Kyle Rankin @kyle@librem.one

@yaelwrites Possibly! But then you'd also get to try out Qubes if you wanted!

@yaelwrites I'm obviously biased, but if Linux is an option, the Librem 14 has a lot of ports.

@twotwenty I wish e2ee were easier to implement so I had more choices for a full-featured client than web wrappers. I guess that's similar to my feeling about Signal :)

The interesting thing about Moxie stepping down from Signal is that many in infosec trust Signal less because of the protocol and more because they trust Moxie. How much of that trust will transfer to the project/new CEO?

@remulus The best tip I got from typewriter restoration forums is that last one. Sewing machine oil + cotton balls or cotton swabs is a nice, gentle (but really effective!) way to clean dirt from enameled surfaces safetly. Just use a small amount of oil and clean with cotton balls/swabs until no more dirt comes up, then gently clean any excess oil on the surface.

@remulus Thank you! I've gotten a lot of tips from typewriter restoration blogs/forums. I use dish soap + water w/ cotton swabs, cotton balls, or paper towels for general-purpose cleaning. I use cotton swabs for hard-to-reach, and delicate parts (like the numbers on the registers). I use cotton swabs + isopropyl alcohol for unpainted metallic parts (basically anything you'd oil or grease). I use 0000 steel wool for rust, cotton swabs + sewing machine oil for the painted exterior.

It's back in full working order. Here's 1111 + 9999.

It's looking and working a lot better already.

Here's what over a hundred and fifteen years of dust looks like.

Today I'm cleaning and refurbishing a 1906 Brunsviga mechanical calculator. It's the oldest calculator in my collection and the first with a pinwheel mechanism.

I got some positive feedback about my articles from a stranger and it surprised me just how much it meant. I've made more of an effort recently to tell people when I appreciate their work because of how rare (but meaningful) positive feedback is.

@ruff Closed: could not reproduce.

Final ant update (I hope): the ant is gone! It must have found a way out of the monitor over the weekend.

I got a free floor loom today! This is a four harness loom made by the Towle company in the 1950s or `60s. Used floor looms are like upright pianos in that they are either very expensive or very cheap/free. This one came with a bench, warping board, and a box full of accessories!

If you have a tech career, retooling is especially important. I've made 4 major career pivots so far (dev->sysadmin->security->executive) and while each was a planned and smooth transition, each required a combination of mentoring/on-the-job training and self-study.

@yaelwrites The next time I see you in person, I will try very hard to pronounce your name correctly, and will still possibly fall short.

I'm encouraged to see the growth of trade schools, not just for young adults who wouldn't be served well by a 4-year degree, but also for older adults who must retool because fewer modern career paths last someone their whole life. https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2021/12/31/skilled-trade-education-comeback/

@chrichri First, thanks for the recommendations. I have a couple clarifying questions:

For point 2: evaluate packages in which way?

For 3: currently we include all but files that begin with kexec* because they are used *by* PureBoot and some like HOTP counter change each boot, and others like the checksum file itself, have to be excluded.