On Cell Phones and Cell Phone Applications

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[@tczimmerman]

>That 30 year old boomer who still uses his parent's cell plan

[@rexevan6714]

*28

[@JaggedJack1]

30 year olds are definitely not boomers.

[@matthewmcdonald4061]

GoatDragon Boomer is not an age, it is an attitude

[@Kiko-yq2cs]

Matthew McDonald no boomer is literally the name of a generation, the baby boomers

[@Kiko-yq2cs]

1234 wdym common sense word shuts change meaning like that? I mean saying ok boomer comes from the meme too and it originates from the original term

[@noirdessaim]

Swans on the river Cicadas songs through the night The free man walks by

[@cosmojg]

What's this from?

[@finndriver1063]

There was a young man name-ed Luke, With a Vim setup one can't rebuke, Though Linguistics by trade, Linux videos he's made, A perplexingly watchable fluke.

[@herschbergerjacob3421]

Those are geese not swans you hear lol!

[@riley1962]

you really are linux varg

[@BrunusRicieri]

GNU/Varg

[@radomane]

GNU/Thul

[@MrCheeseDragon]

I'd just like to interject for a moment. What you’re referring to as Linux, is in fact, GNU/Linux, or as I’ve recently taken to calling it, GNU plus Linux. Linux is not an operating system unto itself, but rather another free component of a fully functioning GNU system made useful by the GNU corelibs, shell utilities and vital system components comprising a full OS as defined by POSIX. Many computer users run a modified version of the GNU system every day, without realizing it. Through a peculiar turn of events, the version of GNU which is widely used today is often called “Linux”, and many of its users are not aware that it is basically the GNU system, developed by the GNU Project. There really is a Linux, and these people are using it, but it is just a part of the system they use. Linux is the kernel: the program in the system that allocates the machine’s resources to the other programs that you run. The kernel is an essential part of an operating system, but useless by itself; it can only function in the context of a complete operating system. Linux is normally used in combination with the GNU operating system: the whole system is basically GNU with Linux added, or GNU/Linux. All the so-called “Linux” distributions are really distributions of GNU/Linux.

[@KaptainUflg]

I think it's rather insult than a compliment.

[@user-rt1et3zw1d]

God damn you so funny chuckles

[@LukeSmithxyz]

I don't think I mentioned it in the video, but if you use a cell phone, you should download and use f-droid (f-droid.org/) as a package manager. It contains only FLOSS and privacy-respecting applications and actually informs you about the potentially bad things in programs you install.

[@rexevan6714]

I'm one of those people that bring their cellphone everywhere but rarely pull it out of their pocket or purse.

[@kkeanie]

thats me too. I dont really use my cell. unless I have to look something up or just read or study.

[@jastaneim9252]

Rex, do you still carry a purse?

[@coryleblanc]

never had a cell phone in my life, ask me anything

[@ISCARI0T]

@@coryleblanc mom alive or mom boom?

[@tomtemple69]

You're being tracked

[@lexexcessum]

This is perfect, and I share the same thoughts. Recently switched from using a smartphone to a flip phone and I really do feel more free. I never really used social media to begin with, but I did find myself pulling out my phone whenever I was idle to browse reddit (arguably social media), read news, or play games. Now my smartphone is exclusively a music device, my flip phone stays at home unless I really need it, and my mom hates that she has an even harder time getting a hold of me now.

[@user-rt1et3zw1d]

I just imagining how nearby people look at some man talking about alien like stuff Linux and Cellphones...

[@myron7642]

Be proud about it

[@user-rt1et3zw1d]

@@myron7642 you slow

[@myron7642]

@@user-rt1et3zw1d Yes I just found this channel :)

[@user-rt1et3zw1d]

@@myron7642 don't talk to me, you cringe

[@mmyes8076]

@@user-rt1et3zw1d чел.. не будь таким токсиком

[@ethanjohn7638]

Holy shit, you're changing my life man. So inspiring when someone very good with tech encourages social interactions by putting down cellphones. As far as rooting goes, jeez it's easy man. Yeah there are many pajeets on YT, but you don't need to go their. We have a huge modding community on XDA. Just flash any stable ROM preferably Lineage because it's great for privacy, and flash it without Google Apps. You then have a free phone. Just about every ROM is open source so it's great for privacy as well.

