james h jackson jr @jameshjacksonjr@librem.one

Note that the current UBPorts edition of the PinePhone cannot be used with external screens due to a hardware bug (you can fix it if you’re handy with a solder). The bug is reported as fixed in the upcoming postmarketOS edition of the phone. I’ll probably end up getting one of those as well since I’d like to be able to test on both distributions (one’s Debian/Ubuntu-based and the other Alpine + comes with Phosh) and follow their development.

https://www.reddit.com/r/PINE64official/comments/hj3w00/pinetab_and_pinephone_external_monitors_external/

If you missed yesterday’s live stream, we had a little WebSocket chat via Site.js running on a $150 PinePhone. You can watch the recording here – now with closed captions, chapters, and links to mentioned sites:

https://ar.al/2020/07/12/live-stream-a-web-site-on-your-phone-with-site.js/

#SmallWeb #SmallTech #SiteJS #PinePhone #WebSocket #NodeJS #ARM64

Yay home :)

My new mouse arrived (Logitech G502 Hero). It meets my expectations. Nice mouse.

So Signal is going to be uploading everyones contacts list onto their "cloud".
Apparently there's an opt-out option being worked on, but I don't think they're coming out at the same time.

Rather worrying coming from something that's supposed to be so privacy and security focused, but I can't say I'm shocked.
All centralised systems go this direction.

"With so many people becoming unemployed in the pandemic-induced recession, we have no choice but to handle our technology differently. Put another way: We need to make our tech last longer."

We agree! We are solving the problem of disposable technology with our Librem 5 phone: https://puri.sm/posts/librem-5-longevity-solving-the-problem-of-disposable-technology/

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/01/technology/personaltech/make-your-tech-last-longer.html

Update: The Librem 15 is back in stock!

https://shop.puri.sm/shop/librem-15/

The first 15" laptop designed to protect your digital life

- Intel Core i7 7500U
- Up to 32GB DDR4 memory
- Output 4K Video

More about the Librem 15: https://puri.sm/products/librem-15

#security #privacy #freedom #linux

Mobile App Stores and the Power of Incentives

"A large part of our work at Purism is focused on creating a healthy, ethical, privacy-preserving alternative to the current mobile app ecosystem."

https://puri.sm/posts/mobile-app-stores-and-the-power-of-incentives/

Learn more:
https://puri.sm

#freedom #pureos #apps

Librem Mini is Shipping
https://puri.sm/posts/librem-mini-is-shipping/

Learn more about the Librem Mini: https://puri.sm/products/librem-mini/

#privacy #security #freedom #linux

Announcing the all-new Librem 14
https://puri.sm/products/librem-14

A powerful 14" laptop in a 13" footprint

- Core i7-10710U (Comet Lake) Processor, 6 cores & 12 threads
- Up to 32GB DDR4 memory
- Output 4K Video to two displays

More about the Librem 14: https://puri.sm/posts/purism-launches-librem-14-successor-to-security-focused-librem-13-product-line/

#privacy #security #freedom #linux

@PINE64 #pinephone + #SailfishOS + #amazfit + #pinetime = 😍

I am very excited for the second season of The Umbrella Academy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Me0eoCwLj-A

Whew

Well I made a fucksy.

I upgrade my internet a few days ago, and I noticed that I wasn’t hitting the expected numbers.

Now a few bits of my network infrastructure are pretty old. Good stuff for the day, but .. back when I bought this stuff no one expected gigabit internet to actually exist.

But I wanted to be sure so I switched my equipment out of bridged mode and tested closer to the metal so to speak and the numbers hit in exactly the right places. Good stuff, that means I just need to upgrade one little bit of hardware. Only the modem just would not fucking go back to bridge and I ended up spending hours with tech support. Luckly I had a good guy. Obviously its working again, but what a pain in the ass!!

I’ve been eating healthy lately. Salads and shit.

Now — its been paying off. A little more exercise (I’m pretty physically active at work and that helps, but I could do more. When the governments stops pretending C-19 is a thing maybe a gym is in order) and I’ll be looking good in no time.

However. Its clear that my body has no idea what to do with salad. My stomach has never seen this type of thing before, and sometimes makes its displeasure known to me in very unpleasant ways.

Oh this is much better than the heat, you guys.

⚡ ☔ 😊