your computers are much less secure in general but they also have different security assumptions

phones are the pinnacle of security in this point in time. rooting them not only breaks but also breaks the security assumptions that apps rely on

for example I can be sure that no other app has access in my data as an app dev. based on that assumption i might store secrets. which on android/iOS is totally fine (there are better ways but ok)

you’d never make such an assumption on a pc app. you’d find another way. there’s no such thing as “my data” on desktop. hence you develop around it

and that’s a reason not to use banking or other critical apps from a pc. a mobile is much more secure

rooting also bears the issue of being “not intended”. that means that what you use to get root (for example to manage the root permission) is not as much tested as the rest of the operating system and opens up holes which we don’t know about yet

security is a game of money. as a security researcher, bypassing the sandbox and accessing another apps data, can gain you literally millions

bypassing the root permission on an already rooted phone will gain a pat in the back and a conference talk at best

it’s a very, VERY bad idea to root your phone

we call that stress where i’m coming from 😊

aren’t those naps the best though? you’re ACTIVELY napping. you’re power napping on a whole other level

DID I HEAR A ROCK AND STONE???

ROCK AND STONE BROTHER!

the binding of isaac and deep rock galactic. best games I’ve ever played oh and maybe minecraft (I’m 28 and the past 2 weeks got into the mc rabbit hole AGAIN)

not a huge difference i’d say. in athens you can get really good food

hey I just wanted to share that I moved to a small, remote-ish village in Greece about a year ago (born & raised in Athens, a “big” city for our standards, the biggest in Greece) and it’s quite close to that.

It’s been amazing although I miss ordering food online and maybe the occasional bar/coffee with friends.

It’s almost inside a forest and 15’ drive from both mountain and amazing beaches

Thank you for listening, I honestly hope that everyone has the choice to do the same <3

huh, TIL, thanks

I really need to test them as well. Being ~100GB each is quite good for me, I won’t need more than 100 for my whole life

I get it about stuff that you don’t really care about But if I spend a day looking for a specific movie, I’m taking it to my grave

Damn I read “my cat needed to be enthusiased and I just received her ashes” and though WTF did you do to make her so excited?

side note: enthusiased is not an english word but in greek (ενθουσιασμενος) it makes sense and it translates to “excited”

I’m so happy about steam’s monopoly. I almost feel like they’re there for us, they broke capitalism

exactly that, INCLUDING server-side binaries to re-create any online features

I could argue that the source code should become public domain as well but we already sound like crazy people

discs are a personal archiving solution (quite a bad one too, unless you’re into m-discs n stuff) and do not solve the data accessibility issue (copying it is labor intensive and needs human interaction, in contrast to a torrent)

Just a side note that M-DISC exists which is essentially a blue ray disk with a claimed longevity of a thousand years (strong emphasis on “claimed”. there’s a lot of controversy around it)

but yes the only way to retain access is piracy as it allows people that didn’t have the media to get it

in greek (also gender for every noun, chair is female, dog is male and washing machine is “neutral”) it’s weird when someone uses the wrong gender. mostly non-natives mix them up

borrowed words are mostly neutral like μπουζί (spark plug) or ντουζ (shower)

as to what’s english missing I’d say complexity. Learning english and just being able to throw “the” behind any inanimate object is amazing. Also learning the genders that differ from your own language (learning french for example where a cat I think is male but in greek it’s female) is even more difficult

I tried it and I got wrist pain that I never had from the horizontal mouse

I guess my body is completely set? (been using a normal mouse for many, many hours since I was 10yo)