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Notices by Bob Mottram (bob@social.freedombone.net), page 7

  1. Bob Mottram (bob@social.freedombone.net)'s status on Tuesday, 14-Feb-2017 22:56:40 UTC Bob Mottram Bob Mottram
    https://cpj.org/2016/12/cpj-safety-advisory-crossing-the-us-border.php

    I think this is bad advice. It's probably better to upload any data you really need to a server as an encrypted file then download it upon reaching the destination, and taking a pretty blank phone. Journalist organisations could even prepare android images suitable for border crossings. It would be a hassle, but better than having sources exposed.

    Saying "I don't know what the password is" probably isn't going to be considered a valid response.
    In conversation Tuesday, 14-Feb-2017 22:56:40 UTC from social.freedombone.net permalink

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  2. Bob Mottram (bob@social.freedombone.net)'s status on Tuesday, 14-Feb-2017 11:03:46 UTC Bob Mottram Bob Mottram
    OMEMO within Pidgin https://github.com/gkdr/lurch
    In conversation Tuesday, 14-Feb-2017 11:03:46 UTC from social.freedombone.net permalink

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  3. Bob Mottram (bob@social.freedombone.net)'s status on Saturday, 11-Feb-2017 11:06:48 UTC Bob Mottram Bob Mottram
    Possibly the first fully free laptop, or getting close. https://social.freedombone.net/url/5860
    In conversation Saturday, 11-Feb-2017 11:06:48 UTC from social.freedombone.net permalink

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    1. TERES I Do It Yourself Open Source Hardware and Software Hacker’s friendly laptop is complete
      By OLIMEX Ltd from olimex

      We are proud to announce that our TERES I laptop is complete. We have assembled units and now working on the software.

      The building instructions are uploaded here and you can see that it’s pretty easy to build one yourself.

      This weekend in Bruxell at FOSDEM we will have table in Hall AW where every one could touch and play with the very first built laptops.

      All spare parts are uploaded at the web.

      Hardware CAD files and Linux build scripts are on GitHub. TERES I is completely designed with KiCAD FOSS so everyone can download and learn, study, edit, modify.

      Hardwarewise everything is OK and works, the software need some care to be completed, power supply management, Linux distribution, and few more details need attention, but we hope everything to be complete till Friday!

  4. Bob Mottram (bob@social.freedombone.net)'s status on Saturday, 04-Feb-2017 17:53:32 UTC Bob Mottram Bob Mottram
    • GNU Social
    In general I think folks should run their own instances of !gnusocial if they can. That reduces the problems of administration and makes the fediverse more robust to failures or censorship.
    In conversation Saturday, 04-Feb-2017 17:53:32 UTC from social.freedombone.net permalink
  5. Bob Mottram (bob@social.freedombone.net)'s status on Saturday, 04-Feb-2017 10:04:32 UTC Bob Mottram Bob Mottram
    in reply to
    • Eugen 🎄
    @gargron Looks like some Blairite Labour politician is behind this. I might have known.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Turley

    The wording about commercial activity indicates that this is more aimed at the silos than at GS, but if this passed then they could designate GS to be a "regulated social media platform" at leisure and create the new crime of "running an unregulated social media system".

    Also, UK politicians are idiotic enough that they would think this was a good idea. Even under Corbyn, the authoritarian nature of the Labour party shouldn't be underestimated. An obvious indicator is that they voted enthusiastically for some of the most invasive spying powers anywhere (the IP act of 2016).
    In conversation Saturday, 04-Feb-2017 10:04:32 UTC from social.freedombone.net permalink
  6. Bob Mottram (bob@social.freedombone.net)'s status on Monday, 30-Jan-2017 17:04:16 UTC Bob Mottram Bob Mottram
    • @mcscx@quitter.se
    • Jesse Morgan
    • Monsterbater
    @captainfrosty @mcscx @monsterbater as always it depends on the threat model, but I would avoid VPNs and just stick to a Tor browser as much as possible. Also use Orbot/OrFox on mobile. VPNs typically aren't secure and if the government is your main threat then they'll hand over any data they may have about you. Primarily VPNs are used for censorship avoidance rather than privacy.
    In conversation Monday, 30-Jan-2017 17:04:16 UTC from social.freedombone.net permalink
  7. Bob Mottram (bob@social.freedombone.net)'s status on Saturday, 28-Jan-2017 22:04:23 UTC Bob Mottram Bob Mottram
    • Annah
    @maiyannah I almost immigrated to the US over a decade ago, but fortunately fate intervened
    In conversation Saturday, 28-Jan-2017 22:04:23 UTC from social.freedombone.net permalink
  8. Bob Mottram (bob@social.freedombone.net)'s status on Saturday, 28-Jan-2017 19:15:34 UTC Bob Mottram Bob Mottram
    in reply to
    • Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca
    @bobjonkman FOSS is more likely to be secure on average, but that doesn't mean that there aren't plenty of insecure things. Also it's not just about checking the source but also about the developer knowing that their code might be checked in future while writing it. That's an important psychological deterrent against backdoors, antifeatures and other malware getting into FOSS.
    In conversation Saturday, 28-Jan-2017 19:15:34 UTC from social.freedombone.net permalink
  9. Bob Mottram (bob@social.freedombone.net)'s status on Friday, 27-Jan-2017 22:13:33 UTC Bob Mottram Bob Mottram
    https://social.freedombone.net/attachment/5271
    In conversation Friday, 27-Jan-2017 22:13:33 UTC from social.freedombone.net permalink

