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The typo "mmot" is crazy. Jeff really didn't give a fuck if people could barely read his correspondence

Ironically, the Pixels are the only devices officially supported by GrapheneOS at this time. If you ever get sick of google enshittification this is definitely something to look into

Now I have a "security" app that demands I turn on scanning

Is the OS Android based? This might actually be Google's fault, because this year (if not rolling out already) they are trying to move Android toward becoming a walled garden by seriously complicating third-party APK installation. Supposedly there will be like a 12 step annoying process that we will have to go through to install stuff with F-Droid for example

Samsung dishwasher be like "your dishes are dry now"

(dishes are not dry)

Gen Z Amish kid named Xeremiah

Instantly flashbanged by the white khive lady telling the guy he's racist for saying kamala should do something

You're laughing. His dillbert-shaped house is just sitting there, empty, and you're laughing.

I agree entirely with hello_hello.

Air is good for torrents but I think the eddie client sucks and it has no split tunneling which is also annoying (though not a problem if you are confident setting up openvpn). If you buy two years during a sale it is super cheap. I had continuity issues with the client on android that I did not with Mullvad or Proton.

Mullvad is great on pc and android, but no port forwarding could potentially impact your torrenting activity. The gift card system to add time to your account is fantastic.

I switched over to Proton and have been using their whole suite lately. I like their stuff so far but I'm honestly not sure if they are registered in a SSEUR jurisdiction or not

You can still download the old gui version for free. I use it to run a second simultaneous instance of AmScope software on a device at work. (Two microscope feeds on same screen for x y viewing)

I'm not totally clear on how sandboxie plus comes into play as one or both versions are open source

Not an expert, but I've been looking into this and it seems like grapheneOS is the way to go if you really want control and security on a modern phone with timely updates (you would have to switch devices). The timely-ness of updates/patches on other platforms is a big criticism that I saw brought up a lot in disussions online. Not sure how much of a problem that truly is, if at all, but it is something to look into before committing to a big change.

Also one thing to look into before doing anything drastic would be taking advantage of shizuku with something like Canta. As I understand it, shizuku is like an inter-app request mediator that is able to abuse wireless debugging access to grant root-like permissions to linked applications without requiring root access or an unlocked bootloader. This should allow you to do some serious debloating.

From what I have read, living without google play services is possible to an extent (using FOSS alternative), but can be difficult / not 100% due to how google has positioned the bundled play services specifically as an authority in modern android

Can't believe my firm has both Culling Strike and At Will Employment

Kinda looks like he's destroying the twin towers