First SARS-CoV-2, then H1N1 G4 and now actual Bubonic plague? #yearofpestilence https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/bubonic-plague-triggers-health-alert-in-china-after-herder-is-infected/2020/07/07/bfb8f874-c004-11ea-8908-68a2b9eae9e0_story.html
I appreciated Brian Chen's NYTimes piece on tech longevity (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/01/technology/personaltech/make-your-tech-last-longer.html). Mainstream attention on this is critical. My thoughts on how @purism is solving the issue are at https://puri.sm/posts/librem-5-longevity-solving-the-problem-of-disposable-technology/
The conclusion that's stuck w/ me years after reading this piece on rich preppers isn't the excess, but the selfish, short-sightedness. If those people would invest the same resources into *improving* their society, they needn't worry about its collapse. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/01/30/doomsday-prep-for-the-super-rich
"Librem 14 Thoughts From a Librem 13 Early Adopter"
https://puri.sm/posts/librem-14-thoughts-from-a-librem-13-early-adopter/
Find out more about the all-new Librem 14: https://puri.sm/products/librem-14/
In honor of the @purism #Librem14 launch I wrote a personal post to share my perspective as someone who backed the original Librem 13 crowdfunding campaign and still use it daily: https://puri.sm/posts/librem-14-thoughts-from-a-librem-13-early-adopter/
Announcing the all-new Librem 14
https://puri.sm/products/librem-14
A powerful 14" laptop in a 13" footprint
- Core i7-10710U (Comet Lake) Processor, 6 cores & 12 threads
- Up to 32GB DDR4 memory
- Output 4K Video to two displays
More about the Librem 14: https://puri.sm/posts/purism-launches-librem-14-successor-to-security-focused-librem-13-product-line/
A data broker used protestors' cell phone information without their knowledge to release demographic estimates of recent protests against police violence. This is a huge invasion of privacy and yet another reason why we need robust data protection laws. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/carolinehaskins1/protests-tech-company-spying
Journalist’s phone hacked by new ‘invisible’ technique: All he had to do was visit one website. Any website. https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2020/06/21/journalists-phone-hacked-by-new-invisible-technique-all-he-had-to-do-was-visit-one-website-any-website.html #privacy #security #purism #librem5
Many people either don't know how masks work, or don't care. I observe so many masks below noses or even hanging from chins. Unless this makes it mandatory to wear masks *correctly* I don't know if it will have the hoped-for impact. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-06-18/california-mandatory-face-masks-statewide-order-coronavirus-gavin-newsom
Much respect to hairdressers. After studying an hour or two of tutorials I spent about two hours cutting my son's hair only to end up with a Dumb-and-Dumber-esque bowl cut. #bangsarehard #humility
If you're a protester, consider taking actions like switching your phone to airplane mode or leaving it home altogether.
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/06/surveillance-self-defense-attending-protests-age-covid-19
Protesters and journalists covering protests have different threat models. The good news is we have advice for both. First, if you're a reporter on the ground, here are some tech tips.
Last week I was a guest on FLOSSWeekly where I talked about @purism, balancing security with freedom, the Librem 5, and culture clashes in #FLOSS. Check it out: https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weekly/episodes/581?autostart=false
I've joked about printing in Linux for 20 years, but I just got a portable printer for #vanlife (Canon Pixma iP110) and it was literally plug and play. I connected printer USB to my laptop, it auto-detected/configured it, and prompted to print a test page which worked perfectly.
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