Yes, but it’s even more of a hassle than I remembered and offers basically no benefit, it’s really not worth it.

https://redlib.catsarch.com/r/LineageOS/comments/n7yo7u/a_discussion_about_bootloader_lockingunlocking/

Also you can build a LineageOS image that let’s you re-lock the bootloader if you really want that functionality.

It looks like a real hassle but it is possible.

Yeah, I remember that. They also treat their players like absolute shit in general. But at least Rockstar makes games people enjoy and provides shareholder value. Ubisoft sucks so much they are actively harmful to everyone involved.

Some of those picks are questionable (like Ball x Pit, Kirby Air Riders, Deadlock and maybe The Drifter too), but there is some stuff in there I don’t recognize.

Ubisoft is actually the worst possible video game corporation.

They almost never make a game that’s worthy of anyone’s time, their business practices are scummy, they kill off their games and tell people to get used to not owning them, treat their workers like shit and their stock price is in the gutter so not even the wallstreet ghouls benefit from how awful they are.

It’s incredible.

The article reports that Xbox didn’t have any deals, at all. Playstation is reported to be cheaper than it’s pre-hike price.

They don’t seem nearly as good as people claim though. I can’t comment on their quality with certainty because I didn’t play any of them besides Crash Bandicoot but at least their newer games seem very unimpressive to me.

On Poco X7 Pro debloating improved the battery. I didn’t remove the wallpaper app though.

I was so happy when Silksong released, thinking I wouldn’t have to hear about it again for a long time. Here we fucking go again…

This is most likely only useful on the most high end gaming phones, tablets or handhelds, if it’s useful at all. It could also be a scam.

I would’ve prefered getting Mega Man Legends 3 instead since they, you know, made most of the game already. But I wouldn’t say no to this one.

This actually looks really, really cool. If someday a repairable version of this proves viable for another company I can see myself saving up for a device like this.

This is more like a tablet and phone hybrid. So if you were already going to buy both, you may well just buy this, I guess, I don’t what Android tablet prices are like.

That is America though, guns (and gun parts) are everywhere. You can make a shotgun out of two pieces of pipe over there, no printer required. That wouldn’t fly in places with strict gun control, which are most places.

Oh they can enforce it just fine. Some guy in UK tried 3D printing a gun and saw what’s what, granted he called support which is stupid as hell, but everyone has a non-zero chance of slipping up. And once you do, I hope you don’t have unfinished business outside. Impracticality of enforcement only becomes an issue if it’s ridiculously widespread, which this is not.

Given that your phone will see far more active use and will have to be connected to some kind of network, the chances of it getting detected and landing you in trouble is quite high. You have a better chance with getting out of there if possible or getting rid of your smartphone if not.

On a side tangen I don’t buy into the “anyone can build a gun” argument anyway. You have to make a frame, barrel, blackpowder, cast lead… it’s a long hard process that will result in an underpowered / impractical gun or most likely both, something 99% of people won’t bother ever bother with due to the sheer friction involved if nothing else. That argument holds weight with knives (sharp stuff in general), sheperd’s slings, maybe a brass knuckle even but not really with guns.

What do you even do there? I can almost never find anything to watch on PeerTube.

An open Android is perfectly viable, it can even be hardforked if people are that unhappy with what Google did with it over the years.

I think mobile Linux has functional advantages that can make it a lot more desirable, but there is no reason a truly open Android cannot exist.

What game is that?

I try to degoogle the best I can. When I was shopping for a new phone I went with Xiaomi because those phones used to be famous for their community support, but it seems like those days have passed. Once I discovered that I looked for alternatives that are available where I live and saw they weren’t any better, so I went with Xiaomi anyway.

Until I manage to move to EU and buy a Fairphone using a private, open source smartphone OS won’t be possible.

I don’t see what would be the value in that anymore. I didn’t use a phone with a physical keyboard in a while but I think a virtual 3x3 keyboard would be more comfortable.