Eric D Barry @edbarry0217@librem.one

Unix at 50

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2019/08/unix-at-50-it-starts-with-a-mainframe-a-gator-and-three-dedicated-researchers/

Getting used to the new work schedule.

Pretty much.

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Swallowed my pride and increased the font size on my phone. #joysofgettingold

I've become a consumer. I need to become a producer.

It really feels hot

Schedule changes are good things. Off tomorrow.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/moiravetter/2019/08/12/is-america-finally-ready-for-a-surveillance-free-smartphone/#2dfe4f543636

Article: Everything You Need to Know About Ring, Amazon’s Surveillance Camera Company - VICE
Everything You Need to Know About Ring, Amazon’s Surveillance Camera Company - VICE

http://flip.it/RQUqk-

Kazakhstan MitM all TLS traffic

https://www.opensourcesecuritypodcast.com/2019/07/episode-156-what-if-we-mitm-whole.html

Why you can’t backdoor cryptography | Open Source Security #privacy #liberty

https://opensourcesecurity.io/2019/07/26/why-you-cant-backdoor-cryptography/

Good article, right up to the end. The "there ought to be a law" business is a fallacy. In a true free market, customers punish bad business practices by withholding patronage.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2019-08-08/i-tried-hiding-from-silicon-valley-in-a-pile-of-privacy-gadgets?utm_medium=10today.ad3li.20190808.421.2&utm_source=email&utm_content=article&utm_campaign=10-for-today---4.0-styling

If the thought of someone you don't like ruling over you is unappealing, why be enamoured with a system that allows that possibility? #nostate

The trade war initiated last year by the United States is costing the global economy dearly, say observers around the world digest economic data from the second quarter. AIER's Max Gulker analyzes new data.

#trade #tradewar #Trump #DonaldTrump
https://www.aier.org/article/new-data-show-trade-wars-mounting-costs

Saw the doctor today regarding installing a PD catheter for home dialysis and the doctor spoke to many of my concerns regarding the procedure. Seriously considering not getting it because he made sense. Good doctor.

https://puri.sm/posts/librem-5-july-update/

Privacy is about consent.

https://puri.sm/posts/consent-matters-when-tech-shares-your-secrets-without-your-permission/