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2026-04-17 17:12:44 UTC

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Samsung ships a tweaked version of Android, effectively Google's software in all but name. Where google goes, Samsung follows.
When I ditched Apple, I planned my switch to GrapheneOS along with my purchase of a new(to me) handset.

2026-04-11 19:07:10 UTC

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very good post.
It feels like some weird fanboy-ism is ruining everything on the ol' internet these days, particularly the discourse around privacy and security. I'm just not sure what people think these businesses have done to earn their loyalty in the face of valid criticism.

2025-09-19 21:36:57 UTC

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it mostly comes down to hardware security concerns, that platforms like pinephone simply never intended to address. I’ve read a few threads where @npub1kwa…e0nj lays out the technical issues, and I’m sure there’s a blog post if you wanted a deep dive. Suffice to say, pinephone is about fostering and maturing the Linux ecosystem for mobile than a secure platform for GrapheneOS.

2025-09-19 14:07:27 UTC

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as a graphene user I'm not particularly concerned about the APK at all. What I am concerned about is some c-suite clown at google deciding that allowing bootloader unlock and relock doesn't fit with their new security theatre.
I mean, if google actually gave a shit about security for users, they'd be distributing GrapheneOS and not whatever they currently foist upon oems.

2025-09-19 11:25:45 UTC

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unfortunately at the moment grapheneOS is also at the mercy of google for hardware, as no other company both meets their security requirements and allows un/re-locking of the bootloader.

2025-05-05 23:54:42 UTC

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wait, so could I make a custom spin with say MAUI desktop shell on atomic Fedora?

2025-04-07 18:13:20 UTC

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I'm extremely concerned about the hardware situation for graphene, there's currently no failover if Google decides it's not interested in supporting alternative OSs on it's hardware.
We need an alliance of the willing, perhaps handful of smaller OEMs willing to collaborate on releasing and supporting a shared architecture every couple years.

2025-04-07 17:15:21 UTC

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I emphatically agree with you. In addition I also extremely dislike many of Google's design choices for pixel hardware.
Only you can make the personal decision about how much exploitable attack surface you're willing to tolerate. For me, I want that to be as close to zero as possible.
The best case scenario I think, fairphone is able to make a fairphone 6 that meets or exceed Graphene's security requirements. I would buy a fairphone that I could install graphene on.

2025-04-07 15:57:10 UTC

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also, @npub1kwa…e0nj clarity and consistency in communication, and community support leaves all big OEMs in the dust.

2025-04-07 15:35:34 UTC

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unfortunately no, Graphene has very strict security requirements, that only Pixel devices currently support.

2025-04-06 23:01:06 UTC

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I ditched Apple a few years ago, if I did it today, knowing what I do... I would get a pixel and install @npub1kwa…e0nj on it. Then probably go with @npub15f7…m7wr running @npub1hpw…cd0d
This is where I ended up after faffing about. GrapheneOS is solid, literally the only private phone. Fedora has been the smoothest experience I've had on Linux, for me it just works. I was nonplussed with lenovo.
Notable mention @npub1rk6…hv4q if you wanna kick Google/Microsoft to the curb as well.

2025-03-05 21:08:39 UTC

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we need more Linux focused hardware reviews for artists. We need to show that serious artists do use Linux and that we need performant stylus and multitouch support and professional colour support.

2025-03-04 23:49:15 UTC

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I use seperate devices because security features aside, I HATE my pixel phone; hung onto my 4A5G as long as I could.
Really though, I feel like GrapheneOS has all it's eggs in Google's basket, and their mass grave of discontinued products.
As a community, we need to do something about it.

2025-03-04 22:25:12 UTC

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my Japan phone is an Xperia 1 VI. From a hardware perspective it's the best phone I've ever owned, and I can't begin to describe how nice it is to have a wired headphone jack again.
Unfortunately, Sony is a pretty crappy steward of the software side. 2-3 years of updates is ridiculous these days. While the phone is pretty bloate free compared to other phones, there still some sketchy software that you can only remove with shizuku.

2025-03-04 21:05:01 UTC

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what bothers me about the current situation, Google could simply decide to stop making pixel phones the way they do.
What we need is a consortium of smaller manufacturers that get together and support a common "LTS" phone platform. Or a mandate from a market like the EU for a secure phone(France isn't leading the way).
None of that seems likely.

2025-02-19 13:17:13 UTC

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I would definitely love to have a proper framework tablet, with wacom stylus support, booting @npub1hpw…cd0d
Since I'm already here dreaming.
A Framework phone with support for #linuxmobile and #GrapheneOS maybe a collaboration with [@Fairphone](https://social.weho.st/@Fairphone ) and community supported expansion modules.

