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Happiest of birthdays!!!!!!

happy birthery!

happy birthday!!!!

Birthday honks

Thanks everyone!

(I also need to find the right balance of privacy vs features for my own use, but they're more urgent about wanting to find a solution)

There's a decent amount of settings you can switch off to disable Google and Meta from tracking and gathering certain data from you :) I find it so frustrating that all Android phones are just Google now. Even the Photos app on my phone is Google, no just generic stock app.

Earlier this year I was able to get a refurbished Pixel7 for $200AUD, still is a chunk of money but oh man it's been worth it.. The best to do is switch off all the location, analytics and what not.

(Pixel7 to run GrapheneOS)

They're also looking at replacing their phone and getting a Pixel, but money's tight. Figured I'd try and pass along a stopgap between now and then.

Unfortunately my work requires an official build for reliable RCS chat and some authentication stuff. I ran into issues trying to use GrapheneOS a few months ago. I've opted to use Fennec (Firefox Linux the AI stuff and better privacy) and use the browser instead of apps for as many things as possible.

There are a few dumb phones running KaiOS. It doesnt have a lot of apps, but covers most of the main stream ones. I never used one, just going by what I've seen online.

Here's hoping for the best for the ~40k people across the region without power tonight

far out - I hope everyone is safe :(

I still remember the terror of being caught in a tornado warning while traveling through Tennessee. The weather out there is SCARY

Oi, that's scary. I'd not be able to live in areas like that, with the annual threat of having my home leveled

Thankfully wengot through it without much trouble but I was zonked the next day. @sonic2k I get that. I've adapted to this as part of life in a place I love, but I don't blame anyone for wanting to steer clear!

Ope thank you! I've got a backlog of buttons to track down and add to mine 😅

Teal? I thought your website was green! I guess it leans on a bluer green than a yellower one though

Lol its a mix of lighter turquoise with a darker teal for the scrolling goose and text. It looks more green on my phone but more blue on my laptop. The hex code I use for my accent color is #009744 specifically so it's like 50/50 between green and blue