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1. Christopher M. Hobbs (cmhobbs)'s status on Wednesday, 23-Sep-2015 13:26:13 EDT Christopher M. Hobbs
   I'm daydreaming a bit about a new machine. My little Asus EeePC X101CH is great but it's quite underpowered. I'd like to have something that can effectively run VMs so I can tinker with a few things like #guix and #tails. I'd also like to s…
   • Windigo ☴ (windigo)'s status on Wednesday, 23-Sep-2015 13:40:18 EDT Windigo ☴

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     @cmhobbs If you're going for laptops, I've heard Thinkpads are the only way to fly the Free skies. ZaReason has some beefy machines, too.
   • Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca (bobjonkmanformer)'s status on Wednesday, 23-Sep-2015 14:23:41 EDT Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca

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     @cmhobbs #Gluglug is the answer for you. Except it's no longer called Gluglug, apparently http://minifree.org/product/libreboot-x200/ !FreeHardware /via http://www.fsf.org/resources/hw/endorsement/respects-your-freedom of course
   • Christopher M. Hobbs (cmhobbs)'s status on Wednesday, 23-Sep-2015 15:37:36 EDT Christopher M. Hobbs

     • Klaus Jónsson Zimmermann
     I really need to step up my self hosting. I've got a vps right now because I don't have a static IP at home. I might be able to run dynamic DNS and host some lighter services but things like selfhosting my email are out of the question right now.
   • Christopher M. Hobbs (cmhobbs)'s status on Wednesday, 23-Sep-2015 15:38:00 EDT Christopher M. Hobbs

     • Klaus Jónsson Zimmermann
     I do host my own jabber server, though. I could also opt for a static IP at my office and run things from there. Choices...
   • Christopher M. Hobbs (cmhobbs)'s status on Wednesday, 23-Sep-2015 19:39:45 EDT Christopher M. Hobbs

     • Marcus
     I'd do this if I had more sysadmin savvy friends. Most of my pals with any technical experience are developers so I'd be stuck with most of the admin work. I'm not sure I'd trust folks online without knowing them any better. The few I do tr…
   • Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca (bobjonkmanformer)'s status on Wednesday, 23-Sep-2015 22:51:16 EDT Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca

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     • Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca
     • Open Hardware
     As the administrator of the group, you'd think that I'd know it was !OpenHardware, not !FreeHardware