Nagaram

joined 1 month ago
[–] Nagaram@hexbear.net 5 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Get an unlocked Google Pixel A series.

Google has been very good about making their pixels repairable and open to tinker with while also not sucking like a dedicated libre phone would be like a Pine phone.

Unfortunately it does come stock with AI bullshit, but that's going to be a problem anyways unless you buy a phone not getting security updates.

However, Google made these things so open you can flash a new OS on it that does respect privacy like GrapheneOS of Calyxos if you're willing. I highly recommend looking up some video tutorials on it to see if you're able to do that or willing to try.

In my opinion that's the best way to get a modern "premium" phone feel and also not have all your shit is data mined all the time.

Worst case it's pretty easy to not use AI stuff on a Pixel. I have avoided it on my work phone for a while. It's not annoying about it. Well, it might be, but it's sending the annoying stuff to a Gmail I don't use.

[–] Nagaram@hexbear.net 4 points 1 month ago

How's it feel? IMO, most all soldier uniforms feel like shit but they're easy to get used to.

[–] Nagaram@hexbear.net 1 points 1 month ago

Thank the gods! I hate clicking a news article and seeing "accept all" and "click here to choose settings"

[–] Nagaram@hexbear.net 6 points 1 month ago

Hell I have no faith that would get fixed in my life. So I got snipped

Partner and I have VERY expensive medical issues. Not going to make a kid go through that

[–] Nagaram@hexbear.net 1 points 1 month ago

I'm interested! PMed

[–] Nagaram@hexbear.net 1 points 1 month ago

I love playing Warhammer games because they're always easier to play versions of better games. Only problem is they're more expensive for no reason other than Warhammer tax.

[–] Nagaram@hexbear.net 3 points 1 month ago

The woman representation in Apple TV'S "Foundation" is degrading in addition to being poorly written.

They gender swapped a character to increase the representation of women in Foundation (which honestly, good Asimov was pretty sexist so fuck him), but made the character wholly dependant on a man (Harry Seldon)to be useful through visions? This both takes away her agency and defeats the original point of foundation in that humans will reliably make the right decisions given the proper circumstances and not because the ghost of mathematical people understandet said so.