BeardlyDavid @fssofdeath@librem.one
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Joined Jun 2019
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violence, misogyny, Canadian history.
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We can't let abusive patent litigation get in the way of bringing a COVID-19 vaccine to the world. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/10/open-access-must-be-rule-not-exception
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missed by some, lost, due to fediblocking.
interesting and nice looking image. OP
@ink_slinger @mpjgregoire@mamot.fr @keithzg
I bet it's technically only a year but it takes them 3 years to push the update :P
Jokes aside, it is reassuring because my Note 9 is 2 year old now and I don't wanna invest in another device for a while.
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Technology as it Should Be
"The power of control by Big-Tech in the app store is but a small example of exploitation of our digital lives. If you don’t control the software, the companies who wrote that software control you. You become a digital prisoner."
@ink_slinger @mpjgregoire@mamot.fr @keithzg
Definitely don't do Samsung then. I got my Android 10 update in the spring. They keep the security patches up to date but everything else is slow.
For "long term" support and fast updates a Pixel device would be the way to go I think.
@ink_slinger @mpjgregoire@mamot.fr @keithzg
Hey man, have you looked at other options? The LG Velvet coming to mind as a good "flagship killer". Quotes because those kinda don'T exist anymore. That being said, the mid-tier segment has a lot of good options right now. What's your main need? Camera, screen etc.?
On a side note, I really am looking into getting a Pinephone to toy with it, so cheap and I love my Pinebook Pro.
Oh and my Librem 5 shipped today :D
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The antitrust investigation is already paying off: Google will no longer be prioritizing AMP pages https://themarkup.org/google-the-giant/2020/11/19/as-antitrust-pressure-mounts-google-to-pull-back-benefit-to-news-sites-that-adopted-its-preferred-mobile-technology
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The Danger of Big Oil’s New Methane Emissions Pledge
https://earther.gizmodo.com/the-danger-of-big-oil-s-new-methane-emissions-pledge-1845739135 #climatechange #climatecrisis #leadonclimate
IRL violence - Ubisoft Hostages
@mpjgregoire@mamot.fr @hypolite
I've been watching a show called "Weird History" a lot in the past couple days. They have a series based around hygiene in different eras.
The parallels with the current pandemic are quite staggering. What people didn't know in the past killed a great many of them and it is happening again.
We are better equipped today than we ever were but it seems that we are having a hard time agreeing on a way to curb the spread of Covid-19. Wilful ignorance isn't helping either.
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If my brother and I even had a slightly more genderneutral upbringing
- instead of being constantly bombarded with "girls are good in languages and bad at math, while boys are good at abstract thinking (??) and working with their hands" nonsense -
then there's a good chance that I would have moved towards #engineering and my brother towards anything but construction. Alas, he got a technical degree and now hates his job, and I got a uni degree and now look up #woodworking in my free time. 🤷
We have a saying for this in French, excuse the translation: "Cobbler with bad shoes"
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Librem 5 Update: Fresh Dogwood Pictures
https://puri.sm/posts/librem-5-update-fresh-dogwood-pictures/
Learn more about the #librem5 : https://puri.sm/products/librem-5/
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#COVID19, Canada, Quebec
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Today's fedi-convos have been interesting but have me wondering about general public's attitudes towards Free software.
Like...hey I *can* use it "gratis" so that means I'm "entitled" to use it for free, including getting updates and support...even I'd I have the means to pay.
You have the right to use Free software at no monetary cost. This does NOT let you abdicate your responsibility to take care of your own systems. Read the license. NO WARRANTY.
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"Agriculture is tricky to do securely, almost everything requires root."
