Kyle Rankin @kyle@librem.one

When it's particularly cold in my office, either my desk or my Model M keyboard contract unevenly such that the keyboard is no longer flat on the desk and wobbles until the office warms up.

I strongly approve the high density of puns in this article: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2020/12/08/shakespeare-britain-pfizer-coronavirus-vaccine/

Fragmentation is a massive problem in computer software development that has only gotten worse with mobile computers. In this article I talk about how we've avoided fragmentation with the Librem 5 by using the same OS we use on our laptops. https://puri.sm/posts/preventing-fragmentation-with-the-librem-5/

"Based on your recent purchase, follow the authors Homer and Aeschylus to get their latest updates."

One very cool thing about the Librem 5 compared to other phones is that when you run into a problem, all of the standard Linux troubleshooting techniques and tools work just like you'd expect. "This is UNIX. I know this."

I disagree with part of the quote. Apple is expanding its business in addition to hardware, not instead of it. They need complete control of hardware to enforce how competitors can use their platforms.

Ouch: "They [Apple] claim it's about privacy, but it's about profit. ... We are not fooled. This is all part of a transformation of Apple's business away from innovative hardware products to data-driven software and media." https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/11/apple-moving-forward-with-plan-to-limit-creepy-user-tracking/

The ancient Greeks had spirits; we have apps:

"What oppressed the pious Greek was the cloud of spirits that surrounded him, ready and able, he believed, to spy upon him, interfere with him, and do him evil." -- Durant

Update: looks like Apple's notary service doesn't send app hashes, it sends info about the *developer* certificate. So they know who wrote the app, not *necessarily* which app it is. If they block an app it would apply to all apps signed by the same cert.

https://blog.jacopo.io/en/post/apple-ocsp/

It's worth noting that the lawsuit here isn't about the fact that Google collects all this data, but that it does it using metered cellular data.

"The device, stationary, with all apps closed, transferred data to Google about 16 times an hour, or about 389 times in 24 hours. Assuming even half of that data is outgoing, Google would receive about 4.4MB per day or 130MB per month..." #privacy https://www.theregister.com/2020/11/14/google_android_data_allowance/

"Hackers intuitively understand something many computer users don’t--ownership is not about possession, it’s about control...The illusion that Apple users have control over their computers was briefly disturbed this week..." https://puri.sm/posts/apple-users-got-owned/

I just keep imagining the epic sword battle between Google Reader and Orkut... In the end the life force of all Google products end up feeding Search, the only immortal.

What if the real Highlanders are Google Product Managers? #therecanbeonlyone