Notices by Klaus Jónsson Zimmermann (kzimmermann@quitter.se), page 9
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Klaus Jónsson Zimmermann (kzimmermann@quitter.se)'s status on Wednesday, 07-Feb-2018 01:19:20 EST Klaus Jónsson Zimmermann
@skoll3 seems like most normies still think Mastodon = Any decentralized network, so I think y'all pretty safe here @ayy -
Klaus Jónsson Zimmermann (kzimmermann@quitter.se)'s status on Wednesday, 07-Feb-2018 01:13:14 EST Klaus Jónsson Zimmermann
@ayy simpler solution: end facebook. It doesn't show you anything true or useful anyway :) -
Klaus Jónsson Zimmermann (kzimmermann@quitter.se)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Feb-2018 21:51:08 EST Klaus Jónsson Zimmermann
@grmpyoldman to respect the owners, I didn't. Wiped the drives straight away with a fresh Debian install with LUKS encryption @rtsn -
Klaus Jónsson Zimmermann (kzimmermann@quitter.se)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Feb-2018 21:03:18 EST Klaus Jónsson Zimmermann
@rtsn yeah, but the laptops are a little old. Luckily, I'll use GNU/Linux instead of their stock Windows Vista so it will run great! -
Klaus Jónsson Zimmermann (kzimmermann@quitter.se)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Feb-2018 07:34:18 EST Klaus Jónsson Zimmermann
@rtsn two mint condition laptops, keyboard, gaming mouse, loudspeakers and even a cell phone. I will repair its screen for about $50. -
Klaus Jónsson Zimmermann (kzimmermann@quitter.se)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Feb-2018 02:10:55 EST Klaus Jónsson Zimmermann
#DumpsterDiving can be quite amazing some days. It *is* possible to obtain high-quality stuff from ignorants who discard them. -
Klaus Jónsson Zimmermann (kzimmermann@quitter.se)'s status on Sunday, 04-Feb-2018 07:42:40 EST Klaus Jónsson Zimmermann
@digital run? Nope. Get right permissons to be able to read and write the files required to run in a multiuser env? Much bigger headache. -
Klaus Jónsson Zimmermann (kzimmermann@quitter.se)'s status on Sunday, 04-Feb-2018 04:41:55 EST Klaus Jónsson Zimmermann
Running always as root isn't the wisest thing to do, but programs actively refusing to run if started as root isn't any better. -
Klaus Jónsson Zimmermann (kzimmermann@quitter.se)'s status on Sunday, 04-Feb-2018 02:27:29 EST Klaus Jónsson Zimmermann
@koz yea, that's issue #2. Bundled with a bunch of obscure parts that require proprietary blobs to go -
Klaus Jónsson Zimmermann (kzimmermann@quitter.se)'s status on Sunday, 04-Feb-2018 02:06:35 EST Klaus Jónsson Zimmermann
It still remains extremely hard to find a laptop with an ARM CPU out there. Everyone is preprogrammed to use Intel. !security -
Klaus Jónsson Zimmermann (kzimmermann@quitter.se)'s status on Sunday, 04-Feb-2018 00:02:04 EST Klaus Jónsson Zimmermann
@mastor exciting times ahead indead! -
Klaus Jónsson Zimmermann (kzimmermann@quitter.se)'s status on Friday, 02-Feb-2018 02:24:47 EST Klaus Jónsson Zimmermann
@clacke the way they get approval for all that !surveillance infrastructure in the guise of "convenience" is really infuriating -
Klaus Jónsson Zimmermann (kzimmermann@quitter.se)'s status on Wednesday, 31-Jan-2018 07:33:58 EST Klaus Jónsson Zimmermann
Puppy Linux with persistence (savefiles) works very nice, but since it's always root, some programs complain. Might try #slitaz, then. -
Klaus Jónsson Zimmermann (kzimmermann@quitter.se)'s status on Wednesday, 31-Jan-2018 05:43:24 EST Klaus Jónsson Zimmermann
@lnxw48a1 careful, some teas (like Jasmine, I think?) contain more caffeine than coffee itself, drop-by-drop. Perhaps Chamomile now? -
Klaus Jónsson Zimmermann (kzimmermann@quitter.se)'s status on Wednesday, 31-Jan-2018 05:11:32 EST Klaus Jónsson Zimmermann
@koz that's true. I wonder if Stallman thought of that when he got his Lemote Yeelong (which doesn't sounds like a good alternative too) -
Klaus Jónsson Zimmermann (kzimmermann@quitter.se)'s status on Wednesday, 31-Jan-2018 04:38:24 EST Klaus Jónsson Zimmermann
The selfish part in me wishes to go to aliexpress and buy a cheap ARM-based chinese laptop, ignoring the sweatshops for CPU !security -
Klaus Jónsson Zimmermann (kzimmermann@quitter.se)'s status on Sunday, 28-Jan-2018 22:36:27 EST Klaus Jónsson Zimmermann
@santiago smart one. So next time someone asks me if I can help set up their cheap internet-connected gizmo, I'll just reply "Sorry, IDIOT" -
Klaus Jónsson Zimmermann (kzimmermann@quitter.se)'s status on Sunday, 28-Jan-2018 21:55:26 EST Klaus Jónsson Zimmermann
tmw you realize you can't spell idiot without #IOT -
Klaus Jónsson Zimmermann (kzimmermann@quitter.se)'s status on Sunday, 28-Jan-2018 21:21:09 EST Klaus Jónsson Zimmermann
Yay! Quitter.se is back!