The insult "ten miles of bad road" is much more devastating now that I've just driven ten miles of bad road. #vanlife
@okennedy That rules!
@dredmorbius I wish!
Check out my new pocket computer! Ok not exactly new, it's a Tasco Pocket Arithometer from the '40s. #vintagecomputers
Librem 5 shipping starting 24 September 2019 https://puri.sm/posts/librem-5-shipping-announcement/ #purism #linux #linuxphone #linuxmobile #gnome
ElasticCo made Elasticsearch an #opencore product w/ basic security features in a proprietary plugin.
Search Guard made basic ES security features an open core product w/ enterprise auth as a proprietary plugin.
ElasticCo freed code for security plugin recently and now accuses Search Guard of copying both proprietary and #FOSS code. #fossdrama
https://www.elastic.co/blog/dear-search-guard-users
@thibaultamartin The problem is that biometrics are not secret but are treated like they are. Unless you are a twin, your DNA is very unique, yet you leave copies of that everywhere. People focus too much on the uniqueness of a biometric instead of how easy it is to copy/approximate/fake.
Wow, Huawei just accused the US govt of launching cyberattacks to infiltrate its intranet and internal information systems: https://www.huawei.com/en/facts/voices-of-huawei/media-statement-regarding-reported-us-doj-probes-into-huawei (h/t @Viss and campuscodi)
@blacklight447 We disable PM on Librem One as it isn't actually private. Feel free to reach out to us on our community matrix channel though: #community-librem-5:talk.puri.sm
@blacklight447 It's not as bad as typing with a band-aid on my fingertip I suppose, but it would be if my nails were as long as is common among women around here. I'll get used to it, but it's definitely slowing me down a bit while I do.
Musical Instruments To Be Exempt From Restrictions On Heavily Trafficked Rosewood https://n.pr/2ZkHlX4
@o It's important to respect copyright/ownership of work, even more so as FOSS supporters, as we want everyone to respect FOSS licenses also.
That said, most media outlets enforce these paywalls with client-side javascript which presents a security hole if your client disables client-side javascript.
This article does a good job on presenting the many different ways that data about your credit card purchases are shared without your knowledge or permission: #privacy https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/08/26/spy-your-wallet-credit-cards-have-privacy-problem/
The spy in your wallet: Credit cards have a privacy problem
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/08/26/spy-your-wallet-credit-cards-have-privacy-problem/ #privacy #security
This is why attending a Battlebots event is risky--future generations might view it like we view the Roman Colosseum. I'm already going to have a hard enough time explaining my Roomba to future generations. #singularity #ai https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/youtube-robot-combat-videos-animal-cruelty-a9071576.html
@antonionardella I lean more toward simpler solutions--standard code signing to start, supported by Reproducible Builds so 3rd parties can verify integrity.
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