K_Stein @kstein@librem.one

Your Phone Is Your Castle

"If your home is your physical castle, your phone is your digital castle. More than any other computer, your phone has become the most personal of personal computers and holds the most sensitive digital property a person has..."

https://puri.sm/posts/your-phone-is-your-castle/

#privacy #freedom #security

They Found a Way to Limit Big Tech’s Power: Using the Design of Bitcoin

Companies inspired by the cryptocurrency are creating social networks, storing online content and hosting websites without any central authority.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/26/technology/big-tech-power-bitcoin.html #privacy #security #libremone

Facebook makes jokes downplaying its influence, but its dominance over users' Internet experience and online speech is no laughing matter, says EFF's @cSchmon. Let's have an honest debate about monopolies and the monetization of political polarization. https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/facebook-controlling-minds-algorithm-b1796287.html

New quantum receiver the first to detect entire radio frequency spectrum from zero frequency up to 20 GHz

The Rydberg spectrum analyzer has the potential to surpass fundamental limitations of traditional electronics in sensitivity, bandwidth and frequency range. Because of this, the lab's Rydberg spectrum analyzer and other quantum sensors have the potential to unlock a new frontier of Army sensors for spectrum awareness, electronic warfare, sensing and communications—part of the Army's modernization strategy.
See New quantum receiver the first to detect entire radio frequency spectrum
#technology #radio #RF
https://phys.org/news/2021-02-quantum-entire-radio-frequency-spectrum.html https://squeet.me/objects/962c3e10bcd34b642006f36ed0b96b6cbb7e966e

Weber’s latest gas grills have Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and digital displays - Your grill now has the same spec sheet as your smartphone

Weber is expanding its line of internet-connected grills to encompass its popular gas models, including the company’s entry-level Spirt lineup, offering Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity for tracking temperature and an integrated digital display.
I still have one of the original iGrill's with the wire probes and the dedicated Wi-Fi belt clip-on devices (before there were phone apps for that). It was great if you wanted to watch TV and not stand by the grill (and it worked well) but the whole point is actually to stand by the grill and all argue about how well cooked the meat is... Maybe built-in Spotify would have been better
See Weber’s latest gas grills have Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and digital displays

https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/9/22274773/weber-connect-smart-gas-grills-wifi-bluetooth-displays https://squeet.me/objects/962c3e10dc8ffd72bf886dd64ba889847bd91d35