Free Soft&Hardware Enthusiast @goatwildernesscollective@librem.one

and they wonder why we don’t Google anymore.

I am the owner of Minifree Ltd: https://minifree.org/

Minifree sells Libreboot computers to fund development of Libreboot; I'm Libreboot's founder and lead developer.

Libreboot is a free software project, replacing the proprietary BIOS/UEFI firmware on supported computers. It offers many security and performance benefits compared to most proprietary firmware, and it's highly configurable.

Your choice of Debian Linux, other distro or BSD.

tll;dr I selll LIbreboot, and Libreboot accessories.

We ordered a cake

Hell yes!

NYT: Russian drones are monitoring US and NATO weapon supply routes in eastern Germany. In response, Berlin is preparing legal changes to authorize the military to shoot down drones near bases.

Legal changes to shoot down hostile drones 🤷‍♂️

Scientist exposes anti-wind groups as oil-funded. Now they want to silence him.

https://electrek.co/2025/08/25/scientist-exposes-anti-wind-groups-as-oil-funded-now-they-want-to-silence-him/

<- just as tobacco companies sponsored anti-anti-smoking legislation, now fossil-fuel companies are sponsoring global warming denial. The denialists are mostly not smart enough to know this.

Must-read:

So-called "age verification" laws are spreading.

They will not protect kids.

They are grossly insecure.

They will be tools of censorship, surveillance, and oppression.

They amount to requiring a license to speak -- and to read.

We have to stop this.

https://www.usermag.co/p/we-must-fight-age-verification-with

Bloomberg reports that Xi Jinping has, for the first time, publicly congratulated Ukraine on its Independence Day. The move comes just days before Putin’s planned visit to China. For decades, Beijing has never extended such greetings to former Soviet republics—except Russia.

issues i'd never thought i have to deal with: we used some dip switches that have two markings: 1 and ON. that's already confusing for computer people because in their mind, "1" also means "on" (binary on/active/high). now we have a new batch of keyboards where these got mounted upside down. people read the ON as NO. so they think it's 1 (on) and NO (off). everything goes wrong. i'm so tired and need to sleep. sirens in the distance

Update zu unserer Vertieblerin mit Linux:

Ihr #windows10 Heim PC fällt aus dem Support, sie möchte da jetzt ein #debian 13 mit #kdeplasma drauf. Nachdem sie sich damit beschäftigt hat, findet sie #debian die beste Wahl für sich. Verständlich, nicht jeder hat Bock sich beständig mit seiner IT auseinander zu setzen.

Selbstverständlich findet diese Umstellung während der Arbeitszeit statt, aus Gründen 😂

Jackpot, wieder jemanden bekehrt! 🤓

#endof10 #opensourcewin #opensource

"mRNA is one of the most promising technologies for preventing and treating any kind of disease that you can imagine.

Stopping development of mRNA vaccines could put cures of the world’s most common and debilitating chronic diseases, such as cancer and HIV, out of reach.

We need to stay engaged and push back."

My comments on the defunding of mRNA research in
@maskblocabq https://prismreports.org/2025/08/21/mrna-vaccine-rfk-jr-cancer-hiv/

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The Druzhba oil pipeline is down — pumping halted indefinitely. Ukraine’s 14th UAV Regiment struck the Nikolskoe pumping station in Russia’s Tambov region, leaving it burning. As commander Magyar put it: the most effective sanctions delivered by Ukrainian drones.

phosh 0.49.0 is out 🚀📱:

We have some new features, quality of life improvements, under the hood work and 🐛 fixes, check out the full release notes at https://phosh.mobi/releases/rel-0.49.0/ for details or see 👇 for a short 🧵

🙏 to everyone who contributed to this release.

#phosh #Librem5 #PinePhone #gtk #wlroots #gnome #linux #mobile #LinuxMobile