ProdigalFrog

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[–] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 12 points 11 hours ago

There's slowly more evidence coming out to suggest the elections may have been rigged in some states.

So maybe we did vote for kamala. Either way, we need to dig ourselves out of this hole.

[–] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 19 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

Well I'll be damned!

Though someone in the comments of that video mentioned that the dual cuff zip tie (which I didn't know about until now) are much harder to use that method on, and now I'm guessing the other methods I posted may not be as effective against those either. I'm unsure of how common the dual type have been at protests.

[–] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 24 points 14 hours ago

Ah crap, thanks for the info! I think I'll swap out the images since the slipping out one might be more relevant then.

[–] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 18 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (4 children)

Unfortunately, police zip ties are much thicker, and likely resist that method.

[–] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 50 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (2 children)

Or find a buddy, and do a little shimmy 🎢

 
[–] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 6 points 16 hours ago

It's pretty all encompassing, and can't be shortened. I only found it a short while ago, otherwise I'd have posted it sooner.

It basically covers:

  1. What to wear, what to bring
  2. Various tactics for different situations
  3. Quick medical aid primer
  4. How to organize

and more.

You can quickly skim the document itself here: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/bfc-revolt-guide

Glad to be of help and that you're up and running! :D

[–] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 21 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I had to go to the F-droid setting, click on Include Anti-Features, then enable 'Tethered Network Services' for it to show up in the F-droid search.

[–] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 14 points 1 day ago

Organic Maps leadership became sus, so the community forked.

More details here: https://news.itsfoss.com/organic-maps-fork-comaps/

tl;dr they began to introduce proprietary code and were caught using project funds on personal expenses and vacations.

!television@piefed.social to make it easier to subscribe :)

[–] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 5 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Woah, I missed that the MNT mini laptop costs that much, that's wildly out of my budget. I think the Mecha thing is much cheaper (and a better form factor), though I'm not sure if it can use cellular networks.

 

GrapheneOS statement on Mastodon: https://grapheneos.social/@GrapheneOS/114661914197695338

Calyx made an official statement on this development here: https://calyxos.org/news/2025/06/11/android-16-plans/

Concerning stuff. Hopefully a workaround or solution is found at some point, but if not, I'm already thinking of how to manage without them.

I can't see myself going back to a standard Android phone, so I suppose worse case scenario, I'd have to settle with LineageOS, or potentially abandon Android altogether and see if I can manage with discrete separate devices to fulfill the same needs, such as:

  • a pocketable mini-Linux PC like a MNT Pocket Reform, which has the ability to use cellular networks. Should be able to text, browse web, and maybe GPS? Alternatively, perhaps the Mecha Comet?
  • Small pocket-able dumb camera
  • MP3 player
  • Dumb-phone kept in a faraday bag when not in use?

EDIT:

Update on the situation from GrapheneOS in this thread (using Redlib, a proxy of Reddit)

The biggest problem for GrapheneOS is not the change to AOSP but rather our lead developer since 2022 being forcibly conscripted to fight in a war in April. That's why we've been asking for help since April.

In April, we were contacted by someone about upcoming changes to AOSP impacting us including the removal of device support in Android 16. We talked about it internally but didn't know if the information was credible. We prepared as much as we could for the Android 16 port but didn't know exactly what would happen with device support. If we had clearer information on it and knew it was accurate, we could have prepared much more in advanced.

Porting to Android 16 is required to continue shipping full Android privacy/security patches regardless of device. Only the latest stable release gets full privacy/security patches, which was the May release of Android 15 QPR2 and is not Android 16. Older releases only get backports.

Pixels also only have their driver and firmware patches for Android 16, although we're working on a release within the next 24 hours with backports of the most important firmware patches. We would normally have an experimental Android 16 release out already, if they hadn't made changes to AOSP.

There are further changes coming to AOSP. It is not only what is talked about there.

In another comment:

We're going to be continuing GrapheneOS but in the long term we'll need to shift to our own devices with an OEM partner.

It's not only Pixels which are going to be impacted. Pixels are still the only devices meeting our hardware requirements (https://grapheneos.org/faq#future-devices). It's clear we need our own hardware in partnership with an OEM that's serious about security and capable of delivering on it. We've had several attempts at OEM partnerships but they were unable to provide what we needed. It will cost millions of dollars to get a device meeting our basic requirements. We can do that, but we hoped for an OEM wanting to work with us instead of us needing to pay for everything through raising funds. We didn't end up finding a good OEM to work with that way so we'll do it the hard way.

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This the third movie in the Cannonball series, a goofy late 80's film chock full of corny gags and questionable physics. Thankfully none of them connect, so you can watch this without having seen the first two.

You can tell the stunt drivers were having a lot of fun here, blasting expensive cars like lamborghinis on dirt roads like it's a rally car, and infamously skipping it across a pond, which the Mythbusters later confirmed to be possible.

Nothing spectacular here, but a fairly amusing little B-movie with some funny jokes, if you're in the mood that sorta film :)

The Cannonball run was (and is) a real event that used to be quite popular, with some interesting history. Here's a good documentary on it if you're interested.

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