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I do not own any PINE64 devices. I should rectify that.

@redcrate @ajroach42 @freakazoid That is definitely an opinion. Which I do not share.

I have a request for all you linux friends that have to deal with paperwork. I want to get a scanner so I can stop having to deal with all this paper and so I can actually stay on top of things better than I usually do.

Any recommendations for a scanner that will primarily used for documents that is known to have no issues on linux?

Libre home router options, what is there? Anyone have a router running all open firmware?

I'm aware of the Turris Omnia. Looks amazing but is expensive.

I have an espressobin which is capable but takes way too much futzing to want it to be my router.

Oh hell yes.

Mini rpi zero with all stuff around - YouTube

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rN4tRiI-K5M

@jjg While far from perfect crowd-funding/patreon etc.. has been a moderately successful alternative to that issue of funding people that create things.

@deshipu @jjg @kensanata @testie
Do you know how many projects I have been interested in that put out an electron app with promises of something better? And how many of those don't ever put out any better native apps? It's the same number.

@deshipu @jjg @kensanata
@testie
Ugh, desktop app is electron. I'm suddenly much less interested in this.

I do a lot of stuff in the terminal anyway so I like that being my default environment with none of the unnecessary distractions of graphical environments. I'm getting really good battery life this way as well. Plus it's fun pimping out a terminal.

@jjg
Same here. I've been on the lookout for boards with built in power management. Pocketbeagle has it but no ports or connectors so you'd have to add your own. Olinuxino Lime2 does and has jst connector plus a number of other ports and costs more.

Oh my, PocketCHIP friends look at this DIY PChip replacement. They are using a Pi 3B+ and the pimoroni Hyperpixel display plus a diy keyboard and 3D printed case.

C4Labs.com has some really neat enclosures for different SBCs. Check out these cool ones for the AIY Voice Kit and Raspberry Pi. They have this badass cluster thing too that you can mount up to 7 different SBCs on/in!

Working on my terminal only config. No X or gui of any kind on this system. I'm cruising the fediverse, listening to music, searching the web and taking this screenshot all from the terminal. I even have a backlight keyboard shortcuts working.

I just came across another distro for all my Pinebook owning fedi-friends to try.
https://www.netrunner.com/netrunner-for-pinebook/

So the odroid go can now be a mini computer with thumb keyboard and run BASIC.
https://www.hardkernel.com/shop/qwerty-keyboard-for-odroid-go/

Request from Floridian Fedipeople: If anyone has any tips or insights on the Tampa area for someone moving to the area I would greatly appreciate it. What areas and neighborhoods to avoid or that are nice and things of that nature.

@Ashrand @jalcine
That's one of the big conundrums of free software. Marketing. Who is going to do it? Who is going to pay for it? Marketing is one thing that I don't know is possible to do effectively in the traditional grassroots style of free software projects.

@jalcine
Yes, system76 and purism are expensive. I think they would love to bring their prices down but don't have that economy of scale yet. Lowering their prices to more competitive levels would likely put them out if existence. Hopefully over time they gain popularity and get more affordable.

Mycroft is actually more promising in this respect. The cost is more on par with the competitors and they also make it possible to run on your own hardware like a raspberry pi.

This is pretty dang cool.

Why yes, I did just by a box of mints that looks like a Nintendo controller because I thought it would be a cool enclosure for an electronics project.