Post ATKU14aHMwON2sF8IS by heavyboots@mastodon.social
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 (DIR) Post #ATJtIqVOktt8I0ZVUO by f00fc7c8@kind.social
       2023-03-05T21:55:11Z
       
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       please don't give your 8-year-old an iphone. give them a 10-year-old thinkpad with linux instead
       
 (DIR) Post #ATJtItpiNovEbt6H4a by f00fc7c8@kind.social
       2023-03-05T22:11:08Z
       
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       if your kid is old enough to be tracked by morally dubious tech corporations, then they are old enough to start learning linux
       
 (DIR) Post #ATK3z1luG0Fuw32taC by PublicLewdness@freespeechextremist.com
       2023-03-06T00:52:34.855414Z
       
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       @f00fc7c8 True. Aside from the privacy advantages the 10 year old Thinkpad could be used as a blunt weapon if an intruder breaks in.
       
 (DIR) Post #ATKU14aHMwON2sF8IS by heavyboots@mastodon.social
       2023-03-06T02:17:46Z
       
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       @f00fc7c8 @LillyHerself Unless Thinkpad’s support phone calls, I think this is missing the point possibly… Which is not to say that I don’t agree with the general premise as it applies to, say, an iPad vs a ThinkPad. But if you are actually giving them a phone for emergency calls and such, the iPhone is quite likely going to be more secure than an Android one of that vintage too.
       
 (DIR) Post #ATKU15HAnShfBuJO9g by OpenComputeDesign@linuxrocks.online
       2023-03-06T05:43:39Z
       
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       @heavyboots @f00fc7c8 @LillyHerself This is where I really hate how 2G and 3G are being phased out. Tons of fantastic dumb phones that'll only make calls, and last until the end of time. All being made obsolete now :(I suppose you could go even more oldschool, and get a long range two way radio.In any case, thanks the the afore mentioned 2g/3g shutdown, any smartphone new enough to support volte is still too "smart" imo