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  • So if I’m sentenced to 20 years for first degree murder, is the fear and terror I feel over losing my freedom the state torturing me?

    What about if my doctor’s office refuses to give me my diagnosis over the phone on a Friday, and tells me I have to wait for an office appointment on Monday. Is that torture? Should I file a legal complaint or try to get charges pressed?

    You’re conflating internal agony and anticipatory fear, with actual externally applied methods of torture.

    I understand what point you’re trying to make, but words have meaning and if everything is torture, then how bad can torture really be?








  • Might be workable if you settle on combining only 2 to 3 keys (small, medium, large) per hex.

    Or, learn metallurgy and material science to find some new polymer or alloy that would be strong enough.

    But honestly, it sounds like a really expensive endeavor that even if you made it work, isn’t practical enough to justify the cost.

    Maybe something like the universal socket wrench style could influence a design that’s workable as a multi-hex, and be made cheaply enough.



  • Security expenditures are just numbers on an Excel sheet, just like HR, and legal…it’s a business.

    You know what else is a big threat? Executives of cost-center departments not understanding how to articulate their needs in terms of profit, or profit loss.

    HR and legal departments are generally much better at explaining their concerns and needs in terms of profit, and not abstract concepts i.e. security.


  • It’s not surprising that Germany is lacking these supplies as their military procurement is… incompetent, or rather, it’s a complex web of insane bureaucracy, poor decision-making, and political interference, all under the understandably long shadow of two World Wars and the Third Reich.

    But the Leopard II is a hugely popular export model, so I’m a bit surprised that they can’t source parts for repair from NATO members and other allied countries that operate it. Many of which have their own licensed domestic production lines and supply chains to support them.




  • You just answered your own question. How many users click approve without thinking? How many install Xposed modules that intentionally, or unintentionally, create security issues?

    I didn't say rooting will break your security, just that it can. Rooting exponentially increasing the attack surface, which for some users isn't a concern, but for your average user, it probably should be.

    In this case, this person wanted to increase his privacy, which is why I recommended what I did.

    Also, FWIW, there's a reason why GrapheneOS and DivestOS specifically design their ROMS to NOT be rooted and to RELOCK the bootloader.


  • Rooting can harm the security of your device, significantly.

    I understand you're wanting to root for privacy reasons, and I'm not saying you should never root, just understand the risks.

    Instead, I'd suggest keeping your Pixel and installing GrapheneOS.

    Or, find another phone that is supported by DivestOS.

    Both of those ROMs are privacy and security hardened and relock your bootloader for a secure boot.