[@8cyl6speed]

I like to use it for background music to make my life feel like a movie when I’m alone

[@rexevan6714]

Did somebody chase you ?

[@user-rt1et3zw1d]

Damn I laughed

[@sixdroid]

lol

[@georgepapageorgopoulos4425]

Nokia 3310: I can call my parents and have 16GB of music on an microSD. :D

[@meh5812]

nice ipod

[@milijanmosic5189]

I tried to live without a phone for a month and a half... Friends: "You are avoiding us." ... That's all about "people are good at adjusting" line

[@g00zik97]

if your friends responded like that, do they really care about you or only think about themselves?

[@myron7642]

Did you let them know why you are doing so, and provide them with alternative ways of contacting you? I think most people would understand

[@josie3221]

@@g00zik97 idk, if my friend cut of communication with me for a month i’d think they were avoiding me. That is, unless I knew they were trying to use their phone less and it wasn’t personal.

[@coryleblanc]

wow i'm so glad you have friends, you must be a great person

[@empresslithia]

I'm quite confident that I could replace my phone with a notebook, as I only use it to log my observations, track tasks, set reminders and update my calendar, but your remark on the habit one develops when faced with nothing to do really hit home for me. I imagine that without a phone to sink my attention, I would quickly look for something to do and I would probably be better, stronger, more productive.

[@empresslithia]

That said, I bought a blackberry for a reason, and I need a computer that I can pull out at a moment's notice.

[@wobbles7915]

Im going to do this unironically now

[@anatolystepanovichdyatlov1747]

>mfw I listen to luke about cellphones on my android powered smartphone while sitting outside smoking a cigarette

[@rubenvd3913]

I'm watching this from a Linux machine, but I'm also smoking a cigarette right now

[@LDRO]

"might fuck up reactor 4 later idk"

[@InactivePhoenix]

I don't like cell phones but I feel like it's too late to go back. My boss expects me to text her and other employees on the job for keeping everyone in the loop, I have colleagues that insist on coordinating time sensitive things through mobile apps, if I don't reply to certain friends throughout the day they take it personally and the friendship suffers, and my job would be much harder without on the spot access to the internet. Maybe I need to look into free and open alternatives in the mobile computing space?

[@fuzzybyte]

"some pajeet on youtube" :D

[@MrCheeseDragon]

D E S I G N A T E D

[@cesarbolivar6003]

S T R E E T

[@PaperBagMan884]

It's funny cause it's true.

[@shobhit2197]

Its funny cause its not true. It would be sad if it was true.

[@ameynarkhede8264]

I'm indian. Can confirm if you have android phone a fellow pajeet has root for it.

[@nerdbot4446]

I handle that the same way. I also disabled every kind of live notificactions on my PC. There's nothing worse for your productivity than get distracted every minute. I got much flag for not responding right away. Many of my family members and coworkers expecting replies in less than 10 minutes, especially if they can see my online status. But after some time they grew accustom to it on how I handle requests. The sad thing is that some of them even dislike this themselves but don't do anything against it, since they're fear to miss something important. I also appreciate the boredom from time to time. As I went to school, in the train all the kids were talking and discussing and interacting with each other. It was often loud, sometimes annoyingly loud. I recently took the train at school time, you heard nothing. They're all quiet, had headphones on and starred at their smartphone screens. What a change.

[@Aomicplane]

I'm glad to not be the only one with this stance on smartphones. I always hated modern phone OS's for the very reason that you have almost zero control over it or what it does. My opinion is still that an OS should maily do what the USER asks it to do, and it shouldn't just decide what to do. Now i know that this point of view is very arguable for a couple of reasons, eg. i don't deny that an OS knows best about process scheduling, or when to start caching for example etc, i'm really more talking about the fact that modern smartphone OS's basically treat you as a you're a little kid and you're given some big buttons which presents your apps and you have super simple to use user interface features and that's about it. You have no idea let alone control what is being send over the network, almost 0 control over which services you want to run etc etc. Even developing for these OS's is hell, you have to follow strict rules and guidelines otherwise your app just won't work. Imagine a desktop OS being like that...

[@Waitwhat469]

I "lose" my cell periodically (I can't find it, and it isn't worth the effort to go find it). It's a kind of nice way to take a break from it. People consider it a negative flaw of mine. I don't understand why really.

