“LastPass likely could have prevented this if they were more concerned about keeping their users secure than about saving their face. Their statement is also full of omissions, half-truths and outright lies. As I know that not everyone can see through all of it, I thought that I would pick out a bunch of sentences from this statement and give some context that LastPass didn’t want to mention.” Wladimir Palant helps to decode what LastPass had to say about their latest security breach.
palant.info
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Install OneDrive client for Linux on Debian 11 Bullseye
The OneDrive Client for Linux supports one-way as well as two-way synchronisation and securely connects to Microsoft OneDrive services. Install the OneDrive Client with the following commmand:
sudo -- bash -c 'apt update && apt install onedrive'
Connect the client to your OneDrive account with the following command:
onedrive --synchronize
You will be presented with a message similar to the following:
Configuring Global Azure AD endpoints Authorize this app visiting: https://login.microsoftonline.com/common/oauth2/v2.0/authorize?client_id&scope=Files.ReadWrite%20Files.ReadWrite.all%20Sites.Read.All%Sites.ReadWrite.All%20offline_accessresponse_type=code&redirect_uri=https://login.microsoftonline.com/common/oauth2/nativeclient Enter the response uri:
Use the link to sign into your Microsoft account with a web browser. On successful login, you will be redirected to the response URI displaying a blank page. Copy the URI and paste it into the terminal. On successful authorisation, the client will connect to your Microsoft account and begin to download your data.
Initializing the Synchronization Engine …
Syncing changes from OneDrive …
Creating local directory:
Downloading file … done.
Uploading differences of ~/OneDrive
Uploading new items of ~/OneDrive
After downloading your data to ~/OneDrive, validate the configuration of the client with the following command:
onedrive --display-configEnable OneDrive Client for the local user bullseye:
sudo -- bash -c 'systemctl enable onedrive@bullseye.service && systemctl start onedrive@bullseye.service && systemctl status onedrive@bullseye.service'
Das Fediverse: Social Media losgelöst von den Fesseln kommerzieller Interessen
“Soziale Medien werden von Plattformbetreibern dominiert, die das eigene Interesse in den Vordergrund rücken und jede Entscheidung daran messen, wie sich eine Profitmaximierung erzielen lässt. Hat man das einmal verinnerlicht, wirft sich einem unweigerlich die Frage auf, was an sozialen Medien eigentlich sozial ist. Sozial bedeutet anderen zu helfen, was auch bedeuten kann, die eigenen Interessen zurückzustellen. Also im Grunde genau das Gegenteil dessen, wie kommerziell ausgerichtete Plattformen wie Twitter, Facebook und Co. agieren.”
Mike Kuketz erklärt die Idee des Fediverse und unterstreicht, warum es sich damit so grundlegend von Platformen wie Twitter und Facebook unterscheidet. Dieser Beitrag ist von großer Wichtigkeit, nicht nur für die Nutzer der sozialen Medien…
www.kuketz-blog.de
Jan Böhmermann ist auch auf Mastodon!
This is a Britain that has lost its Queen – and the luxury of denial about its past
“Yet I sympathise with those who feel the Queen’s loss. Under her reign, many latched on to the stabilising sense of cultural continuity. To lose that is to feel disrupted and uncertain. For me, it’s a familiar anxiety – Britain’s empire by definition redrew boundaries, and swept aside generations of tradition. Our parents and grandparents were recruited to Britain for its benefit, the terms and conditions of which my generation are still trying to make sense. We know how it feels to lack cultural continuity. Others in Britain enjoyed it at our expense.
If continuity is an abstract subject, the other trappings of royal symbolism are more concrete. There were pompous reflections last week with the idea expressed in the Economist’s obituary that the Queen ‘came from good Hanoverian blood’. If that sounds like a white supremacist idea, that’s because it is.” Afua Hirsch does not get to opt out of processing memories that many refuse to acknowledge.
www.theguardian.com
The big idea: why relationships are the key to existence
“Too often we foolishly measure success in terms of a single actor’s fortunes. This is both short-sighted and irrational. It misunderstands the true nature of reality, and is ultimately self-defeating.” Carlo Rovelli provides a compellingly argued explanation of the way in which interactions shape our world and, in the end, determine our reality.
www.theguardian.com
Twitter buyout puts Mastodon into spotlight
“Mastodon is used to publish 500-character messages with pictures, polls, videos and so on to an audience of followers, and, in turn, to follow interesting people and receive their posts in a chronological home feed. Unlike Twitter, there is no central Mastodon website – you sign up to a provider that will host your account, similarly to signing up for Outlook or Gmail, and then you can follow and interact with people using different providers. Anyone can become such a provider as Mastodon is free and open-source. It has no ads, respects your privacy, and allows people/communities to self-govern.” Eugen Rochko preempted the planned aquisition of Twitter by a mere 6 years.
joinmastodon.org
They are ‘civilised’ and ‘look like us’: the racist coverage of Ukraine
“What all these petty, superficial differences – from owning cars and clothes to having Netflix and Instagram accounts – add up to is not real human solidarity for an oppressed people. In fact, it’s the opposite. It’s tribalism. These comments point to a pernicious racism that permeates today’s war coverage and seeps into its fabric like a stain that won’t go away.” Moustafa Bayoumi asks that we offer help and solidarity to innocent people who need protection, irrespective of geographical proximity or skin color.
www.theguardian.com
COVID-19: endemic doesn’t mean harmless
“Thinking that endemicity is both mild and inevitable is more than wrong, it is dangerous: it sets humanity up for many more years of disease, including unpredictable waves of outbreaks.” Aris Katzourakis would like to keep the focus on how bad things could get if we were to give in to misplaced optimism.
www.nature.com
How to check the version of the Linux kernel
$ hostnamectl
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10 things to do after installing Debian 11
Are you unable to get a list of updates?
