Idk which revelation impresses me more: This guy that discovered thinking, or the cat who proposed the revolutionary new equation of E = MC^2^ + AI
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Even though it's not technically physical, GrapheneOS does have switches for both the camera and mic that disable them at the system level.
So if you answer a call, for example, you're prompted to unblock the mic because the phone app is requesting to use the mic.
Interesting. Definitely test it out. Plus, it's not like GOS is permanent. Your can always revert to OEM Android if needed.
I can’t emphasize how important it is for you to control your phone, especially notifications. Every notification is literally a mind hijacking attempt. Regardless of the type of notification, it’s something that disrupts our thinking and our flow.
Some of them are necessary—but most aren’t.
All the native apps will of course try to get as much permission from you as possible, including notifications. Don’t allow this permission freely.
Get really strict about which apps need to send you notifications, and when. Take it from a dude who used to give free reign to all apps for notifications.
Once I started thinking in a more digitally minimalistic way, it made a huge difference.
Running GrapheneOS actually helped with this a lot. But you don’t need GOS to do this and feel the difference.
I got some notifications turned on, but most of em are silent. So they still get delivered, but they’re not time-sensitive. They’ll be there when I check my phone next. I don’t need em interrupting whatever I was doing or thinking.
TL;DR: Be strict about which notifications you allow, and when. It’ll do wonders for your thinking, productivity, and mental health.
Jamesy's a goodest boi
And this is usually because we measure intelligence by our own standards, rather than theirs.
"What's normal to the spider is not normal to the fly."
Isn't that part of the problem? There shouldn't be that many links. That's sorta the point.
In reality, if they were all catalogued, there would be hundreds of thousands, maybe millions.
Also: The most important part of this page is the essential reads section. That part doesn't change.
Whether you read em yourself or send em to your person to read—that's up to you.
But the point of that is to gather arguments and POVs that you might otherwise miss and apply to your offline life.
I, for example, really like Schneier's essay. It's very concise and powerful in translating the "why."
I sent this to an old family member who doesn't know the first thing about technology, and they understood it.
If it's not helpful to you, then it is what it is. Might be to someone else.
I'm no expert, but that sounds pretty baaaad
Or raaaad, depending on how you look at it I guess
Agree with @huppakee@piefed.social comment here about the importance of setting a north star and seeing the big picture.
I started idcaboutprivacy for exactly this. It's an open source repository of articles and discussions to surface the importance of privacy how it affects our lives.
I've found that connecting the offline to the online is really helpful in translating concepts and answering the "Why should I care?" question.
On a more tactical level, I like to start off recommending Privacy Guides. Though not everyone agrees with 100% of their software recommendations, it's a really solid starting point, and they also provide justifications for each one.
This journey that you wanna put your parents on is also endless, and we gotta adjust as necessary as things change. It'll never be static. So consider that. Stay lean, open minded, and willing to adapt when necessary.
Nah it's not stuffed with bread, it's just bread up until you get to the cheese and sauce up top.
And yeah, Pequods is always poppin. Lotta Chicago transplants go for their deep dish, but their thin is better imo. It depends on how you feel about crust, too. Some people really like their crust.
Why YSK: A Google account is not the same as a Gmail account, and you don't need to create a new Gmail email account to have a Google account.
I've spoken to many different people who equate a Google account to a Gmail account. This is not the case. Unfortunately, this leads to many new Gmail accounts being created, solely because they think that they need to have a Gmail in order to access other Google services.
Here's the gist:
A Google account gives you access to Google services like Sheets, Docs, Calendar, Drive, Photos, Gmail, YouTube, etc.
A Gmail account is an email service account with Google. When you create a Gmail, you also create a Google account by default.
However, the reverse is not true. If you create a Google account (with a non-Gmail email address), it does not automatically give you a Gmail account.
If you already have an email account with another provider, you can use that as your Google account.
For example: Let's say your email is jane@example.com. Rather than creating jane@gmail.com, you can opt to create a Google account with jane@example.com and avoid creating an account for Gmail.
Unfortunately, Google tries to get you to create a Gmail account during the process of creating a Google account. (see image).
It's important to differentiate this and prevent people from registering new Gmail accounts unnecessarily.
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Simply magnificent.