Salamander [none/use name]

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  • Salamander [none/use name]toaskchapo*Permanently Deleted*
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    1 year ago

    Yes, GrapheneOS is a popular pixel-specific OS!

    It is rather ironic that to de-google your phone you need to get a phone from Google. I was skeptical at first, and thought that Google was trying to play us for dumb 🕵️ But after reading through their faq and reading through some online discussions I'm somewhat convinced that it makes sense. The general concept as I understand is that Google phones have very secure hardware-specific features, and they allow you to strip-off the OS and install a new OS that still has access to those security features. It is said that phones from other manufacturers are not as secure and they don't give you access to the hardware security features through a custom OS. Please don't ask me to go into detail though, because I'm not sure about the specifics 😅



  • Why do you think that? Or are you just being playful? I'm the admin there and I'm reading through Hexbear and found this comment, so I made an account to ask because I'm curious. The focus of the instance is science and nature, but it is more about appreciating the world more than it is about debating things. We try to stay away from polarizing topics within the instance, and almost every polarizing post that I have seen has been posted to the science communication community (/c/scicomm), and they are usually papers that try to define "misinformation". I don't love that content but an active user likes it, so I tolerate it, and for the most part discussions are civil.

    I think you would need to make a considerable effort to be denounced as unscientific there. Since most of the content is not really about debates, but rather users talking about their houseplants, sharing cool astronomy papers, and asking for mushrooms to be identified, I think the communities can be enjoyed without adhering to the 'dialectical method'.