keverets @keverets@librem.one

IFixIt gives the Framework Laptop a 10/10 in repairability. I watched their tear-down video and it's certainly the most user-friendly laptop to date when it comes to changing just ANY part! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AV2umY3R0vw #linux #laptop #hardware #framework #ifixit

Imagine if you could file a digital restraining order against tech companies. If a creepy person follows you any time you leave your house, looks through your mail, and watches you from the street whenever you're at home, you can legally make them stop. Why not companies?

RT @mozilla@twitter.com

Are you choosing what to watch, or is YouTube choosing for you?

Their algorithm is responsible for over 70% of viewing time, which can include recommending harmful videos.

Donate your data, and help us hold them responsible.
#YouTubeRegrets
https://mzl.la/2RRNxDz

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/mozilla/status/1418477231995858950

YouTube Regrets - Mozilla and 37,380 YouTube users conducted a study to better understand harmful YouTube recommendations. This is what we learned. https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/campaigns/regrets-reporter/findings/

Popular webcomic "The Oatmeal" no longer asks people to follow them on #Facebook, #Twitter, #instagram etc. Here's their explanation as to why (contains minor swearing):

(from https://theoatmeal.com/comics/reaching_people )

PS Currently if you want to follow them, visit here:
https://theoatmeal.com/pages/subscribe

If you want to support an musician, buy their album and go to their shows. If you want to support a writer, buy their book. Speaking from personal experience, subscription services that let you use content w/o buying it (like streaming), rips off creators. https://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/21/07/18/1922249/music-streaming-inquiry-finds-pitiful-returns-for-performers

"The Economy" will never "recover."

"The Economy" is not a real thing. It's a yardstick.

Worry about the health of what "The Economy" was meant to measure, not the health of the yardstick.

I wrote an article about the need for low-carbon and #sustainable #computing and the path towards zero-carbon computing.

tl;dr:

** The problem:
* By 2040 emissions from computing alone will be close to half the emissions level acceptable to keep global warming below 2°C. This growth in computing emissions is unsustainable: it would make it virtually impossible to meet the emissions warming limit.
* The emissions from production of computing devices far exceed the emissions from operating them, so even if devices are more energy efficient producing more of them will make the emissions problem worse. Therefore we must extend the useful life of our computing devices.
** The solution:
As a society we need to start treating computational resources as finite and precious, to be utilised only when necessary, and as effectively as possible. We need frugal computing: achieving the same results for less energy.
** The vision: please read the article, I'm out of characters.

https://wimvanderbauwhede.github.io/articles/frugal-computing/

A new /e/ "deGoogled" smartphone for the US! 🇺🇸

Not only the /e/-Teracube T2E cares about privacy, but it has a replaceable battery and is built with recycled materials.

In short: a better smartphone 📱

#degoogled #smartphones #privacy #mydataisMYdata

--> https://esolutions.shop/shop/e-os-teracube-2e/

This is pure and good. #tw

https://hackaday.com/2021/07/09/a-home-automation-solution-for-fans-of-quick-and-dirty-solutions/

Phorge is a community fork of the no-longer-maintained Phabricator.

I think all these ph-names are phucking silly. 😜

#tw

https://we.phorge.it/source/phorge/

If I could help computer users understand one thing it would be that unless something changes, their future computer will be locked down like their phone, so they can only install software if the OS vendor approves. I talk about this in a new blog post: https://puri.sm/posts/the-future-of-computers-the-neighborhood-and-the-nursing-home/

apparently udev rules are also not a thing. I mean flatpak is perfect for shitty hardware manufacturers apps, would be great if it can actually talk to hardware...

Woah, TIL that there are so-called fractal vises for clamping irregularly shaped items! (The picture doesn't explain it very well, you have to watch it in motion! It's in the first 30 seconds of the video:)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBeOgGt_oWU
#tools #HandTools

I feel like more people should understand that saying you don’t know something is a way to gain credibility, not lose it.

Online proctoring companies claim to detect academic dishonesty solely through artificial intelligence, invariably leading to false-positives. At last, one company is making changes. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/06/long-overdue-reckoning-online-proctoring-companies-may-finally-be-here

How to join a #libera.chat #IRC channel via #matrix:

1. Type /join #channel:libera.chat into your client.

Done! 🤯