TechZerker @techzerker@librem.one

The Librem Mini:

Smaller than a Mac Mini, slightly bigger than a Raspberry Pi but with more #freedom , more #privacy , and more #security

#linux #LibremMini

When I feel like there have been too few system updates lately, I switch branches from stable to unstable.

Oooooooh, 248 package updates!

#PinebookPro #ManjaroARM

Brain is a weird thing.

When I want to think fast and get things done I think in English.

When I want to feel arrogant and pompous I think in French.

What do Spotify, Venmo, Tinder, TikTok & DoorDash have in common?

Their apps all crashed last week because they send data to Facebook, and Facebook had a bug!

Since tracking code is in so many apps, we strongly recommend deleting apps you rarely use.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/05/a-mistake-at-facebook-broke-spotify-venmo-tiktok-and-other-iphone-apps/

Original tweet : https://twitter.com/DuckDuckGo/status/1260567223397158917

Very awesome news someone shared in our community!

#CodiMD is now officially recommended by the #french government:

https://www.silicon.fr/sill-2020-quels-mouvements-dans-le-socle-interministeriel-de-logiciels-libres-339273.html

Check our profile to find links to our demo instance, the repositories and if you have any questions, feel free to ask! /sh

#collaboration #freeSoftware

Expanding the Patriot Act to allow warrantless surveillance of browsing activity threatens everyone's right to privacy. As a Swiss company, Proton is not subject to US law, and the encryption we use in ProtonMail, @protonvpn, and @ProtonCalendar helps keep your data private. https://newrepublic.com/article/157693/congress-may-hand-bill-barr-keys-online-life

Remember, there is a generation that don't see nothing wrong here.

Boost if you get it ;)

Day 18 of #100DaysToOffload:

I took today to beg for help from the greater Fediverse with an issue I've been having with write.as. Also, I know all the Mastodon addresses are resolving to links that point to some wacky thing that doesn't work. I'm sure there's a way to keep it from doing that, but I didn't do the research to find out what it was for this one. Please ignore those links.

https://mikestone.me/troubleshooting-write-as

Why I Write https://robert.winter.ink/why-i-write

Friendly reminder: "X as a service" is just a misleading corporate euphemism for "pay forever for not owning it".

"Software as a service" actually means "pay forever for not owning the software".

"Games as a service" actually means "pay forever for not owning games".

"Infrastructure as a service" actually means "pay forever for not owning the hardware".

And so on.

There is no "cloud", it's just other people's computers

So this is how privacy dies... https://robert.winter.ink/so-this-is-how-privacy-dies

True story

Streaming services like Spotify are convenient but it also means you will never own the music. You will pay for the service "forever".

#music #streaming #spotify #privacy #tech

It doesn't have to be this way. Messaging isn't complicated. We solved this more than a decade ago. You have five incompatible messaging apps on your phone because greed drives companies to ignore compatibility and optimize for vendor lock-in. https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/lessons-vendor-lock-messaging

Internet messaging is so broken that FB alone owns 3 incompatible apps. Google has *6*, not counting the ones they canceled: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/05/google-unifies-messenger-teams-plans-more-coherent-vision/

I'd love to form more of a community with other designers, especially those focused on #UX and who share #Libre slash #OpenSource values.

If you do too, respond to this thread and we can see where it goes from there.

(boost appreciated!)

#LibreUX #OpenDesign #FreeSoftware #Design

Password uniqueness matters.

Don't just change the case or add a number or letter to an existing password.

pAsSwOrD1
passWORD2
PassworD3

These passwords are not strong enough.

#worldpasswordday

#infosec #personalsecurity #data #datasecurity

It's "World Password Day" - which is an excellent day to remind you to use an encrypted password manager. Literally any of them are better than not using one.

Why use one? It allows you to create unique complex usernames and passwords that are forgettable.

This increases your information security.

Our manager of choice is #KeePassXC - it's easy to use, syncs really well across any cloud service and is loaded with features and a browser extension.

#worldpasswordday #privacy #security

Sometimes you want to add a personal view or more information to a topic, without loosing the current flow in the document.

Footnotes are a great way to handle that. We created a little video to show how to use them in CodiMD.

Feel free to share it and give us some feedback :) /sh

#CodiMD #video #howto #markdown

24 hours left until the community call starts :)

If you have no specific plans tomorrow (09.05.2020) evening at this time (18:00 UTC), maybe hang out with some people around CodiMD and share your stories :)

https://community.codimd.org/t/codimd-community-call/19/6

It's open to everyone, might bring yourself a nice drink and enjoy the evening with us :)

#codimd #communityCall #jitsi