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Ownership isn't about possession, it's about control. When hackers "own" a computer, they don't physically have it, instead they compromised it so thoroughly that they have full remote control. If you physically have a computer, but someone else has control, they own it.

@kyle exact same feelings here. I thought I’d lament the loss of the trackpoint, but I use a mouse so infrequently it’s not really an issue.

This is one reason why the shift from a trackpoint mouse to a touchpad wasn't as big a deal as I thought it would be, even though I used to be as die-hard about it as other Thinkpad users. I just don't use the mouse that much in either case.

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I imagine folks that do everything from a web browser won't understand, but I can't stress how important keyboard-friendly UI is for speed. It's even more important with typing-heavy apps like chat. Every time my hand moves to a mouse it slows everything way down.

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@kyle very cool! I know nothing about weaving on a look. Looks interesting

Time to board my flight back to the US. Had a wonderful time in The Netherlands, even with the unfortunate circumstances of the pandemic showing up shortly after I arrived.

@kyle hah welcome to the fiber world. Get yourself a winder and a swift. You will not regret it.

Last night in Delft. House is clean. Bags are packed. There are certainly worse places to find yourself during a pandemic. I’ll surely return.

@Gina meanwhile in Delft it’s a typical misty cold misery. Enjoy the sun!

@purism what’s the preferred way to stay up to date with EC ISO releases?

Done with my last week of work in NL. Next week I pack it all up and move back to Texas.

@Gina I have gone to the office every single day this week. Reminded me just how much I hate going to an office. I’ve been primarily remote for six years so even pre-pandemic a full week of daily office visits was not a thing for me.

@kyle gotta build the wall. We’re just another brick in it after all.

@silwol very cool! Hoping to get mine in the not too distant future. More interested in using it as a portable PC than a phone though.

Pick a random consumer device lying around your house and imagine someone coming across it after 70 years of neglect. Part of the device no longer works. Would they be able to fix it? puri.sm/posts/beyond-right-to-

@Gina 🫂 dank je wel.

PS I returned to a broken furnace fml

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