saf @saf@librem.one

Life is too short to use Windows

Windows 10 is DRM digital RENTAL media. You will NEVER own your PC again.

There are no tasks not to be accomplished with Linux of modern that one did via Microsoft Windows.

Windows 10 setup now prevents local account creation; in practice it forces the user to sign in with a Microsoft account.

Read all about this ==> https://www.howtogeek.com/442609/confirmed-windows-10-setup-now-prevents-local-account-creation/
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#deleteMicrosoft #deleteWindows #Linux #Ubuntu #computing #PC #computers #freedom #computerfreedom

If the team at DuckDuckGo were to create a new privacy protection tool, which problem would you most like to see us solve?

My run through of the Librem 5 privacy and security-focussed mobile phone... What a joy to finally have it in my hands! My congratulations to the extraordinary team at Purism.
https://invidio.us/watch?v=Gvnt78mK-Ac&hl=en-US&local=false&autoplay=0&subtitles=%2C%2C #privacy #security #librem5

The /e/ Google-Free, Pro-Privacy Android Clone Is Now Available https://linux.slashdot.org/story/19/09/25/2129247/the-e-google-free-pro-privacy-android-clone-is-now-available?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #android

Even printers are trying to get your data. @robjheaton takes a deep dive on an HP printer.

“Is it OK if we have your printer collect metadata about your devices and what you print, and then use it online advertising?” https://robertheaton.com/2019/09/15/hp-printers-send-data-on-what-you-print-back-to-hp/

https://github.com/39aldo39/DecSync and https://syncthing.net/ for syncing contacts, calendars, and RSS without using any central server.

#syncthing #decsync #privacy

New Simjacker Attack Exploited In the Wild To Track Users For At Least Two Years https://it.slashdot.org/story/19/09/12/1637232/new-simjacker-attack-exploited-in-the-wild-to-track-users-for-at-least-two-years?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #security

If your shell supports job control, type <CTRL-z> "bg" from its parent shell to send a process to the background
#Shell #Bash #JobControl

@federicomena @gcupc i have the regex-cheat-sheet printed & hanging on my wall in my old room, my pc room & at work for years:
https://www.rarst.net/software/addedbytes-cheat-sheets/

Also i now have a sed-cheat-sheet .. so i can do more magic in vim :)

@thibaultamartin @purism
You know... I'm waiting for that photo of Stallman, excited like a 3yr old, using a mobile phone - for the first time!?

StackOverflow scrolls smoother when I disable ajax.googleapis.com scripts. Please don't hijack native scrolling like that

We have successfully federated our Wordpress blog, thanks to @pfefferle 🤗🙏🙇🙇

You can follow us @admin 🤝🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🌱🌿🌻

Our new blog is officially here. Come read about why we left Medium and how we built a crazy fast, privacy-respecting blog just for you.

https://blog.elementary.io/welcome-to-the-new-blog/

Remember that you can press the "Mute conversation" button if you're part of one of those reply chains where everyone reply-all's to please stop replying

@privacytools the only issue here is that firefox is unusable nowadays.
Try palemoon instead.

Jami has new ringtones. Help us choose the default by voting for your favourite one here:
https://framaforms.org/help-us-choose-jamis-default-ringtone-1565722509

#Pandoc is a document #format #converter.

Pandoc is a conversion program which understands a large amount of formats. Markdown, ODT, HTML, EPUB, man, LaTeX, and many more are available for conversion to and from, with even more available for just translation to. Pandoc can also encode metadata and create bibliographies.

Website 🔗️: https://pandoc.org/

apt 📦️: pandoc

#free #opensource #foss #fossmendations #fileconversion

Since I stopped using Windows, I no longer have to be worried I would trigger some accessibility feature when holding shift too long.

Things we didn't do:
- Start the fire
- Shoot the deputy
- Steal the cookies from the cookie jar

Things we did:
- Tried to fight it
- Shot the sheriff
- Put the sham in the shama-lama-ding-dong

Things we will do:
- Survive
- Rock you
- Walk 500 miles
- Walk 500 more

Things we won't do:
- Get fooled again
- Back down
- That

Things we will never do:
- Give you up
- Let you down
- Run around
- Desert you

(Oops:
- I did it again)