Kyle Rankin @kyle@librem.one

@hehemrin @purism This is why you need a combination of that and regulation. Consumer demand in other industries that do have options would show there's a market (privacy can be profitable), and regulation can provide limits in areas where there isn't alternatives (data collection becomes less profitable).

@railmeat@mastodon.technology I think it takes a combination of consumer demand (voting with their dollar for products that do respect privacy) and regulation (making it unlawful to collect and sell all this data).

I'm glad that articles like this by Tatum Hunter that walk you through how to opt out of cellular carrier tracking exist, but I'm sad they are necessary. This is exactly why we created the AweSIM service. #privacy https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/08/01/cell-carrier-privacy-settings/

I did many #Librem5 convergence demos with my #Nexdock360 at #scale19x. It's so fun to watch the moment when people *get* convergence after seeing me drag a known Linux desktop app between screens and have it morph based on screen size.

I wrote about the "smartphoneification" of cars last year on the @purism blog: #privacy https://puri.sm/posts/locked-in-a-remote-control-car/

If you wanted to know why I'm thankful I don't need to replace my car, and if I did, it wouldn't be with a modern one, here's why: #privacy #bigdata https://themarkup.org/the-breakdown/2022/07/27/who-is-collecting-data-from-your-car

This has the side-effect of reminding me how to use each of these calculators, as they all have different methods to perform basic arithmetic, none of which are intuitive.

#Antique #calculators typically degrade through lack of use. Oil/grease gets stiff, dust/dirt takes over. My solution is repeat the simple calculations I usually perform in my head or on my computer on one (or more) of my calculators to exercise them.

@penguin42 Yes I believe there is a stream of each room on the scale youtube channel. When they slice each talk out of the daylong stream I will post a link.

Who would have thought that a thermal exhaust port could be so risky?

The ⁨#scale19x⁩ memory that will stick with me most is when an unopened soda can left in front of the projector exhaust vent exploded in the middle of my talk like a gunshot, shooting a geyser of soda in the air. I'm going to get so much mileage out of that story.

Thank you everyone who came to my talk! This is the first time one of my talks featured a surprise explosion! ⁨#scale19x⁩

This is a story all about how
My ⁨#scale19x⁩ talk's going down
So if you have 60 minutes come sit right there
I'll tell you about OpenSnitch in a room called Bel Air

(1:30pm, hotel lobby level, right of hotel entrance)

The wool scarf is done! This is a surprise present for a male family member (who doesn't read my social media feed). It took about 7.5 hours start to finish and I'm pleased with how it turned out. ⁨#weaving

@goatwildernesscollective The thing about weaving by hand is that no one in the modern mechanized-fabric world would pay what I would charge for my time, not to mention time *and* materials, even if I were only to charge a living wage. Even this simple project will take about 8 hours labor and about $50 in materials.

After weaving, I finally understand why clothing in pre-Industrial times were considered so valuable. Worn is a good recent book that talks about this history.

@wobin I 3D printed one!

Well that was fast. I just finished ⁨#weaving⁩ the scarf. Now I just need to take it off the loom, tie the fringe, and wash/full it.

@alauzon33 You will need to work with support and continue to be patient if you no longer want to support the project. Contacting me on my personal social media account will not give you special treatment.

My next ⁨#weaving⁩ project is a simple twill scarf using single-ply, natural color worsted-weight wool raised locally. Doing something this simple is a nice change of pace from my previous projects.