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It seems that the motherboard is dead, and that it's a common issue with the 5a and I "should've known better," despite it being impossible to find decent information on phones these days.

I got it because it was the last Pixel with a headphone jack, and because it had good official LineageOS support. But I compromised: giving up the SD slot was tough for me, and now that I've been burned by not having one (I typically auto-backup my Signal history and other things to the SD card) I don't want to get another phone without it.

But the landscape seems bleak. The vast majority of phones that are officially supported by LineageOS are Pixels. It's impossible to find easy information on which phones have non-official LOS ROMs. Search results are useless these days, and I also keep running into an issue where after researching a phone for half an hour I discover that it has some arcane process to unlock the bootloader that doesn't always work, and the forum posters imply that the purchasers "should've known better." I'm just at my wit's end.

If anyone can suggest something that has decent deGoogled ROM support with the following features, I'd be very grateful:

• OLED screen (a must-have for my photosensitivity)
• SD card slot
• I am willing to give up the headphone jack in order to expand my options

cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/11313235

Hey all, I wrote this article with some practical advice on how to resist the attention economy (think notifications, shorts, ads, etc) by setting up a desktop for mindful engagement.

It also includes a VirtualBox VM with a lightweight sample environment so you can try it out and see what I mean in the article.

Hope this is helpful! :)

cross-posted from: https://piefed.social/post/36176

The image is a graphic titled "the real luxuries," highlighting simple yet profound pleasures in life. It features a two-column list with illustrations and corresponding text for each item: > > "a good night's sleep" with an icon of a pillow and Z's, representing sleep. > "slow mornings" accompanied by a coffee cup icon. > "freedom to choose" symbolized by an open hand with a heart in the center. > "time for fun and play" depicted with an artist's palette and brushes. > "listening to birds singing" with an illustration of a bird on a branch with musical notes. > "long walks" represented by a tree. > "a good book" shown with a book icon. > "favorite home-cooked meal" with a bowl of food. > "colorful sunsets" with a sun partly below a horizon line. > "ability to freely express yourself" symbolized by a flame. > "day naps" with a cloud and moon indicating sleep. > "a good conversation" depicted by two hands in a handshake gesture. > > The overall message is an appreciation for life's simple joys, depicted in a clean, minimalist design with blue icons and text on a white background.

Golden is a field guide to getting beyond the noise—not just the noise in our ears, but also on our screens and in our heads. Drawing on lessons from neuroscience, business, spirituality, politics, and the arts, Marz and Zorn explore why auditory, informational, and internal silence is essential for physical health, mental clarity, ecological sustainability, and vibrant community. They show how to go beyond the ordinary rules and tools of mindfulness to help individuals, families, organizations, and whole societies dial down the noise and find pristine attention.