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1·2 days agogmail allows you to forward all your emails to another inbox (https://support.google.com/mail/answer/10957?hl=en) and you can just port your number out of google voice (https://support.google.com/voice/answer/1065667?hl=en)
I assume you’re “voting with your wallet” which imo is not an effective or worthwhile endeavor. What manufacturer is so much better than Google that they’re actually worth going with over a Pixel with Graphene? The only one that I can think of is maybe Fairphone, but it only works in Europe and the extra cost would likely be better spent towards a donation to a project like GrapheneOS than a mediocre device that is neither private nor secure nor degoogled.
my primary reasoning for an android alternative is to get out of google’s walled garden
You don’t even need an alternative OS to get out of Google’s walled garden. You can and probably should start doing that before you move to an entirely new OS.
Well that sucks
ALL of the internationally branded phones i’ve had (mostly chinese) had compatability quirks with my aftermarket jvc head unit.
I would suspect GrapheneOS would be more likely to work than these, but you could always ask on the forum if anyone has any experience
there was also something wrong with them and some esoteric policy at the places i purchased them from wouldn’t let me get a refund
Ebay has very good buyer protections - arguably too good, making things hard for small sellers. Virtually impossible to not get a refund within eBay’s 30 day return period.
do you have any information on movement with any oems & graphene?
They’ve confirmed it’s happening but likely not until later this year or 2027
eos looks the most likely to me
Don’t use eos if mobile security matters at all to you. It’s also not nearly as private as GrapheneOS and frequently phones home to Google.
ig, you could just buy used though or wait for their own device to be released via the upcoming OEM partnership. I wouldn’t be surprised if pixels are sold at a loss or break even point anyway, supplemented by surveillance capitalism and google play store revenue.
Possibly, I’m not up to date on the latest research, but if so it hasn’t made its way into the guidelines. The risks are significant based on my understanding so I would be surprised. There are selective estrogen modulators with lower risks but they aren’t that effective for osteoporosis.
Isn’t this a case for hormone replacement therapy? I thought physicians recommend it nowadays.
The risk of cancer and clotting with hormone therapy outweighs the benefit of preventing osteoporosis, so it’s generally not used
the kernel in mint 22.2 is from march and fingerprint reader support is still poor
? There are treatments for osteoporosis. They’re called bisphosphonates. And bone density screenings are routine in older women. Am I missing something?
If you have recent hardware mint is not a good choice. Otherwise yes.
11·15 days agoIdk i may be only 14 but im thinkin it’s pretty deep
2·18 days agoFYI cape was founded by a former Palantir exec. Might just mean they know what they’re doing but I’d say it’s a yellow flag at least. Also the main compelling feature (IMSI rotation) is currently pretty experimental
https://www.cape.co/blog/product-feature-identifier-rotation
Unfortunately I don’t know of any brands that sell non-IoT dry food feeders that have RFID/microchip recognition. My kitties are geriatric and require different prescription foods. Fortunately I bought a model that doesn’t have mic/camera, they’re on an isolated network, and I have network wide ad/tracker blocking. But I’d be open to alternatives if you know of any.
if we’re talking about iPhones, well, I don’t think we have to talk a lot about those.
Based on your other comments, your proposed solution to iPhones is Fairphones and Shiftphones, which are not only more expensive than lower-end iPhones, but also typically only available in Europe.
let’s please not pretend this is something you have to invest hours of your day into
It is though, precisely because, as you say, there are many many sub-companies for nestle and coca cola. They are near-monopolies owning large swaths of products making it difficult to identify alternatives, and once you identify true alternatives, you have to determine whether those alternatives are really “more ethical” whatever that means. It’s truly a waste of time.
Boycotts are different because the demands are clearly vocalized and efforts are coordinated, making for a bigger impact. There’s also the carrot of “if you do xyz specific actionable thing, we will come back and start buying your products again.” Boycotts also don’t require the same level of time consuming scrutiny on an individual level. You look at the list of brands and you avoid those brands. Easy.
“voting with your wallet” in the way it’s usually meant does not and has never worked and puts the burden on individuals to invest an inordinate amount of time and research for typically minimal returns like “support potentially slightly less bad company B instead of slightly worse company A.” Voting with your wallet also shames those who don’t have the financial resources to feasibly pay for “more ethical” things, which are typically also more expensive.
Your time is far better spent on higher yield things. For example, boycotting, meaning organized movements with specific demands, does move the needle. Using directly democratic levers to push forward policy when available, such as state ballot proposals in the US, works. Replacing products from companies in your life with community made things (like lemmy), which I view as a form of prefiguration, works. Labor movements like general strikes to push policy forward works. These things actually bring people together and are worth their time investment, unlike “voting with your wallet.”
Why not just switch to another VoIP provider like jmp.chat then?
I guess. I’ve never had any issue personally