Leah Rowe ist kein Roweboter 1 year ago

Posted on IRC earlier and I'm repeating here: <leah> i have a vision for america <leah> land of the free, home of the gay <leah> make america gay again We were saying how much of a jackass Trump is, and I pictured an alternative reality where America's politicians defend LGBT rights, instead of A) attacking it directly like the republicans do or B) paying weak lip service to it like the democrats do (while passing KOSA which will censor LGBT info on the internet) american politicians are lame

Leah Rowe ist kein Roweboter 1 year ago

I was telling a Mac user something, which I realised was profound: Linux/BSD is easier to use than any Windows or Mac system, because the underlying software is simpler; the terminal seems more complicated to novices, but you can do on sh in 5 seconds what would take about a minute of clicking in a GUI. With a unix shell, unix utilities, and especially a good C compiler, you can do 100% of things. The UI does 2%. And MacOS is unix too but in practise you don't use the terminal for most things.

Leah Rowe ist kein Roweboter 1 year ago

I've sorted through the lab and realised I have 240GB SATA SSDs I'm not using. For a limited time while I have them, I'm offering a cheaper version of the Libreboot 9020, as seen here:

Minifree Ltd – Libreboot T480 with 4-core i5-8250u, Intel UHD 630 graphics, 32GB/64GB DDR4 RAM, Intel AX210 WiFi, 1TB/2TB NVMe SSD and Debian Linux

I normally ship 1TB NVMe or 2TB NVMe. These are still available. For a lower price, you can choose 240GB *SATA* SSD; the lowest spec with this is currently £158. Libreboot replaces proprietary BIOS/UEFI. Your choice of Debian, other distro or BSD. EDIT: 240GB now available on laptops.

Leah Rowe ist kein Roweboter 1 year ago

Fun fact: Minifree still provides Linux-libre distros on request, e.g. Trisquel. It even still provides Atheros WiFi cards (linux-libre compatible), when asked. This has never not been true, it's just that Intel WiFi became the default. I *finally* had one email too many, as of today, asking about this, so I decided to simply mention it everywhere on minifree.org. Also see:

Minifree Ltd – Linux/BSD preinstalled laptops with Libreboot BIOS replacement

On this page, you can select Intel AX210 WiFi, but you can alternatively request Atheros WiFi.

Leah Rowe ist kein Roweboter 1 year ago

I've been a busy bee. Got all my Minifree orders done for the week, except two send-ins I'm dealing with now.

Minifree Ltd – Linux/BSD preinstalled laptops with Libreboot BIOS replacement

These computers have Libreboot installed, which is free/opensource boot firmware replacing proprietary BIOS/UEFI. I'm Libreboot's lead developer and founder; profits fund the project. Your choice of Debian Linux, other distro or a BSD e.g. OpenBSD, FreeBSD. I reduced the prices about two weeks ago. The discount shall continue, until some time around September.

Leah Rowe ist kein Roweboter 1 year ago

Fun fact for my American readers: Project 2025 training videos were leaked, now hosted on ProPublica's website:

ProPublica

Watch: 14 Hours of Never-Before-Published Videos From Project 2025’s Presidential Administration Academy

The videos are part of an ongoing effort to recruit and train thousands of future conservative appointees. Despite Donald Trump’s efforts to disa...

Project 2025 is a far-right plan for what neo-nazis running the GOP plan to do if Trump is re-elected. P25 is run by Heritage Foundation and basically guts democratic institutions within the USA. E.g. they'll sequester the DoJ, put loyalists in key positions, *completely ban abortion*, etc. Trans rights? They want trans people dead. It's called fascism, btw.

Leah Rowe ist kein Roweboter 1 year ago

I've further reduced the Libreboot 9020 SFF price on Minifree:

Minifree Ltd – Libreboot T480 with 4-core i5-8250u, Intel UHD 630 graphics, 32GB/64GB DDR4 RAM, Intel AX210 WiFi, 1TB/2TB NVMe SSD and Debian Linux

This is an Intel Haswell platform (i7-4790k upgrade available) that comes with 16GB or 32GB RAM, with your choice of Debian Linux, other distro, or a BSD operating system. Libreboot pre-installed. Libreboot is free boot firmware, replacing proprietary BIOS/UEFI. It offers many security and performance benefits over the original firmware. I'm Libreboot's founder and lead developer; profits fund the project.