I’m not an expert, but Graphene has before first unlock protections where your phone is encrypted until first unlock. So, if it’s for some reason re-enabled during boot (I’m not sure that’s the case), then your phone is already secure anyway.

You can build a simple bed presence sensor using one of those pressure mats used to hook up to alarms in nursing homes and a water/leak detector (I use the aqara detector for this). You just have to strip off the end of the cable from the mat, find the wires that do the circuit inside of the mat (I just used the leak sensor to find them) and wire it up to the sensor. Boom, bed presence sensor! Of course, this doesn’t track your sleep directly.

Graphene can shut it off at the hardware level, or just allow charging. It’s slick.

No, it’s not selfish, although I’m sure that’s what he would want you to think. You should do what is best for you.

Signal via Molly seems like the best option at the moment. Molly is a third party client that allows for even more protections like database encryption and getting rid of Google firebase notifications, for example.

Molly is fantastic. Maybe someday I’ll be able to convince people to get on Matrix, but we’re not there yet. Plus there’s all of the metadata that comes along with using Matrix.

Yep, pretty much. It used to be doable, but these days it’s very difficult. It’s certainly not impossible, but one slipup and you could get on the deny list forever. It’s just not worth it, since emails are usually pretty mission critical, imo.

It should be noted that email servers, no matter the setup, require you to follow strict standards to achieve proper delivery. It’s very easy to get blacklisted, and it’s next to impossible to get off of said blacklist once you’re on it.

I used to host my own mail server with this, but it got to be too much to get my emails to actually send. I was always wondering if my email was actually delivered or if it was silently bounced or sent to spam. Email is the only thing I’m not willing to self host.

Both Proton and Tuta have almost all of those except for maps. For maps, just use Organic Maps or OsmAnd.

I use all of mine separately anyway, because I care about my privacy and it works better. Google products have become so enshittified and bloated that most alternatives are faster at this point.

Step 1: Don’t use Google Calendar

No

I scrobble to Last.fm for recommendations, but I’m not sure you can get DRM free without maintaining your own library.

There is no way the storage medium survived all of that time in a dump. If it made it that far, it’s probably crushed, turned to rust, or both. It’s a lost cause.

Yes, you’ve already established that you can’t comprehend chosing the “least bad” option and that you find fascism entertaining to witness. Do you have anything of substance to add or are you just going to keep saying the same thing?

You can’t even spell hypocrite, so I don’t believe you know what that word means.

And no, Trump has frequently said that he’ll actively help end the war in Gaza (but not through peace). He is going to help wipe them off of the map. It’s not just “no finger wagging”. It’s scorched earth, and for some reason you find that “entertaining”.

Nice one, are you actually 12?

Our choices were status quo (sending bombs and finger wagging) or fascism (turning Gaza to glass and bulldozing it so that Israel can complete their genocide and take the land for themselves). The country chose fascism. If you’re saying Trump is better in this regard, then you need to work on your critical thinking skills.

Guess what‽ It no longer matters what Kamala would have done, she lost the election. Trump has promised to help Israel wipe Gaza off the map to end the war. Since you find his fascist antics entertaining, you’re in for that treat.

Also, how much time do you save by not typing out “your”?

“what about…”

I don’t doubt that the Dems had a poor campaign. However, I’m totally allowed to blame the dumbasses that voted for fascism. These dumbasses are ultimately the ones that filled the box for our authoritarian future. I’ll say it again: fuck them.

Glad you find fascism entertaining. You’ll enjoy Trump turning Gaza to glass then.

Biden shouldn’t have seeked a second term in the first place. If I recall correctly, in his 2020 campaign he claimed he would step aside after his term, and now that he didn’t hold to it, we’re screwed. The Dems never had a full campaign, and Biden (unintentionally) sabotaged any chance they had to win. This is definitely how he’ll be remembered.