TechZerker @techzerker@librem.one

Late last June, Google bought out "North," a tech company based in Waterloo, ON, which manufactured "Focals," a line of "smart glasses." A month later, the company is turning off the servers the glasses rely on, bricking every pair they ever sold.

https://support.bynorth.com/hc/en-us/articles/360045128691

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A new funding model for open source software

https://vriad.com/essays/a-new-funding-model-for-open-source-software

New feature is live! 📢

You can now click on any referral source for a referral drill-down. See the traffic sent to you by that referral source and the entry pages too.

Here's our Google search traffic including search terms and entry pages https://plausible.io/plausible.io?period=6mo&source=Google

Eyeing a Pro plan? Now is the perfect time to upgrade, before prices go up on August 1!

https://write.as/pro

#SocialMedia / #Tech giants testifying before Congress is reason enough to make a concerted effort to maintain #privacy via your freedom of choice.

- use more trusted platforms
- decentralize when possible
- develop smaller, more cohesive networks
- elevate your message over their brand
- use platforms that use #encryption
- try platforms that avoid algorithms

I don't know about you, but I need a sanctuary.

A place where I can talk about nerdy stuff with a bunch of awesome nerds. No scary news. No political yelling. Just pure nerdiness.

https://lunduke.locals.com/post/96946/the-world-is-nuts-anger-violence-a-pandemic-regardless-of-where-you-stand-on-any-particula

We did the first quarter !

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Less than 500 followers needed to surpass our Twitter account!

Finally... :-)
Thank you for making this possible @PINE64

"#Decentralize your data!" Move your private data off of public clouds. But where? Assessing different offline file storage methods, starting with your hard drive: https://uncentered.saigonist.com/decentralize-your-data-part-1.html #100DaysToOffload Day 5

In the news: "Internal Google Program Taps Data on Rival Android Apps"

Google loves to devour all the data it can so best to keep them as far away as possible from the properties that you own and control.

https://plausible.io/blog/remove-google-analytics

The US Department of Homeland Security continues to target so-called 'violent anarchists' in the city of Portland (and beyond).

Learn the truth about what anarchism is and isn't. Think for yourself!

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#books #ebooks #sale #drmfree #anarchism

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The current epidemiological evidence does not support the introduction of immunity passports for #covid19 #coronavirus.

But this isn't unusual for ID to be introduced without firm evidence; find more here: https://privacyinternational.org/explainer/2669/understanding-identity-systems-part-1-why-id [4/7] https://nitter.net/privacyint/status/1286596642515423233/photo/1

Investing in Real Convergence

https://puri.sm/posts/investing-in-real-convergence/

"Real convergence means bringing your desktop computer with you wherever you go."

Learn more about the Librem 5: https://puri.sm/products/librem-5/

#linux #convergence #privacy #freedom #librem5

Monetizing Writing https://write.as/matt/monetizing-writing

Our take on TikTok: Beware. The social media giant not only collects troves of personal data on you (sometimes without your consent), but also cooperates with the Chinese Communist Party, extending China’s surveillance and censorship reach beyond its borders. Read more here: https://protonmail.com/blog/tiktok-privacy

Motivational speaker on YouTube: "Be the hardest worker in the room!"

Me, working alone from home: "I GOT THIS!"

I applied for a grant that would allow me to work full time on @Tusky. Wish me luck.

Meet the all-new Librem 14: The Road Warrior

https://puri.sm/products/librem-14/

A powerful 14" laptop in a 13" footprint

- Core i7-10710U (Comet Lake) Processor, 6 cores & 12 threads
- Up to 64GB DDR4 memory
- Output 4K Video to two displays

#freedom #privacy #security #linux

Ultrabook with high-end AMD Ryzen - The new TUXEDO Pulse 15
https://www.tuxedocomputers.com/en/Infos/News/Multi-core-runner-Das-TUXEDO-Pulse-15_1.tuxedo

#Ryzen4000 #Linux #AMD

economy, and to our democracy. We need to start treating them that way, and that means both requiring them to do a better job on security and breaking them up."

https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2020/07/on_the_twitter_.html - 2/2