyNet is improved you can still hide you're rooted via MagiskHide.
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by fragileone 5y ago
I've been aware of it but the fact that there's proprietary parts makes it a non-starter for me. Why leave one closed-source ecosystem to go join another? I'll get a phone I can flash with postmarketOS/Plasma Mobile&#x2F
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by fragileone 5y ago
Pixel 4a?
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by fragileone 5y ago
Librem 5 you mean.
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by fragileone 5y ago
Vote with your wallet and don't give Apple another cent.
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by fragileone 5y ago
You can compile it from the source code yourself if you want. Realistically speaking there may be a backdoor in closed-source Google Play Services, but not in the open-source AOSP project.
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by fragileone 5y ago
For years now congressmen have said stuff along the lines of "exceptional access to encrypted content for law enforcement" ie a backdoor. This is Apple pre-empting any more litigation like Australia, Germany and Ireland's rec
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by fragileone 5y ago
Android ROMs like GrapheneOS for now, mobile Linux distros in the near future.
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by fragileone 5y ago
Agreed, it's shitty of Google to have moved so much functionality into it's proprietary Play Services. Push Notifications API being in it bothers me even more. Unfortunately until Linux mobile operating systems catch up in functio
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by fragileone 5y ago
It's not even hypothetical, it's already known that Apple has to use servers operated by China for their operations there [1] so this capability will be fully within their hands now too to arbitrarily censor and report iPhone user
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by fragileone 5y ago
Not the case anymore with Steam Linux Runtime (AKA Pressure Vessel AKA Flatpak)
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by fragileone 5y ago
Yeah I found this project several years ago and concluded it was the most holistic solution. Problem is it doesn't have as easy onboarding as projects which only seek to replace singular TLDs with non-ICANN-centralised DNS such as Name
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by fragileone 5y ago
Their privacy suggestions are basically the best around and packaged in a pleasant UX.
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by fragileone 5y ago
1) The web app GUI is bad - can't reorder saved options/backups/etc, each of these options use up too much screen space and there's no compact mode or minimising the options, it could be more user-friendly especially wit
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by fragileone 5y ago
I'd prefer 1, as it allows each machine to easily and quickly restore itself directly from a local backup. This way the ZFS and rsync.net backup components are only used incase of catastrophic failure.
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by fragileone 5y ago
Very content with Borg for my backups, using it via the Vorta GUI client [1]. Zero issues for me unlike Duplicati and Duplicacy. [1] https://github.com/borgbase/vorta
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by fragileone 5y ago
Self-censorship is far worse when you're forced to use your real identity online. Then you have crazies online who might start cyberstalking, sending things to your family and friends, trying to get you fired from your job, etc. Person
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by fragileone 5y ago
Or most desktop environments even just use a GUI updater like KDE's Discover, for those who are phobic to the terminal.
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by fragileone 5y ago
That's fair, except for utility in my usage Windows runs less of the programs I want. Linux users tend to prioritise software freedom, digital privacy, customisability, hackability and longevity, so will settle for it being a little le
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by fragileone 5y ago
If that's your ideal then just LineageOS. For those that want a Linux distro first and only want the Android apps part of Android, wait for Anbox support on these mobile Linux distros.
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by fragileone 5y ago
Most Linux users use GNOME or KDE, which are easy to use and far more customisable than Win10. If you want to branch out to less popular DEs then of course you should be prepared for it being less polished, but does any Linux newbie really
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by fragileone 5y ago
How is the eGPU support? I had to get a 2018 Dell XPS with 4 PCIe lane Thunderbolt 3 support since the 2017 version had only 2 PCIe lanes dedicated to TB3.
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by fragileone 5y ago
Android 12 will allow you to give apps approximate rather than precise location.
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by fragileone 5y ago
Which phone is that?
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by fragileone 5y ago
Except they still lie constantly and clearly that message hasn't sunk in if HN commenters such as yourself still defend them. The days of non-partisan, non-clickbait and thoroughly researched journalism is long over, yet many still don
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by fragileone 5y ago
In the Steam Deck announcement this week Valve mentioned they were going to work with vendors to get anti-cheat finally working, so fingers crossed.
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by fragileone 5y ago
I haven't tried in about 6 months but I had issues with reusing that same dGPU if I wanted to use it for Linux gaming when the VM is offline. I thought it would be easy to bind and unbind it as needed but had issues with doing so. Is t
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by fragileone 5y ago
This is for LibGen, not SciHub.
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by fragileone 5y ago
Microsoft are violating the licenses already when they initially show you the generated code without attribution and ignoring other license restrictions. How you use it yourself is separate from that.
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by fragileone 5y ago
Then if you were discovered using it in a commercial project you can fairly be sued for it. Unless you're trying to argue that you should for some reason get an exemption?

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