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2 days agoYeah I’m not very familiar with the android landscape since everything that’s not GrapheneOS is a total shitshow. Sounds like app optimization may be less of a concern than I anticipated, that’s great
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Nah it’s more like a toaster fridge
We’ll see what happens long term but they will be unaffected by the September changes.
I’m sure it’ll go pretty well on GrapheneOS
There are a lot of assumptions baked into everything you’re saying. It’s really not that deep. Google Pixels make up a tiny fraction of total mobile market share. This isn’t the start of some doomsday scenario where the only computers available are Google Pixels. You’re allowed to buy what you want. I need a phone anyway. All of them are kinda shit from an openness/repairability standpoint. And personally I’d rather have one device than two if I can.
relying on a country that doles out sanctions and bombings like it’s parking tickets.
This is a much larger issue that has little to do with anything we’re talking about
locked down further this year to allow only google-sanctioned software
This does not apply to GrapheneOS, which again you are allowed to install to these devices. Plus they allow use of the linux terminal which people have been experimenting with to run full linux apps (https://www.androidauthority.com/run-desktop-linux-apps-on-android-how-to-3586539/)
locked down
How? They allow users to install 3rd party ROMs and GrapheneOS
unrepairable
They’re not the best, but far from the worst. I’ve done multiple repairs on mine without much issue. There are first party parts and guides available on iFixit.
us company
I guess?
aids in war and surveillance!
You’d be hard pressed to find a manufacturer that doesn’t
This feature is a positive change. Enabling people to minimize the number of devices they need has the potential to significantly reduce the amount of ewaste people generate, and makes desktop features more accessible to people who can’t afford multiple devices.
Any apps that are available on Android can be used with desktop mode, including Collabora and OnlyOffice. I assume there will be variable levels of optimization though since this is still so new.
Edit: Forgot to mention that you should also be able to run linux apps https://www.androidauthority.com/run-desktop-linux-apps-on-android-how-to-3586539/
It does in fact work with GOS. I don’t believe this build has been released yet though so you likely still need to toggle it on in the dev settings.
My guy if you use that phone for anything remotely sensitive you should get a new one. It hasn’t received security updates in over 2 years. The 8a is about $200 refurbished with 6 more years of updates and you won’t notice the bump if you use a case.
1·3 days agoYou’re basically describing ecofascism which is super fucked up and invented by eugenicists. Humanity is not the problem. Capitalism is, and so are the rich and powerful who ruin things for everyone.
https://srslywrong.com/podcast/ep-159-misanthropy-is-a-death-cult/
This is a really bad take. Not all vegans are vegans for the same reason. Often pets are adopted from e.g. shelters to protect them from a worse fate. You can have a pet while providing it with freedom.
The senior vote has practically enabled fascism
This is just false. The 50-64 year old vote was far more pro Trump than the 65+ cohort. Older age does not mean more pro trump overall.
https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2025/06/26/voting-patterns-in-the-2024-election/
There’s honestly too much else going on with your arguments for me to sit here and pick it apart, but it essentially boils down to (1) it is not every old person’s fault that things are the way they are (spoiler: the rich and powerful are to blame) and (2) the stripping of rights you describe would disproportionately impact marginalized or poor groups of people. I highly recommend this podcast episode. Pretty much everything else I would say is in it:
Generations do have voting habits though
What you mean to say is simply that environment influences behavior. “Generations” are just arbitrary buckets that reinforce stereotypes and create division. A young gen x person likely has a lot more in common with an old millennial than an old gen x person.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/07/07/generation-labels-mean-nothing-retire-them/
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/10/18/its-time-to-stop-talking-about-generations
It is a legitimate classification system.
LOL
What does this even mean? The proportion of gen z trump voters was way lower than millennial trump voters in 2024
Regardless these arbitrary generational divisions are worse than meaningless
7·6 days agoIt was announced a while ago https://www.androidauthority.com/graphene-os-major-android-oem-partnership-3606853/
HW is mid at best and overpriced
GOS has strict security requirements and so far Pixels have been the only devices out there that both allow GOS installation and meet their security requirements. Simple as.
Personally apart from repairability, I see very little meaningful difference in phone hardware these days. And a series Pixels are very reasonably priced.
Unfortunately the first device from this partnership is unlikely to be cheaper than the a series Pixel lineup. The GrapheneOS team already confirmed it will have a flagship snapdragon SOC. Have you looked into used a series Pixel devices? The 8a can be had refurbished in the low $200 range, and it will have software support for 5 more years. The 9a can be had for about $250 and will receive 6 more years of updates.
The difference in frequency of these sexist attitudes in gen z men compared with millennials was at most 5%. I believe your girlfriend’s experience but I don’t think it has much relevance to this study. Although generations are a terrible way to categorize data. I wish they weren’t used in research like this. I also wish they gave more country-specific data in this particular study.