[@homelessrobot]

Because they are used to having their claws in everybody they know all of the time. I used to change my number every few months, and it pissed a lot of people off. I fully understand why, i just don't give a shit.

[@edmundironside9435]

Are those the people who are trying to call you by any chance?

[@Waitwhat469]

@@edmundironside9435 yeah, obviously

[@pedroprobst5230]

I have a phone just because my parents "need" a way to easily contact me... I end up using it for things like reading/answering university emails and listening to music (no Spotify!) while riding the bus.

[@ajefersonstiv]

Next of this video I want to say just one thing ... SHARE THE MEME FOLDER

[@barrupa]

Rooting Nexus devices is very easy and technically doesn't void your warranty because you just unroot it before sending it to RMA. Now in terms of using only libre/free software, it is especially harder because things such as GPS are one of the biggest reasons I have a phone and that kind of ties me to Google because OpenStreetMaps and other open source maps and GPS tools are far worse than what Google already offer so it's really hard for me to give up on it. Otherwise I've always been in favor of rooting your phone and getting rid of Google and similar stuff, it just becomes a lot harder to do it after you become dependant on Gmail, Google, Maps and similar things. I just wish there were a viable competitor to Android and iOS that offered the same amount of usability but with decent privacy.

[@djrivington9084]

I'd like a Nexus for this reason. I have a Samsung phone with a locked bootloader from my family plan so I'm stuck with fakerooted Linux chroots for the time being.

[@linuxlounge]

Sailfish OS is a pretty viable alternative to Android and IOS, and most services you need have an unofficial client available

[@luna9751]

@@nilsirl it's not free software most of the time.

[@barrupa]

@@paranoidnela You can't really avoid that as far as I know. If you want a phone that's a price to pay.

[@sigasigasiga]

>you become dependant on Gmail wtf dude. like, i understand your thesis about maps but gmail is pretty much replaceable, there's nothing special about it

[@superspectator123]

I totally agree, Luke. I still have my smartphone because it still works. But when it breaks, I will buy a cheap phone that can do only one thing: phone.

[@myron7642]

And hopefully security patches too. Sometimes I think dumber phones aren't necessarily better when it comes to security. Perhaps security by obscurity, though I wouldn't rely on that. I believe that the security on Android phones today is strong. Also, it is possible to have an Android phone that is GMS-free and AOSP; with that option, is avoidance really better than building self-control?

[@cunjoz]

Take a shot every time Luke scratches his nose.

[@lghjsdtugfkgfjgtru]

I'm fine without my phone and I don't use social network apps or anything like that but for my profession it is one of my primary tools, and that's the very first reason in my mind when choosing one. Also to communicate with specific friends and my family. If it wasn't for that I wouldn't even own a cellphone at all. I would go back to my days of using music players with pirated content which I still like more than streaming.

[@zeckma]

I want to replace my phone with an mp3 player one of these days. Talking in general makes me exaughsting anyhow so I wouldn't miss much.

[@mickeymacaco236]

08:50 I've been there, too. I plan to visit a library again soon. It'll likely be one I've never visited before. I need to read something I haven't already read.

[@clocked0]

Here I am watching this on my cellphone...

[@dcorderoch]

I love that the title of the video is kind of reminiscent of paper titles

[@GoogleUser-id4sj]

Keep posting such good stuffs!

[@slweedlen]

Next question: I want to turn down my online time, but I work as a programmer and is an programmer as a hobbiest. Im thinking of learning Linux (ubuntu) Command line really good. I saw the video where you said that the "man" command has helped you a lot, but how do you find that particular command to read its man site if you cant google? Example: You want to compress and uncompress a file. Given you dont know any command to compress files, how do you find the command? Do you Google it at work?