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    1. https://social.freedombone.net/file/9d6e27a67a237bf48a502891927ed74e702c492d18e9a9bf4ca2bec6300aaca3.jpg
  10. Bob Mottram (bob@social.freedombone.net)'s status on Friday, 20-Jan-2017 20:15:01 UTC Bob Mottram Bob Mottram
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muO0lIYlSL4
    In conversation Friday, 20-Jan-2017 20:15:01 UTC from social.freedombone.net permalink

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    1. What Is Fascism?
      By Novara Media from YouTube
  11. Bob Mottram (bob@social.freedombone.net)'s status on Friday, 20-Jan-2017 18:59:05 UTC Bob Mottram Bob Mottram
    https://social.freedombone.net/attachment/4323
    In conversation Friday, 20-Jan-2017 18:59:05 UTC from social.freedombone.net permalink

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    1. https://social.freedombone.net/file/21e882dbe7d3dfab88cf4f52212c2e1f14751f430b994814ae4fe637569ec53a.jpg
  12. Bob Mottram (bob@social.freedombone.net)'s status on Thursday, 19-Jan-2017 17:27:51 UTC Bob Mottram Bob Mottram
    https://social.freedombone.net/attachment/4228
    In conversation Thursday, 19-Jan-2017 17:27:51 UTC from social.freedombone.net permalink

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    1. https://social.freedombone.net/file/96817918a2caf7e7998812f227a62e9cb677f2a9b0bc73ad89add071e70d6ace.jpg
  13. Bob Mottram (bob@social.freedombone.net)'s status on Wednesday, 18-Jan-2017 11:52:32 UTC Bob Mottram Bob Mottram
    in reply to
    • Freedombone Home Server
    • Bastian Brinkmann
    @mythenhacker I build the !Freedombone site using Emacs org-mode. https://freedombone.net

    The site is very basic, but org-mode allows me to edit and deploy html pages in a very simple and fast way which keeps the maintenance to a minimum.
    In conversation Wednesday, 18-Jan-2017 11:52:32 UTC from social.freedombone.net permalink

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  14. Bob Mottram (bob@social.freedombone.net)'s status on Sunday, 15-Jan-2017 11:20:22 UTC Bob Mottram Bob Mottram
    • GNU Social
    Made a C/C++ library for !gnusocial https://github.com/bashrc/libgnusocial
    In conversation Sunday, 15-Jan-2017 11:20:22 UTC from social.freedombone.net permalink

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    1. bashrc/libgnusocial
      from GitHub
      libgnusocial - C/C++ library for communicating with GNU Social
  15. Bob Mottram (bob@social.freedombone.net)'s status on Friday, 13-Jan-2017 12:25:56 UTC Bob Mottram Bob Mottram
    Reminder not to use closed source chat apps. https://social.freedombone.net/url/3531
    In conversation Friday, 13-Jan-2017 12:25:56 UTC from social.freedombone.net permalink

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    1. WhatsApp backdoor allows snooping on encrypted messages
      from the Guardian
      Privacy campaigners criticise WhatsApp vulnerability as a ‘huge threat to freedom of speech’ and warn it could be exploited by government agencies
  16. Bob Mottram (bob@social.freedombone.net)'s status on Friday, 06-Jan-2017 21:28:33 UTC Bob Mottram Bob Mottram
    https://social.freedombone.net/attachment/2879
    In conversation Friday, 06-Jan-2017 21:28:33 UTC from social.freedombone.net permalink

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    1. https://social.freedombone.net/file/daf440581024aba50df045380fa0682ddfd80164a4f73c4f95ba67d2a86fee0d.jpg
  17. Bob Mottram (bob@social.freedombone.net)'s status on Friday, 06-Jan-2017 16:30:48 UTC Bob Mottram Bob Mottram
    Spamhaus is an annoyance. It's the reason why I can't send email from my own server. Spamhaus blocks me not because I've actually sent any spam but simply because I'm in a particular IP address range which it doesn't like.

    So I have to proxy outgoing mail through another account of $bigcompany. It's annoying, but the only way to have fully working email.
    In conversation Friday, 06-Jan-2017 16:30:48 UTC from social.freedombone.net permalink
  18. Bob Mottram (bob@social.freedombone.net)'s status on Wednesday, 04-Jan-2017 21:27:31 UTC Bob Mottram Bob Mottram
    https://social.freedombone.net/attachment/2699
    In conversation Wednesday, 04-Jan-2017 21:27:31 UTC from social.freedombone.net permalink

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    1. https://social.freedombone.net/file/90ee1d3e32d61ee66fef1f4cbc61b65a236ecfda3fba12932d056ea6682c85d7.jpg
  19. Bob Mottram (bob@social.freedombone.net)'s status on Friday, 28-Oct-2016 11:56:44 UTC Bob Mottram Bob Mottram
    in reply to
    • Claes Wallin (韋嘉誠)
    • Björn Schießle
    @clacke @bes Riot seems to eat battery power, although I was subscribed to the main Matrix channel which is high traffic. It might be a similar problem to Antox though in that perhaps it indefinitely keeps the connection open, preventing the device from going into sleep mode.
    In conversation Friday, 28-Oct-2016 11:56:44 UTC from social.freedombone.net permalink
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