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I suppose you could step away from the traditional keyboard and get something like a twiddler[0]?

[0] https://twiddler.tekgear.com/

Excited to see the final build.

The author provided a list of _obscure_ handhelds that you could try and get your hands on.

On that list there is the Pyra[0] which is very near completion. It has some interesting features such as a replaceable CPU board (nonstandard) for future upgrades.

[0]https://pyra-handheld.com/boards/pages/pyra/

Oh I didn't mean that as a jab to the work being done.

More so to start a discussion on what can be done in the home today instead of a completely proprietary router.

I will be keeping my eye on this project for WWAN or site to site applications.

Thank you for the good work.

Ah, the laptops are great as well though a bit outdated now with the core counts climbing.

I do have one and it works perfectly with most linux distros. I use manjaro to be specific.

PFsense on a PC Engines APU is a good alternative for now if anyone is looking for something today.

Not yet. These are just the development kits.

Apparently the phone is due in Q2 2019, though I find that unlikely.

I do have one of their laptops. I paid and got it a week later, so they have shipped things.

OSX on a phone?

Talos using POWER is about the only option for us.

Thoughts on Photocatalytic Oxidation?

I have a Vornado's unit and the call it "Silverscreen."

"So while the usage of TrueCrypt has faded, especially when its open source developers gave up maintaining the code, it has been up to Microsoft BitLocker to take over and become the tool of choice for encrypting disk drives."

That made me bit worried there'd be no mention of Veracrypt later in the post.

I have their latest Librem 13.

I bought the base model and upgraded it with 16gb of RAM (wish I could have done 32gb), 1TB NVMe, and a 1TB SATA SSD.

So far it is great. I've been using it as my daily driver for about 6 months with Manjaro. I get about 8 hours of battery life unless I'm running my Windows VM needed for some work tasks. Otherwise it's just firefox, slack-cli, thunderbird, and webstorm.

Ah, I took it as you still use it today.

I've got a bit of interest in the handheld world, but haven't pulled the trigger on a Pyra (not a fan of pre-orders).

Also, what does RMS stand for?

What PocketPC do you use?

Do you just use it for Age of Empires?

Have you heard of the Pyra[0]?

It's nearing completion, hardware should be final at this point. Just need the software to get a good run up.

[0] https://pyra-handheld.com/boards/pages/pyra/

Ordered a base librem 13 v2 model a few months ago. Payment was processed immediately and it shipped within a week.

Did some upgrades, 1TB NVMe, 2TB SSD, and 16GB of RAM.

Also do not use PureOS.

Very happy.

Care to share some more information about your setup?

I'm a PFsense user currently and am always looking for ways to tinkering with my networks.

Does anyone have a list of the domains these guys use?

I'm curious if these are in the DNSLB easy lists or the lists used by PiHole.

If they aren't I'd like to add them to my blacklists on Pfblocker-NG.

Great for storing files along with notes.

Saved me a couple times with re-occurring or forgettable issues.

Recently with Virtual Box I needed to install the Intel USB 3.0 driver when spinning up an old WES7 VM. Had the note and the executable right there.

It's difficult to quantify, but I'd say the only thing I notice is battery life. On the x230, before the mods I've made to modernize it a bit more, the battery life was somewhere south of 4 hours.

With the Librem 13 I do get 6-10 hours depending on work load.

Librem 13v3.

I bought the base model then bought upgrades separate - 16GB of RAM, 1TB NVMe, and 2TB SSD.

I suppose it's possible you got a lemon, but unfortunate as these things should be tested intently.

I'm curious if most of your issues were related to Pure OS. And if that's the case.. why ship with it installed?

Overall I'm not a fan of these additional spins of linux. System76 does this too with PopOS.

Our experiences are nearly polar opposite and the only difference I can detect is the OS.

I can say that the bluetooth works as expected (currently using a mouse). There is a bit of configuration that had to be done to get a Plantronics headset to work with LinPhone for my VoIP line, but that really isn't something I'd expect to work seamlessly in my environment.

For the headphone jack mine clearly works as expected. Though I haven't tried Apple's earbuds which may be a more common test item. I'm using Shure earbuds and the connections are flipped.

That load is high. I'm averaging 0.71. Maybe you're doing something more intense than I am, but generally I have a Windows VM (MS Office open) and Firefox/Slack/WebStorm running.

This review talks about using a Wacom tablet with it: https://www.davidrevoy.com/article341/review-purism-librem13...

I find the touch pad to be accurate and usable on Manjaro, but I only use it to move around the terminal, IDE, and VMs.

Price of effort to freedom.

Camera taped over obviously it's unusable.

Do you trust a Lenovo BIOS to truly disable the microphone?

What had you hung up on Qubes?

I used it for some time on my librem and it worked well, but I generally needed better Windows in a VM support for work.

I'm currently running a Librem 13 as well. I came from my modded x230 (FHD display mod, coreboot, upgraded speakers).

Mostly it's been a great experience. Like the author I also miss the trackpoint.

Between the author and I, I think we cover most of the mainline OSes you'd see on these machines (debian and arch). I'm running Manjaro (xfce) with no issues.

In total though the Librem 13 was about $300 more expensive then other similar laptops.

I believe there's a lot value in that extra cost. The privacy and open source efforts mainly. We have to support these efforts more and more if we want to protect ourselves from the larger companies that continue to mine our data.

Blur by Albine[1] has been my preferred anonymizer.

Though my main appeal is the burner credit cards.

[1] https://www.abine.com/index.html

Not unless you use something like pfsense on freed or mostly free hardware (many of us do this).

Scissors are tools, just like our IDE's.

There's a lot to be said about the craftsman.

At the end of the day we're all of the same breed, but we find code, cloth, or metal to be our medium.

And you have read it right. My mistake.

Why do you think Apple would develop an x86 chip over other architectures?