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cristiioan··on Ask HN: I won't have Internet access for months, How could I use my time?
I don't have specific recommendations for improving your development skills, I can suggest a few things that may be helpful given the circumstances:

- Download as many ebooks as possible. You can try using websites like libgen.rs(or search the r/piracy subreddit for alternatives)

- Look for software like Briar, which allows for local communication over Bluetooth, WiFi, and of-course the internet. If you have an android phone, download an APK for it(and keep a backup of it to share with others).

- Host a local linux mirror for whatever distro you wish. Also download all the manpages.

- Download a copy of Wikipedia

- Consider setting up projects like Internet-in-a-Box, which aims to provide offline access to digital resources(including some of the suggestion I said above).

I hope these suggestions are helpful.

cristiioan··on OURphone Is a Fully Open-Source Smartphone Based on Linux
After using a Linux phone (specifically, the PinePhone) as my daily driver for the past 19 months, I must say that the overall experience has been quite poor. While basic functions like calling and texting are functional, the device falls short in many other areas. For instance, web browsing can be challenging - although most websites do load properly, opening the keyboard has made multiple website completely unusable or behaving strange.

Additionally, while I have experimented with apps for different platforms like Matrix and Mastodon, many of these are still works in progress, and compiling them can be a time-consuming process.It's worth mentioning that even the most optimized apps for Linux phones can still crash from time to time. Additionally, many apps that might work perfectly fine on a Linux desktop are simply not designed to be used on a phone, making them unusable in practice.

While there is a solution for running Android apps on the phone (Waydroid), it too can be unreliable at times and has been known to cause the phone to hang. Furthermore, there are numerous software-related issues, such as crashes after updates, voice-related problems (e.g. microphone or speaker not working), modem connectivity issues requiring a reboot, and the device failing to turn on the screen until a hard reboot is performed (it thinks it's being held up to the ear like during a call). Lastly, battery life is a real issue. It's worth noting that I'm running the Phosh interface on Arch Linux.

cristiioan··on Every web search result in Brave Search is now served by our own index
I'm not sure if I will add it to my searx instance. The problem is that Brave gets more shady over time(shady BAT "donations" to creators, Brave VPN, ads on the homepage, and the let's not forget the crypto).

I get that they need to pay employees.

cristiioan··on Ameliorated: Windows 10 and 11 minus the spyware
They link to an LTT video, but guess what? The video links back to another website: ameliorated.info. The source code linked by the website is also hosted on there. For me it seems like someone is trying to revive an old project without approval from the owner. I'm not sure if you should trust it right now without more information
cristiioan··on Framework announces AMD, new Intel gen, 16“ laptop and more
I don't think is that harder. Also, my Framework(bought in Austria and than shipped it to Romania - still in EU) was actually sold by a company registered in Germany.
cristiioan··on Framework announces AMD, new Intel gen, 16“ laptop and more
EU servers are still up, but very slow
cristiioan··on GitHub Copilot X – Sign up for technical preview
I was able to apply with my student account(it has copilot and pro for free).
cristiioan··on Ask HN: How do you come with a startup idea?
Ok, so you find an idea this way. But guess what, it is already taken by most probably another startup/small company.
cristiioan··on Ask HN: How do you come with a startup idea?
I'm trying to find startup ideas first, not to verify if my startup idea is worth. And I wouldn't verify it in such a way. I have read books already on the subject and this seems like a bad idea.
cristiioan··on Ask HN: What modern tools should be standard part of a modern unixy distro?Why?
There are many tools like lsd, bat, fd and a few more.
cristiioan··on The threat on your desk: Building an evil USB-C dock
Getting that level of trust is the hardest part. If you don't mind losing performance, HEADS + Qubes OS try to get that on older thinkpads.
cristiioan··on The threat on your desk: Building an evil USB-C dock
Isn't that only when using lockdown mode?
cristiioan··on The threat on your desk: Building an evil USB-C dock
Better is to have all your devices in a trusted place(or multiple) or with you all the time(in a backpack).
cristiioan··on The threat on your desk: Building an evil USB-C dock
This is why I keep all the hardware I use at home or in my backpack. If I have to go to the bathroom, I will take my backpack with me when I'm not at home.
cristiioan··on Show HN: Find the most climate friendly meeting location
I find the idea great, but there are a few issues with it.

The biggest ones I have found is that when there are multiple people flying from the same airport, it won't redo the math to try to find a better location.

Also it is more fuel efficient for just one to fly than two when there are only two people.

cristiioan··on Why I Use Old Hardware
I can't imagine myself using such old hardware.

It is cool and I like it(old thinkpads are awesome) but the slowness would hit me every time I do something a bit more intensive(like browsing the web with hundreds tabs). Maybe it is related to the fact that now I have really fast hardware.

Also it really depends on your use case. I have a VM heavy workflow which benefits from the insane amount of RAM I have in my laptop and the number of cores.

cristiioan··on Mullvad's campaign against EU chat control
After using Mullvad for a while now, I believe they care about privacy more than others. Maybe I'm wrong.
cristiioan··on Nokia launches DIY repairable budget Android phone
I don't think Graphene OS will support anything else than Pixels and posibily in the future a custom phone made for Graphene OS[https://www.androidpolice.com/graphene-os-phone/]
cristiioan··on Nokia launches DIY repairable budget Android phone
Android one isn't dead?
cristiioan··on Nokia launches DIY repairable budget Android phone
Outside the major brands(Samsung, etc), many cheap phones ship with an older version from release. Probably because it is cheaper?
cristiioan··on My daughter's school took over my personal Microsoft account
With the mess that is Microsoft accounts system, I'm not surprised to hear this.
cristiioan··on Ask HN: What to do with a coffee plantation with about 8000 trees?
I don't think asking here is the best idea
cristiioan··on Socialist Romania Computer Chips
I know it is an EN only website and it was a joke :)
cristiioan··on Socialist Romania Computer Chips
Minunat, acum discutam despre romania in engleza.
cristiioan··on Socialist Romania Computer Chips
Hello, I'm from Romania, and I never knew we had such facilities.

History is always fascinating and is sad to see parts like this of the industry get destroyed. In every major city, where major industry was (they built quite a lot of things like tractors, cars), now we have Apartment Buildings. In the 90s, after the fall of communism, everything from the industry was bought by members of "Romanian Mafia"(people who had connections and knew how to buy them) and got sold as scrap.

cristiioan··on Brave Integration Deepens Support for Unstoppable Domains
Why do we need another type of domains? IF you need a domain, just buy one normally. You have more control over it, and it is fully accessible from the open web.
cristiioan··on Time Till Open Source Alternative
The way he calculated this duration is wrong. He associated FossCord as a Discord alternative, but Matrix was the true discord alternative.
cristiioan··on Show HN: Brew.fm – Let bots discover new music on Spotify for you
It is too similar to last.fm.