[@Lorbera]

Stop pointing it out!! Let me have my illusions reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[@PolakeXD]

1:37 Well, I guess that I'm the lucky one who has root access on my phone out of the box XD I own (probably) the first "smartphone" that came with Linux by default and was manufactured by a Finnish company, that manufactured a small weapon of death, that could kill everyone, who got hit by it. Of course, I'm speaking about Nokia. The Nokia N900 came with Linux and I was even able to install different Linux distribution on it and make it run the latest Linux kernel ^^ Definitely a better phone than the Google/Apple Spybricks that are so common nowadays XD Only limitation is that I have to use a portable Huawei wifi router in order to get 5G connectivity on this phone

[@xtdycxtfuv9353]

why tf is it always finland??! i am seriously convinced finland must be th best place to live on earth

[@myron7642]

Since it has an ARM based processor, I suppose that the system it runs has to be compiled specifically for the device? Because as far as I know, there's no widespread standard for having generic systems on ARM devices, unlike how it is like on PCs where you have one ISO for all x86 or x86-64 machines. Seeing how it was released a decade ago, can you still run the latest Linux kernel on it today?

[@swindlesmccoop]

@@xtdycxtfuv9353 Unfortunately (as far as I know) it's a pretty scoailist place as well, so maybe not...

[@911WasActuallyBears]

great video, terry

[@nik4520]

I just take out things I don't use anyway - like physically remove them from the hardware, flash my own custom Rom and then check the network for a while and try to see if Google can still try and pull any kind of shit on me by monitoring all traffic, done... It's quite easy actually and while building your own Rom (you could always use one somebody else made as long as the creator is somewhat trustworthy - if you need/want support try Lineage or Copperhead) it's a way better experience than on the bloated piece of stockandroid crap previously on there. It can be fully modular and customizable if you want it to be and it has a pretty good community behind it providing a lot of documentation and support! It's a lot more like the Linux world... The way things should be. I personally use mainly parts of lineage and some copperhead to provide the basis for me to build my own Rom on - it's a lot like a minimum installation of arch or gentoo and it's easy to back up and revert as well if anything might go wrong. I'd still like the option to use hardware killswitches rather than software or destroy sensors, antennas, Bluetooth and baseband completely, just for good measure if someone might want to use those potential weak points to hijack an unattended running session - since the entire medium is otherwise encrypted. The one thing I personally find unjust with my method is that I technically support the bloated preloaded and partially malicious hardware - so the manufacturer and to a lesser degree Google itself. But they've lately been opting to sell nonhigh-end products underpriced - especially Chinese manufacturers like xiaomi - so they actually make a loss they later want to recover and turn into a profit by people possibly using their pre-installed services - that probably steal your data and might even want to make you pay for just that... - GL trying that on me idiots

[@floppa9415]

ironically Google makes getting root access the easiest and getting rid of Google Apps the easiest on their Pixel phones.

[@Twtgod]

How?

[@Danacus]

Also, mobile banking apps don't want you to root your phone, because reasons apperently. And I think you should just bring a cellphone just in case you need help and you have to call someone, just for emergencies. Bringing a cellphone doesn't mean you have to use it.

[@alkeryn1700]

I use my cell phone for music and reading and also call someone when there is some kind of emergency or something unplaned

[@arkadianriver]

A lovely southern cicada evening

[@134552Adnan]

Librem 5! :) Just gotta wait till my contract runs out.

[@noobie379]

Pine phone seems to have better support

[@Gothicc_senpai]

whats the best business phone with open source?

[@lvcsilva]

Next video: on Propane and Propane Accessories

[@samejimamamimi9483]

LineageOS without Gapps is the close you can get.

[@hermannpaschulke1583]

I still have hope for PostmarketOS

[@FinaISpartan]

Get a purism device for a FOSS experience

[@yevoidstar]

mfw the los build for my device (essential phone) has built-in gapps

[@yevoidstar]

@@lauren-thomas Most ROMs use system images now, even if I were to waste time extracting it, mounting it and such gapps replace AOSP apps and drop Google botnet libraries everywhere so no way I can undo that. I could try building the ROM without gapps though.

[@lunareclipse363]

@@yevoidstar pretty sure official builds can't have that, look at lineageos website for them (unless it's not supported, then probably building yourself is the only option)

[@ProGamer48508]

What do you think about Ubuntu Touch?

[@Nacalal]

I don't even use a cellphone at this point, people wanna talk to me they can wait till I'm home.

[@meef3r]

'This is library.' Btw you're totally right.

[@philippemichaud-boudreault9255]

Frankly, plans in Canada are damn expensive too. I don't have any phone contract, saving at least 50 dollars a month in telecom fees. Only problem i get into is with gov services, a lot of the time they ask for a phone number, and i prefer to just use email. since that's free @ local mcdonalds.