Using the Software application, you may run into the following error message when checking for updates:
Unable to get list of updates: Failed to update metadata for lvfs: checksum failure: failed to verify data, expected yJcztsgVmmvtkn9na5YyQVdyqFNIXlzYUgrACKX
Run the following command to fix the issue:
$ fwupdmgr --force refresh
Enable Network Manager to manage all interfaces
Network manager detects and configures network interfaces to automatically connect your system to available networks. By default, however, it will only recognise network interfaces not declared in /etc/network/interfaces.
Use the following command to open /etc/network/interfaces and delete or comment out any configuration details for the primary network interface.
$ sudo nano /etc/network/interfaces
Use the following command to open /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf and set managed=true.
$ sudo nano /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf
Restart NetworkManager with the following command:
$ sudo service NetworkManager restart
Re-enable network interfaces now managed by NetworkManager.
Settings > Network
Install TLP
If you have installed Debian 11 on a laptop, consider installing TLP to further optimise battery life.
$ sudo apt-get install --yes tlp && sudo tlp start
Use the following command to check that TLP is enabled and active:
tlp-stat -s
Enable unattended upgrades
If you would like to enable the unattended installation of important upgrades, run the follwoing command:
$ sudo dpkg-reconfigure unattended-upgrades
Configuring unattended-upgrades Automatically download and install stable updates? Yes
Install neofetch
Neofetch is a command-line tool that displays information about your system next to an operating system logo.
$ sudo apt-get install --yes neofetch
If you would like neofetch to display every time you open a new terminal, open .bashrc with the following command:
$ nano ~/.bashrc
Append the following text:
# use Neofetch to display information about the system
if [ -f /usr/bin/neofetch ]; then
clear && neofetch;
fi
Apply the changes with the following command:
$ source ~/.bashrc
Enable Plymouth to display a splash screen during boot
Plymouth can be used to replace the text output with a graphical splash screen during system boot. Install Plymouth with the following command:
$ sudo apt-get install -yes plymouth plymouth-themes
Edit the file /etc/default/grub with the following command:
$ sudo nano /etc/default/grub
Set the value for GRUB_TIMEOUT to the number of seconds the grub menu is displayed before booting the default entry.
GRUB_TIMEOUT=2
Add the splash option to GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT:
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash"
Set the resolution for the graphical terminal. If supported, you can set it to match the resolution of your monitor.
GRUB_GFXMODE=1920x1080
Apply the changes with the following command:
$ sudo update-grub2
During boot, you can press the [Esc] key to view the messages.
Hide the snap directory
The snap directory in your home folder is not supposed to be accessed manually. Use the following command to hide it from view:
$ echo snap >> ~/.hidden
Hide the Desktop directory
The Desktop feature was disabled in GNOME 3.28. While this decision was not universally popular, developers pointed to the fact that, as an unmaintained feature, it stood in the way of other improvements. Use the following command to hide the associated Desktop folder from view:
$ echo Desktop >> ~/.hidden
Install Syncthing for continuous file synchronisation
Syncthing reliably synchronises files between two or more computers. Its usefulness cannot be overstated. Add the release key with the following command:
$ sudo curl -s -o /usr/share/keyrings/syncthing-archive-keyring.gpg https://syncthing.net/release-key.gpg
Add the syncthing repository with the following command:
$ sudo echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/syncthing-archive-keyring.gpg] https://apt.syncthing.net/ syncthing stable" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/syncthing.list
Install syncthing on your system with the following command:
$ sudo -- bash -c 'apt update && apt install --yes syncthing'
Enable syncthing for the local user bullseye:
$ sudo -- bash -c 'systemctl enable syncthing@bullseye.service && systemctl start syncthing@bullseye.service && systemctl status syncthing@bullseye.service'
Access the Syncthing configuration page by using your browser to navigate to the following address:
https://localhost:8384
Use the following command to enable port forwarding on your local machine:
$ sudo ufw limit syncthing
Install Virtual Machine Manager
If you would like run virtual machines from your desktop, start with the following command:
$ grep -E --color 'svm|vmx' /proc/cpuinfo
If the output shows svm or vmx in red, then virtualisation extensions are enabled and you are good to go. If not, then you need to enable virtualisation extensions before moving on the the next step.
