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  Entry [ 1 ]   |   06.06.2026     --- An amazing trash find and my new grapheneos phone ---
  
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Today, while I was riding my bike, I came across a huge pile of bulky waste that had been dumped out. There was a large container in the middle but it was completely overflowing and a lot of trash was scattered all around it.

I found it very interesting, so I started walking around and looking through it. I rummaged through the pile, searching for different things. I noticed that some of the objects that had been thrown away didn't really look like trash at all. They looked more like things someone had ordered from aliexpress years ago, forgotten about, and then after finally remembering them, decided they no longer needed them. Some of the items were still unopened! That's so sick that people just buy unnecesarry things and then throw them away anyway.

But to be honest, that wasn't what interested me the most, because I managed to find many other things there that I took home:

+ of magnets and souvenirs from someone's travels
( for example: Kolobrzeg, Swieradow Zdroj, Osrodek kultury lesnej w goluchowie )
+ a lot of CDs
( popular films, playstation 2 games, PC games, music )
+ 4 great NEW wooden boxes
+ USB SD card reader
+ four microSD to SD adapters
+ someones garage keys
+ metal parts
2 wooden boxes in perfect condition
CD's:

These are the ones I took home. There were more of these but I shared them with my friend (they also found Limp Bizkit cd wow). My favorite ones are probably those playstation 2 and PC games and 3 Queen cd's.
Of course, there were also some disgusting things at that dump, like a dead bird someone had thrown away in a bag. There was moldy food, rotten meat, dirty clothes, and debris. Good thing I didn't get dirty while going through all that trash lol


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Lately, I was getting increasingly frustrated with the stock OS on my Samsung A34, mainly because Android in general isn't up to par when it comes to privacy. I decided it was time to get a phone supported by GrapheneOS. It bothers me a bit that it supports ONLY Google devices, and Google is, after all, the very antithesis of privacy...
Unfortunately, in this case, some compromise is necessary. At least I don't want to give that stupid company any money, so I bought a used Pixel 9a from private seller. I installed grapheneos and now I'm happy using it.

I think the Pixel 9a has a pretty good battery because it lasts almost as long as the Samsung A34. It has a nice camera. Even without GCam, I still think it takes good photos and videos (at least definitely better than my previous phone). I really like the feature in GrapheneOS that lets you create separate profiles. This allows me to keep annoying apps that require Google services separate from friendly, open-source, and privacy-focused apps. It was also important to me that the phone be compact. 6.3 inches is pretty good, though I’d prefer something around 6.0 or 6.1 inches. However, this size works for me. It’s still relatively small compared to other phones where the screen size is nearly 7.0 inches....

The biggest downside for me is the 23-watt charging. 23 watts is the maximum. It's really annoying because the phone reduces the power anyway while charging. It doesn't use the maximum power throughout the entire charging cycle. Besides, my charger isn't very good so maybe I shouldn't say anything, but I still think it's such a shame. Anyway, I'm happy with it overall :)