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snowdriftissue

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  • Your Pixel can now double up as a full Android PC with nothing more than a USB-C cable

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  • Yeah I'm not very familiar with the android landscape since everything that's not GrapheneOS is a total shitshow. Sounds like app optimization may be less of a concern than I anticipated, that's great

  • Your Pixel can now double up as a full Android PC with nothing more than a USB-C cable

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  • Nah it's more like a toaster fridge

  • Your Pixel can now double up as a full Android PC with nothing more than a USB-C cable

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  • We'll see what happens long term but they will be unaffected by the September changes.

  • Your Pixel can now double up as a full Android PC with nothing more than a USB-C cable

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  • I'm sure it'll go pretty well on GrapheneOS

  • Your Pixel can now double up as a full Android PC with nothing more than a USB-C cable

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  • Your Pixel can now double up as a full Android PC with nothing more than a USB-C cable

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  • There are a lot of assumptions baked into everything you're saying. It's really not that deep. Google Pixels make up a tiny fraction of total mobile market share. This isn't the start of some doomsday scenario where the only computers available are Google Pixels. You're allowed to buy what you want. I need a phone anyway. All of them are kinda shit from an openness/repairability standpoint. And personally I'd rather have one device than two if I can.

    relying on a country that doles out sanctions and bombings like it's parking tickets.

    This is a much larger issue that has little to do with anything we're talking about

    locked down further this year to allow only google-sanctioned software

    This does not apply to GrapheneOS, which again you are allowed to install to these devices. Plus they allow use of the linux terminal which people have been experimenting with to run full linux apps (https://www.androidauthority.com/run-desktop-linux-apps-on-android-how-to-3586539/)

  • Your Pixel can now double up as a full Android PC with nothing more than a USB-C cable

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  • locked down

    How? They allow users to install 3rd party ROMs and GrapheneOS

    unrepairable

    They're not the best, but far from the worst. I've done multiple repairs on mine without much issue. There are first party parts and guides available on iFixit.

    us company

    I guess?

    aids in war and surveillance!

    You'd be hard pressed to find a manufacturer that doesn't

    This feature is a positive change. Enabling people to minimize the number of devices they need has the potential to significantly reduce the amount of ewaste people generate, and makes desktop features more accessible to people who can't afford multiple devices.

  • Your Pixel can now double up as a full Android PC with nothing more than a USB-C cable

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  • Your Pixel can now double up as a full Android PC with nothing more than a USB-C cable

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  • It does in fact work with GOS. I don't believe this build has been released yet though so you likely still need to toggle it on in the dev settings.

  • Your Pixel can now double up as a full Android PC with nothing more than a USB-C cable

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  • My guy if you use that phone for anything remotely sensitive you should get a new one. It hasn't received security updates in over 2 years. The 8a is about $200 refurbished with 6 more years of updates and you won't notice the bump if you use a case.

  • Technology @lemmy.world
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    Your Pixel can now double up as a full Android PC with nothing more than a USB-C cable

    www.androidauthority.com /desktop-mode-march-pixel-drop-3646069/

  • What’s your most controversial opinion?

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  • What’s your most controversial opinion?

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  • This is a really bad take. Not all vegans are vegans for the same reason. Often pets are adopted from e.g. shelters to protect them from a worse fate. You can have a pet while providing it with freedom.

  • What’s your most controversial opinion?

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  • The senior vote has practically enabled fascism

    This is just false. The 50-64 year old vote was far more pro Trump than the 65+ cohort. Older age does not mean more pro trump overall.

    https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2025/06/26/voting-patterns-in-the-2024-election/

    There's honestly too much else going on with your arguments for me to sit here and pick it apart, but it essentially boils down to (1) it is not every old person's fault that things are the way they are (spoiler: the rich and powerful are to blame) and (2) the stripping of rights you describe would disproportionately impact marginalized or poor groups of people. I highly recommend this podcast episode. Pretty much everything else I would say is in it:

    https://srslywrong.com/podcast/265-ageism-misopedy-adult-supremacy-child-liberation-childism-adultism-child-rights-etc/

  • Leak confirms GrapheneOS & Motorola partnership for non-Pixel hardware

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  • Leak confirms GrapheneOS & Motorola partnership for non-Pixel hardware

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  • HW is mid at best and overpriced

    GOS has strict security requirements and so far Pixels have been the only devices out there that both allow GOS installation and meet their security requirements. Simple as.

    Personally apart from repairability, I see very little meaningful difference in phone hardware these days. And a series Pixels are very reasonably priced.

  • Leak confirms GrapheneOS & Motorola partnership for non-Pixel hardware

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  • Unfortunately the first device from this partnership is unlikely to be cheaper than the a series Pixel lineup. The GrapheneOS team already confirmed it will have a flagship snapdragon SOC. Have you looked into used a series Pixel devices? The 8a can be had refurbished in the low $200 range, and it will have software support for 5 more years. The 9a can be had for about $250 and will receive 6 more years of updates.

  • Leak confirms GrapheneOS & Motorola partnership for non-Pixel hardware

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  • GOS already confirmed it's shipping with a flagship snapdragon SOC so it won't be a budget device. Maybe a future model though.

    I think most of those other features are a long shot as well. The GOS team hasn't really specified any preferences for non-security related features and I doubt Motorola would suddenly change their hardware design/direction.

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    The people who believe "progressiveness is just a fad that one grows out of" are the same people that grew up getting brainwashed into regressive politics. The belief is only true for them.

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  • Interesting podcast on this subject: https://srslywrong.com/podcast/ep-346-does-parenting-make-you-more-conservative/

    The conclusion they come to is that becoming more conservative with age generally only applies to low information apolitical people who are sort of vaguely left leaning when they're young. As they age they become more entrenched in the system, acquire more wealth, etc, and those vaguely conservative ideas they had in the back of their minds become more pronounced. There's also the overton window shifts that may mean someone who thought of themselves as vaguely liberal in the past may now consider themselves socially conservative in the current climate.

  • "Being vegan is unnatural"

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  • Not a vegan but if you think what happens to cows is a medical "treatment" then you are a dumbass

  • Unpopular Opinion @lemmy.world
    snowdriftissue @lemmy.world

    Vote with your dollar/ethical consumerism is not effective at bringing political or economic change

  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
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    Good place to find uncensored stuff?