gameoverhumans

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by gameoverhumans 3y ago
> Actually it's worse than that they used to have a TUI installer but then removed it Not sure what you're referring to here. Archinstall [1] is relatively recent [2]. I used it a few weeks ago to quickly yeet a machine into Ar
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by gameoverhumans 3y ago
It sounds like you're the kind of person who wants a computer that "just works" with user-friendly point/click software out of the box. You're absolutely not the target audience of Arch Linux, nor this "Arch-li
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by gameoverhumans 3y ago
Well you got me, I'm one of those "property is theft" / "ACAB" nutjobs. But also, federal/state/municipal authorities do eminent seizure on private property all the time, when it is necessary for a la
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by gameoverhumans 3y ago
So the descendents of someone who secured a deal based on a completely different socioeconomic context and then died over 100 years ago should be given priority over those who live today and those who live tomorrow? Sounds like theft to me.
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by gameoverhumans 3y ago
It's hard for me to get excited about yet another new editor in 2023, especially one that is closed source, and only works on macOS.
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by gameoverhumans 3y ago
"its data" - nothing on Twitter, except the pathetic memes from a billionaire wannabe edgelord should "belong" to Twitter. It's all user-generated content. I know it'll never happen because we live in the reali
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by gameoverhumans 3y ago
I don't doubt that Apple sells a lot of iPhones to rich western European countries. But, uh, I gotta call the quality of data from that website into question when it shows North Korea as having 99% iPhone share ;)
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by gameoverhumans 3y ago
You can pay for the service by mailing them cash: https://mullvad.net/en/pricing They run servers with no hard drives: https://mullvad.net/en/blog/2022/8/1/expanding-diskless-in
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by gameoverhumans 3y ago
> Tesla say their thing "<insert arbitrary cherry-picked stat here>" <insert link to Tesla fanboi website here> No, I don't believe any of those p-hacked/biased stats that conveniently portray something, t
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by gameoverhumans 3y ago
It still blows my mind that so many people are okay with beta testing software that controls a several-tonne metal box on wheels moving at 100km/h+ on shared roadways.
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by gameoverhumans 3y ago
LUKS supports detached headers, maybe this would be useful for your setup? https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Dm-crypt/Specialties#Encryp... Your approach sounds pretty cool, by the way. I've thought about such
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by gameoverhumans 3y ago
Indeed! Voltage glitching was used to jailbreak Tesla recently! I believe it was also used to jailbreak the Nintendo Switch. If a discrete TPM (separate chip on the mobo, rather than an fTPM which runs in the CPU/SoC) is in use, one ca
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by gameoverhumans 3y ago
That depends on which PCRs you bind your TPM-backend encryption key to. See this list: https://uapi-group.org/specifications/specs/linux_tpm_pcr_re... As an example, Arch Wiki encourages you to bind to PCR 0+7: h
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by gameoverhumans 3y ago
In my view, a setup where you are forced to enter a decent-quality disk-unlock passphrase on every cold boot is a rather hardened setup. The problem is, this is awful UX. If something causes a lot of friction, folks tend to just avoid tha
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by gameoverhumans 3y ago
No, this explot has nothing to do with the TPM. The problem is tricking the initrd in giving you a shell, at which point you are able to run arbitrary "unprivileged" code (i.e your shell commands) and tell the TPM to do whatever y
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by gameoverhumans 3y ago
In a "properly" hardened setup, you would protect the GRUB command line with ... yet another password! :) https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2/Passwords But see my sibling comment about the possibilit
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by gameoverhumans 3y ago
I agree. It's also worth noting that, in 2016 when Linus shared this view, NVIDIA's market cap was 60B. It's now 1200B: https://www.macrotrends.net/stocks/charts/NVDA/nvidia/market... At s
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by gameoverhumans 3y ago
Meh, it's an interesting exploit for sure (the USB key simulating Enter key being pressed every 15ms is cute). But IMO unless you run a very hardened setup, protecting against evil maid attacks (wherein the attacker has physical acce
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by gameoverhumans 3y ago
Glad to hear it! Mine still hasn't arrived yet but I'm very eager to give GrapheneOS a try. Tried LineageOS a few times over the years but when paired with microG it's barely usable, and with Play services I might as well jus
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by gameoverhumans 3y ago
If Linus is happy to literally give NVIDIA the finger [1], then maybe he/Linux Foundation would be willing to give NVIDIA the legal spanking they deserve (IMO)? We can only dream :) [1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
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by gameoverhumans 3y ago
Uh, no? I'm currently leasing my Fairphone 4 from Commown, so I'm fairly sure it will go on to live a healthy and productive life elsewhere. I also purchased a used Pixel 6 Pro from eBay. As per my comment elsewhere in this post
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by gameoverhumans 3y ago
That's cool, I think it's only because Z3ntu works at Fairphone, though. https://nl.linkedin.com/in/luca-weiss?trk=public_post_feed-r...
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by gameoverhumans 3y ago
Yes, I agree. In my perfect world, a company is legally required to support ALL products they have ever sold, for an unlimited period of time. There would still be warranty periods. But the company would be required to indefinitely continue
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by gameoverhumans 3y ago
https://uk.pcmag.com/accessories-5/90964/new-camera-modules-... https://support.fairphone.com/hc/en-us/articles/360047776791... Also a different form factor, but look at what Framew
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by gameoverhumans 3y ago
> Are they discontinuing support for their previous phones any sooner? Are they cutting the warranty for them or stopping holding parts for them? Well obviously they can't back down on their promise to support FP4 for 5 years. But f
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by gameoverhumans 3y ago
I think we're sadly a long way from that happening - as long as Fairphone continue to use Qualcomm SOCs and Qualcomm continue to have a terrible track record for planned obsolescence of their SOCs, lack of support for Linux kernel main
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by gameoverhumans 3y ago
Older FPs don't have particularly great Linux support, btw. That's mostly the fault of Qualcomm, though. https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Fairphone_2_(fairphone-fp... https://wiki.postmarketos.or
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by gameoverhumans 3y ago
I agree it's a shame that Google didn't do a better job with the older Pixel devices. It's worth noting, however, that all of their newer flagships (based on a CPU design they have more control over) have guaranteed security
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by gameoverhumans 3y ago
I posted in a comment elsewhere in this thread that I'm planning on transitioning soon from a Fairphone 4 to a Pixel 6 Pro + GrapheneOS. This announcement makes me even more sure of my choice, because it seems Fairphone are starting to
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by gameoverhumans 3y ago
Fairphone 4 owner here. IMO Fairphone has a bit of a mixed record. On the one hand, they have proven themselves in the past with things like working with the community to get Android 10 ported to the Fairphone 2 [1]. On the other hand, they

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