(I had another account but I had to use this one because I forgot the password...)
So, my son's girlfriend is really obsessed with collecting old devices and "jailbreaking" them and it seems quite popular. I've never done it before, I wonder why it's so popular?
19 Comments
vatlark@lemmy.world · 125 pts · 239d
Damn, the kids sound cool these days
Motherof3@lemmings.world · 44 pts · 239d
Most of them are, especially her! She got my son into it :)
bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de · 30 pts · 239d
Admit it, you only made this post to brag about the cool kids you know!
bobo1900@startrek.website · 93 pts · 239d
AlexLost@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 239d
It's not just fun, it's the future. Job markets want people that can do things, and if/when society collapses, Jerry rigging shit will be useful. Totally get bullet 3. To think we thought having the world at our fingertips would lead us to more wisdom instead of uncertainty.
gaiussabinus@lemmy.world · 81 pts · 239d
That chic is sick as fuck. That is awesome
Motherof3@lemmings.world · 35 pts · 239d
My son truly has good taste haha!
HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml · 57 pts · 239d
A smartphone is a handheld computer. Why should it be restricted to what software the company arbitrarily decides should be allowed to run on it?
Also suggests she's a technically minded person who likes to know how things work and is not satisfied with a black box. Jailbreaking uncovers the complex machine a smartphone truly is, something that Apple tries very hard to hide behind its patronizingly simple interface.
discocactus@lemmy.world · 56 pts · 239d
First of all, keeper.
This person has a lot to teach you about the pursuit of freedom. Why don't you ask her? And ask her to teach you?
First_Thunder@lemmy.zip · 45 pts · 239d
(Assuming here you don’t know what jailbreaking means) Jailbreaking simply means doing what you want to your devices, which may mean bypassing artificial restrictions made by who made them. Not sure how popular it is with the youths, but I sure would like to meet people like those
Pogogunner@sopuli.xyz · 34 pts · 239d
Why don't you ask her directly? If she's so obsessed with it, I'm sure she would like to explain her interests. Might be a really good bonding opportunity!
Iamsqueegee@sh.itjust.works · 24 pts · 239d
Imagine you bought a deck of cards to play Go Fish and you only ever played Go Fish and you only let people use your cards to play Go Fish and somebody else said, hey, we could play sooo many other games. That’s kinda in the neighborhood of jailbreaking.
ideonek@piefed.social · 3 pts · 239d
You basicly described Uno. Which is jailed Macau.
BCsven@lemmy.ca · 14 pts · 239d
Fun hobby, sometimes challenging.
I have several android phones all with a unique OS that isn't the default google android.
My daily phone is running GraphenesOS that restores your privacy by sandboxing googles apps away from the main system. As well as some other hardening functions.
Cort@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 239d
I've heard of some younger kids getting into older digital cameras and camera phones. Apparently it's like having an (old-timey) Instagram filter built in.
Not sure if that's the reason, but I know I've done jailbreaking and odd tech stuff 'just because I can'
bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works · 10 pts · 239d
I mean im obsessed with getting and doing easy mods ot consoles and other electronic things. I think its the tism
Camille_Jamal@lemmy.ml · 8 pts · 239d
Bro me too I also tism
Petter1@discuss.tchncs.de · 1 pts · 212d
Congrats to your son!
gerryflap@feddit.nl · 1 pts · 237d
MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 237d
hexagonwin@lemmy.sdf.org · -3 pts · 239d
ik reddit is shit lately but you might wanna visit r/legacyjailbreak
brooke592@sh.itjust.works · -25 pts · 238d
Bosht@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 238d
brooke592@sh.itjust.works · -9 pts · 238d
christian@lemmy.ml · 6 pts · 238d
brooke592@sh.itjust.works · -6 pts · 238d
Twisted_Alien@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 238d