[@worldhello1234]

@0:27 You seem to be against the Dollar Shave Club too. :(

[@JewishSpy]

Thx luke

[@Dilpikl2]

The vargification process is continuing steadily

[@wackbyte]

What do you think of the PinePhone?

[@alefnull]

"cellphones aren't really that useful" you know, unless you need to make a phone call...

[@magnusanderson6681]

Should we tell him about the internet?

[@user-so3md3wo5d]

Cell Phones: equal mind control

[@user-ic7cj8lq9z]

I have a couple of cell phones from early 2000, I never use modern phones. One time my mom bought me a microsoft smart phone, yea.. I think the battery died on that one but of course I wouldn't that shit anyway. I only really use my cell phone to do calls and I often don't even carry it with me because I am paranoid about cellphone tracking. I also don't want to be dependent on a cellphone or have it disturb my thinking and peace

[@luna9751]

This is actually a very good thing to do. If you can abstain from using it, you can always upgrade to a Nexus and get rid of Google stuff on it. I also want to do this since I am also paranoid about cellphone tracking.

[@cali-co6428]

NEEEEEEEEEERRDDDDD!! XD i'll keep doing these until u bring back the forum

[@linuxlounge]

A while ago I decided to go as much free software on my phone as possible, flashed a custom rom, ditched google play and used only free software from fdroid and a few other sources, and I must say it’s one of the best mobile experiences I’ve ever had, the battery life was amazing, the quality of software was also amazing and there were somewhat less games and social media apps pulling me in, fantastic stuff, sadly couldn’t keep doing it though as my requirements for mobile software grew and I got a really nice (eww...) iPhone for free

[@myron7642]

That indeed sounded great - not many people are able to pull it off successfully and many often give up. For myself, I run a completely Google-free OS, not even microG (still have user apps like YT and Maps though). What are these new requirements for mobile software? I understand that there are some situations that are unavoidable - for example, our government will eventually require us to use a contact tracing app to enter public places, and this app checks for device modifications (an enforced app which does mod checks and is loaded with trackers... SMH. But not to worry, I have solutions for that ;) )

[@gaweyn]

/me moves laptop next to monitor for a slick dual screen setup, starts working on one side, launches KZbin on the other, watches this video, switches back to single screen setup.

[@alexeifiodorovich8316]

Watching this on a Cellphone

[@THExRISER]

My smartphone is perpetually set on Ultra Power Saving mode,I rarely use any of the apps so why bother!

[@OfficialAnekito]

Whoa, this is actually a perfect idea

[@THExRISER]

@@OfficialAnekito Glad you like it, I've done it out of necessity since the battery is dying but it's a good way to keep your hands of the apps.

[@pa_foto]

Can't wait to pick up my librem 5 some time next year.

[@xx-cj6ew]

Same, but am worried the company will go bankrupt before their Evergreen batch ships.

[@porcupine7945]

Hey Luke, have you read Deep Work?

[@worldhello1234]

@1:42 I can have barebone system without Google apps by using a custom rom. I guess you could sideload a browser that is unrelated to Google and download Fdroid as a open source webstore but your Android device would lose a lot of functionality - e. g. an integrated safety measure which scans suspicious apps - and some really good apps aren't available on Fdroid and require Google apps. You can limit your exposure by installing the bare minimum of Google apps. No one needs root access if a custom rom is installed.

[@myron7642]

I use LOS 18 without GAPPS and with no issue. > Scan suspicious apps: Similar to 'safe browsing', this requires data on your device to be sent to Google, which personally I'm against. Apps on Android are well restricted, with good sandboxing, controlled permissions and all. Unlike a computer, the damage a malicious app can do is very limited or close to none if the user knows what he is doing. In my opinion, 'anti-virus' solutions like app scanning is not necessary on Android. > Some really good apps aren't available on Fdroid: You can use an app called 'Aurora Store' which allows you to download apps directly from Google Play's CDN with a provided 'anonymous' Google account. > And require Google apps: You can use microG, an open-source GAPPS re-implementation. I have used microG for about a year before going completely Google-free. From my use, I found that microG manages to enable all apps that I have come across that require play services to function normally. One downside is that microG does not currently support (and likely won't fix support for) safetynet. This to me is not an issue however, as apps that check for safetynet are rare, with the only occurrences for me being the macdonalds app and banking apps. MicroG also provides (non-google) network location and (more privately) re-implements Google's push notification service, so apps like whatsapp can receive message notifications normally. Now that I no longer use microG (completely de-googled OS, but still with user apps like KZbin), I no longer have network location, which is okay. However, push notifications are still necessary, and I have found a way to restore similar functionality. For example, for whatsapp, it runs a service called MessageService that listens for new messages. Android kills the service every 10 to 70 seconds, so I use an app called Automate to run a script that runs a terminal command that re-launches the service every 12 seconds. I find that impact of this on battery life is not noticeable. Overall, I'm pretty happy with my google-free system setup.

