Omg... got to actually TOUCH the new @frameworkcomputer@fosstodon.org 13 pro.. and y'all.. they NAILED THIS!
I quit #apple back in 2020 and don't miss it ONE bit..... except the trackpad. I MISS the Apple trackpads.
Well no more.. Framework made the perfect trackpad here. Bloody well done!
Got a text: "Hey, do you want some iMacs?" — obviously I said YES. 🙌
These 2017 iMac 18,1s are fast, gorgeous, and built to last. Apple dropped support, so now they're "useless" to most people — but in ~10 minutes with #Linux and #NixOS, they become reliable, up-to-date computers for people who truly need them.
People assume I hate #apple , but really I just want the computers their building today to have this type of future in 10 years.
#righttoRepair matters!
I'm laughing that the inside of an M3 MacBook Pro looks like a redacted document..
Kinda fitting seeing how much #apple hates #rightToRepair
Nothing serviceable, worst ribbon cable connectors ever made, custom size and pattern screws.
This is not the future I want.
This is only about half the computers I'm giving away at #lfnw tomorrow and Sunday!
I love when old people email you and say "how can I contact you?"
Like bro.. you just did
Heads up for local Olympia folks. Tomorrow at 2pm at the Lacey Library, I'll be giving a talk and workshop about computer upcycling, and giving away AT LEAST 10 laptops, and will have some hands on demos.
If you're in the area and curious, please check it out. And please feel free to re-share!
https://timberland.bibliocommons.com/events/69b09e6f6724c63d00f800e3
What a typical haul of donation computers looks like lol. And this is why we always need HP blue tip chargers.
Whatever HP did marketing wise seems to work for regular people!
Super excited for #lfnw #lfnw2026 tomorrow!
I'll be there around lunch tomorrow and will be setting up the booth for the Computer Upcycle Project giving away a TON of stuff. (Literally over 100 laptops and lots of other stuff)
Also for fundraising, we also have a silent auction for a @system76@fosstodon.org Thelio!!
If you're at the fest, please stop by, check out our demos, get some free hardware, donate an old laptop if you have one. And maybe grab a Thelio!
Okay. So question for #linux or #security folks.
I want to set up a #nixbook (#nixos) computer set up as a public access computer.
I know how to harden the OS to avoid tampering. But how can I filter content? I'm already getting questions like, how can we prevent people from looking up inappropriate things?
How would you do it?
@hund@fosstodon.org to be fair. I think regular people are using Spotify. But noted. I think it's time to build up my music collection
