Ahh so this is that Greta van Fleet I been hearing about.

It’s wonderful isn’t it?

Yup, Thanks, I plan too. I installed Nova and then cut its network permissions. It’s something for now.

I bought a Pixel recently and for 2 days I tried to make it work. 2 whole days of fumbling pain! And I felt fucking horrible. Almost nothing is customizable and everything coated in a thick layer of AI. Every google app has dark patterns. Don’t like it? Well too bad, apps like goog photos keep on asking if you want to upload your life with a recurring popup that tries to trick you. Don’t want Google Search Bar? Well… you don’t get to say no bitch, don’t make me hurt you. It is not a healthy relationship.

So. I just took the plunge and flashed GrapheneOS. Graphene will take a bit of work getting replacements for some of my needed apps like mail and map. But there are lots of neat options and I’m having fun with it. Problem fixed.

I used the graphene web install. I booted up my Pi 4B+ and used gnome-disks to flash a MicroSD with Ubuntu 24.10 then installed the two packages in the web install instructions then I got Brave (I went to the Brave homepage and they have some curl option to download. I needed to install curl, did that then got Brave installed. Once brave is installed you have to disable browser fingerprinting memory reduction and disable the “brave shield” (the little shield near the address bar) for the web installer GrapheneOS page. (It’s a fresh install, on a Pi, and I know the site, no real risk)

After this you can just press the big buttons on the page and follow the instructions on the page.

There are many ways to do this. They have lists of compatible browsers and operating systems. I picked (eww) Ubuntu and (eww) Brave because they seemed easiest on the list and I did not virtualize or use containers in any way cause it messes up the webUSB magic the website uses. I like to play it safe as possible when firmware is involved so I didnt speed up the instructions. And also when you buy a Pixel, big thing! Turn on dev tools and toggle your oem bootloader setting off and on again. If it can’t do that you need to return the phone because it’s locked down by carrier.

Well… I hope my long sleep deprived ramblings help someone else break their chains. Read a bunch about it before starting! Good Luck!

Article wasted my time. I want it back moe90.

This one hits me hard. So sad. So goddamn sad. Seeing her and those foxes really cheered me up. Her death just stabs me right through the heart.

Tedesche. I really don’t think you are a therapist. If you are one, I feel really bad for your clients. Do you talk to them like that? That’s not good.

I like that they included a picture of Biden. Him having the same name as the guys username really makes a meaningful connection. I had forgotten what biden looks like. /s

I regard you as a bad faith debater. You just blocked a guy for pointing out your own words. So there’s really nothing to add. My words would be wasted. You seem to have no real concept of a conversation. Feel free to block everyone else too. It doesn’t hurt anyone.

You are doing the tankie thing again.

…And don’t call me Shirley

Yes.

… And a swing and a miss

Pigs! Fucking… Fuck! Fuck!! Everyday with this shit!

“Gates said improving access to birth control was key”. What horrible shit. Obviously if you don’t want infinite population growth you’re a fascist. /s

Uh, the dad made a statement of sorts.

I thought myself noble, a gas at social gatherings. But, always ended up alone. As if I had a shell that kept people out.

https://youtu.be/P5xjR-M3BsY

❤️

Will he get to wear a giant hat? He should also have a fake military outfit with more medals than anyone.