jackstraw42

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by jackstraw42 10mo ago
It's worse than "the idea is better than the execution." You are offering a lot of leniency in the meaning of your words there, and that should bother you more than it seems to but here we are. The "idea" that was e
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by jackstraw42 10mo ago
> Flock (YC S17) Ah, and there it is. Why shouldn't Y-Combinator be a force for evil like the rest of them? Paul Graham has been off his rocker for about as long as I can remember now, unfortunately my memories of people like this d
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by jackstraw42 11mo ago
> I think I'll be looking for yet another messaging service after this. You should always be doing this on a regular basis if there's any question marks around your current solution, with Telegram I have a few of those.
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by jackstraw42 1y ago
for those of us who have tried to keep our soul while working in tech, what would you recommend going forward?
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by jackstraw42 1y ago
This right here, it's fine until it's not. And the best-designed threats make sure you don't become aware of them.
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by jackstraw42 1y ago
Hey, I can tell you are on the right track here. Don't get too discouraged! That's the main thing I would tell myself back in high school to make sure I don't lose sight of some important stuff like that, trust me not everyon
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by jackstraw42 1y ago
> I have no idea how people who start non profits actually do and how they get enough money to work in correct circles and so on and how that would work, I will still get a degree of course and I am thinking of starting a fundme page My
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by jackstraw42 1y ago
I think that's one of the most mysteriously insightful comments I've ever read anywhere on the internet. I can see why some might be dismissive without considering it further though, maybe like my initial comment in this thread th
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by jackstraw42 1y ago
My impression is that the very first thing a privacy-conscious person would do with a new Android device is install a secure keyboard. Is that not the case? Why should people trust any old software keyboard the company selling it sets as th
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by jackstraw42 1y ago
Thank you for the info. Pixel 8a was my choice, and I did end up paying about $50 more than what would have been the best deal, to make sure that it specifically said it's bootloader unlockable to allow for custom OS installations.
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by jackstraw42 1y ago
Wow! Well you never know where simple frustrations will lead, or in your case noticing something that you just can't shake that no one else seems to think is important. I'd say keep me posted, but that's not on you especially
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by jackstraw42 1y ago
Thank you for taking the time to write your comment, too. I think it's extremely important that all sides of communication come together ASAP and discuss most of the things that might have been very polarizing in our near past. For the
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by jackstraw42 1y ago
this is what I'm talking about. I wish more folks in this thread had gone this direction. I think those types of people like your MIL represent a very concerning bulk of Android users. So people are walking around with god knows what i
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by jackstraw42 1y ago
I have lost faith in Apple as a current best choice because of the things you say. Maybe it's dumb for me to think of it this way, but I was just expressing that I'm happier overall with how Apple handled it while I've had an
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by jackstraw42 1y ago
So everyone really did read what I was saying as an argument. Maybe you can help me here and clarify what you interpreted as a point I was trying to argue? I believe that it was a better decision for the average mobile phone user to use iOS
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by jackstraw42 1y ago
the thing is, I didn't mean to argue. I'm merely responding to people's comments, who started an argument? I am very, very concerned about our ability to communicate with each other as human beings these days. Maybe this thre
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by jackstraw42 1y ago
I'd rather not speculate on that, surely you understand? I'm not saying a general "save the children" but would you consider thinking of them, if that doesn't sound too trite?
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by jackstraw42 1y ago
Probably so. But still, I feel like Apple did a better job than Google did and I understand that’s an opinion and everyone has one.
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by jackstraw42 1y ago
wait are you serious? I will buy one right now if those are available. paid $100 for the cheapest acceptable android I could find (samsung galaxy a05s). but I was seeing $500+ for Pixel phones. coming from iOS, I have no idea about any of t
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by jackstraw42 1y ago
Still not what I'm saying. I think we are paying the price for Android being so open right now, with the chaos happening in the US and worldwide. 17 years of messy Android evolution got us to a point where we could possibly start to ex
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by jackstraw42 1y ago
> I'm not sure what your point is, though. Ok. I am saying GrapheneOS and F-Droid is the answer, but I don't think 17 years of what I would describe as Early Access Android was the way to get there.
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by jackstraw42 1y ago
Listen, I don't disagree with any of that. I think a lot of confusion is happening because people think I'm talking about how to inform consumer choices better or what exactly about either OS to fix to make them meet the standards
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by jackstraw42 1y ago
The point I'm trying to make is less about what Apple and Google are doing for us, and more about what their policies allow developers to do with their apps on their platforms.
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by jackstraw42 1y ago
downloading ROMs helped me learn how to do things the right way too. but even back then those kinds of places were filled with traps, remember pop-ups and pop-under ads? from that point forward, learning how to safely download ROMs and what
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by jackstraw42 1y ago
Safer from apps that do insane but legal data collection is what I am worried about. Why would a foreign adversary need a hacking team when they can just buy what they need from an American company built to sell detailed personal informatio
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by jackstraw42 1y ago
> Perhaps the barrier to entry is a bit higher to discourage some low-hanging fruit, but Apple does very little for the 30% commission it takes. As someone who is diligent about staying on top of these things, I thank you for sharing thi
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by jackstraw42 1y ago
Quickly looked at all those links and without any more commentary from you, I guess I feel like my point stands. Those all fall under the category of shitty apps I would never install on my iPhone or Android phone. So, Apple's privacy
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by jackstraw42 1y ago
I am aware. I've been around a while. I'm not worried about nation-state surveillance. What I am worried about is all the keyloggers on kids' Android phones these days, since I've seen a shady game company or two in my d
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by jackstraw42 1y ago
No, I feel like rather you are misunderstanding my main point. I do understand that I am stuck with the Apple equivalent of the Google Play Store. Android is more like a completely open ecosystem, Apple's is much more closed filled wit
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by jackstraw42 1y ago
Sorry, Google and Apple are American companies so "here" was the USA in my comment. I agree completely with you about the Android forks. That does allow for people do things right more than the way Apple does it. But it also allow

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