hopefully tomorrow i'll actually set up my new phone

it's been such an astronomical pain in the ass... it's my mum's old phone, and it's a samsung, and you know how they are about modifying your phone!

word of advice: don't ever buy a samsung phone

i had to download a 4.3GiB stock firmware image from a site that caps downloads to 120KiB/s

why in the fuck do you have to flash the massive stock firmware file to reset knox, why is knox tripped when you try to flash non-stock firmware without enabling non-OEM ROMs, why do you have to enable non-OEM ROMs why do you have to have owned the phone for seven days (or set the clock forward one week) to enable non-OEM ROMs, why can't you disable knox, why doesn't wiping the phone from recovery reset knox, why why whyyyyyy

literally all i had to do with my old phone, the one i'm currently using, is download lineageOS and TWRP (along with gapps and magisk and all that), flash TWRP, install lineage, and reboot

meanwhile with a laptop it's like
- put linux on USB
- boot USB
- install linux

i hate phones and i especially hate samsung phones

at least it's not an iphone
i'd probably hate computers a lot less if i didn't know so much about them

the path to customisation on android is a long maze with broken glass floors and bouncers positioned randomly throughout who will kick you back to the start if you forget to say the right phrase

the path to customisation on iOS doesn't exist

@lynnesbian
The path to customization on windows: In August of last year you will be able to make the file manager dark themed. UwU sowwy uhh nevermind
@Authoritimmy @lynnesbian I broke down and bought a dedicated file manager due in part to the default one STILL not having even the most basic dark mode.
@Wailing_Oboli
@lynnesbian
Omg did you buy Directory Opus? I'm convinced that the only person who buys Directory Opus is my coworker who insists on using it exclusively
@Authoritimmy @lynnesbian Heh, I totally did (though only after trying a bunch of others). It's more than I really need most of the time, but I don't regret it for a second.
@Wailing_Oboli
@lynnesbian
I have it on my work computer and I actually really like it, although tbh all I really want is a dual-pane file manager and would probably be equally happy with anything with a dual-pane mode

@Authoritimmy @lynnesbian The dual pane mode was a bit of a switch, but it ended up being immensely helpful in managing my music collection.

(Also helpful? Being able to see the file size of folders.)