[@jacksmith3421]

I agree with a lot of, if not all of the points you make about smart phones. It's unfortunate that from a preparedness point of view, a cell phone seems like a must have. Is the answer a burner dumb phone? And how long will next-gen cellular networks support old fashioned mobile phones?

[@fghsgh]

Well the warranty for my phone was only valid in India (not where I live) so I installed LineageOS with root.

[@idroj07]

nice sky!

[@xGOKOPx]

Battery in my phone ran out once while I wasn't at home and I wasn't at a very interesting place either and I felt that I can't do something I want to do, all the time. Definitely not liberated

[@myron7642]

It seems that you have a dependence on your phone - hence, when the phone becomes unavailable, you feel start to feel that way. The liberating feeling that Luke is talking about can only come when one is not dependent on a device.

[@xGOKOPx]

@@myron7642 Oh yes, the reason why I don't feel liberated when I can't do something is because I shouldn't want to do it. Look, if being liberated is achieved by not wanting to do something then that would mean that you're the most free when you don't want to do anything. That's true in a way, but stupid from practical standpoint

[@myron7642]

@@xGOKOPx Not saying that anyone should or should not want to do anything - I believe we decide for ourselves. Just thinking that the two situations are not exactly the same. Also I think we're talking a little too abstract here to make any sense, but I think I won't continue any further. Either way, I had jumped to conclusions earlier - sorry for that

[@myron7642]

Edit *not exactly

[@faisalal-qassem3758]

@@xGOKOPx Drug addict logic

[@yoshi314]

whenever i have idle time, i use ankidroid on my phone. i wonder if that is that bad as wasting time on social media.

[@Link-channel]

Hey i was thinking about buying a new mobile phone, you're an IT expert which one do you suggest me? Also I need to buy a new toaster, can you buy it for me? Also can you clean my stairs for sure you can use the vacuum cleaner

[@myron7642]

If that was a joke, it wasn't a great one. If that was a legitimate question, it wasn't a great one either. However, if you are genuinely intending to buy a new phone, my best suggestion would be the Pixel series. Though it comes from Google and might seem like an intuitive move, Pixels are actually one of the best phones for doing modifications. I'm not very knowledgeable on Pixels, but these phones have special security hardware build in, and they work well with modifications. For example, it's bootloader can be re-locked with custom keys to have Android Verified Boot working.

[@drcat1337]

Could you do a video on private trackers?

[@yevoidstar]

hahhahahaa

[@Zaurthur]

The irony of getting a MotoZ cellphone add before this video...

[@yevoidstar]

> he doesn't block ads

[@visagemsc]

> "It's going to be harder and harder to root your phone." > Can unlock bootloader through developer settings, and TWRP, Magisk and adb are widely availaible

[@rae6261]

kids and 4chan, havent heard that in a while.

[@VZ-br6xk]

Watching this on a phone

[@Lukesp00k89]

I watched this on my phone 😶

[@altEFG]

The most useful thing I do with my cellphone is keeping track on my expenses. Each time I buy something I log it into an app, so I can always see how much money exactly I have, and it really keeps me from unnecessary spending.

[@luna9751]

Google's Apple's and/or the app maker's perspective: "The most useful thing Alternative EFG does with their cellphone is keeping track on their expenses. Each time they buy something they log it into an app, so we can always see how much money exactly they have, and it really keeps me from unnecessary surveillance." Maybe I am too paranoid.

