Cool, thanks! I’m just getting started with self-hosting, so I doubt that I will need such on-demand scaling, but now I know where to find it if that changes.

I have eOS on the fairphone 5, and I have had zero problems with banking apps and the like.

That doesn’t mean you won’t have problems though, I don’t use many of those kinds of apps other than a bank authentication app, and a few others for public transit tickets, etc. I also live in europe, milage may vary elsewhere.

Keep in mind that eOS IS android, just with google telemetry removed. You can add a google account if you want/need to, at which point any android app should work as expected. That of course defeats the purpose somewhat, but even then eOS will still help you stay as private as possible by informing you about app trackers and using alternative services for location, etc.

I’m not disagreeing with the opinion that imperialism is one of the biggest large-scale problems facing humanity, and that the US is the current worst offender.

I’m just pointing out that at the root of imperialism are a few powerful people attempting to rule over the rest of us. Tech-feudalism in the digital world is another huge problem, as is the rise of fascism. And they all come from class warfare, at least in my humble opinion.

But I am also not pretending to be as informed on history and current events as many other here, and I am no attempting to lecture anyone as if I know better. That would just be decisive and counterproductive.

I agree, I just like to remind people what the end goal is.

The only conflict that matters is the class conflict. Everything else is a distraction. Eat the rich.

And still worlds better than standard android.

By hosting software that helps people communicate about the location and activity of government-sponsored paramilitary groups like ICE.

Hosting media that helps people be self-reliant, like gardening or home-repair guides.

Hosting state-forbidden media like banned books, that help people to be educated, which in turn saves lives by people not being so suscceptable to propaganda.

I suppose I could think of more, but I think those are some of the most clear examples.

Note: apologies about the spelling errors, my spellcheck is currently not working.

I’m assuming that “phone bo” means phone book? If that’s true then I’m at 20/20.

I plan to live forever. So far, so good.

Hell yeah.

I am the IT guy in my family, I have a bunch of S7s for the wife and kids with eOS, and everybody is more then happy with them.

I got a fairphone 5 a awhile ago for myself, and while it did cost €600+, I wanted the modularity and reparability, I just wanted to support that type of company and try it out. Hopefully I will have it for 10 years or so.

Jokes on you, I’m into this shit.

I have seen these guys live, in a bar deep in the woods of 'sconnie. Those were the days…

I made the jump to signal, and those that refused to come with got relegated to SMS.

But it’s not always that easy. Sorry that you have to deal with that BS.

The other comment is great, as a plan B this app is what I use for automating just about anything on android.

https://llamalab.com/automate/

It takes a little while to get used to the block programming, but it’s fun and can do lots of stuff. The free version should work fine on an alternate android-based OS, but I haven’t checked myself.

Edit: used to use. I haven’t actually been on stock android for a while, and I haven’t used the app in a while either.

Wow, that’s quite a lot of content to go through. Thanks!

I agree, but I also wonder if the Democratic party can be converted from the inside to change it’s focus.

Probably not. I just winder what the best way forward is. It’s not really clear.

NordVPN works very well for me. I’m coincidentally working on setting up an openVPN with their guide, and so far it has been clear and easy.

Eat the rich. Everything else is a distraction.

“Little to no” gender-affirming surgeries are being performed on minors in the United States, and those that are performed are overwhelmingly on cisgender minors.

Out of the 151 breast reductions that were performed in 2019 on American minors, 146 (97 percent) were performed on cisgender males, according to a new study published in JAMA. Out of the 636 breast reductions performed on adults, 507 (80 percent) were performed on cisgender males.

The study used data from 47,437,919 adults and 22,827,194 minors who were insured that year, finding that chest-related operations accounted for 1,591 out of 2,664 (59.7 percent) of surgical procedures performed on adults, and 82 of 85 (96.4 percent) of surgical procedures performed on minors.

I’d bet that you were one of those cis kids that got his breasts reduced, and like a closeted priest you are publicly shaming what you privately do. But there is no shame in it. It is a non-issue, used by the ultra-wealthy to distract from their hubris.

I have a Fairphone 5 with eOS, and I’m happy. Their service is painfully slow, but otherwise professional and reliable. You can run into headaches when flashing eOS if you are not super-cautious (dm mefor details if you like), but the instructions are good, and you can also buy various phones direct from Murena with eOS already installed.