Ich finde es spannend, dass so viele kultisch-religioese Glaubenshandlungen sich beim Congress um Lichtbilder drehen (Fotopolicy, #aufbauleaks) etc.

Ich habe mir daher überlegt, verschiedene weitere Kulthandlungen beim #39c3 zu testen. Bislang auf dem Programm:

• es werden Beschäftigte des BMDS anwesend sein, die auf Wunsch Geräte segnen
• gemeinsame Fürbitten, dass Organisationen (zB Mozilla, [redacted] oder [redacted]) sich bekehrt und von genAI Abstand nimmt
• Kryptobro-Bannfluche

I just ordered a used OnePlus 6 cellphone off of eBay with the intention of installing @postmarketOS on it.

I've been toying with the idea for a while now, particularly for running a lightweight home server for very simple services where a small form factor PC would be overkill.

The way I'm looking at it, buying a used phone in decent condition gets you something about as powerful and power efficient as a Raspberry Pi. But unlike a Raspberry Pi or small form factor PC, it includes a built-in battery that can serve as a makeshift UPS, and a touch screen so I don't have to cobble together a crash cart every time I need to attach a console to it. It also appears to be cheaper than a Pi once you add all the usual parts, and cheaper than a few months' worth of renting an equivalently powerful VM at most budget cloud service providers.

Plus there's also a certain attraction to breathing new life into old tech and reusing equipment in an environmentally-friendly fashion (h/t @tinker)

If I'm right about my assumptions, then it makes me wonder why more people don't go this route versus buying Raspberry Pis and similar devices. Or if I'm wrong then I'm just needlessly over-complicating my life (like usual).

Tips and tricks welcome!

I'll report back in a few weeks.

My deeply scientific analysis:

twitter = some Logan Paul energy drink
mastodon = loose leaf tea
instagram = overpriced matcha latte
tiktok = boba tea
linkedin = bullet proof coffee
reddit = mountain dew
facebook = your dad’s beer
threads = store brand cola
discord = monster
bluesky = artisanal kombucha
pinterest = aldi-brand rosé

In 2011, Aaron Swartz was arrested after he downloaded millions of academic journal articles from JSTOR via the MIT network. He was charged under federal laws (including wire fraud and violations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act) with up to 13 felony counts, carrying the possibility of decades in prison, large fines, and other penalties. These federal charges eventually led to his death in 2013.

No AI company was ever charged under federal laws.
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