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Little Bobby Tables has a baby sister. Meet Sally Ignore Previous Instructions. in c/programming@programming.dev

[–] BlackOak@mander.xyz 12 points 10 months ago

The technology worked great, but let me tell you, no amount of regular expressions stands a chance against a 15 year old trying to text the word “penis” onto the Jumbotron.

Samsung and Other Manufacturers Disable Phones Bought on Gray Markets: A Consumer Nightmare in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] BlackOak@mander.xyz 5 points 10 months ago

I don't trust any of the major phone manufacturers to update my device for an extended time. It is intrinsically against their interest to support a platform long term at the expense of a missed sale on a new device.

Not that I like Motorola, but they do offer an unlocked bootloader on most of their phones. LineageOS supports a number of them officially, which makes for a very easy install and extended support model. Not bad for a $300 phone.

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[–] BlackOak@mander.xyz 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Great write-up! This might help some of the bigger instances as well.