Mark Parfitt @markparfitt@librem.one

Xfinity just launched gigabit Internet in my neighborhood. It's not fiber-to-the-home, but I'll still take it!

Am I the only one who thinks this process is going to lead to more people intentionally going out and trying to get the virus so they'll have the antibodies to travel? (Flashback to the "chicken pox parties" of the 1980s) https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/may/03/coronavirus-health-passports-for-uk-possible-in-months

@johanv Great post! I started by "break up" with big tech last summer -- making progress, but still a work in progress. Have you found a reliable way to scrub a Facebook account before deleting? My understanding is that simply deleting the account still keeps any content you may have shared/liked on others' walls and posts still active.

My first upload via @lbry: a video for my Intro to Marketing class at #SNHU on how to create a SWOT Analysis https://open.lbry.com/@markparfitt:5/SWOT-Analysis:2?r=odcBr3zLV19fAn8BCExbWhw2dG8o7VjH

If anything positive comes out of this pandemic, it may be the end of open-space offices. Such an accurate quote: "If you could climb inside a migraine headache, that's what that felt like." https://www.inc.com/bill-murphy-jr/is-this-end-for-open-offices-lets-remember-who-invented-them.html

The events of this week prove how important it is to support and grow platforms and organizations dedicated to free speech, especially @lbry

This blows my mind. AccuWeather.com has 58 third-party trackers on their website. Thanks, #Brave browser for blocking them all!

@micahbp Awesome! Thanks so much...will definitely look into those!

@micahbp In your creative work, have you come across any good free/low-cost sources for music beds? (Working on some radio spots for a non-profit with no budget)

@gael Giving /e/ a test run on an old phone. The cloud storage looks like its based on Nextcloud...any chance you'll add Libre Office Online in Nextcloud as a Google Docs alternative?

@dallin We looked into this for my mom. Walmart offers it as a service, but pricing was crazy for the number of tapes she had. She didn't trust LegacyBox (lost in mail fears, although I'm sure Walmart mails them out too). Ended up buying her a home VHS-->DVD recorder. But now all those DVDs need to be ripped. There's definitely demand among the right demographics!

@purism Government is not the answer. That's only asking for a bigger disaster. Have you watched some of these hearings? Lawmakers don't even know how basic tech works. Do you really want them setting the rules? We gave Big Tech its power; we can just as easily take it away. More people need to talk with their feet (or fingers, in this case) and simply abandon these companies. When tech companies fall, they tend to fall fast. Free-market pressure is the best solution.

Flashed #LineageOS on an old Nexus 5X tonight. Open-source Android without anything Google. Feels so peaceful. #BreakUpWithBigTech
https://lineageos.org/

@micahbp Nice! I'll definitely take a look at it. I've been using Kdenlive and have been pretty impressed with how easy it is! Is DaVinci a next level up?

@gbryant Have you done a beginner video on LBRY? I have it installed but am beyond confused with how this thing works.

@micahbp @GIMP@mastodon.at This is so good to know! Counting down here: fewer than 60 days left on my Adobe subscription.

@christitus So far, Standard Notes is the best one I've found. I wanted to try Joplin, but couldn't get it to install in Zorin OS. Also tried CherryTree, but it was a usability mess.

@christitus Ever consider doing a video about note taking apps on Linux? I've tried doing some research and am so confused...it's like the wild west of office applications.

When you travel from State College to Deep Creek Lake, MD to see a band from State College #ThingsThatMakeYouGoHmm #80sCheese #VelveetaBand #Floss2019 #HoniHoniBar #DontStopBelieving