Kyle Rankin @kyle@librem.one

Having brisket for dinner yesterday meant waking up at 2am to put the meat in the smoker by 3. After a 13 hour smoke and an hour rest, it was perfect. I think I've finally figured out my technique. #bbq #brisketlogistics

Going with the theme of things that can be intimidating, are tough to get into, have a point, take a lot of time and dedication to finish, yet are so worth it, I present a whole beef brisket in a New Yorker tote bag. #BBQ

A powerful thing about the #Librem5 running PureOS instead of a mobile-specific OS is that existing desktop apps run w/o porting to a new platform, some just need UI tweaks to fit on the screen. GNUcash works out of the box in landscape mode both without the toolbar at default scaling and with the toolbar scaled 1.5x.

"Rankin warned that tech giants were now "redefining the word "privacy" in their own marketing." While they may claim to protect it, what they really want is to protect privacy from their competitors, he added. "They add security measures to their software and services so only they can capture, view and sell all of your data and others can't.""

https://www.dw.com/en/smartphone-startups-take-on-google-apple-and-put-privacy-first/a-52369255

When you have a busy full-time job and active family life, yet also want to write a new book, it means waking up a few hours early every day. #writing #coffee

Related to the above, check out my latest Librem 5 app development post where I develop a simple app to scale the screen to different sizes. https://puri.sm/posts/easy-librem-5-app-development-scale-the-screen/

Wireshark works great on my #Librem5 out of the box when the screen is scaled from 2x down to 1.25x the physical resolution. This could be an option for apps that need more time for developers to adapt to a phone form factor.

Today's antique store find: a first edition of 1984. Back then they thought a universal surveillance state would be imposed by an authoritarian govt using fear. Now we know we will submit willingly in exchange for some free web services.

Staying in the vein of Valentine's Day, I #3dprinted my son a heart. He was pumped to get it.

I was interviewed for a DW News article on how @purism is taking on tech giants with the #Librem5 #privacy-focused smartphone.

https://m.dw.com/en/smartphone-startups-take-on-google-apple-and-put-privacy-first/a-52369255

It's been fun to track the steady and rapid progress with #Librem5 development. Each week that goes by moves this phone closer to replacing my other phone entirely. Most recently, a simple one line change to a file dramatically improved cellular modem performance.

If you are looking for a decent stand for your #Librem5 and have access to a #3Dprinter then I've found this design scaled up 1.25x works well and leaves enough room at the bottom for a USB-C cable:

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2056389

“It was the intelligence coup of the century,” the CIA report concludes. “Foreign governments were paying good money to the U.S. and West Germany for the privilege of having their most secret communications read by at least two (and possibly as many as five or six) foreign countries.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/world/national-security/cia-crypto-encryption-machines-espionage/

Saw this at a used book sale and had to get it. It hearkens back to an era where when something in your house broke, you could fix it instead of throw it away. I see some signs that society is discovering the harm of buying cheap, disposable things you can't fix.

This doesn't bode well for any legislation that would curb #privacy abuses by marketing firms. If Feds bypass 4th amendment using adtech, regulating that industry could trigger "going dark" claims like w/ e2e encryption.

https://gizmodo.com/feds-find-fourth-amendment-workaround-buy-phone-locati-1841516436