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Novaling @ Dreaming_Novaling @lemmy.zip
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Heyo! Just another random who's moving over from centralized social media to the Fediverse. Mastodon wasn't too bad but I love anything like Reddit!

Games, anime, Japanese, food, and music are my loves. Fanfic beats food tho, I can read for hours instead!

  • Cuteness and clever

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  • Is there a cloud cat? I feel like there is, but it's been like a year or two since I last played. This totally could be a boss/enemy tho.

  • The state of Linux phones in 2025

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  • Huh? Is that it for the major "issues"?

    Don't get me wrong, everyone has different needs and wants, and so this might not work for everyone. I was hesitant at first to let go of mobile tap to pay, but I've been going strong for a year now and just take my wallet with me everywhere anyway. I have an older car so I literally can't even use Auto/Car Play, and I was never a voice assistant type of person ever.

    My biggest needs are being able to use most of the apps I use, having easy communication with my family, and security and privacy (leaning more towards security). If I could find suitable alternatives to the apps I use, and texting isn't an issue (especially with iPhones, my family all uses them), then I'd gladly hop on over to Linux phones. I know someone is working on "WINE" for Android, and if that was doable and integrated well on Linux phones, I'd be set.

    Gonna spend time researching now 🧐

  • The state of Linux phones in 2025

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  • Eh, both are about the same level of security, as long as you take the correct actions.

    Lose a card? Freeze/Deactivate it and call your bank.

    Lose your phone? Use Google/Apple/FindMyDevice (Degoogled) to either find it, or nuke whatever data you had on your phone (hopefully you made backups).

  • TIL about Android Translation Layer (ATL), a way to port Android apps to Linux Mobile

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  • I don't use official streaming apps, I basically pirate everything on a Fire stick TV. Idk if anyone has reported issues with them on GOS. Some of my banking apps work, others don't. I just do the ones that don't work online in browser instead, I feel like it shouldn't be a problem tbh.

    If you need tap to pay/Google wallet then you unfortunately can't use GOS due to not being approved by Google or smth. Like SafetyNet issues or smth.

  • TIL about Android Translation Layer (ATL), a way to port Android apps to Linux Mobile

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  • I've heard, which would be mega awesome when it does come out. Maybe I wouldn't have to fight RCS so hard lol. Unfortunately this Pixel 8a I used is only a year old, so getting a new phone in 1-2 years seems like a waste. But if Google goes nuclear in a few years, it's either Graphene hardware, Linux phone, or dummy...

    I refuse to go back to Apple, and I didn't come to GrapheneOS just to go back to stock Android.

  • TIL about Android Translation Layer (ATL), a way to port Android apps to Linux Mobile

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  • Was just gonna say this. I'm currently using GrapheneOS and am concerned about how long my pixel 8a will last with Google being such assholes. But if this app can solve the issue of not having android, then I'd definitely switch to a Linux phone (with further research of course).

  • Greta Thunberg speaks before departure of flotilla carrying aid to Gaza [video]

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  • Ok then. Either get on one of Greta's boats or start you own campaign. God, it's never enough for people. Yes, people protesting in the streets doesn't do much, but you can't expect the average person to have the means to go all the way to Gaza and give aid. Protests and donations are great and shouldn't be scorned...

  • Are there any fun games for 2 children (around 13y) to play on one computer?

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  • Boomerang Fu maybe, haven't played it myself but looks cute and funny from what I've seen. 14.79 rn

  • Former MLB star Mark Teixeira announces bid for US House seat in Texas

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  • CAMACHO FOR PRESIDENT!!!! 🦅🔫💥

  • Microsoft Word documents will be saved to the cloud automatically on Windows going forward

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  • Started using Google Docs around 4th/5th grade. I'm a Sophomore in college now...

    Still like Google online collaboration more than Microsoft online collaboration, so it's still dogshit after 20 years...

  • Microsoft Word documents will be saved to the cloud automatically on Windows going forward

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  • / per year

  • Cracker Barrel will go back to old logo after conservative backlash

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  • Uhhh, there's a shit ton of Cracker Barrels in NY, going to Cracker Barrel for family meet ups and shit was a staple in my family and made precious childhood memories for me, and we're black as hell. Plenty of non conservatives love CB. There's a shit ton black people makes jokes online rn about missing the "segregation" vibes of CB.

  • Study links TikTok scrolling to poor study focus: Just five minutes of scrolling the social app made college students less focused

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  • Fuck my ass opens Voyager sometimes when I don't wanna work and I'll literally say to myself "lock in" or "I'm so not focused." I'm still a million years better than my Tiktok addicted cousins at least...

    So yeah not surprised but I hate that I see myself in this.

  • Day 402 of posting a Daily Screenshot from the games I've been playing

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  • Yeah I love watching them and really wanna get into them (P4AU, Guilty Gear, Street Fighter, etc.), plus their soundtracks are banger. But I fucking suck at fighting games and the only one I ever tolerated was the soloplayer Pokken Tournament campaign. I honestly got bored of both 3DS and Wii U smash as a child very quickly, and to this day I feel bad for the money wasted.

  • Can someone explain what the *arr tools are?

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  • Fuck in my mind I was like "hope this just wasn't chatGPT" because I know that's the one useful thing they can do. A girl in my networking class used chatGPT to explain asymmetric cryptography with drag queen terms and it was actually good. Ah well, at least I got a chuckle, but no award for a bot doing it.

  • Day 402 of posting a Daily Screenshot from the games I've been playing

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  • Lol I know what a Thwomp is, I was more so noting the fact that the pic is missing a fourth player, so I just was thinking about fighting game crossovers in general.

  • Can someone explain what the *arr tools are?

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  • The first Lemmy comment where I've actually wanted trophies/awards. Maybe if I try to view it on Misskey or Fedilab I could emote it at least.

  • Day 402 of posting a Daily Screenshot from the games I've been playing

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  • Almost thought the pic was a shitpost before I remembered Smash exists (forgive me I hate fighting games). Lovely that we live in a timeline where Shirtless sephiroth, Kirby's Pokemon cousin, and a gorilla named after another animal, and crossover fighting game characters can all fight each other.

  • Arch Linux takes a pounding as DDoS attack enters week two

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  • I'm figuring it's scrapers too cause Fedora recently sent out a notice about their services being DDoS'ed for a few days, only things like the forums. But they also think maybe a bug was causing it so 🤷‍♀️

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