Leetaur @leetaur@librem.one

Want to work remotely on open source software? Come help @torproject build anti-censorship tools! https://www.torproject.org/about/jobs/software-developer-anticensorship/

The Free Software Foundation and Defective by Design are now on Mastodon! Visit us at https://hostux.social/@fsf and https://hostux.social/@endDRM.

The systematic deplatforming of anti-establishment voices is making them leaders of the blockchain web 3.0 revolution.

Ironically, the attempt to deny them influence will make them more powerful than ever before.

It's all very Obi-wan.

Social-Media Algorithms Rule How We See the World. That Needs to Change.

What you see in your feeds isn’t up to you. What’s at stake is no longer just missing a birthday. It’s your sanity—and world peace.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/social-media-algorithms-rule-how-we-see-the-world-good-luck-trying-to-stop-them-11610884800 #privacy #security #purism #libremone

January Update!

- Announcing #PinePhone @mobian CE

- #PinePhone keyboard progress update

- #PinebookPro and #PineTab production news

- #PineTalk podcast in Feb

- New #PINE64 website is now up

- #PineTime software news

- Red #Pinecil & firmware update

and much more!

https://www.pine64.org/2021/01/15/january-update-happy-new-gear/

Check out our brand new animated video, "Fight to Repair," which illustrates why it's crucial to allow users to view, change, and fully control the software they use, including in "autonomous" vehicles. Share with #FighttoRepair! https://u.fsf.org/fight-to-repair

Librem 5 Update: Shipping Estimates and CPU Supply Chain

"It’s been a busy holiday and New Year’s season at Purism as we continue to ship out Librem 5s to backers each week. We know for those who haven’t received their Librem 5 yet, what they most want to know is when their Librem 5 will arrive."

https://puri.sm/posts/librem-5-update-shipping-estimates-and-cpu-supply-chain/

#librem5 #privacy #freedom

Modern cloud platforms are essentially giant proprietary server OSes, so is Parler's difficulty in coming back online due to finding hosting, or is it due to using so many proprietary AWS features, switching providers is like porting server software from Solaris to Windows NT?

The ejection of Parler by infrastructure companies like Google, Apple, and Amazon is neither a new nor a surprising development. But it nonetheless represent a significant departure from the expectations of most users. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/01/beyond-platforms-private-censorship-parler-and-stack