Kyle Rankin @kyle@librem.one

@jlcrawf Started as a stock-up reaction like we see before a major storm (along with milk, bread), only nation-wide. But combined now with increased demand at home (no one using office/restaurant TP) with a static, just-in-time supply without much ability to ramp up further, it makes sense it's still hard to keep in stock.

Managers new to work-from-home: this is an opportunity to learn how to measure productivity properly. If you just translate your flawed butts-in-seats metric for faces-on-Zoom, you are doing it wrong. Level up, extend trust, and measure output, not presence.

@dallin Someone influential must have recommended it for lockdown. Personally, I just finished a big non-fiction book and tend to alternate between fiction and non-fiction. Tolstoy was next on my list and I was surprised how difficult it was to source a hardcover Briggs translation of War and Peace (found one though).

I expected a run on TP, cleaner and flour. I didn't anticipate the run on chest freezers, Nintendo Switch consoles and War and Peace.

One down, ten to go. It was fascinating to learn about early civilizations including ancient Sumeria, Egypt, Babylon, Israel, India, China and Japan. Next up: volume two and ancient Greece!

Based on my weekly grocery run everyone in my town has learned how to bake (shelves have plenty of bread, no baking supplies) but not how to make soup (no canned soup, plenty of fresh veggies and meat/bones).

@darkijah Here is a different page about the same topic: https://www.slashgear.com/google-coronavirus-mobility-tracker-rates-where-social-distancing-is-working-03615454/

Remember that Big Data companies redefine #privacy to mean private to others, not private to them. They still see and store your personal data:

"No personally identifiable information, such as an individual's location, contacts or movement, will be made available at any point"

https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Health/coronavirus-live-updates-us-death-toll-tops-6000/story

If there were any doubt my van is the ultimate survival vehicle, look what I just found in there! #liquidgold #vanlife

If you want free research on a topic, post a slightly inaccurate statement about it on a social media account with a female avatar.

If you want free pentesting by security experts, become the de facto product they all must use during a global pandemic.

Wow, hand sanitizer is surprisingly easy to make, arguably easier than lemonade. Two parts 90% rubbing alcohol, one part 100% aloe, a few drops of essential oil for fragrance, stir, pour in dispenser.

TIL that creating a train wreck is a specific crime that carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison. This should give many technology companies pause. https://abc7.com/officials-engineer-tried-to-smash-train-into-usns-mercy/6069395/

Attacks like this are likely not limited to Zoom (it just has #infosec attention now). If your computer has a hardware kill switch (HKS), disable camera+mic except during video conferences. If you don't have a HKS, cover the camera in between uses: https://9to5mac.com/2020/04/01/new-zoom-bugs-takeover-macs-cam-mic-root/

I keep waiting for someone to step up and give us the definitive COVID-19 lockdown Rump Shaker parody. I'll get you started: All I wanna do is Zoom Zoom Zoom Zoom in my guest room.

When you are waiting in line to enter Costco, and they remove the toilet paper sign from the Sold Out billboard. #jackpot

@keverets It's been on my wishlist for some time, just haven't gotten around to getting one yet.

@leimon You can get pre-made kits that use dried or liquid malt extract and completely skip a lot of this process and start at the boil. It's how I got started and what I recommend for everyone who wants to try it out.

@keverets Kegs have some nice properties. You can get trub and yeast off the bottom my pressurized a bit and using a picnic tap. Can also transfer to a different keg with a bit of pressure without exposing to outside air.

If you made it this far, thank you! Live posting this felt kind of like having you here with me in while I brewed during lockdown. Also thanks to Grainfather for making my brew day so much simpler and about 2 hours faster!