Ben Trister @ben@librem.one
Chairperson, Purism, SPC
Lawyer (LL.B, J.D.) and Chartered Director (C. Dir.)
Joined Apr 2019
Heat waves are increasing across Canada and hotter nights are also dangerous
https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/nighttime-temperatures-climate-change-1.6112778 #climatechange #climatecrisis #leadonclimate
America in 2090: The Impact of Extreme Heat, in Maps
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/21/opinion/climate-change-heat-waves.html #climatechange #climatecrisis #leadonclimate
The Nightmare of Our Snooping Phones
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/21/technology/phones-location-data.html #privacy #security #purism #librem5
Jeff Bezos Got as Much Morning Show Coverage in a Day as Climate Change Got All Last Year
https://gizmodo.com/jeff-bezos-got-as-much-morning-show-coverage-in-a-day-a-1847334966 #climatechange #climatecrisis #leadonclimate
Ben Trister
boosted
We are upstreaming our software development for the wider community. Calls will become a part of the @gnome project. Having a dialer application available shows that mobile is an important use case for GNOME. Read more: https://puri.sm/posts/how-calls-became-a-part-of-gnome/
Climate change threatens food security of many countries dependent on fish
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/07/210720114402.htm #climatechange #climatecrisis #leadonclimate
iFixit CEO calls out Microsoft, Apple, Samsung over device repairability
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wmexperts/~3/IWFt-r6Vm0Y/microsoft-apple-samsung-called-out-ifixit-ceo #bigtech #purism #righttorepair
Ben Trister
boosted
Cities are scrambling to prevent flooding - US cities are working to shore up their flood defenses in the face of climate change, bu... - https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/07/20/1029748/cities-infrastructure-prevent-flooding/ #climatechange
Grim CO2 forecast by International Energy Agency puts Paris Agreement targets almost out of reach | Euronews
https://www.euronews.com/2021/07/20/grim-co2-forecast-by-international-energy-agency-puts-paris-agreement-targets-almost-out-o #climatechange #climatecrisis #leadonclimate
Huge data leak shatters the lie that the innocent need not fear surveillance
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2021/jul/18/huge-data-leak-shatters-lie-innocent-need-not-fear-surveillance?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other #privacy #security #Purism #librem5
How a powerful US lobby group helps big oil to block climate action
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jul/19/big-oil-climate-crisis-lobby-group-api?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other #climatechange #climatecrisis #leadonclimate
Spyware can make your phone your enemy. Journalism is your defence
https://www.theguardian.com/world/commentisfree/2021/jul/19/spyware-can-make-your-phone-your-enemy-journalism-is-your-defence?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other #privacy #security #purism #librem5
Edward Snowden calls for spyware trade ban amid Pegasus revelations
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2021/jul/19/edward-snowden-calls-spyware-trade-ban-pegasus-revelations?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other #privacy #security #purism #librem5
Despite the hype, iPhone security no match for NSO spyware
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/07/19/apple-iphone-nso/ #privacy #security #purism #librem5
‘No One Is Safe’: Extreme Weather Batters the Wealthy World https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/17/climate/heatwave-weather-hot.html?unlocked_article_code=AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACEIPuonUktbfqohkT1UaBCbeWdkipwGLwvjCyaAjj2HzaTeYQCpCwv5QA4-cvUfRYK4pL_0C4wOmfv4Terk-WK41ieZFI01mTwTvq5HdwZkPfXtw-I65AiZrh86WGOFgq2CvNGfmdrkjybHm7kPXenCqDPKEqQApIwxkpJBjdVq4izdfluqeTLkDipQp1uwhB5t5WT4FeCGP2vHvAB96M9yNBQrOvkh0A6oKHGGOwqPPru4IYw5QClrZTX1g425a6N9UOtwfPaaXPAcqIsw6z7t9P_TUR-okln-e #climatechange #climatecrisis #leadonclimate
Climate change to bring more intense storms across Europe https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/07/210716150752.htm #climatechange #climatecrisis #leadonclimate
It Seems Odd That We Would Just Let the World Burn
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/15/opinion/climate-change-energy-infrastructure.html #climatechange #climatecrisis #leadonclimate
Disparities of climate change mapped
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/07/210714151140.htm #climatechange #climatecrisis #leadonclimate
Amazon rainforest now emitting more CO2 than it absorbs
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jul/14/amazon-rainforest-now-emitting-more-co2-than-it-absorbs?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
#climatechange #climatecrisis #leadonclimate
Chairperson, Purism, SPC
Lawyer (LL.B, J.D.) and Chartered Director (C. Dir.)
Joined Apr 2019
