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This is for strictly mildly interesting material. If it's too interesting, it doesn't belong. If it's not interesting, it doesn't belong.

This is obviously an objective criteria, so the mods are always right. Or maybe mildly right? Ahh.. what do we know?

Just post some stuff and don't spam.

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The UK and US Google results for "freezing definition" differ slightly (lemmy.world)
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I used a VPN to get the latter

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[–] bootstrap@piefed.social 6 points 6 hours ago

Little steps: (applicable if you use google services)

  • Changing email from gmail
  • Changing browser from chrome
  • Use alternative search engine
  • Using Docs alternatives
  • Using photos alternatives
  • Using maps alternatives

Major impact steps:

  • GrapheneOS
  • Uninstalling google play services
  • Using push notification alternatives
  • Using alternative app stores

I never really used googles apps much to begin with apart from youtube, maps and chrome, I used a lot of microsoft shit before they really started shitting the bed with windows 11 and ai garbage.

Biggest issue I ran in to changing to Graphene and not using play services was lack of push notifications but these days i prefer to have notifications off for most things and the really important stuff either has alternatives or runs in the background.

Battery life without play services is insane too so thats a bonus.

Havent deleted my google account yet cause I still use it for youtube subs but im sure in time it will disappear.