

There’s a dark pattern to it as well. I was under the impression that it was mandatory along with handing over my ID.
There’s a dark pattern to it as well. I was under the impression that it was mandatory along with handing over my ID.
Neither laptop BIOS offers the option to disable discrete graphics :(
I was about to suggest disconnecting the disk until I read that you already tried that. What came up when you removed the disk? The fact that it doesn’t go straight to a boot device selection screen or the BIOS is very curious.
I’m all for insects being a more common part of people’s diets. The taste and texture is amazing and it’s disheartening to see how expensive it is because it’s so niche here. I really should look into farming my own edible insects. Maybe I’m weird, but I find handling raw meat a bit more disgusting than insects.
As others have suggested, QubesOS is a good one to have on your list. I’d probably use if it weren’t for its crippling effects on battery life.
Immutable distros are much friendlier to laptops and, as I understand, update in a way not unlike an Android device would. But I insist on some system-level customizations and I haven’t been motivated to learn how such customizations can be made to survive updates and the like.
I’ve also been eyeing NixOS, but with everything up and running on Debian smoothly for a few years, I haven’t found the excuse to switch yet. Along with customizing it to be a comfortable daily driver, I’ve also been trying to see how secure I can make my system as a fun exercise. While it’s not immutable, Debian is a good base considering the team behind it and how much is riding on its security, including internet-facing servers.
What I’ve done to harden Debian, if anyone’s interested:
slub_debug=FPZ
kernel argument, which in recent kernels forces less secure unhashed pointers.I also put together and maintain a ~16 GB clean system image of Debian set up exactly to my taste, which I clone to my machines as needed. This probably wouldn’t have been a thing if I knew about NixOS earlier, and it certainly hasn’t helped me switch over either.
No, but I do try to keep prep and cleanup times to under 1 hour for breakfast and lunch combined and 1 hour for dinner.
Whatever comes with your distro or desktop environment ought to be enough for anybody.
Unless you have a minimal window manager that comes with only xterm. Then I’d install xfce4-terminal to get tabs and more reasonably sized text. If for some reason the distro or OS only has sh, I’ll also go ahead and install bash, but nothing fancier than that.
To be completely honest, I installed Jellyfin “bare-metal” and have been using it that way since after attempting to skim the Docker documentation and failing to understand how Docker works.
My first instinct is to recommend a recent Pixel with GrapheneOS:
I’ve also used CalyxOS and it’s a solid option that supports a few models outside of Pixels. But if you end up needing Google Play Services, you’ll be stuck with its replacement microG, while GrapheneOS offers sandboxed full-fat Google Play Services. While still secure, it’s not the hardline security of GrapheneOS.
I have no experience with FairPhone or Linux phones. Fairphones’ main attractions are the easily replaceable battery and microSD slot. Linux phones are still too cumbersome for the regular user to daily drive.
EDIT: see also this table comparing privacy-focused options https://threecats.com.au/comparison-of-custom-alternative-android-os-roms-grapheneos-divestos-calyxos-iodos-eos-lineageos-stock-android-aosp
In the US, AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile have an oligopoly over the cellular infrastructure. All of the other carriers (MVNO) just piggyback off the infrastructure of the big three. Traditional voice calls and SMS (“green bubble”) texts are unencrypted and logged, no matter the carrier. Carriers can also perform cell tower triangulation and track the IMEI, which is permanently associated with your phone, surviving even an OS reinstall.
One way you may try to avoid handing over identification at activation or payment for cell service is to buy a 1-year prepaid SIM with a prepaid gift card to a trusted friend’s or otherwise shared mailbox. Or buy a prepaid SIM at a brick-and-mortar store with cash and top off with refill cards thereafter.
I had a fine time at the DDR museum a few years ago, but I might just be an ignorant foreigner. What makes it a bad choice?
Never wanted to rock the boat and never felt the need to growing up. Or at least conditioned to feel that way. Now I often screw myself over by nodding and agreeing as my default response. I like to think that I have ideals, but I hardly defend them, can’t bring myself to be reasonably confrontational. Also really bad at coming up with and asking questions and end up nodding along even if I don’t really understand.
I am just like that and was surprised how few people mention this when I searched it online. The other day, I stared down a group of people standing and chatting behind my seat while I was trying to eat my lunch. Thought it was just some common etiquette or evolutionary instinct and stared until they walked away.
Can’t recall if there was any specific thing in my childhood that causes it, but reading this made me realize that I’m not alone in this survival reflex.
Strongly depends on how it’s sourced. Would definitely give it a try if it’s excess from a milk bank that’s about to expire or if it comes from cultured human breast tissue in a lab. Would not try if it its from some random person or otherwise unclear origin though.
Also wouldn’t make a habit of it, there’s probably infants who would benefit from me not making it more scarce and expensive than it could be.
How detailed would the memory of past lives be? If it’s good enough, school would be very different, if not obsolete.
We would also have a lot more answers, or at least a consensus, on natural and anthropological history.
Everything that was destroyed by leaking alkaline cells or stripping the battery door screws. LR44-powered toys were the worst.
It’s good that we don’t use mercury in button cells anymore, but it was exactly mercury that inhibited the off-gassing reaction that eventually leads to leakage.
My monitor had a bright blue power LED smack in the middle of the lower bezel. I took it apart on day one and brutally ripped out the LED, only then did I ever connect it to my computer.
Maybe a bit niche, but in higher level math courses, instructional material often seems out-of-touch, written by professionals for professionals. Inconsistent notation between authors and unexplained symbols in equations are also royal pains in the ass.
GrapheneOS doesn’t support it. If there are no ready-made custom ROMs for it, take a look at Generic System Images (GSI). Due to the lack of cellular modem (I assume), GSI have better compatibility with tablets and should only require:
That said, there’s still no guarantee it’ll all work out. Feel free to ask for any details. I went through the misery of installing a GSI on my Tab A7 Lite since it had no LineageOS support and all of the existing ROMs were also GSI that didn’t really fit my tastes.
Also, you’re not alone if XDA forums tutorials are incomprehensible. A good majority assume some level of niche knowledge.