Notices by Linux Socialist (linuxsocist@icosahedron.website), page 4

computers should be simple to construct, understand, and repair

this is why i really like 1980s micros

This one thumbnail shows what's wrong with the phone industry

when i load a web page ridden with trackers and adware that presents a broken and mutilated version of itself when deprived of javascript, i feel as though i am a carpenter who has just sat in a chair made by another only to have it crumble beneath me. i am ashamed of this craftsperson, of my craft, and of the profiteers who bind us to such crude and petty ways.

[eat the rich]

"All philanthropy means is that the rich get to give to institutions & people that they support personally.

Far from mitigating inequality, philanthropy accelerates it. Rather than taxation benefiting all, money is funnelled into reproducing & spreading the ideology of the rich."

via @Grimeandreason

https://twitter.com/Grimeandreason/status/1064494028367032320

#philanthropy #ngo #eattherich #mikebloomberg #bloomberg

Of Roach Killer and Rust Remover: Sam Zeloof’s Garage-Made Chips https://hackaday.com/2018/11/19/of-roach-killer-and-rust-remover-sam-zeloofs-garage-made-chips/
#CgAn
#ICC
#hardware #2018HackadaySuperconference #deposition

I've made a mock-up to illustrate my ideas about the next-gen terminal experience!

Featuring:
• the pathbar
• username, hostname and git branch displayed in the UI, shrinking the shell prompt back to just a $
• commands as cards
• syntax highlighting, including graying out the output a bit to differentiate it from commands themselves
• autocompletion (displayed in a native widget)
• built-in error handling options
• the time each command took (on the right)

A little experiment combining laser cut and 3D printed parts - inserting the cut acrylic as the 3D print is going #3dprint #lasercut #glowforge #prusa