My experience with running #Ubuntu #touch. I'm running it as my daily driver on my #Fairphone.
Link:
http://mattfolk.eu/kennet/2019/04/21/ubuntu-phone-in-2019/
Got my new shiny #Fairphone 2 a few hours ago. Almost the first second after opening the package I started nuking #Android. I downloaded the #Ubports installer, and 10 min later, I had #Ubuntu touch, running on my phone.
To be honest, I was a bit nervous borking/bricking my new 400€ phone. I followed the installer's instructions to the letter and everything worked. I can make phone calls and the basics. I need to write up some sort of more detailed review when I get the time. #happy #linux
Is #Facebook trying to get a #pr win? I'm a bit sceptical when I read #Zuckerberg advocating for #government #regilation. He makes it sound like ppl are sheep that become completly influenced by #advertisers. Personally I think #education is the best tool against #missinformation. Teaching ppl to spot "fake news" instead of abdicating this responsibility to big brother.
If you use a #touchscreen on #Linux, then #ElementaryOS is a must. I've tested #Ubuntu & #Fedora both of which are complete shit in comparison, sorry for the wording, but they are kilometers away from Elementary. Kudos to the Elementary!
I've also tried #Gnome3 & #Unity without luck, both of which where supposed to work well with #touch. Check out my link for more :)
Link:
http://mattfolk.eu/kennet/2019/03/31/elementary-os-touchscreens/
Todii, nytt oon hankinu itelleni uuen kännyn. Eli semmonen #Fairphone kakkonen. Pitis vaan heitää joku toine käyttis siihe, mietii vaan ett mikä :D
Earlier I where considering #Librem5, but it's a bit expencive, considering I probably have to pay 24% VAT on it. So I started looking around, the #Fairphone 2 seems decent, though only 2 gigs of memory. I could flash Lineage OS or Ubuntu touch on it.
How is it from a #privacy standpoint? Any better than run of the mill #Android?
Meanwhile in #China... China is apparently using #IT and non #privacy respecting systems to log "breedready" status of #Women in #Database.
It sound sick to me, such things should not be logged, same as it is illegal here to ask about ones military service, possible pregnancy etc when at an intervju, as an example.
#Politics warning! #Feminism #DataUsedForEvilPurposes
I'm considering saving up to a open platform #3Dprinter, such as a #LulzBot. I can think of tons of usages. Just wondering, what experiences ppl have and what do I need to know before putting money into this?
Kennet Mattfolk
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“It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it.” – Upton Sinclair
Kennet Mattfolk
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The open source Morrowind game engine 'OpenMW' is going to officially bring in multiplayer https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/the-open-source-morrowind-game-engine-openmw-is-going-to-officially-bring-in-multiplayer.13542 #OpenSource #GameEngine #RPG
Made a blog post, I seldom write blogs, but decided this was worth it.
Bought a #Linux 2-in-1 #Laptop, nuked #Windows and installed #Ubuntu. If anyone has any tips and tricks using Linux on a #Touchscreen, let me know!
Link:
http://mattfolk.eu/kennet/2019/02/09/ubuntu-linux-on-hp-pavilion-x360-my-experience/
Wooho! #HBO fixed #HBOnordic for #Linux 😃.
Only in Russia 😃. A non #terrorist #drunk #Russian attempted to #hijack a #Airplane. Don't drink and fly.
Link:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/22/drunk-siberian-man-hijacks-moscow-bound-plane
#Föli cost me 1H again...
Whoops! The #German gov and some of #Germany's politicians lost loads of #Data in the latest #hack. Maybe it will teach them about #InfoSec #Privacy and such.
I've been active in #politics and much of the time I end up educating my political colleagues, rather than actually having a debate.
They are however learning, even though slowly.
#Mastodon was mentioned on #Aljazeera in a panel discussion about if #Google #Facebook #Apple should pay #tax 3% extra. Mastodon was mentioned as a #Privacy and decentralized option to the mainstream #SocialMedia.
