Siddharth Shah @siddharth05h4h@librem.one

I find task switching on the #Librem5 (PureOS) really interesting.

The launcher and the switcher are the *same* view.

No apps are running: the grid of installed apps takes up the full view.

With apps are running: the top half becomes a row of the apps you can swipe through.

Greta Thunberg is in my province today, protesting at the legislature. I've never seen so many grown ass men afraid of a 16 year old girl, ridiculing her and spreading conspiracies.

The climate is changing and we need to do something about it.

I am seriously blown away by how much of the @gnome software works on the smaller, touch-centric screen of the #Librem5.

The work of the GNOME team, the @purism crew, and so many independent developers that are making this happen... truly impressive.

All of you rule.

It's amazing to me how much software is already available on the Librem 5.

- Some of it optimized for touch screens.
- Some partially optimized.
- Some not yet optimized, but functional.

The power of Free and Open Source software (and Linux) at work. :)

#Librem5

Tech Companies Are Destroying Democracy and the Free Press
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/17/opinion/tech-monopoly-democracy-journalism.html #bigtech #libremone

Compression has been activated! We're giving you virtual free storage of 10 GB. 😃🎉
https://tutanota.com/blog/posts/compression

Side-by-side:

Librem 5 Dev Kit & Librem 5 "Aspen" batch.

“Activists and tech critics sometimes use the word complicit when talking about companies that look the other way when their inventions are causing harm. Assistive might be more accurate. Providing database and web services—even just email—to a cruel immigration regime assists in the cruelty.”

https://slate.com/technology/2019/10/apple-chinese-government-microsoft-amazon-ice.html

#MrRobot and Elliot are back for their final season! After using ProtonMail in seasons 1 and 3, we'd like to suggest our Android app with multi-account support for season 4. It's the perfect tool for Elliot's multiple personalities.

Blood money is fine with us, says GitLab: Vetting non-evil customers is ‘time consuming, potentially distracting’

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/10/16/gitlab_employees_gagged/

Via @danslerush

The Only Privacy Bill Worth a Damn
https://gizmodo.com/the-only-privacy-bill-worth-a-damn-1839115065 #privacy #security

Google in 2010: We know what you're thinking about.

Google in 2019: We're all about privacy now.

Feels good to be a trendsetter. #Tutanota #Fight4Privacy 😄

Halo Privacy partners with Purism to provide best-in-class secure hardware devices to large enterprise customers in defense, aerospace, and the cryptocurrency/fintech sector https://puri.sm/posts/halo-privacy-partners-with-purism/ #Purism #HaloPrivacy #privacy #security #enterprise

Librem 5 Aspen Batch – Photo and Video Gallery https://puri.sm/posts/librem-5-aspen-batch-photo-and-video-update/ #Purism #Librem5 #Linux

Privacy toggles or other tools cannot undo damages and remove tracking that lies in the first place in your #smartphones!
The #privacybydesign approach in @e_mydata
changes the game with no scanning or tracking. None!
Available for @OnePlus
@SamsungMobile
https://www.fastcompany.com/90416822/googles-auto-delete-tools-are-practically-worthless-for-privacy

Installing and running the complete, unmodified LibreOffice on the #Purism #Librem5 #Linux #smartphone

“Platforms *are* societies of intertwined people and machines. There is no such thing as “online life” versus “real life.” We give massive ground if we pretend that these companies are simply having an “effect” or “impact” on some separate society.”

https://www.niemanlab.org/2019/10/tech-platforms-are-where-public-life-is-increasingly-constructed-and-their-motivations-are-far-from-neutral/

What madness is this?!

Installing the complete, unmodified LibreOffice right on a Librem 5?!??

This can't work... can it?

Well. LibreOffice successfully installed on the Librem 5!

But... I mean... It won't actually run.

... will it?

Holy smokes.

LibreOffice runs on the Librem 5!

AND IT WORKS.

Saving files, opening files, typing... the UI is a bit cramped (it's a desktop app on a phone)... but hot-diggity! It works!