the_one_jay's comments

the_one_jay | 3 years ago | on: Taco Bell opens its first ‘Defy’ restaurant that prioritizes ordering via app

So they can track you like Tim Horton's? I am sick of companies demanding that I install their apps that are inevitably full of spyware.

the_one_jay | 4 years ago | on: Ask HN: What's the best “open” phone that supports 5G?

Also the VPN in calyxos does not appear to be enabled by default. You don't have to use it if you don't trust it.

the_one_jay | 4 years ago | on: Ask HN: What's the best “open” phone that supports 5G?

I like both projects and they both have their place. My understanding is:

-Calyxos is less secure but more usable day to day, since most apps work. -GrapheneOS is more secure but less usable day to day since major apps don't work.

the_one_jay | 4 years ago | on: Google Search Is Dying

Metager.org is my go to google search replacement. I imagine (although my German is non native) that the German search results are quite good. . . it being a German search engine. To be honest it the only search engine to get me off google - DDG is OK, as is searx, but I kept going back to the dirty G until Metager.

the_one_jay | 4 years ago | on: The PinePhone Pro brings upgraded hardware to the Linux phone

I really like calyxos on the pixel 5a

the_one_jay | 4 years ago | on: Ask HN: Is “smart home” a good idea?

Yes it is if you are careful.

By using home assistant and sonoff plugs flashed with tasmota firmware you can keep all of your data local.