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[–] balsoft@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 day ago

The bigger story is that modern western societies still require most people to regularly interact with gasoline or diesel. If you think about it, regularly purchasing and burning toxic, polluting fossil juice just to get around is super fucked up.

[–] balsoft@lemmy.ml 47 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Aaaand of course the first two repos on the Explore tab are NixOS-related

[–] balsoft@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

No (well, in theory it could work but I didn't manage to set up 81voltd). Regular calls via 3G networks do work.

[–] balsoft@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 day ago

Well, you have to get one used :) It's like 7 years old now

[–] balsoft@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

To be honest ATM I just copped out and I'm running Plasma Mobile (with some tweaks). I really wanna get used to sxmo but it just doesn't click with me.

As for a tutorial, I think this is somewhat similar to what I've done: https://github.com/mwlaboratories/phoneputer

Except I also flashed an older version of OxygenOS with edl (https://codeberg.org/magdesign/sxmop6/wiki/EDL) to get GPS to work.

[–] balsoft@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 day ago

No, but regular calls (via 3G networks) work-ish; the only problem is that you can't switch the audio output, i.e. hands-free calls are not a thing.

[–] balsoft@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 days ago

To also answer your question directly: yes, this was indeed one of two initial motivations for Nix!

[–] balsoft@lemmy.ml 10 points 2 days ago (3 children)

You mean NixOS? Well, it's definitely not as polished as pmOS, but most things do work. My gf is using it as an LTE-enabled music player, and I'm using it to ssh into my servers when I'm out and about.

It required some hackery to get GPS and the modem to work, but then it's mostly similar to pmOS. I need to find some time to sit down, clean up my config and publish it somewhere, but life's main quest line is preventing any side projects rn.

If you can get it for not too much money, I'd definitely spring for it. Even if you find it doesn't suit your daily needs (it probably doesn't just yet), it will at least be a fun toy for playing with mobile linux.

[–] balsoft@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 days ago

Alternatively, if you're overweight, just be happy that she's helping you reduce calorie intake

[–] balsoft@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Can concur, currently I'd like to look pretty and cute, people around me encourage me to do that, people on the street or at work would not care if I did that. The only thing stopping me from looking good is my own lazy ass.

[–] balsoft@lemmy.ml 38 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (13 children)

OnePlus 6/6T + PostmarketOS (I run NixOS on mine but I'm weird). Seriously.

[–] balsoft@lemmy.ml 0 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Both cars I've bought and sold in Georgia (the country in the Caucasus) were done with cash USD. This is just how the car market works there. From my experience the situation is similar in Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt (maybe not as common), etc...

It is called US Dollar for a reason.

It is also called a "world reserve currency" for a reason; though hopefully not for much longer

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Yeah sure, this movie with 1.3 rating and 5 (out of 100) metascore, with only 50k ratings, is the #1 movie this week. The algorithm is really transparent and trustworthy, clearly there's no manipulation going on.

(for those who don't know, IMDb is owned and operated by Amazon)

 

This is my daily driver at the moment - X201s modded with a 51nb motherboard with i7-10710u (a.k.a X2100). A lot of geo nerd cred to whomever can guess the location by the mountains :)

 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/33203710

Sunrise in Wadi Rum desert. Taken from my phone with OpenCamera's stacked HDR.

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Sunrise in Wadi Rum desert. Taken from my phone with OpenCamera's stacked HDR.

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/32177363

Moon rising during sunset. Taken from Gombori mountain. Nikon D700, 85mm, cropped.

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Moon rising during sunset. Taken from Gombori mountain. Nikon D700, 85mm, cropped.

 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/31830215

I liked posting a picture here so I think I will try to do it weekly :)

This is what the dawn of January 1st 2025 looked like for me. We've slept in my van through the night to get this view. The temperature was about -20℃ but it was worth it in the end.

The flats in the picture is the frozen Lake Paravani and the mountains are the Samsari ridge.

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I liked posting a picture here so I think I will try to do it weekly :)

This is what the dawn of January 1st 2025 looked like for me. We've slept in my van through the night to get this view. The temperature was about -20℃ but it was worth it in the end.

The flats in the picture is the frozen Lake Paravani and the mountains are the Samsari ridge.

 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/31459711

Since today is my first cake day, I've decided it's time to post instead of commenting. This is a picture I took last month on my phone through binoculars. Taken from Gomismta, the mountains you see are the Main Caucasian Ridge.

 

Since today is my first cake day, I've decided it's time to post instead of commenting. This is a picture I took last month on my phone through binoculars. Taken from Gomismta, the mountains you see are the Main Caucasian Ridge.

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