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Passionate about freedom, libre software/hardware, environmental sustainability, and doing the right thing even when it's inconvenient.

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  • Mitosis gone wild

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    What was the worst date you went on?

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  • Worst dates? How about bizarre ones? I'll omit my actual worst dates because I suspect they'd be too intense or bring down the mood, and I'm guessing that may not be the intention of the post.

    I briefly dated this one girl in Portland, Oregon. Let's call her Marie. I planned everything for the first date, drove all the way across town for the sake of meeting at a memorable place on a pleasant day - effort I put in when I think there's a chance for something with real potential.

    We met up at a farmer's market, awkwardly scooted around looking at various produce and tasted spicy chocolates while talking about who knows what. Positive, light-hearted conversation. Cool, Marie passed the vibe check, so I took her to my favorite bakery in the area. Better conversation this time - enough to want a second date. We started walking maybe two blocks until she excused herself and dipped out - no hug, kiss, or handshake. Huh. Well, it was less than a 90-minute date. OK, bye bye.

    A few days passed as we kept in touch over text and agreed to another date. I, again, made all the plans; I don't remember what they were exactly but do recall that it was a very thoughtful and cute idea based on some cute thing that we bonded over when we were last together. Marie said no, she'd actually prefer to go to a book signing at Powell's (which is downtown, across the city for me) in the middle of the week at, like, 5pm. Hmm, OK, I'll give it a shot. I appreciated her proposing a date idea and hadn't been to a book signing in a long time, anyway.

    The day came. I scrambled after my last meeting for the day to shower and prep and whatnot, hopped in my car and enjoyed a ~45 minute drive in heavy traffic toward the heart of the city. I eventually found paid parking about 4 blocks away, tossed a few coins to my Parking Kitty, and rushed off to the bookstore.

    I composed myself while looking around but saw no sign of Marie. 5 minutes until the signing, whew. I texted her to say I'd arrived. I started to meander, peeking around the stacks to see if she's browsing but stayed to the entryway. It's cold and drizzly outside, enough where people weren't loitering around, so I didn't think we'd miss each other that way. 0 minutes until the signing. 5 minutes late. I texted again. 10 minutes late. Then there she is - there's Marie! A brief "hey!" later, we scurried upstairs and, thankfully, saw that the group was seated but the crowd was still murmuring, so the event hadn't yet begun.

    We grabbed our seats and enjoyed the event, after which I anticipated that we'd walk and talk around the bookstore or do... something date-y, but she said "OK I'm gonna head out." Uh. "Alright, can I walk you to your car?" She nodded, and off we went. We made it about two blocks and only chatted for maybe 2-3 minutes before reaching her car. "OK, bye!" she said as she got in her car with a timid wave.

    After I got back home, I texted Marie, asking if she was OK because it felt like we only shared a few sentences before departing and I'm not used to that kind of communication, especially on dates. No response. I waited two days, still no response, so I told her that it was nice seeing her but I need better communication with people I'm dating.

  • Building a Linux Phone

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  • I've daily-driven my Librem 5 since March 2023. I will certainly not state that this device will meet everyone's needs or expectations and would consider myself a patient prosumer, but comfortable daily use is possible and is proving easier in testing the next major PureOS release (crimson).

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  • Building a Linux Phone

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  • the PinePhone Pro looks the most promising one of the bunch

    I'll have to advocate for the Librem 5 over the Pinephone Pro for the following reasons:

    1. The Pinephone Pro has officially been discontinued as of August 2025 [source].
    2. The Librem 5 and Liberty phones are still in production [source].
    3. Librem 5 PCB board design files are also available - not just schematics [source].
    4. Purism is already working on a Librem 5 version 2.
    5. Purism is pushing toward FSF RYF certification for the Librem 5 and future models.

  • Valve Announces New Steam Machine, Steam Controller & Steam Frame

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  • I'd consider it a significant advancement. Phones have much tighter regulations than many consumer devices and this may not necessarily align with Valve's long-term business objectives, however, so I have some skepticism but would be pleasantly surprised if they pursued such an endeavor.

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    Valve Announces New Steam Machine, Steam Controller & Steam Frame

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  • Who else zoomed in on the screen to figure out what game they're playing?

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    TNP

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  • Musk, Voldemort, and Trump, I'm sure.

  • Void tattoos

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  • Void cattoos

  • I broke my hip bone a month ago and have to be robocop for the rest of my life... Can't imagine the pain this person felt.

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  • Banana

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  • I'm calling the cops.

  • Fight me

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  • I don't have a source handy, but someone attempted to heat their apartment with computers and ended up spending something like >$1000 in utilities that month.

  • Hail Corporate!

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  • If we wish to change the status quo yet ignore the ones actively challenging it, what are we left with? I can almost guarantee you that a Canonical-produced phone would certainly progress mobile Linux but would not be released as OSHW.

    And it sucks last I heard.

    I've been using one as my daily-driver since March 2023. It's not a phone for everyone; I wouldn't recommend it to my parents, but it doesn't suck as long as you are not expecting feature parity with flagship proprietary options in a trillion-dollar market. Bugs get squashed over time, and there is power in numbers. Even the iPhone started out somewhere.

    And the hardware is very outdated.

    I'm sure that Purism would appreciate ideas you may have for an OSHW/FOSS-friendly processor unencumbered by NDA, that's well-documented, has long-term market availability, doesn't take half the real estate of the L5's PCB, would allow more than 2 hr of runtime, that...... you get the idea. Available processor options are limited if the device should be even remotely open. Spinning one from scratch is prohibitively expensive.

  • Hail Corporate!

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  • My search for a software development job in 2025

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  • It only takes 1 opportunity to change your life.

  • TikTok To Be Sold To Trump’s Right Wing Billionaire Buddies And Converted Into A Propaganda Mill

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  • Microsoft Word documents will be saved to the cloud automatically on Windows going forward

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  • Google will require developer verification for Android apps outside the Play Store

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  • There are alternatives to Google and Apple products. I recommend the MNT Pocket Reform if you'd like a full keyboard, or a Librem 5 if you prefer a more typical smartphone form factor.

  • Get. Off. The. Plane.

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  • From my experience, rushing the front of a plane during deplaning is common in Asia. I noticed it the most in Thailand, China, and India, but I've admittedly only had a few travels there. I've asked a few Asian natives about this trend, and the general consensus so far seems to be that, especially for China and India, there is a sense of "everyone for themselves" due to the sheer population density in many areas. If you don't push forward, you won't make it onto a crowded train.

    I have seen much less of this in Europe and North America, except for the occasional eager individuals or small group. In those cases, I haven't noticed any perceivable pattern in ethnicity. If I had to pick out a trait that comes to mind, I most often notice it in younger men. It could be confirmation bias, though.