This week we give an update on the journey with GrapheneOS.

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00:58 Intro

• Cold weather
• Do I shovel snow?

01:36 Thank you! - Nick

• Steve knows A LOT about kubernetes
• Tell us what about kubernetes do you want to learn?
• 2 Camps of people
• How deep will Steve go

06:57 GraphenOS - Craig

• Noah's experience/device
• Samsung made an un-rom-able US version
• Carrier's load an OS when you boot their sim card
• Noah's Pixel 8a
• Why no financial apps
• Inherent insecurities in phones
• Niche vs common target
• Phones can "walk off"
• Rouge Pixel, video file, audio file, etc
• Even normal people with a stock phone struggle
• Pixel 6A as a work phone
• Being attached to "glowing bricks"
• Authenticator apps
• WiFi only/no sim
• Google Account requires logging in on a stock device
• Navigation
  • Here WeGo Maps
• Notifications
  • Micro-g
  • Persistent Notification
• Browsers
  • Firefox
  • Vandium
• Be prepared for hiccups
• Nitro Phone
• Make sure the bootloader is unlocked
• Naomi Brockwell TV Block Phone Tracking
• Naomi Brockwell TV Main Site
• Vehicle Tracking

50:45 Linux Wins! - Dan

• Combat Studies Group
• Re-purposing computers for re-use

52:35 News Wire

• XZ Utils 5.8.0 - github.com

• Shotcut 25.03 - shotcut.org

• Android Development Going Private - arstechnica.com

• Kaos 2025.03 - kaosx.us

• Zorin 17.3 - zorin.com

• Linux Lite 7.4 - gbhackers.com

• Q4OS 5.8 - q4os.org

• EU-OS - linuxjournal.com

• OpenAI Open Weight Model - wired.com

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