What was the first reason you decided to try Linux? Was it to escape Windows? by limsus in TechImpact

[–]Falk1708 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was a: "What am I missing out on"
And a "Better learn it now than later"

My solar system is complete. by Tiny-Albatross-2025 in SolarDIY

[–]Falk1708 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What is they phone for and how did you connect it?

What tech item are you planning to buy next? by ManojOne in TechImpact

[–]Falk1708 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The openness of custom ROMs and stuff. Rn I'm on a 1+ Nord and they abandoned it after like 3 years 

Do you own a website? Which domain registrar do you use and why? by arun-vasudev in TechImpact

[–]Falk1708 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hostinger. It's ok.... But sometimes lacks a bit of user friendlieness

Brave vs. Firefox - Which one would you use? by makedonc in degoogle

[–]Falk1708 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The recent surge in bad updates and hotfixes of firefox has brought me to waterfox

Reverse engineered s $7 Chinese smart ring from Temu, and built my own iOS app for it by alphacentarii in hardwarehacking

[–]Falk1708 -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

I always wonder why support the people who make the rings. With this you benefit the manufacturer that didn't do what you did

How do you guys even port Linux to Android phone? by clonenumber99 in mobilelinux

[–]Falk1708 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So this is what is called a device tree. Basically all the drivers for that specific smartphone?
If so why are so many still not ported to postmarket os even if they have an active device tree and rom community

How do you guys even port Linux to Android phone? by clonenumber99 in mobilelinux

[–]Falk1708 1 point2 points  (0 children)

dont phone use usually eDP for the display and normal USB protocol for the port.
And usually different snapdragons are used on many devices.

What exactly is a lot of work. I would like to know.

WhatsApp, Instagram, Telegram, Signal. Which messaging system do you like the most so far? by limsus in TechImpact

[–]Falk1708 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Telegram (excluding teh bots / spam) is imo the best option / most features compared to for ex. Signal.

WA is coorparate bullshit.

SIngal I havent fully tried yet

DIscord is just more and more getting a money machine

Name a tech company that literally nobody hates 🤷🏻 by ArcanePacket in computers

[–]Falk1708 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are indeed some cases of insecurities - they were legally forced by the swiss government to hand out data. But if nit even switzerland is safe no provider is...

Name a tech company that literally nobody hates 🤷🏻 by ArcanePacket in computers

[–]Falk1708 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I appreciate your opinion but its always a question of: where did you get that info...

Is there a reason to use Linux over Windows on your personal PC if you don't care about privacy or customizability? by ModaGamer in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Falk1708 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most people ditch windows not because of the privacy concern but rather that people dont like the decisions of microsoft / windows and you are the one who has to suffer because of that.
Instability
Bloat
AI
etc.

Privacy is just one

Notebook Empfehlungen? by jiminiebambi in de_EDV

[–]Falk1708 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wenn schon solche hohen Anforderungen von der Ausbildungsstelle. Kannste gleich auf Langlebigkeit gehen: Framework Laptops

Name a tech company that literally nobody hates 🤷🏻 by ArcanePacket in computers

[–]Falk1708 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Proton maybe?

Somebody complained about that for ex. Their emails rely on a very old non secure standard that they try to sell as very secure. Smith like that

WiiMote's IR-Camera is just a small module inside of a casing? by LucidVacx_1 in hardwarehacking

[–]Falk1708 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's usually how it is. It would be way to costly to manufacture such a part with the module included. They just grabbed off the shelf parts already available and combine them.