[@altEFG]

That's why I use Lineage OS without gapps and install app from F-droid. I hope for Postmarket OS to be completed for at least some devices, if not for work, I would have no need for a smarrtphone. A pocket PC, on other hand, is useful.

[@luna9751]

@@altEFG We're doing the same thing! Even waiting for PostmarketOS!

[@unkn0wn_416]

Lol, I give the same use with an F-droid app (My Expenses if I'm not wrong). The second use is 2FA in some accounts.

[@coryleblanc]

you use a cell phone as a calculator? wtf

[@_tsu_]

THAT PHONE EXISTS THE LIBREM 5

[@raghavrao5221]

Cal Newport's Digital Minimalism is a much longer version of this video

[@dr.mikeybee]

Are you on the UGA campus in Athens?

[@LukeSmithxyz]

No, this is at Georgia Southern. I'm at UGA every once in a while though.

[@playerone2772]

What OS does your cell phone have?

[@learnprogrammingwww]

grapheneos

[@HelvecioGomes]

I'm watching you on my phone

[@thesquarezminecraft]

They didnt give us framebuffer access (no such device) their kernel even reboot for no reason when tried to run GNU stuff on it( android) their vendor blobs is not able to run on linux environment (libs copied)

[@unicorn_tamer]

I have a new smartphone in case I need it, but I mostly use an old Nokia. They are the best phones. They do their job and they do it well. That's all I need

[@Simon-xi8tb]

I run a Varg distro on all my phonies

[@MamatSerdang]

The only reason I use cell phone is to get connected to the internet. It's the only way to get connected here or use a 3g or 4g modem.

[@iflowlikewater]

WHOA

[@bobsmith2619]

That's the library at Arizona State University

[@08baby25]

I hate these things! Me and my boyfriend find ourselves turning it off on the weekends.

[@deepmind2377]

Sensitive information? Like what? Birthday party pictures? Atomic bomb codes?

[@homelessrobot]

personal correspondence. Login information for every service you connect to with your phone; including your bank.

[@Arunscape]

Lg G5 over here... I can't even root if I want to because the bootloader is encrypted. Meanwhile, in the EU, it is rootable because the bootloader has to be unlockable by law

[@WolfgangsChannel]

Not sure about that. Blackberry devices that run Android have a bootloader that is impossible to lock, same with Apple devices.

[@quadsis5569]

bro talked about small attention span five years ago

[@thescrawl6594]

But I need a portable music player, and an easy fast duckduckgo checker The rest of the shit, like social media or whatever, I dont use or have any use for. If im literally just listening to music and occasional searching something for quick fact checking or something, I dont think its a big deal.

[@TheRealFaceyNeck]

Tinder is the reason for me to use a smartphone. But I'm currently in a relationship so I have a shitty flip phone.

[@0x007A]

Luke is confusing smartphones with a traditional cellular phones. I switched from a succession of BlackBerry phones, that last being a BlackBerry KeyONE, to a Punkt MP02. It stays at home most of the time too but is small enough to fit in a dress shirt pocket.

[@Goudney]

People are so crazy about phones that my own family will gang up on me and mock me for not having an iphone like them and when pressed for a reason why I should have an iphone instead of an Android, crickets.

[@ultradude5410]

Here's a question though: what are your thoughts on touch interface as a technology, in and of itself?

[@omgitzanarwhal]

I'm gonna lose some nerd cred here, but I have an iPhone. I only really use it for work, the only non work people who have the number are my siblings. I keep the thing on shelf at home and dont interact with it 90% of the time. I've thought about getting something like 3310, but... I have to use authenticator for work, and having the hotspot for in the field work is really nice.

[@MisterWayneTV]

That's a really nice video. I wouldn't have thought that someone like you thinks like that about cell phones regarding all your "tech" videos. But I like that and I support the message you're trying to say. Also this motivated me even more to not use my phone :) You have some pretty strong points in this one.

[@albioncia]

well there is this tool called adb and you could delete any aplication on your phone without root. many tech savy people avoided root because theyllose their warranty so they just disable or put their app in one folder and forget about kt

[@boomerix]

I use a Nokia 106. I had an Android phone before...... yes it is useful and convenient, but I realised that I actually hated it. I broke it, got myself the Nokia and I am quite happy, don't wanna go back.

[@oddbob6230]

Thanks, Steve Jobs.