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Huh, why would one make up a bird? A reference to the memespiracy theory that birds don't exist?

So, regarding the account: it depends. AFAIK, there's no "graphene account" in grapheneos, but you can use the regular google account after installing sandboxed play services. Note: you don't have to, the only things from google I personally used were gcam (since their hdr+ thingy is quite good) and photos (since foss alternatives I've tried can't 3d transform), both without play services and internet access. On other roms there may be an optional account (ex, /e/os).

Applications: there's a messaging app (regular SMS) and gallery (not sure here, tho, mb there wasn't; once again I decided to keep using google photos), otherwise - nope. All can be obtained from f-droid/play store/aurora. Syncing probably needs to be done via 3rd party stuff (I'd probably go with self-hosted nextcloud instance, which can be done rather easily and for free with tailscale if you have a spare laptop/pc)

App installation: I personally went with f-droid plus aurora (since the proprietary software I use doesn't rely on play services other than for sending notifications, exception - gcam, but fixable with gcam services provider from f-droid with the caveat of not being able to use sandboxed play services due to the name collision). Idk how exactly sandboxed play services are "better" compared to f-droid, mb in terms of software availability? Otherwise I prefer f-droid since stuff there is Foss, trackerless and overall better audited (paste here the links to numerous articles about actual malware being found in play store).

Self-hosting nextcloud is relatively easy (I can drop some links later if you're interested), but you can also keep using whatever you used before. Also (correct me if I'm wrong) /e/ provides their cloud with some amount of free storage, so you may want to start with that.

Unlike arch that has no "stable". Yap, sure; idk what it was supposed to mean, tho.

Yea, but the move to verify the path seemed somewhat funny at the time. As for the second part - it's a shame, but expected: they need to re-compile like everything. So, I just decided to wait since all my machines are ssh-ible from VPN only

Wdym

no one has written a song about how much they love their CEO

? Here's one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mj1dd0Kcq8A

Incorrect: the backdoored version was originally discovered by a Debian sid user on their system, and it presumably worked. On arch it's questionable since they don't link sshd with liblzma (although some say some kind of a cross-contamination may be possible via a patch used to support some systemd thingy, and systemd uses liblzma). Also, probably the rolling opensuse, and mb Ubuntu. Also nixos-unstalbe, but it doesn't pass the argv[0] requirements and also doesn't link liblzma. Also, fedora.

Btw, https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-202403-1

Allrighty, cyanide is out of the question (which it may've been anyways given the ice cream is sugary enough), but what about less immediately acting stuff, like ricin or orellanine?

Well, it may be worth checking... As soon as they open the compiler, that is.

Probably so. I mean, even though the b(r)ands he played at aren't what I personally listen to, I've often heard his name here and there.

For me it's not about efficiency (although tiling somewhat improves it) but rather basic comfort. With stacking wms windows constantly overlap each other, and then I have to constantly re-arrange them, alt-tab like 75 times to find the one I need, etc, and tiling does solve this issue pretty damn well.

Yeah, those trashbag pants look weird and everything, but +5 to pickpocketing is +5 to pickpocketing :D

Likely RIP PCH (or the CPU, if those 2 are combined). That's kinda weird they don't install protection on USB ports 'cause those are like 20 cents (at least judging by those in my t480). On the other hand, HP's gonna HP