I am aware which was one of the big sells for Graphene, to me, over LineageOS.

calyx seems interesting since they allow for bootloader relocking after install. I’ll take a look at that, thank you!

I’m in an awkward spot with my Pixel, I don’t want to continue buying Pixel hardware but there doesn’t appear to be a viable hardware vendor that supports GrapheneOS, which I really prefer because of the security and “not google” implications. It’s pretty upsetting tbh

hell yeah :3 i be on the she/her committee these days

also for anyone confused, my comment was a reference to this tweet by an alpha male

it starts with shark plushie and Monster and ends with gender pronouns and communism

honestly I’ve used my ability to fix people’s computers as a way to integrate myself into new communities and offer my time and attention to people who need it but couldn’t afford my consulting rate or who are at enormous risk. it makes me happy and helps them not get pwned, I think that’s enough value for me. maybe I’m naive, though, and tbh that’s fine in this case.

classic “the beatings will continue until morale improves” vibes from right wingers these days. smh

I finally setup my computer and started playing Life is Strange. I didn’t expect to enjoy it like an art piece, but it has that feel to it.

fuck this guy in particular, and in general, this type of wish-washy political nonsense.

even if there were a fair and legitimate scientific argument for discrimination based on trans status, we all know that it is a scapegoat for actual straight-out transphobia, barring the scientific literature entirely. It’s an excuse for bigots to pawn off their hatred onto science instead of owning up to being an ass.

I’m doing great personally, fuckin’ chipper m8. /s. fucking genocide appears to be the norm now, yay!

if you’re considering Qobuz, it’s amazing, and if you’re a student it’s quite affordable with their student plan.

unrelated tool, for more technical folks <3

it always bugs me how governments who demand backdoors continuously fail to realize that even if they backdoor the encryption of Signal: PGP, or more similarly to Signal, Pidgin+OTR and/or OMEMO all still exist, are well maintained and are designed to work on top of insecure channels. This isn’t gonna be the way to catch actual bad actors, they’ll all just get SimpleX or Pidgin or any other number of things and continue communicating and “going dark”.

…not to mention that Signal’s source code is open, so even if they compromise the Signal client, you can just switch to Molly or build an older version - or if the server is compromised, you can run your own with the backdoor disabled or stripped out. This is a zero-sum-game all the way down.

not transmasc but the “HELP??” response is totally me lol

y’all got removable hands? how else are they gonna catch them?? /s

thought this was vomit for a second tbh

the day my egg cracked, i remembered a convo with a friend of mine who is a cis lesbian - she had told me that Mother Mother’s “Arms Tonite” was about lesbians, and my response being “okay, and? that’s cool af” :)

The signs, y’all :D