Posts by libreleah@mas.to
(DIR) Post #B0AbouY8939gEaknXk by libreleah@mas.to
2025-11-12T11:31:38Z
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I recently discussed the topic of Autism on IRC, and clarified that I consider autism to be the default state, at least from my own perspective; I am autistic.I once had a good laugh with two other fellow autists. We were sitting at a table, eating our dinner, and a group of so-called "neurotypicals" were wining and dining near us; they were speaking Dutch, but it didn't matter. We knew what they were saying: nothing.We tried to emulate smalltalk amongst ourselves and couldn't stop laughing.
(DIR) Post #B0P9EqDR3TyjGRSfLs by libreleah@mas.to
2025-11-19T12:56:09Z
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I saw the post by @itsfoss at https://mastodon.social/@itsfoss/115576426252562030...and I decided to make my own.Good day.
(DIR) Post #B0TB0RkoS5UwYYMIOu by libreleah@mas.to
2025-11-21T11:56:57Z
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Be very aware and afraid of anyone who ever, under any context, claims that either they, another person, group or project/initiative is the future.If something is the future, then you need to be worried, because one day it might be.I said this before on Mastodon, and then said it again recently on IRC. Well, it's such profound wisdom that I will share it here:You are not the future. You're a choice, one of many.If you're the only future, then you're probably the enemy.Good day.
(DIR) Post #B0fAvRNa2PqhvzVAUS by libreleah@mas.to
2025-11-24T23:16:11Z
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i was super bored so i made a thing in my head. observe the photo.and if i ever have the time in the future, i may or may not be interested in working on a project like thisopen source ps2 modchip running on an rp2530. upgradeable.don't hot-patch the bios. only tap the mechacon. the bios would be re-flashed entirely, instead. i don't know yet if flashing it from software on the ps2 would be possible, but you could always just re-solder a modified version.@PCSX2 what do you think of this?
(DIR) Post #B0fAvU8nlooIV1buN6 by libreleah@mas.to
2025-11-26T21:33:40Z
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@PCSX2 Yeah, I thought that might be wishful thinking. I was also aware that some boards use mask ROMs. My thinking was that if flash is used, then maybe their is a WP pin you could flip to enable writes.Re-soldering a compatible, flashable flash IC would at least be feasible.There is PCSX Redux Open BIOS for PS1, and it works nicely - and I know PS1 games patch the BIOS.Probably not gonna work on it, but an open source modchip at least (hotpatching BIOS too) with RP2530 MCU would be cool.
(DIR) Post #B0fAvVCjofYLnWSZ96 by libreleah@mas.to
2025-11-26T21:37:59Z
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@PCSX2 i also wonder, because the dev units didn't have copy/region protection, so you could use burned discs. i wonder if there's some secret hidden command you could send the mechacon to turn off all protections. that plus a modified bios might be nice (no mochip at all). not sure if possible, but for instance i know you can send a command to mechacon on the ps1, to disable the wobble checkthose matrix infinity clones won't be around forever, so i was thinking something like psnee, for ps2
(DIR) Post #B0fAvX4IszzjZwWrHE by libreleah@mas.to
2025-11-27T06:44:03Z
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@PCSX2 That's amazing. Is there some documentation about that somewhere? I'd love to read it!My ultimate aim is a free BIOS on PS2. I maintain a project, Libreboot, ostensibly a coreboot distro but it allows other firmware too. See:https://libreboot.org/docs/install/playstation.htmlThis uses PCSX-Redux Open BIOS, and replicating something comparable for PS2 is something that I'd like to see done at some point - hence my interest in a more hackable modchip/BIOS setup, for debugging and such.
(DIR) Post #B0fCTEhnlVsGQXdg36 by libreleah@mas.to
2025-11-27T07:00:52Z
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@a1ba i'll have to look into that. i think someone posted something to their repository, and i meant to mirror it but i obviously forget. thank you for telling me about it.
(DIR) Post #B0hvlJ45BFWZPgyHM8 by libreleah@mas.to
2025-11-28T14:37:03Z
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@EUCommission This is the worst political advertising I've ever seen. I agree with the central thesis that tracking cookies bad, advertising bad, analytics...bad? okbut your photo depicts the bad stuff as tasty chocolate chip cookies. and the ethical choice as bland biscuits.just a mild observation, and i'm basically memeing at this point, but u do u. thx
(DIR) Post #B14Nt1Jm7QLGsotd56 by libreleah@mas.to
2025-12-09T10:47:30Z
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Currently re-watching the Matrix Reloaded after several years, and a thought occurs:Why didn't they make it so she asks to kiss Trinity instead?Missed opportunity.
(DIR) Post #B14YgRzIkUVfKTWq0W by libreleah@mas.to
2025-12-09T11:03:14Z
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@shironeko @shironeko they didn't need to make any sequels tbh. the first one was perfect. i quite like 2 though. 3 and 4 i normally skip - 4 when i'm in a good mood and want to see failure. 4 fails seemingly intentionally, almost as if the director didn't want it to exist.
