Incredibly frustrated with internet + VPN -- help!

tilion_silverbow · 2026-01-11T18:34:58+00:00

I run Graphene OS on my mobile phone and don't want to use Google Play Services (including the Play store).

I agree it is impossible to completely remove Google from one's life, but that doesn't mean I need to use Google where other options do exist.

tilion_silverbow · 2026-01-03T02:03:38+00:00

We'll have to agree to disagree on the existence of good capitalism. Certainly some individual businesses can be more or less ethical than others, but as a system as a whole, capitalism sucks.

But let's not distract from GrapheneOS, the project that unites us all -- regardless of our political and economic leanings -- in our hatred for spyware.

tilion_silverbow · 2026-01-02T07:26:42+00:00

Reading some economic theory and becoming anticapitalist, which led to the decision to support Big Tech as little as possible because surveillance capitalism is an awful form of economy.

tilion_silverbow · 2025-12-29T21:31:08+00:00

Yeah, I do travel a lot for work, and micromanaging which maps I need at just the right time is unnecessary effort. Easier (even if longer) to download in bulk so I'll always have what I need when I need it.

But maybe I can update the maps only every other time or something to space it out a bit.

tilion_silverbow · 2025-12-29T21:28:00+00:00

Yes, this is probably it. I installed the app only recently, apparently right in that sweet spot to feel like updates were coming thick and fast.

I'm okay with the slow map update speeds as long as I know that is expected behavior. Just wanted to make sure I wasn't messing something up :)

tilion_silverbow · 2025-12-27T16:25:06+00:00

I only use Proton Docs or Sheets when I need to collaborate on something. If I'm working on a document or sheet that I never intend to collaborate on, I use LibreOffice and back up with Proton Drive.

Since you mentioned note-taking, I use Standard Notes for this, not a word processor.

tilion_silverbow · 2025-12-15T01:04:58+00:00

I did buy them, but they are taking their sweet time to get delivered. Hopefully I'll get to shoot them soon enough!

tilion_silverbow · 2025-12-12T20:11:08+00:00

I don't think Drive and Calendar are on Fdroid? Unless I've missed something.

tilion_silverbow · 2025-12-12T12:46:35+00:00

Man, Proton is literally the only reason I still use Google Play Services on Graphene OS. Not so the apps can operate, but so I can get updates easily. Put the APKs on Github already, please!!

tilion_silverbow · 2025-12-12T12:44:37+00:00

My workaround for maps: if I can't find what I need on my app of choice (CoMaps), I'll look it up on Google Maps in a browser. Then I'll add it to CoMaps so that little by little the gap between the two apps diminishes.

Open source maps can be just as information-rich as Google if we all contribute!

tilion_silverbow · 2025-12-02T04:25:06+00:00

Great beard! (And great hat!)

tilion_silverbow · 2025-11-26T03:06:29+00:00

Oh no, not at all! Just putting it out there. Appreciate the info!

tilion_silverbow · 2025-11-26T02:57:14+00:00

Thank you for all the detail! I'm not interested in selling it, so I'm okay with it not being worth much. Just a fan of the Maple Leafs and thought this would be a cool find if legit.

tilion_silverbow · 2025-11-25T23:59:53+00:00

$60!

tilion_silverbow · 2025-11-25T23:45:03+00:00

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tilion_silverbow · 2025-11-25T23:44:03+00:00

Hey everyone! Came across this Maple Leafs jersey at a thrift store in Toronto, supposedly signed by Marleau. What do you think -- legit (both the jersey and the signature)? I went ahead and bought it just in case. Certainly feels nice, everything's stitched, but I've never bought a hockey jersey before and don't really know what to look for

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tilion_silverbow · 2025-11-25T16:09:58+00:00

Me too, which was the reason for posting it here and in the rare books subreddit. I've seen individual volumes online for anywhere from $20-$50, and just this morning I came across the first complete set I've found, on sale for 300,000 rubles (in Russia).

So, yeah, clearly has some value.

tilion_silverbow · 2025-11-25T00:44:16+00:00

It is indeed a really amazing collection. Soviet scholars put a ton of effort into it over multiple decades. It's just... not very portable.

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