m0xEE @m0xee@librem.one

@lore Maybe even a trident 😄

@UncleDuke1969 My cat used to remind me of His Master's Voice logo when he was wearing that collar. Except he was both — the dog and the gramophone at the same time 😹

@millihertz Ads are bad too, I got this phone exclusively to check out community port of Ubuntu Touch and custom ROMS so I've never used stock ROM, but I've seen my friend do and ads are were even in the image viewer and I was like: "Is it _always_ like that, man?" 🤣
Hardware itself is more than capable and build quality of Xiaomi phones is top notch, it's a shame it gets ruined by software like that.

@millihertz It is! Now I look back at this and have a laugh, but you can imagine how frustrated I was when I was going through that. Had I known that I have to jump through all the hoops just to use this phone with clean ROM beforehand, I might have reconsidered buying it.

@colinsmatt11 (Mad) hatters gonna hat 😝

@millihertz
Here is a great step-by-step guide for your phone (if I picked your model correctly), but it's in Polish🤪: https://morfikov.github.io/post/jak-odblokowac-bootloader-w-xiaomi-redmi-9-galahad-lancelot/#xiaomi-procedure-failed-getservicetoken-missing-servicetoken-cookie
Looks like there is a Linux version of the unlock tool. In fact all this tool does is issues the fastboot unlock command with the unlock code which is retrieved from Xiaomi's server. URL changed and you have to patch the Linux tool to make it work — doesn't make things much easier than using the Windows one😩

@millihertz Which of course is Windows only, but I had a Windows machine at hand, wasn't a problem for me, I think you can use a VM. AND you have to use a particular version of that SW, older and newer builds didn't work for me 😩
Yeah, I know, humiliation isn't my kink either, but you only have to do it once and your phone stays unlocked forever.
I might have used burner SIM and e-mail, but I chose not to in case I consider re-locking it later.

@millihertz Oh, yes, it's not that easy with Xiaomi, single OEM unlock command doesn't cut it, you have to got through rather lenghty procedure. You have to register a Xiaomi account, AFAIR it involved giving your e-mail address (I had one I use rarely) and entering a code sent to your phone — again, I had a spare SIM,didn't have to use my main one.Then you have to initiate the unlock with stock ROM, it should be somewhere in settings. Wait for 10 days(!) and then finally unlock it with their SW

@millihertz My phone can run both. Both OSes are a little lacking in terms of apps, having up to
modern standards browser being the main problem, but it's solvable with WayDroid as a way to run Android apps in
a containter.
Of course having unlocked bootloader makes your phone less secure — anyone can steal your data over USB connection with little effort. But I'm least concerned about it. If I lose it, it's compromised anyway, but at least no one can mess with it remotely.

@millihertz Try one of the alternative ROMs. I'm using ArrowOS on my POCO (subbrand of Xiaomi) X3 Pro. Just put F-Driod and Aurora Store (for the few apps not on F-Ddroid) and it's solid — no ads, no bloatware.
And if you're really sick of Android, try SailfishOS or Ubuntu Touch, Redmi Note 9 Pro was very well supported, maybe yours will work too.

@thor Oh, I see 😆
No, it's called wild because it wasn't human cultivated, it's often considered a predecessor to modern-day wheat. Where I live it's rather inexpensive, like $1 for half a kilo pack, but of course it does not matter if you are completely broke.
Check it out next time, in my book it's a nice way to cut your grocery bill, but it's still tasty and rich in protein.

@neural_meduza Требуется мнение эксперта @mo

@neural_meduza Скажем так, если бы эта новость попалась мне в потоке других новостей, я бы не сразу обратил внимание на то, что это Нейромедуза 🫢

@fuggy I'm not even sure they were especially thorough about ways of bringing back first human astronauts. Who knows what could happen if certain conditions about how landing happens weren't required to score in the competition with the US. And there are opinions they've lied about how it in fact happened too 😅

@thor I'm not sure it grows even where I live — bananas definitely don't, but I can still buy them and they don't cost much. And this is just grains, unlike bananas it does not require refrigeration, you can store it at a warehouse for a couple of years, shouldn't be that expensive 🤷

@thor Not sure why winter is a problem. You didn't grow those potatoes yourself, did you? 😂
It's sold in packs at stores just like rice, buckwheat and other grains, maybe not in every store, but I'm sure you can find it if you look for it.
It might be a tiny bit more expensive than buckwheat, but it's way more nutritious IMO, a kilogram should be enough for almost a week.

@thor Oh, yes, it also takes a bit longer to cook, about 40 minutes. My rule of thumb is to wash it and put it in cold water with spices for a few hours before cooking, this way it takes shorter to cook, it gets softer and just tastes better.

@thor Try wild emmer if you can find it. It should be cheap, but it's very nutritious. It's also richest in proteins compared to other… let's call them cereals. Potatoes are just sugars — you do get your calories, but I have a problem feeling "full" eating only potatoes, you just get feel hungry again in an hour. Emmer might be a little hard to digest to some, but if it suits you, you're in luck — it's hands down the best side dish I could find.

@haverholm@imaginair.es
Yes, I think it's new to this update and I personally like the change, in fact I often to to such lengths to make a CSS injection with uBO to make web-clients not truncate the images if they do so.
But I see why this doesn't work for some and of course I'm okay with making it optional.
@Tusky

@Pixificial
Aah, yes, you're right! Don't tell me there are people who are stupid, but motivated enough to find the guy from stock photo/footage and threaten him, thinking he has something to do with how it got used… Please tell me they don't exist, please🙏
@iska@mstdn.starnix.network