First post from my new #LibremMini from @purism ! Working on getting this system completely set up.
Purism Librem 5 a Modular Secure Mobile Phone
Detroit #Tigers score 4 home runs in first inner against #Pirates on 8/8.
On the topic: things that make me smile about the #librem5 phone
Running the command: `vrms` from a terminal and getting the following output:
We’ve put together a free ebook on digital rights that will help you understand what role technology should and should not play in fighting back against the COVID-19 crisis. https://supporters.eff.org/donate/pandemicguide
This extensive and thoughtful post by a member of the #Librem5 community does a good job of explaining the past and present mobile Linux ecosystem and why Purism's approach with phosh makes strategic sense long-term. https://amosbbatto.wordpress.com/2020/08/05/advantages-of-phosh/
New "Cyber Czar" - Internet Freedom Is Over
The CEOs of Google, Apple, Facebook, and Amazon tried to shift the narrative about whether their companies are monopolies. But their statements don’t match reality. Read more here: https://protonmail.com/blog/tech-ceos-hearing/
Should you Block HTTP Cookies for Privacy? Or Not?
TikTok offers 3rd parties to audit their code to quiet #privacy concerns. Auditability, not just of TikTok w/ hand-picked regulators/experts, is critical for software we rely on. For real privacy and security, you want software w/ a #FOSS license. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/07/29/tiktok-privacy-antitrust-china/
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There is also Manuskript, which is a free software (both in license and price) Scrivener competitor. It isn't as polished, but the price is right 😀
Librem 5: Dogwood Thermals and Battery Life
https://puri.sm/posts/dogwood-thermals-and-battery-life/
"Dogwood comes with a 75% bigger battery than Chestnut...this comes out to around 60% more runtime."
Learn more: https://puri.sm/products/librem-5/
The Chinese Communist Party is using smartphone and vehicle location data, checkpoint logs, facial recognition technology, and video feeds from buses and drones to identify people “collocated” at covert religious meetings. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/china-turns-surveillance-state-on-religious-gatherings-22997 https://twitter.com/cnalive/status/1286013171048820743 #Catholic #Priest #China
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I'm excited to announce that our Librem 14 laptop will now feature BIOS and EC flash chip write protection via a dip switch on the motherboard: https://puri.sm/posts/librem-14-features-bios-and-ec-write-protection/
I discovered http://cardgames.io games work great on my #Librem5 as a Gnome Web local app with its own launcher icon. While I already had solitaire and other games, this adds games like cribbage that don't have a native Linux app.
Recently installed 'toot', a text-based Mastodon client. This will allow me to check Mastodon when I have not launched the GUI in Linux. https://toot.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
We are continually disappointed by false promises of mobile convergence. My thoughts on why: real convergence means taking your desktop computer with you wherever you go. Fake convergence is the opposite: stretching a phone to fit a larger screen. #Librem5 https://puri.sm/posts/investing-in-real-convergence/
Catholic father of 10. Programmer by trade. I like reading, writing, running, geocaching, chess, spending time with my family.