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What FOSS release are you most excited about for the rest of the year? in c/foss@beehaw.org

[–] ExceptionalCow@feddit.de 5 points 2 years ago (8 children)

Hopefully Connect app on Android (Lemmy client). Also, if it ever happens, Redreader for Lemmy.

Vote for a new icon in c/askelectronics@discuss.tchncs.de

[–] ExceptionalCow@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago

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[–] ExceptionalCow@feddit.de 3 points 2 years ago

You sound like me when I was young. I would easily explode for no reason and it felt like rage would burn me from inside. To be honest I never found a better way to deal with this other than simply getting older. At 48 I'm much more relaxed and don't get that easily upset anymore. There are of course still things that annoy me but it's by far not that intense anymore.

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[–] ExceptionalCow@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago

I recently got an Amazon Warehouse deal for a Moto G42 in decent condition for 158 Euros (incl. tax). I know this device has only 2 years official firmware support left but I put LineageOS on it and couldn't be happier. I don't need high end devices as long as I have a headphone jack, microsd slot and huge battery. Also my old and trusty Lenovo Thinkpad W530 from 2013 is still good enough for me with Linux. The only thing I don't like is that I had to disable hyperthreading for security reasons cause it has a vulnerability and Lenovo won't fix it anymore. But tbh I only notice a difference when compiling things and that doesn't happen too often. I plan to use my devices until they're broken beyond reparability.

Do you run a Custom ROM? in c/android@lemdro.id

[–] ExceptionalCow@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago

I'm running LineageOS on a Moto G42. I bought this device with LOS in mind (also it is one of the very few devices with headphone jack and MicroSD slot). So far I'm happy. I always rooted/custom flashed every device since 2012. I'm no longer rooting anymore though. Shizuku is sufficient for my needs.

What’s your dream job? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

[–] ExceptionalCow@feddit.de 6 points 2 years ago

pensioner...

Leute deren Nachname am Anfang oder Ende des Alphabets steht, spürt ihr Vor- oder Nachteile? in c/fragfeddit@feddit.de

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[–] ExceptionalCow@feddit.de 3 points 2 years ago

Damn, me too and I was in the same age.

Am I even able to root Motorola g73? in c/degoogle@lemmy.ml

[–] ExceptionalCow@feddit.de 3 points 2 years ago

Ok, thanks for letting me know.

Am I even able to root Motorola g73? in c/degoogle@lemmy.ml

[–] ExceptionalCow@feddit.de 1 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Would Shizuku be an option for you? That's privilege elevation similar to root but you don't need to unlock the bootloader for it. Pro is definitely that banking apps and OTA will still work afterwards. Cons are it's a bit finicky and apps written for root still won't work if they don't explicitly work with Shizuku, too (some of them do). You'll also be able to uninstall apps for user 0 which aren't uninstallable otherwise (like gboard on G72, when I had one).

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Is Termux still the best terminal emulator for Android? in c/android@lemmy.ml

[–] ExceptionalCow@feddit.de -1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

For me Termux is perfect as it is. Have been running a debian chroot in it hosting a few services I consider important like Grafana dashboard and Shiori (bookmark service) for quite some time now.