Well, if you want a cheaper option, look at the Chuwi tablets, which are new around 250-300 and have some decent Intel CPUs and pen input.

Just disconnect the antenas. In some cars, you can even unplug the telematics system.

Well, try doing that in a Honda Civic. Maybe with a wagon…

Keep in mind, that Brax uses misleading YouTube videos and their devices are as secure as my 2017 Redmi with LineageOS and a non-relockable bootloader (which I use with caution).

Also: mobile linux doesn’t even offer the security of Secure boot on laptops (maybe Purism does, as they have a good track record on their laptops).

Please don’t be an idiot, use GrapheneOS as it is the only security focused mobile OS.

Yes, everyone cares enough, they will definitely change that.

As far as I know, people are too stupid to even understand what sideloading is (it is about that, right? Edit: yes.)

Well, I think the latitudes are great to work on (at least my 5290). Just remove the Phillips screws on the back cover and you can replace practically everything. But it’s still way more delicate than the t440p (which is harder to accidentally harm.

BTW, HP is terrible. My 250 g5’s aftermarket (AliExpress) fan is alive since 2018, but the original died in a year. The original battery just died one day (probably a dead cell) and the aftermarket ones died in the same fashion. And of course the plastic started falling apart in 2019 from just moderate wear.

My 2018 latitude 5290, I bought used in 2023 needs just a battery replacement and maybe the thermal compound. I even dropped it many times and only needed mild bodywork (some plastic welding).

The upgradability depends, the 14s g5 has upgradable ram, etc.

Plus Lenovo checks the network cards and wireless/WWAN cards for authenticity, so no upgrades apart from the hardware which comes with the model), but I’m not sure if that’s still the case.

“Some people are stupid” - no shit.

This is repression.

Minorities (especially trans and/or neurodiverse children, who often aren’t even respected by their family) will be especially affected by this censorship of their only safe space - the rare inclusive corners of social media (like the fediverse and some rare mainstream social media communities).

If I hadn’t used social media in my childhood, I would be convinced what my parents and the Slovenian medical system tried to implant in my mind: that all autistics are idiots, and that I shouldn’t be educated, I should just have a job in some kind of disability institution.

Maybe this is the intention of this legislation… Also, is the app still deliberately incompatible with Graphene OS via strong-integrity? Hmmm…

I would also do the heart symbol if I got 30.000.000$ for it.

Not much different, than any other country. Most people hate at least one minority.

Well, you get a superiour privacy and security by just debloating a device via ADB.

Well, look at the /e/ os. It just confirms the narrative. If you just hate google, you can remove their apps via ADB.

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Yeah, no shit. Look at their OS and online services.

Well, what about M series macs and SDM laptops, which are deliberately designed to be hard to reverse-engieneer.

Since the pipes lead to the ass… Maybe the machines use that as fuel?

Like I want chrome with more spyware. If I wanted that, I would glue a camera to my balls and livestream them 24/7.

Well, there is no GPS/HR tracking, so it isn’t very useful apart from telling the time.