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What you type is not yours anymore

The other day I was typing some food and beverage names into the calendar on my Android phone. After that I pressed the middle circle button but accidentally for too long which brought up the Google voice command thing. It suggested that I give it a voice command … and this command included a beverage name I had just typed into the calendar.

It’s gross and frightening how far tracking has gone. Not even what you type is yours any more.
And I wasn’t even using Android’s default calendar, which is Google’s. I never use that for obvious reasons. But still my phone knew what I had typed.



Thankfully I have already ordered a Librem 5 smartphone: The brand new phone in development and is now getting its last finishing touches before mass production. It runs PureOS which is designed to protect you, not exploit you. Unlike Android and iOS which both track what you do and send it to Google.

#librem5 #purism #spreadprivacy

https://puri.sm/

https://spreadprivacy.com/

Image by John Ivar Andresen at Flickr (CCBY-NC-ND)

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Image credits: Marcia O’Connor (CC-BY-NC)


Armored Bulldozer

This is one of the more interesting vehicles I have ever seen. I would so want one of these.
The first time I saw it I thought it was a fictional vehicle, because … come on, it’s an armored bulldozer! Later I found out it’s actually a real thing, that exists on this very planet.
I had loads of fun modeling this guy. It took a long time but it turned out quite alright. Texturing turned out to be a challenge but very rewarding when I got something that I liked.
The size reference is not off scale. This thing is really this big.

This model is available for purchase at BlenderMarket. If you do not use Blender  you do not need to worry. Blender is free so you can just download it and export the bulldozer to any format that your 3D software can open.

Human size reference by user TeknicolorTiger on DeviantArt.