2025-02-04 15:16:40 UTC

I've been digging into the differences between #Reticulum and #meshtastic if you're interested #OffGridComms you should be as well.
https://forum.dmz.rs/t/mesh-networking-rf-lora-and-beyond/600
#encryption #meshnetworking #lora

2024-10-26 17:07:32 UTC

I’m so fucking sick of all the stupid #ai coverage, I propose #noAIsunday no complaining or promoting about AI or LLMs or whatever stupid shit. No links to articles, it can all fucking wait until Monday. I don’t give a fuck if it’s the AI apocalypse, it can goddamn wait.

2024-10-26 13:39:51 UTC

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reading through comments, it’s like who said the Linux community isn’t welcoming?
DNS Adblock, getting my mother on my Adguard server has reduced her attack surface area substantially. I used to get a text every few months about an issue. Been trouble free for a year or more. She’s not on Linux, but the principal is fucking universal.
At this point everyone should be run their own DNS. We, as a community, need to make it easier for normies to deploy and use without big tech.

2024-09-30 11:24:57 UTC

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my best friend lives in Asheville, there’s no mobile signal, no water or power. No one he knows has an phone that supports satellite. However he and I have been able to text each other using #meshtastic over lorawan which we both got into over the summer. He’s also been able to text with other locals sharing information. I don’t have a complete picture of his experience, but he’s been very positive over texts I’ve received.

2024-09-29 12:49:32 UTC

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isn’t Unity like already anti-woke, why don’t they just fuck off and use that. It’d be a perfect pairing. Plus when everyone’s looking at job boards, it’ll be like they’re advertising their toxic work environment when asking for Unity devs. Fuck, we should be encouraging them to use unity, convince them that Godot really is anti-woke and like antifa and shit.

2024-09-28 11:35:26 UTC

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reading this stuff always makes me think of some ridiculous ‘60s spy movie plot; wherein the villain is going to replace/steal the meter causing chaos and somehow making money. I hope I’m not the only one.

2024-09-17 11:17:10 UTC

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it’s so funny that they’re cribbing the android features that you just know Steve Jobs ridiculed.

2024-09-11 23:35:50 UTC

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don’t we already have a wilful ignorance problem?

2024-09-05 16:29:52 UTC

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if only he had given a bunch to charity, we could be celebrating him as modern Robinhood. Still, fuck big streaming and their shareholders.

2024-09-04 00:20:14 UTC

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edge lords may pretend that Starlink is some kind of magical service that a local government can’t touch, but they’re fucking wrong. Brazil could easily revoke SpaceX licenses and even go as far as criminalise consumer hardware possession, and there would be fuck all Musk could do about it beyond sending butthurt tweets.

2024-09-03 23:38:59 UTC

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in Brazil it’s not the FCC that matters, it’s Anatel and they can really fuck Musk.
from the article “Had Starlink continued to disobey de Moraes by providing(Twitter) access, telecommunications regulator Anatel could eventually have seized equipment from Starlink’s 23 ground stations that ensure the quality of its internet service, Arthur Coimbra, an Anatel board member, said on a video call from his office in Brasilia.”
https://apnews.com/article/brazil-starlink-x-block-compliance-musk-supreme-court-moraes-d09dfe4c6fbfacf303968fe44bcd0ab1

2024-08-28 15:29:53 UTC

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I’d actually pick up merch with those old logos.

2024-08-19 13:17:55 UTC

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Raise your right hand and repeat after me .“I will only purchase products that are dumb and don’t need an app, internet or subscription to work.”

2024-08-18 18:48:16 UTC

Worth a read.
This timely quote from @npub1hhs…rl5g
“Musk and Thiel are doing essentially what rich industrialists such as Henry Ford did, when he bought a Michigan newspaper and used it to publish Nazi propaganda during the 1920s.”
https://www.salon.com/2024/08/18/donald-and-jd-vance-decoding-a-double-dose-of-right-wing/

2024-08-13 00:54:20 UTC

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if we’re just spitballing, just make it illegal for politicians/candidates to lie. I mean, if a pol makes an objectively false statement, then any citizen they represent ought to be able to sue them for like dereliction or whatever. Because looking at how many reporters are still on xitter, the level of integrity needed for reporters to brutally shutdown liars or racists just isn’t there. They need the clicks/engagement or whatever metrics they’re evaluated on too much.

2024-07-30 18:12:14 UTC

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admission: I’m still using the same wired usb mouse that I got in 2001, I’ve tried using various BT/wireless mouses over the years, but just keep going back the reliable wired mouse. Often battery/connectivity issues, I would end up digging the old mouse out. Eventually, I just didn’t put it away, because it’s never let me down. I like it so much now, I bought a back up on eBay for $10 from an ewaste recycler. So Logitech, fuck right off.