Ethan Black @golemwire@librem.one

@dallin@fosstodon.org Google has a #GetTheMessage campaign now: https://www.android.com/get-the-message/
Not too long ago I got an Android phone, and went to college. Making friends, we got in a group chat, and eventually me and I think one other in the group were discovered to be the ones with Android, though they didn't mean it in a rude way.

But still, it can cause interpersonal gaps. Harming personal messaging between your devices and a competitor's is one of the saddest forms of #bigtech #vendorlockin I can think of :(

@dallin@fosstodon.org Apple's vendor-lock-in with iMessage is particularly bad, because not only does it harm functionality, it hinders social interaction for non-Apple users, and makes Apple's messaging system look superior while doing it. RCS, a new texting system, fixes a lot of problems with traditional SMS and MMS messaging. It has very wide support from pretty much all modern tech, except Apple's (surprise). And so poor messaging between Apple users and everyone else continues.
https://www.howtogeek.com/349968/what-is-rcs-the-successor-to-sms/

@Aldi80s Well one big disadvantage of online shopping is that you can't physically see what you are buying. 🙁

Why do I want to watch some of your videos repeatedly

I'm sorry @PetabyteStudios can you please explain https://youtu.be/JxqStyiwssE

@servant Gray is underrated IMO

@RL_Dane This is a cool chart. Franklin drew it himself?

I found out how to return search back to normal. I wish MS asked for permission first....

“Are you sure you want to remove this account? This will remove your access to resources like email, apps, network, and all content associated with it. Your organization might also remove some data stored on this device.”

@cassvs I'm so glad I'm running my college's software in a Windows VM. I highly recommend doing it this way!
It was disturbing when I installed Microsoft Office. Without warning, branding for the college appeared on the Windows search screen and Microsoft Edge landing screen. When I search my computer, college info is searched as well (I didn't ask!). I am restricted from changing some settings. When I tried to log out from my college account via the Settings app, I was met with this message:

@RL_Dane Oh we have (had?) a deck that looks like that!

@pixelherodev@fosstodon.org @foura I find that having the initrd separate is nice. When I update my system, sometimes the initrd gets rebuilt. I guess the general principle of creating software in separate modules applies here. If the initrd is changed in an update, you don't also have to download the kernel with it, for example.