Ethan Black @golemwire@librem.one

@arstechnica Quick link to help a bit: go to https://myactivity.google.com/product/gemini and disable "Gemini Apps Activity".

I think it's time I make the jump away from #Android. But I could do with some help on what to do... ack!
I actually have a bunch of #DIY parts around to put together a chunky #RaspberryPi -based phone. I'll just need a small (USB?) modem first... can anyone help? #platformDecay #surveillance #Google #electronics

https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/07/unless-users-take-action-android-will-let-gemini-access-third-party-apps/
https://social.librem.one/@golemwire/114815681586963801

@arstechnica I think it's time I make the jump away from Android.

@btp Oh hey @rl_dane , fitting reply to run into you again XD
I was gonna say something like "Or really, <anything> on a Windows machine is a pain in the <anything>" but everyone here seems to have the same idea :)

@kottke In the public view, "concentration camp" is associated with cruelty such as torture (c.f. Nazi Germany).

@btp That was me today.

@travellator2 I have my gripes with Wayland but it doesn't seem broken per se

@travellator2 What makes you think that?

I hope #Nvidia goes out of business, at this point. Another crash and another lost session. #Linux #Wayland
I'm either gonna downgrade ("downgrade") from this expensive PC, or I'm gonna see if I can replace its socketed CPU with one with (non-Nvidia) integrated graphics.

Reminded of how the things of the world don't satisfy ( #Christianity ) ultimately.

I've been trying out this Kagi search engine. A friend highly recommended it.
https://mastodon.social/@kagihq/114802956951088642

(500 chars on the dot :D)

@wraptile Well the idea is that it *removes* a lot of what makes a phone addicting, not just locks down. But I get the argument.
To me it's more of a personal thing, since while I can put in the energy to not be on the phone too much, the idea of the phone just *not being able to* do the addicting things would spare me the energy.
Really just depends on the person, and there's nothing inherently wrong with either way. There's a reason why these phones sell and a reason why they don't sell a lot.

"The Light Phone 3 is a revolutionary device -- not because of its feature set, AI, or next-gen hardware, but because it asks of you something no other smartphone does: to put it down." ~ https://www.zdnet.com/article/i-gave-up-my-iphone-for-a-dumbphone-with-no-apps-a-month-later-heres-my-take/

@btp DANG it looks so good. The dial for screen brightness and flashlight, the dedicated two-level shutter button (also opens the camera tool), the UI, it's just great.
But it also has 6GB of RAM (not sure why that much), no headphone jack, no [micro]SD -card slot, and is made in China (despite the high-ish price). If it were open-source, though, I would probably buy it anyway right now. #LightPhone #LightPhone3

@wraptile The idea is that it removes a lot of what makes a phone addicting.