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Well, on my phone that back in stock could only do up to Android 10, Lineage gives me Android 11 (maybe 12, haven’t checked) so it’s still a serious win.
Now, if you insist that I shall have an up-to-date device from the official manufacturer with all the bloatware, same planned obsolescence and zero control, or even worse a 4× overpriced Pixel, maybe you are so assured of this superiority that you’d be willing to fund it?
Security-wise you’re better off using whatever OS comes with your device
So, Android 9 / 10?
I’m sure not as heck going to spend zillions on a new phone (or a hard-to-find used one) when the one I have still works perfectly.
(IIRC) it’s even worse than stock because you can’t lock the bootloader after installation.
That’s a problem with the phone manufacturer, not with Lineage.
An used Pixel, assuming I can find one in my country, still costs four (4) times what I need to shell out for a in-market Lineage compatible phone.
Theoretical security is cute, but it has to be adjusted to practical feasibility. The most secure computer in the world is useless to you if you can’t boot it up.
Nothing too hypothetical nor an “insane” level of work. Didn’t Israel do just that with some beepers to blow up children?
What are you waiting for??? He/she’s ready to go.
I wouldn’t say it’d be “in their favor”. To be honest, I don’t think even the ruling class has a way to make this smply “go away” in the “make sure polices and judges do not pursue this case” sense, and even if they did that’d just spark more animosity towards them that they have this power (i mean, we know they do, it’s just now it’d be visible) and they’re using it.
Theoretically: no.
In practice, in the world we’re living in? Hell no.
Any attempt to prosecute the killer would simply add to the advantage the ruling class already have, and be basically an injustice by definition no matter how “by the book” could it have been approached in the otherwise wondrful and illusory world of theory.
inb4 “it depends” but, well, really, it depends, on the what.
Having something to lose because you care for them means they are a liability and a weak point that can be exploited. They are also a natural distraction. In that sense, their presence and status as “things to care for” make you weaker; however, the fact that you care grants you motivation, as well as spite, that can be pretty hard to find elsewhere. You won’t find people who truly care so much as to give their lives for their employer, even top level bootlickers shy away once things get dicey. And spite is quite the damn effective motivator! So, the fact that you can have something to lose promotes you to keep up a higher “action baseline”: waking up in the mornings, keeping yourself healthy and open enough to actually go and protect, etc…; those make you stronger.
As someone who has had 8 cats before and has also provided support for 7 other ones, I can easily tell that their cute little purrs are energizing and I’m more active and aware of the world around me simply because I have to find good quality cat food for cheaper. So if anything I’m a “stronger” agent in the commerce.
That’s the neat part, you don’t!
Aaaah finally, a counterpart for the “two women angry at cat” meme!
The void:
Void in training!
“Hoooman, I’m not gonna help you with that 23 kg limit”
I’d probably say mundane ergonomics (eg.: how do your species use chairs, or if doors have knobs or bars) and general interpersonal processes: how does one find a mate, or raise a child in the setting, how are liars and cheaters treated, etc.
Not the spells, but how and why magic works in the first place.
Emphasis mine; interested here. What about working on the “why” do you like the best? Is it the work of placing in “inherent” limitations, or the lore that you can work behind it, etc?
Congrats on keeping your cat active and engaged for 11 years!
Magic and science can perfectly coexist. Magic is an attribute of the world, science is a process about the world.
Magic and technology on the other hand… my understanding that’s the usual clash. Magic is the death of technology (and, to an extent, vice versa).
It touches on how anime influences real-life travel.
Does it, tho? </thor-face>
Like, stuff like Gundam and Evangelion came out when I was a cute lil boy yet I still can’t ride a mecha to work.
That’s the neat part: you don’t.
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