Zapha

So after the grad student cut down the tree and discovered it was the oldest tree in the world he quit studying forestry and went to study salt flats (can’t cut down the oldest trees in the world on salt flats no siree none of that happening) and he was being interviewed about his research, but in the middle of the interview the reporter just stops and says “wait aren’t the guy that…”

LineageOS (I use this one)

Graphene OS

Functionally they are virtually identical to stock Android. Android began as an open-source project, and these versions are built off of that.

anyapk is a lightweight Android application installer that bypasses Google's developer verification requirements by using local ADB (Android Debug Bridge) connections. Smoothly install any APK file on your device without restrictions, gatekeepers, or corporate approval.

a tweet by @/Pirat_Nation:

From September 2026, all apps, including those outside the Play Store, must come from verified developers.

No more anonymous sideloads. No quick comebacks for malware gangs.

First: Brazil, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand.

"Sideloading" is the rentseeker word for "being able to run software of your choosing on a computing device you purchased". There is no reasonable case for an operating system developer having a say over what programs you run on your hardware.

Married the love of my life at 50.

Got my Class A CDL at 59.

You've got time.

To continue our commitment to user safety and to comply with local laws, we will start using age groups to determine access to certain experiences.

People in Brazil or in the UK, who are 18 or older, will soon need to verify their age to change content label settings and view mature-labeled content. Until then, the settings will be locked to hide.

As a reminder, verification is handled by our age-assurance partner, k-ID. Tumblr won't have access to the information you submit, just the final age-verification result. Documents are deleted after confirmation, and facial scan data never leaves your device. 

What are we verifying our ages for? Pornography, gambling and other 18-rated content isn't allowed on Tumblr in the first place

The "mature content" flagging system is notoriously inadequate:

"Mature content" flags have been observed incorrectly applied more frequently to content and blogs belonging to marginalised people (especially trans women and people of colour)

Content-less reblogs have been flagged as "mature content", while the original remains unflagged

Posts talking about racism, sexism, and other forms of discrimination have been flagged as "mature content"

Posts about the inadequacies of the mature content system have been flagged as "mature content"

Picture containing edited images of text (specifically "drowned" screenshots) have been flagged as "mature content"

Infamously, pictures of sand dunes have been flagged as "mature content"

Meanwhile, adverts on Tumblr are not subject to the same restrictions as posts

In addition to this, there is an inherent danger in uploading government ID online and encouraging it is encouraging users to take a significant risk with potential lifelong repercussions. k-ID has had data breaches in the past and will inevitably have them again, and using a social media website simply isn't worth the trade-off. I am not alone in saying that I would rather not use Tumblr than have my government ID exposed to the world.

As an alternative: Tumblr's ToS require users to be 13 or older. Any account that is over five years old can, therefore, be assumed to be owned by an adult. Failing that, users can make a one-off peppercorn payment in the TumblrMart using a credit card. Those methods are at least as accurate as an AI assessment of (what the user claims is) the user's face.

1. Do not do age verification.

Oh no I dropped my link, what a horrible thing! Sure hope this doesn't get reblogged until it reaches users from the UK and Brazil!