(DIR) Post #B16KoVqvFl1kafTnGq by libreleah@mas.to
2025-12-10T08:08:18Z
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I would like to take this opportunity to promote an excellent Free Software project that I discovered about 20 minutes ago:https://codeberg.org/c4ffe14e/phiceThis software, called Phice, enables you to read FaceBook pages without logging into Facebook. No more ads or annoying login prompts.I installed it easily, on my build slave (where I also host an Invidious instance); it's also where I test Libreboot lbmk builds, hence "build slave".I'm now running a private Phice instance.GNU AGPLv3 licensed.
(DIR) Post #B1H7Yp4Gsjfut3TF3Y by libreleah@mas.to
2025-12-15T14:16:12Z
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fun factthunderbolt support got added to t480 recentlyanother bug was also fixed: headphone jack auto-switching now works perfectly (in the past, manuall switching was necessary e.g. using pavucontrol)this is in lbmk master:https://browse.libreboot.org/lbmk.git/commit/?id=2dea4b79b29781307d5f002c38b963291ed51970https://browse.libreboot.org/lbmk.git/commit/?id=ec8617f27a00b34b0d500b3d21f94872402816f8https://browse.libreboot.org/lbmk.git/commit/?id=809e5d29a4f34b4160133f06001271e8627485c4https://browse.libreboot.org/lbmk.git/commit/?id=aa0e4205d657d9468b933599e091523c21bbde12this will be in the upcoming Libreboot release, which i hope to release while i'm in hamburg enjoying the #39c3 conference.yes.lots of cool things going last minute
(DIR) Post #B1Tbkud9cdQGbVk3Ci by libreleah@mas.to
2025-12-21T14:53:20Z
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ThinkPad T580 support added to Libreboot.https://codeberg.org/libreboot/lbmk/commit/9142c8b41921e659d69878702089eb37c87f02b5Yes.
(DIR) Post #B1c5MPx8a5aQOl0K9I by libreleah@mas.to
2025-12-24T23:07:09Z
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(DIR) Post #B1diFn3cN5LtOnpHSy by libreleah@mas.to
2025-12-26T11:54:25Z
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I took some better product photos now, for the Libreboot T580:https://minifree.org/product/libreboot-t580.htmlThis comes with Libreboot pre-installed, which is a free/open source BIOS/UEFI implementation based on coreboot. It provides better security and freedom for users, compared to running proprietary firmware.Debian Linux pre-installed.I'm Libreboot's founder and lead developer. Sales fund the project.This is actually the T580 I use. Libreboot 26.01 RC1 came out recently. I took these photos at #39c3 CCH!
(DIR) Post #B1rwqMropOckSP58Yy by libreleah@mas.to
2026-01-02T07:31:46Z
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Just letting everyone know that I'm alive and well. Unfortunately I went back to the UK last night. Got a good night's sleep.Hamburg is amazing. Germans are amazing (especially on New Year's Eve with fireworks, they go absolutely mental in the most German way possible). And I enjoyed speaking German for two weeks.#39c3 changed me. I felt way more open at the event. For 4 days, there is a place, and that place is the happiest place in the world.I'll be at FOSDEM 2026 to do a Libreboot talk.
(DIR) Post #B2FtpW8fuZvRuMDuKG by libreleah@mas.to
2026-01-13T20:59:16Z
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@stefano GNU OpenBSD is the best Linux distro
(DIR) Post #B2Vj58nUCBAwuxT82S by libreleah@mas.to
2026-01-21T13:15:19Z
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Libreboot 26.01rc4 release changelog:https://libreboot.org/news/libreboot2601rc1.html#update-libreboot-26.01-rc4It's not that many changes, so I simply added it as an update to the existing RC1 release announcement.When the full 26.01 release comes out, I'll remove the RC page entirely, and redirect it to the full release page, and tidy up all of the change logs accordingly (relative to Libreboot 25.06).I'm focusing on Minifree shipments for the rest of the week. I'm quite happy with RC4 now and will be shipping that version; it's stable.
(DIR) Post #B2p5BbJggEmPQ0nhmy by libreleah@mas.to
2026-01-30T21:22:33Z
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My FOSDEM talk about Libreboot is tomorrow:https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/W7M9LV-libreboot-free-your-bios-today/Room: K.1.105 (La Fontaine), 2PM (Brussels time) on Saturday, 31 January 2026 -- it's on the main track. My talk is 50 minutes long. There will be a live demonstration of Libreboot.I have a really nice talk planned. I think people will like it.Looking forward to meeting people at FOSDEM tomorrow!And I did a new Libreboot release today, a stable release, Libreboot 26.01:https://libreboot.org/news/libreboot2601.htmlPerfect timing, I´d say.