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Has Asahi matured? Last I heard there were still quite a few unsupported features like touch ID and displayport over usb c

Exactly. I am not a heavy user but occasionally I need to multitask a bit. I upgraded from 16 gb to 32 gb a while back because with 4 open workspaces, a browser window in each one plus an email client, signal, a couple libreoffice apps open, and my notes app, it was having to use enough swap space that I noticed the performance hit. I’ve had to use some very poorly optimized sites for work that literally used a gig of ram for one tab. A small number of very light users might be ok with 8gb, but most will likely have issues.

Nah it’s more like a toaster fridge

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

I’m sure it’ll go pretty well on GrapheneOS

Actually…

https://www.androidauthority.com/run-desktop-linux-apps-on-android-how-to-3586539/

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

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.

Any apps that are available on Android can be used with desktop mode, including Collabora and OnlyOffice. I assume there will be variable levels of optimization though since this is still so new.

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.

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.

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.

Calls home to Google constantly ootb https://eylenburg.github.io/android_comparison.htm

By using /e/ os you are supporting google because /e/ os is not degoogled

/e/ os is not degoogled