NOPper @ NOPper @lemmy.world

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I mean... get one and try it out! They have a fair return policy.

As someone who recently tried the Fairphone 4 out to replace an absolutely dying OnePlus 5 I've had for years as well as the guy who uses open source everything/advocates for the same - It's not a mainstream option at all yet. If they could decouple the software from the hardware better maybe people would be willing to deal with the bugs but eOS and Lineage, while awesome projects I support, don't play with many "secure" apps at all due to how Google decided to lock them down and that alone is a deal breaker for anyone working where you need access to say...Outlook. Banking apps can have issues (depending on the bank) which while maybe easy to work around for you and I is a huge pain in the ass for most folks who just want their phone to work. Having to jump through hoops to get the Play store on there in the first place is not going to work for anyone who isn't fully committed to the de-Googled experience. F-Droid is the first thing I install on a new phone but there's no way it's going to be my only portal to apps I need.

They are certainly meeting their own set goals, and the hardware while bulky doesn't feel cheap or anything, so that's great. I really love how easy it would be to replace most of the phone if/when broken, and the commitment to fair labor practices and control of the supply chain is tremendously commendable. But for a tool most humans rely on for day to day life, the honest truth is neither project is quite there yet to be adopted in the mainstream.

If it sounds like I'm shitting on either of these companies that isn't my intent at all. I'm following the progress with FP5 and really look forward to seeing the ideas set here grow if they can.

I really wanted to use the Fairphone to replace my old model, but unfortunately eOS doesn't play well with the corporate apps I need to run for a daily driver phone. I tried Lineage just to see what I could do with it and had similar issues, all due to Google "security". Not at all unexpected but I was hoping I could work around it all. Ended up having to send it back at the end of my return window and settle on having all my data harvested on a phone that while not as bad as Apple isn't super easy to get parts for or get into the thing (Zenfone 10). Which sucks.

Maybe when I don't need to rely on work stuff in my personal phone I can find a solution here, but until then I'm just the loud annoying guy yelling at clouds.

It's always going to be a concern, but it's multithreaded now.

What? How does getting easier access to registration for one group cut out the existing conditions for access from another?

My grandmother has been running under Linux for about 6 years now after constantly needing people to fix her Windows install. She can barely use Facebook.

Honestly...I love everything about this.

That's some bullshit. Why?

The chief's quarters really need you to push out those Dive quals so they can go to a 15 section rotation.

He was a notorious Minecraft streamer.

Former squid and I still call everything a boat just to see what different people say.

Beholders cannot reproduce without the express written permission of WotC, as they do not own the rights to their own likeness.

Exactly, it's a big game and once you're through playing it in basic things get so much easier. Just go with the flow and try not to take a y of it personally.

They all work great! Favtorio is the hardest one to wrap your head around but controller support is very good if you want it.

I even play a ton of Dwarf Fortress on it all the time with zero control issues.

Holy shit. I've seen that movie a dozen times over my life and never caught he said it wrong lol.

Because it's not his money, it's donations from his fans. Why lose out on having all 200k for hamburders if he can just spend the 20?

I herby start the bidding on LM! Do I hear $500?

Let me clarify, you can comment, but try to post next.

It would be nice if Sync could like....allow you to post. 🤷‍♂️

I was just excited for a portable, powerful Linux based machine and wanted to see it succeed so we could get more of them as time went on.

I use the thing daily docked and portable for gaming, 3D modeling, coding away from my main PC...it's been great. If it broke today I'd buy another. Or even better, I'd just pick up the easily available replacement parts and fix it.