TechZerker @techzerker@librem.one

Fête Nationale https://robert.winter.ink/fete-nationale

People should be able to access essential public services – like sending their children to school, seeking medical care and reporting crime – without fear of immigration enforcement.

Today, make an effort to talk to at least one new person to let them know why maintaining good #privacy practices is important for you.

Warmly invite them to alternatives to ad and algorithm heavy websites.

Be kind. Be gracious to their feedback. Their reluctance may run deep after years of corporate and algorithmic manipulation.

These small steps to create a community help us all be more private and informationally secure.

#infosec #security #community #friends #family #work #biz

Last year, we created more than 50 millions tons of e-waste and recycled only a sixth of this. By 2030, this number is expected to grow to 74 million. This problem needs to be tackled at the source, by creating sustainable devices. Read more (in Dutch):

RT @trouw@twitter.com

Het elektronische afval groeit steeds harder. Schadelijk voor het milieu, constateert een VN-rapport, en slecht voor de portemonnee. https://www.trouw.nl/wetenschap/de-wereldwijde-berg-aan-elektronisch-afval-groeit-zorgwekkend-hard~b41d41b9/

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/trouw/status/1278920152742899712

Biweekly reminder to get your projects off #github and onto literally anything else. @codeberg , #gitea, #sourcehut, #Sorcia

Far from my best post but contains a list of alternatives: https://yarmo.eu/post/github-sinking

Thanks #github for sticking to the schedule of regular outages \o/

Todays project: Clean the computer and set up PiHole.

#tech #RPI #raspberrypi

No person should be coerced or encouraged to barter away their privacy. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2019/07/knowing-value-our-data-wont-fix-our-privacy-problems

Spot the Gorilla https://robert.winter.ink/spot-the-gorilla

Last handful of
@ubports CE #PinePhone are now available. Once they're sold we will donate the remaining money to the UBports Foundation and close the UBCE campaign.

Buy now and have it shipped soon. NB. DHL shipments only.
LINK: https://store.pine64.org/product/pinephone-community-edition-ubports-limited-edition-linux-smartphone/

Thank you all for the positive messages during my illness and stay in the hospital. Recovery is slow but steady, and I'm back to writing some articles at Forbes again.

However, the journey back to full podcast + video production will be a bit longer. Thanks for your patience!

Skepticism and Wonder https://robert.winter.ink/skepticism-and-wonder

If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, well...

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2020/07/10/ubuntu-based-linux-os-similar-to-windows-10/#1b13f39121b9

#Facebook flinched! My take on the impact of this week's #StopHateForProfit ad boycott and where the #fediverse might play a role.

Day 1 of #100DaysToOffload on https://uncentered.saigonist.com/ - a new blog to explore decentralization.

The global spread of surveillance isn't just down to for-profit companies, but a maze of training, funding, and cooperation programmes led by powerful govts around the world.

New piece in @aboutintel about what needs to be done https://aboutintel.eu/surveillance-export-human-rights/

Doomsday Clock https://robert.winter.ink/doomsday-clock

Another site opens the stats! Check out @elementary stats. Extensive use of goal conversions too.

"The fast, open, and privacy-respecting replacement for Windows and macOS" now has fast, open and privacy-respecting public stats too! 👏

https://plausible.io/elementary.io?period=custom&from=2020-06-22&to=2020-07-09

Why Mastodon and the fediverse are “doomed to fail”:

https://write.as/eloquence/why-mastodon-and-the-fediverse-are-doomed-to-fail

How do we make ironic articles about the loss of privacy on websites that use spy trackers a thing of the past?

The duality of tech journals / online magazines / bloggers that advocate for #privacy yet are using #google #analytics, pervasive ad tracking (offline and online), etc. on their websites is an issue that may demand our attention.

What might help?

+ A code of conduct?
+ More vocal online protest?
+ Sharable “I won’t read your post because...” graphics?

Any ideas are welcome...

One thing I do notice, is that the community I have come across on here seems infinitely more informed and civil than the average person on Twitter. I left Twotter for a few months and just checked it out again.. Holy shit.. It's been more than two years since I left Facebook and I don't even want to know..

Librem 14 Launch FAQ
https://puri.sm/posts/librem-14-launch-faq/

Everything you need to know about the all-new Librem 14 - including an increase to 64GB of maximum RAM

Learn more about the Librem 14: https://puri.sm/products/librem-14/

#security #freedom #privacy #linux #faq