From meta? Not a chance unless there’s a way to completely free them from any meta related software.

Android Debug Bridge. It is a way to control the device via command line, mainly from an external computer. Among other things allows for app installation. It’s one of the main ways to test and debug apps while being developed.

I think they are looking to partner with a phone manufacturer to move graphene platform to other brand of phones.

Specially since it’s unlikely that google pixels will keep providing the spec info and openness that GOS need to work.

Maybe yes. Maybe not. I think from now they won’t push that far, among other things because even developing for android platform would become a burden. Not being able to even test some app concept without a verified signature…

Maybe eventually they’ll go that far. But as of now I do think is unlikely they’ll completely block the adb way.

Anyway many current users won’t go adb. And third party stores will take a massive hit. That’s google’s goal.

I think you could still adb install unverified apps into your phone.

That untill they’ll block that path too.

Also I suppose that you’ll need to adb every update. So apps that would want to go this way should self check updates instead of relying on an external store.

Most human societies had been terrible and atrocious. Europeans just got the technology to be terrible and atrocious at a global level first.

Presumably google is going to block app installation via a google service. If you do not have google services in your phone there’s nothing to block you.

I’m closer to carrying around a cyberdeck than a dumbphone.

I don’t like either sms or phonecalls.

Disengage

No, but it’s not my fault.

Why it have to be responsibility of the people who doesn’t want the “lesser evil”?

Why is not responsibility of the people not wanting “the actual good thing”?

I have just set up a normal computer with the specs I wanted, installed debian and docker/podman and I’m golden.

Hurray because I choose to stir towards the good thing instead of one of the evils. People supporting big evil or small evil should be questioned, not me.

I could do it once. When the “lesser evil” decides their whole strategy is being the lesser evil and blackmail me with “if you don’t vote us the big evil will come” then I grow tired and issue a big fuck you to the “lesser evil”.

I loved it for the first 3 seasons. Then they turn it into the usual couples sitcom and lost all its appeal.

I liked the dynamic of having all main characters “fail” in life. Penny failed as an actress, Leonard failed in dating Penny, Howard failed as a playboy, Raj failed talking to women and Sheldon failed at social integration. They were all adorable losers that had fun while losing. For me it kinda was giving a lot of hope, like you don’t have to succeed in life to have a good time.

Then they made them all winners, they all became rich, and achieve all their goals. And all hope was lost. And the message was “you better succeed in life” which was depressing.

If you want it to go unhinged try to get an uncensored llm. Dans PersonalityEngine by bartowski is my current favorite.

Solo roleplay. You can make a character and interact. Generate fake conversations etc.

With generative images you can create custom backgrounds, portraits and landscapes instead of having to lookup for them or doing it yourself.

You can also do some interactive story telling that it’s kind of fun.

Generating quick test questions over a certain topic. It’s another use case I’ve seen it being quite good at.

https://nypost.com/2024/09/03/business/marketing-firm-spies-on-you-through-your-phones-microphone-report/

This is what I read.

My guess is some android shenanigans. They go to great lengths to track you.

People called me crazy when I said that the phone was listening through the microphone to track your conversations, until they actually admitted they were doing precisely that.

Android may be doing whatever to track you.

Did you notice that lately it’s happen more frequently?

These things happens to me too, and the frequency have measurably increase in this last year.

My eternal sense of wonder. Thinking if any given picture of his has or has not been altered to make his face smaller. And the amusing conclusion that I cannot really tell.