Notices by silverwizard (silverwizard@convenient.email)

Lmaooo

Google must not preinstall any Search Access Point on any new Google Device.

That search bar at the bottom of Android? Gone. I don't even know how Chrome OS works now.

Google must display a Choice Screen on every new and existing instance of a Google Browser where the user has not previously affirmatively selected a default [search engine] for that Google Browser, including by changing the search default through the settings.

This is arguably more aggressive than what the EU did to Microsoft and Internet Explorer.

@djsundog Yeah, I basically said that I didn't know what smart meant, because there's lots of ways someone can be smart, and that we're mostly different.

But he's insistent smart means number of facts known.

But honestly, the part that tripped me up as Andre the Giant

My 5yo just asked me "Was Andre the Giant smarter than you"

What the fuck do you say to that?!

@julian It was a little thorny to setup, but it probably would be pretty simple! F-Droid is pretty friendly.

apt-get install fdroid server
fdroid init
fdroid update --create-keys
put apks in the repo folder
fdroid update -c
fdroid update

then point a webserver at the repo dir.

not saying that *anyone* can do that - but it's well within the ability to make an ansible playbook for!

But yeah - letting my 5yo install and remove apps gives him power without exposing him to the wider internet

Built an F-Droid repo for my kids inside our local network. Added games and basic apps, let the kid tablets work without unfettered internet.

F Droid wont let me use a self signed cert because, I guess, the CA system is good