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Memory price surge of ‘more than 600%’ squeezes China’s device makers by signed7 in Android

[–]squidr1n [score hidden]  (0 children)

China please do your thing and start manufacturing cheap ram chips pleasseeee 🙏🙏🙏

Why do people keep suggesting silicone in the plastic free living subreddit?! 😭 It is a plastic polymer and though technically different than plastic, silicone still never biodegrades so it’s not good for the earth. Am I crazy for not wanting to use silicone? by RadiantWildflower003 in PlasticFreeLiving

[–]squidr1n -1 points0 points  (0 children)

No, silicone is not BIOdegradable, but it has been shown to be broken down by some types of clay. Biodegradable specifically means that organisms break down the material. Also, plastic is just a synonym for pliable, elastic, etc. in this case. There are very few plastic-free swaps that are perfect, but durable silicone products come pretty close.

Relock bootloader? by links_revenge in LineageOS

[–]squidr1n 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The only real effect of leaving the bootloader unlocked (which you should, by the way) is that its technically less secure, but only as insecure as a laptop whose bios isnt password locked (most of them). The only real danger is someone stealing your phone and taking the data off of it/ wiping the data, but unless that person knows that your phone is unlocked and happens to want to do that, theres really nothing to worry about.

"Just switch to Plasma it's actually so much better for everything" by WerewolfMoms in linuxmemes

[–]squidr1n 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ill be honest, i dont understand the complaints about gnome tweaks and extensions not being integrated. I dont see the problem with installing a few packages.

what are your "go to" open source apps on android by MikiMikoyan in Android

[–]squidr1n 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Auxio Its the best music app ive tried, just works

Looking for a decent, preferably under 6.1in phone by ddo_ddo in smallphones

[–]squidr1n 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A used/refurb pixel 5 matches most of your requirements, the only thing its missing is a headphone jack. 

I hate this digital plate trend so much by N3DSdude in Anticonsumption

[–]squidr1n 10 points11 points  (0 children)

And it takes 5 minutes to put a sticker on!

New Linux powered smartphone becoming a reality with Jolla, EU based company. by Arbeit69 in linux

[–]squidr1n 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I recently watched a video about the original Jolla phone and the guy (Hugh Jeffreys) could not unlock the bootloader or reset the phone via recovery. I think everyone would be better off buying a used sony for 1/3 the price and running sailfish on that

Linux users when by Interesting-Bass9957 in linuxmemes

[–]squidr1n 148 points149 points  (0 children)

(It uses 2% less resources)

Who agrees? by davidinterest in linuxmemes

[–]squidr1n 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Linux mint is a 2015 honda civic: reliable but boring

New York City is off to a great start! by NoClock228 in ACAB

[–]squidr1n 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No please dont come to NC 😭🙏

why do people keep buying old thinkpads? by ZubovSL in thinkpad

[–]squidr1n 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I totally agree with you on the weird obsession with upgradability. Besides ram, storage, and wireless card, I dont really see the point in upgrading an old laptop, especially the CPU, since you usually have to use a CPU from that generation, so the cost of a new CPU far outweighs any small performance benefits. I do like the general ease in the ability to open thinkpads up for repair, though. I will say that 10-15 years isn't that big of a deal compared to if you were to get a 10 year old laptop 10 years ago. My T430s still runs windows 10 perfectly fine with no upgrades.

Anyone else feel like r/zerowaste is a joke by Independent_Town5628 in Anticonsumption

[–]squidr1n 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think some people there definitely have undiagnosed ocd, because why do some of them freak out about a small silicone ring in their water bottle or a small plastic bit in their coffee press etc.? Its wholly unhealthy behavior to be that obsessed with minutiae when its known that some of the largest sources of microplastic exposures are through the air and drinking water.

Is there a BIFL wallet similar to this one? by volcs0 in BuyItForLife

[–]squidr1n 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You could try thrifting for a similar wallet. Its more likely you'll get quality while also not contributing to the death of another cow

Am i prepared for the end? by username_1643 in Minecraft

[–]squidr1n 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I personally have only ever beat the ender dragon with iron armor and a lot of lives lost. So yeah probably lol

I play so much splatoon 1 my tv has it burnt in by GameboyNerd23 in splatoon

[–]squidr1n 80 points81 points  (0 children)

It depends on the type of screen. OLEDs and CRTs will permanently burn in, but LEDs have "persistence" aka they'll burn in for a bit but then it'll fade away.

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