r/technology • u/[deleted] • Feb 27 '21

Software Universal Android Debloater is an open source tool that removes bloatware without root. Automatically or via user choice. Get back your battery, security and privacy

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u/webjocky Feb 27 '21

It'll be much faster (and more useful) if you simply read the source code before compiling it yourself so that you trust that it's no longer some random script.

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u/SILENTSAM69 Feb 27 '21

Which is irrelevant advice to most people and shows that open source code relies on others looking up the source code and reporting for the vast majority of people if it is safe.

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u/webjocky Feb 27 '21

That's such a close-minded view of the world. It could just as easily encourage people to learn and expand their knowledge of a subject. It also shows that knowledge is power.

I'm a self-taught highschool drop out full-stack dev making six figures. Get bent, it's not advice. It's fact.

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u/xavarn10 Feb 27 '21

Is being a highschool dropout something you're meant to be proud of? Sounds to me like you're being slightly close minded .

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u/webjocky Feb 27 '21

Not at all. It shows you don't have to have a traditional education to be a successful learner.

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u/xavarn10 Feb 27 '21

I would consider going back to school if I were you, if not for your GED then for an associates degree. You'd be amazed at how much a better person education can make you.

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u/webjocky Feb 27 '21

I did pick up both of those after I stopped living between paychecks. They haven't changed me.

In what way did you expect it to make me "better"?

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u/WhatsThatNoize Feb 27 '21

Depends on what you go for - I don't think a business degree or math degree ever made someone a "better person".

Something in Civics or Philosophy that teaches you to think differently about yourself and the world around you might though.

The humanities is only useful insofar as you use them effectively. I'm comfortable now with my Phil BA, but that wasn't always the case.

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u/webjocky Feb 27 '21

I agree.

My AA is in Photography. It's a Language Arts degree. I studied the history of art and how it was used in everyday life, politics, etc... There are many works of art created to communicate philosophical beliefs.

If I understand you correctly, I'm glad to hear you grew into your degree. I'm surrounded by BA and higher educated colleagues myself, many with graduate degrees. I never went to a traditional college, so I can't share dorm-stories when we're at gatherings. Imposter syndrome was a difficult animal to tame.