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yagya

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About yagya

A young tech nerd who occasionally buildbots Android.

https://github.com/yagyaxt1034

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    Comment #33340144

    The goal is to be distro-agnostic, but I find that Flatpak and Snap both add more bloat than is worth it. Either just use distro packages, or, if you really want cross-platform, ge…

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    Comment #33340135

    > I would pay hundreds of dollars to be able to put my Linux on MBP with everything working. If you want to pay for Linux on Mac, the Asahi project could always use some support: h…

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    Comment #28104571

    With at least a billion baseband exploits. Smartphones are bad, but switching back to feature phones is arguably worse in these regards.

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    Comment #28104550

    While that's in theory, reality is much more harsh. Treble implementations vary greatly between OEMs. For example, Samsung phones don't have mobile data working because of propriet…

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    Comment #26097754

    Yeah, I like the idea of having a Meta/Command key for common GUI shortcuts, rather than reassigning Control key shortcuts like Windows does.

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    Comment #26097681

    I really like the idea of Étoilé, but a lot of the docs are outdated because of the death of Gna!, and right now the focus is more on the CoreObject framework rather than the UI.

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    Comment #26097669

    That's less of macOS itself and more how it fares on Intel hardware. My M1 Pro hasn't really had that.

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    Comment #26097664

    Plus, both Corellium and Asahi Linux are porting Linux to the M1 MacBooks. I have Ubuntu installed in a separate partition and boot into it occasionally. The main issues right now …

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    Comment #26097653

    I'd recommend to disable iCloud for the offending apps in System Preferences -> Apple ID -> iCloud. I like macOS, but I don't like iCloud at all.

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    Comment #26097049

    Yup, it's a Unix thing.

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    Comment #26097022

    Étoilé showed some signs of life recently. They've moved to GitHub since Gna! is dead now.

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    Comment #26096916

    Well, they switched to zsh, but yeah.

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    Comment #26096899

    Exactly why I prefer Seaglass over Element for Matrix chat, even though Seaglass hasn't been updated in a while. Same with Telegram Desktop and Telegram for macOS.

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    Comment #26096809

    I don't want the same to happen to Android. Basically every single non-Pixel phone these days ships bloatware with it.

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    Comment #26096788

    The Pixel is more of the Surface of Google devices. Devices made by the software company to showcase their platforms.

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    Comment #26096781

    Then there's Android One, but that is an absolute disaster at this point, with unoptimized software and updates that brick phones. Google themselves haven't been doing too good on …

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    Comment #25421371

    I think the 12" MacBook is going to make a comeback.

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    Comment #25421152

    Telegram is surprisingly good. My entry point to the Telegram rabbit hole was the Android development community, and I've found quite a few people who are willing to discuss stuff.…

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    Comment #25420981

    I remember at one point the moderators turned r/linux into a place where you could only post Linux news. That's when I left the subreddit, and I haven't really gone back since.

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    Comment #25404898

    Brave does seem like a nice option. I used it a while back but haven't really touched it since. I also like the Tor integration. I just really kind of hate the iconography.

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    Comment #25404889

    I've been looking at all the options and it looks like Firefox really is my best bet. I use Tor Browser for private browsing when I need to, anyway, so I don't see any other altern…

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    Ask HN: What's the best non-Safari web browser on macOS?

    I recently got an M1 Mac, and it's got me thinking about web browsers. I want to reduce my dependence on Google Chrome because of Keystone, but I also want a web browser to use in …

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    Comment #25382001

    And i386 support was removed in macOS Mojave anyway.

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    Comment #25157323

    Payments on Google Play require password or biometric authentication for completion. It's a very weird design inconsistency, since the login prompt looks nothing like a typical Goo…

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    Comment #25157291

    My 9 year old brother plays Roblox and discusses the trade values of pets in the games Bubblegum Simulator and Adopt Me on Fandom all the time, but doesn't spend actual money on an…