JC @jc@librem.one

Is your laptop upgradeable? Mine is! I got this upgrade in the mail last week.
This A311D module adds WiFi 5 and Bluetooth 5.0, and bumps the CPU performance a lot, going from 4x ARM Cortex-A53 cores on the old module, to 2x A53 and 4x A73! Roughly doubled the performance of my computer, and now I also get to use bluetooth headphones 😎🎶

A meteor burning up in Earth's atmosphere, filmed from the International Space Station.

Some of our users work only with audio material like podcast episodes, so it makes sense that they should be able to negotiate percentages rather than semitones when they use vari-speed :) Here is a quick fix from @PaulDavisTheFirst coming in the next release

We've just released Ardour v8 with some long-anticipated new features like improved velocity editing (the lollipops), freehand automation drawing, new Grid tool for tempo mapping live performances, Novation Launchpad Pro support, and more!

See here for an overview of new features:

https://ardour.org/whatsnew.html

Or grab the download:

https://community.ardour.org/download

@jc I would love to be able to review and use all of these and promote them to my audience because we should all be using more #Opensource

well I found what I need next in my arsenal, this is my PERFECT AND IDEAL pocket laptop for my work on the go and I need to use and review this https://www.crowdsupply.com/mnt/pocket-reform
#linux #gaming #infosec #cybersecurity #laptop #opensource

I just had to update my numbers for a lecture, so here's your periodic reminder: Starlink is now 55% of ALL active satellites in orbit.

And given the recent news about that awful billionaire unilaterally deciding to cut of internet access to parts of the world whenever he decides to, this is extra important to share. Why did our governments effectively gift Low Earth Orbit to one awful dude? This is so bad.

You need to stop using Chrome NOW. It’s not hyperbole: Google just rolled out a change to Chrome that tracks the sites you visit, builds a profile, and shares that with any page you visit that asks.

This is real. It’s not tech bro conspiracy shit.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/09/googles-widely-opposed-ad-platform-the-privacy-sandbox-launches-in-chrome

#privacy #google #chrome

🎉I'm very happy to share that the #PolyKybd 🅿⌨ will be launched via
@crowdsupply

Please sign up if you are interested and RT🙏:
https://www.crowdsupply.com/polykybd/polykybd

first production MNT RCM4+RPi CM4 combo works. the little adapter module on the lower right converts the RPi CM4's second HDMI signal to eDP for MNT Reform's display.

My dad used to repair TVs and he remembers the time when for each TV you could get the schematics so that he could repair them at his shop.

When was the last time you bought a computer that came with schematics?

Finally my LS1028A arrived today!

https://shop.mntre.com/products/mnt-reform-ls1028a-module

Neo6502 Rev.B (production version) is now available for pre-order, we will start shipments from 16.10.2023 Apple ][ and Oric Atmos emulation with tons of games and software + GPIO support https://www.olimex.com/Products/Retro-Computers/Neo6502/open-source-hardware #6502 #retrocomputer #retrogaming #apple2

we shipped the first A311D processor upgrades to MNT Reform users today. it's an important day for us because we delivered on our promise to make a user-upgradable, as-open-as-possible laptop.

also i just completed QA on the first LS1028A processor upgrade.

#Google is trying again to convince you, YES YOU, to contribute for free to Google Maps.
Please don't.
It is 100% #proprietary, Google has full control over the data you added and people can only access Google Maps over proprietary channels where Google dictates the rules. This gives them too much power.

Contribute to #OpenStreetMap instead, it's a project by the community, for the community.

https://www.openstreetmap.org

#OSM #GoogleMaps #PSA #scam #capitalism #OpenData

If you’re looking for #OpenSource app recommendations, you probably generally land in the usual « LibreOffice / GIMP » space.

But what about other apps, like Obsidian, Notion, VS Code, Teams or Slack?

Well, I have a few recommendations for these as well, if you want to go all open source (and they all run on #Linux, of course):

https://youtu.be/P8accXNcwjs

quote: "MNT Reform has set the new standard for a user servicable laptop"

cool video by Nat Tuck showing user servicing of the MNT Reform (installing the protected battery boards and a new trackball module): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cGDXyqNqvg

MNT Reform with 16GB of RAM courtesy of fully OSHW LS1028A processor module