No microg.

It’s difficult to function in society these days without a smart phone, but I wanted to fully move away from Google systems and big tech in general.

I try and use mine as a phone(call/sms/MMS) and mp3 with limited functioning otherwise. No social media apps; browser only if I do access them. FOSS for everything.

Having a non google platform for browsing is so helpful. A basic search function is hard to live without.

Yeah basically the ‘light os’ is just a launcher not a full operating system. It’s running android 14 under the hood and if you know the work around you can get to the base layer and build up from there.

It’s really a nifty device. I quite enjoy what it has to offer. The problem I have with it was that the company shipped it before the software could utilize all the features. It’s got a fingerprint reader and front facing camera that aren’t utilized out the box (selfies work but video calls, no). I liked it enough to tinker with it and make it ‘smart’. The form factor and other constraints make it so it’s much less intrusive than my other smart phones. Which has helped me stay focused. I won’t lie there are still times that I find myself scrolling reddit on it but it’s janky enough where it’s not as bad as it could be. It has definitely highlighted how addictive these apps and sites are.

Still ironing out some details on my own but I look forward to what they do with their software updates in the future!

Can’t use apps that require google play services.

Trying fennec now. Seems much better than last time I had it installed.

I’m running a modified Light phone 3. It’s a bit of a janky setup but it’s definitely been an interesting tinkering project

Modified light phone 3

Does anyone have a FOSS BROWSER recommendation?

Seriously, saying what they have is shit and providing no alternatives is counterproductive. I still use chromium on my device because firefox runs like buns. Y’all are saying Brave is not better, but again, do you have alternatives?

Thanks

Why’s that? I used it for torrents a few weeks ago and at least speeds were fine. Definitely slower but not terrible.

Does it leak data or something?

Oh wow, who would have thought cutting all those government services was a fucking terrible idea.

It was so weird how right wing media was praising this dude for his economic policy and trump dick riding. $40billion injection and Argentina is still fucked. Yet these idiots can’t see what’s clearly evident if you have even a basic understanding of policy and economics.

Yeah. Something. Like 75-80% of all content on the internet is AI generated now. Might be much worse since that figure was hit a while ago.

The internet isn’tade for humans anymore, which is ultimately something I don’t understand. Ai chat bots have taken over and we’re calling it “intelligence”.

For what? So a few rich fucks can eek out every last penny from us. If you’re human, I hope you’re well. Maybe getting off the internet is what we really need

Reddit is completely compromised. Fuckin sad to see. I got Perma banned about a week ago so I suppose there’s nothing I’ll be missing out on. I hate to sound hyperbolic but the internet we once knew is gone. For a brief moment I. Human history we had almost unrestricted access to the wealth of human knowledge, paired with the ability to form niche forums accessable to everyone within our reach and we squandered it.

End of an era. Now the internet is a circlejerk fest of bots, slop, and propaganda. I migrated to Lemmy, seems like it’s starting to hit another wave of growth. I don’t see social media having the utility it once did, especially the mainstream sites.

They’re saying it will be phased out entirely…

It works, for now

Nah you’re buggin for this dawg.

Sure there’s an element of the remnants of the uncensored net that is met with a sense of nostalgia but you picked one of the worst examples of that, Jesus Christ.

Provokation and emotional response.

In my mind that would be the main reason why. An sane population wouldn’t stand for their children to get killed and you do nothing. It forces your opponent into action and you can exploit that action.

With some infrastructure and certain targets a response can be delayed. Mass civilian/children casualties mean an immediate retaliation is in order or your population revolts to make one happen.

You see it in Palestine; people with nothing to lose become beligerant. You kill their kids they attack viciously. Much easier to attempt to justify fighting a “vicious rabbid opponent” than a defense less peaceful one. However, if they go the opposite end and attempt peace and calm, they are easy to mow down

Not gonna lie, it was a one off joke in Rick and Morty I saw at the end of highschool that got me to realize that, “oh this is a thing thing. Like not that one should be taking cartoons as political fact but that for the past few decades shining light on the legitimacy of Israel almost automatically turns you into a raving drunk lunatic”.

It’s not about Jews, or a homeland. It’s a concerted effort by a group of people for over a century to underhandedly amass power and exert influence while doing great harm and lying. These aren’t middle eastern people searching for their ancestral lands. They are power hungry Europeans who changed their names to larp as semetic people, to displace and replace the people who’ve lived there for centuries.

How a group of pilfering bandits made themselves synonymous with a religion AND ethnicity is fucking fascinating. Saying any critique of ZIONISTS and their actions brings down the wrath of YOUR OWN GOVERNMENT. I can’t even fathom the dirt they have on people or why we even fucking care anymore.

Funny how the thumbnail image looks just like how ICE agents in America are dressed. Guess they were inspired by their OGs.

Not a bad play.

This shit has long gotten out of control. We need a running list. The Zionist - pedophile protector list is less of a Venn Diagram and more concentric circles.

???

I mean a large portion are in it for the money. The power trip is a bonus for many. Let’s be objective here

When I saw people’s already processed orders getting cancelled with no reason other than to price gouge I was infuriated.

The level of greed in this world sickens me.

I’m kicking myself so hard right now. I went in and upgraded my PC when word of tarrifs were coming back in 2024 but decided to chill on ram because the prices were still low and I felt I had enough. I have 16gb of DDR5 and my rig feels like it’s chugging with newer software.

I should’ve bit the bullet and future proofed with a 64gb set up. My ass decided to buy a house instead 😮‍💨

Discord is kill

Like objectively, as an American, America has(more like had) great PR but has been a horribly violent imperialist nation for ages. The horrors they’ve exported have destabilized several nations for baseless power grabs and war profiteering.

I’m not saying Americans as a whole but the US government and the forces that actually drive it. Money and power has corrupted this nation and it is evil at its core. The tenuous peace that has existed for the past few decades is propped up but fraud and military excess. It’s not good for this planet as a whole. The genocidal history of America has been white washed and glossed over. What’s they’ve don’t to south America, the middle east, and south east Asia is unforgivable kind of shit man.

They aren’t the good guys, they’re the “victors” who have written history in their favor.