Marcel Fröhlich @FroehlichMarcel@qoto.org

This is the basic mechanism to for complexity to unfold: adversarial arms race.

How parasites expand the computational landscape of life

by Luís Seoane and Ricard Solé

https://arxiv.org/abs/1910.14339

"host-parasite co-evolution can ignite an explosive race of increasing complexity ..."

Biology as information warfare.

Example:
Virus using another genetic alphabet as camouflage.

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/virus-dna-z-bacteriophage-genetic-alphabet-bond-life

An interesting framing of life.

Cryptographic Nature

by David Krakauer, 2015

„… various forms of regularized randomness, historically encrypt adaptive dynamics.“

https://arxiv.org/abs/1505.01744v1

What is metaphysics?

https://deontologistics.co/2018/03/12/ofta-science-metaphysics-and-the-a-priori-a-posteriori-distinction/

Facts don‘t change our minds. Friendship does.

https://jamesclear.com/why-facts-dont-change-minds

@muppeth It is much more than an OS. It is a complete ecosystem. You can buy phones off the shelf running it.

@muppeth why should they access Google Play at all? they have replicated all infrastructure, e.cloud services including an app store.

@muppeth what is microG?

@muppeth /e/ is completely plugged off from Google. It offers a viable alternative now, even for people who lack the skill to do stuff themselves. But I see your point and the value of your effort.

@muppeth Why dismiss the Android OSS part? I am quite happy with initiatives like /e/OS. There will be no scale without competitive commercial products.

@duncanhart
I will have to wait 4 weeks to get it, then I have to put on the new ROM. Will be likely used by my daughter.
As soon as I have collected some experience, I will post it.

@duncanhart
Looks good - love the physical switches. I discovered a bargain option and got a new Siemens phone with similar specs at amazon.de for about USD 140 = EUR 115, which is ready for /e/OS.

@duncanhart Neither me. But ignoring it is not helpful either. I won't get rid of my business phone, but I will test drive alternatives on personal family devices. It is not so much a problem on a personal, but it is not a good development on societal level. The asymmetry of information is too big.

https://mastodon.social/@gael/106149073759990891

Why is leaving the Google and Apple mobile ecosystem a thing?

Because, even if you opt out of whatever the OS offers, you are still leaking data to them at an unacceptable rate.

https://www.scss.tcd.ie/doug.leith/apple_google.pdf

Here is a guide how to get rid of it:

https://paramdeo.com/blog/opting-your-website-out-of-googles-floc-network