GrapheneOS are sticking to Google hardware for security features and upstream support. I'd rather wish for a maximum privacy platform that doesn't leak anything to Google. I'm currently not aware of anything like that.
If you think you understand the conflict, you are not understanding the conflict. I have spent decades and lately far too much time on sources inaccessible to most, and I still feel underinformed.
I noticed I commented on world news. My mistake. Lemmy keeps dropping the subscribed filter.
Wow, the female dog was deemed too offensive by the automod. I'm not sure I want to be a part of community that cares to police mild expletives to the point of friendly fire.
That would be nice. China makes some good cheap kit, my Poco X3 pro was a removed to unlock but is well supported by Linage OS and performs adequately.
Russia has no interest in attacking Europe. US/NATO is the executive arm of longterm geopolitical interests that strive for total global dominance. They utilize sophisticated multipronged longterm strategies attempting to bring the rest of the planet under their control. Russia is a small part of that parcel.
The ultima ratio regum part of it considers some geographies more expendable than others. Egress of core industries from the EU is deliberate part of the strategy. Vassals are ruled by compradors, so populations are captive. It's direct oligarch control on the other side, so it's simpler.
MAD still applies. Both sides go to great lengths to avoid it, since the outcome is deterministic and global. Which is why the US would be a second target, if not already part of first strategic strike.
Wars are confusing places, so potential for fatal mistakes is exponentiated.
In school and university, these are still widespread. Ditto physical proctoring vs remote as some IT certification rely on. If you thought cloud certs are annoying, try Red Hat.
Poland is a major supply hub and has lost plenty of boots on the ground. Art 5 isn't automatic. US won't risk nuking for expendables. All Europe is expendable.
If you want to tell humans from machines it's the only method that reliably works. If you want to prevent humans cheating with machines use proctoring.
I rarely use Youtube, but this would help boost free/libre alternatives. I use Gmail web, which means Thunderbird-only or switching back to my own mailserver. Drive, there is Nextcloud. Maps, I mostly use Osmand. Search, I use ddg but here's good point to use p2p and speciality search engines. Android, guess why I'm using Lineage OS. OS X, guess why I'm using Linux, or could switch to *BSD.
Google can continue to devolve into a shittier version of a walled garden that is Apple.
I see removed. Maybe lemmy.ml admins run a word blacklist. Not the smartest policy.