I'm surprised to see all of the sympathy for and positivity about Chuck Norris on the Fedi. The man was an Trump-supporting, anti-gay, staunchly conservative, pile of shit.
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If, like me, you've been following the slow progress of mobile Linux, you're probably used to overhyped, underwhelming, and delayed devices. The FLX1s may not be the end-all-be-all, top-of-the-line, best-imaginable, perfect device but it has changed the mobile Linux landscape. This is an actually usable phone that actually does phone things and has a battery that lasts long enough for it to actually be a mobile phone.
So that no one thinks I am trying to mislead anyone, no, it is not a fully FOSS device nor does it run mainline Linux. It is a Halium device which means it includes driver blobs. If that doesn't sound like a compromise you can handle (which I fully get), then this might not be the device for you. But then... what viable mobile phone currently in production will be (genuinely curious)?
I'm not being paid or compensated to say nice things. These are my own, real thoughts. There is a discount offer on their convergence dock for owners who post "a review" - not "a positive review", just "a review" - which I plan to take advantage of. I've also post a review to both their site and Trustpilot, plus got my [paraphrased] thoughts read on air on by Brent in Jupiter Broadcasting's Linux Unplugged episode 651. That is to say, I already qualify for the discount.
Anyway, I would be thrilled to answer any questions from the user perspective that anyone has. Or join us users in the Matrix chat. Also, please boost widely! I really believe this device is amazing and would be the talk of the community if only more people knew about it.
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@thelinuxEXP@mastodon.social You should check out the FuriLab FLX1s. A flagship, it is not, but I've been daily driving mine for 4 months now.
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@werawelt@social.tchncs.de @dansup@mastodon.social @supapp@pixelfed.social
I am also curious about this. I would prefer a native adaptive linux app since the phone I daily drive is a FuriLabs FLX1s.
I finally forced myself to put together my budget for 2026. It was too daunting before.
Thanks to the extraordinary amount of medical debt I've accrued since last fall, it looks like I am going to be in the 'unavoidable weight loss' level of poverty.
And, ya know, I've been meaning to lose some more weight so I guess it's nice that there is a silver lining.
This isn't a mutual aid request post but, if there do happen to be any rich benefactors who see this and want to help a guy out, my contact info is linked in my profile.
Less of the people hurting people for stupid reasons
More of the wildlife trampling the rich for any reasons
https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/big-game-hunter-trampled-elephants-african-hunt-5HjdYDy_2/
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You think you're gonna have a good day and then, bam!, @alexwild@mastodon.online goes and makes a post about Asclepias and Thomisidae and turns it into a GREAT day!
Please don't let "AI" generate medical diagrams for your site.
https://getlabtest-assets-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/media/original_images/uvula-illustration-oral-cavity-anatomy-uvulectomy-78329.webp
Check out the upcoming @latenightlinux@mastodon.social episode 375 where they have a brief discussion about the @furilabs@fosstodon.org FLX1s thanks to a message I sent them. 😁
#LinuxMobile #LinuxPhone #FuriLabs
I had septoplasty and turbinate reduction on Friday and I was told over and over how it isn't that bad from a pain perspective. I agree that the primary pain was significantly less than I was anticipating. But, fuck me, this internal rearrangment and the pressure it is causing has triggered days of debilitating migraines (that the opiods they prescribed don't touch). I notice they are way better at night after I take my beta blocker so I'm considering splitting the pills so I can take half doses twice a day instead. I get the splints out tomorrow so maybe that'll provide some relief.
Dolores, why wanna make me cry like that?
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@jeb192004@mastodon.social Agreed! I get the hesitancy but, come on, be pragmatic! Using Halium is better than just using straight up Android from top to bottom. And like I said... what else are you going to use that is more pure than Halium?
Anyway, you are right about AT&T. In the US, T-mobile and their MVNOs are supported up to 4G. There is an issue getting 5G up and running but Furi is on the case so I have no doubt it'll get solved.
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Regarding the kernel, it definitely seems to be more of #2. I don't know the details about why, but it is based on kernel 4.19.
If I understand correctly, the phone has all of the technology necessary for the AT&T network but AT&T does IMEI allowlisting so that you can only connect with their phones. I'm sure there are means of spoofing an IMEI number from an approved device but that would be illegal in most jurisdictions.