Kyle Rankin @kyle@librem.one

I got a new adding machine for free this weekend! This is a Star Adding Machine made by the Todd Protectograph Company between 1924 and 1926. It needs to be cleaned and oiled, but otherwise is in pretty decent shape for something almost 100 years old.

Working on a krokbragd rug. #weaving

I'm skeptical, not at the power efficiency claims, but that the result will be cellphones that last longer. They are designed to last a day or two. Everyone will just shrink batteries and increase workloads until cellphones last as long as they do now.

https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/21/12/16/2332227/ibm-and-samsung-say-their-new-chip-design-could-lead-to-week-long-battery-life-on-phones

I've discovered that wearing my vintage green Senate hoodie in public is a great way to meet local old-school rollerbladers in my area.

Thought experiment: what would a car maker need to be able to do to your car remotely, before you no longer felt that you owned it?

I'm so glad my vehicles are in good shape, and from before this era of always-on networks and remote control. If I needed a car, I wouldn't buy a new one.

Every car maker is looking for ways to turn a one-time car purchase into a subscription, because technology now grants them remote control of your car. I wrote more about this phenomenon here: https://puri.sm/posts/locked-in-a-remote-control-car/

New Toyota car owners will need to pay a $8/mo so their key fob can remote-start their car. Cars before 2018 are excluded, because their internal 3G networks are about to go offline, disabling Toyota's remote control. https://arstechnica.com/cars/2021/12/toyota-owners-have-to-pay-8-mo-to-keep-using-their-key-fob-for-remote-start/

This scarf took me about a day to make. I tied on the warp yesterday evening before dinner, worked on it for a few hours yesterday night, a few more this morning, and then another hour or two this afternoon to finish it off.

Off the loom! Indoor lighting doesn't do the colors justice.

The dark grey stands out much better in natural light.

Trying my hand at tweed. #weaving

I sometimes get asked what the most secure options are for a Librem 14 order. Here are my recommendations: #security #anti-interdiction https://puri.sm/posts/my-recommendations-for-the-most-secure-librem-14-configuration/

Security companies sometimes use "we're in Switzerland" to imply that makes them more secure or private. But better protection from government compulsion doesn't do much good if the company itself decides to collect and sell your location data. #privacy https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-12-06/this-swiss-tech-exec-is-said-to-have-operated-a-secret-surveillance-operation

The plaid table runner is complete. It's imperfect, and needs ironing, but I'm still pretty happy with how it turned out. #weaving