Enable Debian Backports with the following command:
$ sudo -- bash -c 'echo deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye-backports main >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/backports.list && apt-get update'
Proceed to install virt-manager with the following command:
$ sudo apt-get install --yes virt-manager libguestfs-tools swtpm-tools python3-guestfs
With only members of the group libvirt allowed to run virt-manager, add the local user bullseye to the group:
$ sudo adduser bullseye libvirt
If you would like to obtain near native performance, there are important considerations to be aware of when configuring a virtual machine.
Install Google Chrome
An official build of Google Chrome is available neither as a snap nor flatpak. This ties in with what Martin Wimpress had to say in a recent episode of the LINUX Unplugged podcast.
If, after listening to Martin, you would still like to use Google Chrome, download the official Google Chrome for Linux installer with the following command:
$ wget -P ~/Downloads --show-progress https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb
Install Google Chrome with the following command:
$ sudo dpkg -i ~/Downloads/google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb
When you launch Google Chrome for the first time, it will ask you to:
[ ] make Google Chrome the default browser [ ] Automatically send usage statistics and crash reports to Google OK
Disable both these options. If required, you can always re-enable them later.
With thanks to Joey Sneddon and OMG!Ubuntu!
How to install Debian 11 Bullseye with a GNOME desktop
Debian GNU/Linux was first released way back in 1993 and has been under active developement ever since. Today, the Debian Project unites thousands of contributors from across the globe with the aim of producing “an operating system distribution that is composed entirely of free software”.
www.debian.org
These instructions offer a straightforward path to the GNOME 3.38 desktop running on amd64 hardware. You need a reasonably fast connection to the Internet, an Ethernet connection to your router and a bootable Debian CD image.
It is probably easiest to write such an image to a USB storage device and use that for installation. If the only computer you have access to is running Windows, I would suggest you use Rufus as a means to create a bootable USB flash drive. Depending on your acutal requirements, there are many different Debian images to choose from. If you are following these instructions to install on x86-64 hardware, use the unofficial firmware-11.6.0-amd64-netinst.iso, which supports Intel as well as AMD processors and “includes non-free firmware for extra support for some awkward hardware”.
In case your laptop does not have the required Ethernet port, you might consider using the Plugable USB 3.0 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter as an alternative.
Debian GNU/Linux will be the only operating system installed on your computer. Ensure that all of your data is safely backed up elsewhere because formatting your storage device will lead to the loss of all data.
In the examples which are to follow, debian is used as the hostname and bullseye as the username. You may of course substitute any names that you prefer. Just be careful to also make the required changes before blindly executing any of the commands. Decide on an encryption passphrase to encrypt your storage device, a user password to secure your user account and a root password to secure the root account. In addition to Debian packages, Flatpaks and Snaps will be enabled as well.
Installing the base system
If your computer uses the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) and you are unsure about which settings to use, you may wish to disable the Secure Boot option for the initial setup.
Step 1
After booting the system from the USB stick that you have prepared, continue by selecting the text based installer. With Secure Boot enabled, the menu will look different. Options, however, will be the same.
Step 2
Keep English as the language for the installation.
[!!] Select a language Language: English
Step 3
Select United States as the location for your system. This will also set United States as the default locale for the system environment. You will have an opportunity to set additional locales and adjust time zones at a later point during the installation.
[!!] Select your location Country, territory or area: United States
Step 4
Use the keymap that is the correct one for your particular keyboard.
[!!] Configure the keyboard Keymap to use: your keyboard
Step 5
If your system has multiple network interfaces, set your Ethernet interface as the primary interface to use during the installation.
[!!] Configure the network Primary network interface: choose your Ethernet interface for installation
If your system has multiple Ethernet interfaces and you are presented with the following dialog, select Continue and Go Back to select a different Ethernet interface.
[!!] Configure the network Network autoconfiguration failed Your network is probably not using the DHCP protocol. Alternatively, the DHCP server may be slow or some network hardware is not working properly. Continue
Step 6
Set the hostname for your system. In this example, we use debian as the hostname.
[!] Configure the network Hostname: debian Continue
Set the domain name for your system. If you are setting up on a home network, you should use home.arpa as the domain name.
[!] Configure the network Domain name: home.arpa Continue
Step 7
Leave the root password empty to ensure the standard user account will be configured with sudo privileges automatically.
[!!] Set up users and passwords Root password: leave empty Continue
Confirm the empty root password.
[!!] Set up users and passwords Re-enter password to verify: leave empty Continue
Create the standard user. In this example, we use Bullseye as the full name for the standard user.
[!!] Set up users and passwords Full name for the new user: Bullseye Continue
Your username should start with a lower-case letter. In this example, bullseye is a reasonable choice for the user with the full name Bullseye.
[!!] Set up users and passwords Username for your account: bullseye Continue
Set a password for the new user.
[!!] Set up users and passwords Choose a password for the new user: your user password Continue
Confirm the password for the new user.
[!!] Set up users and passwords Re-enter password to verify: your user password Continue
Keep Eastern as the time zone for now.
[!] Configure the clock Select your time zone: Eastern
Step 8
Choose to partition your disk with LVM and protect your data with a 256 bit AES key.
[!!] Partition disks Partitioning method: Guided - use entire disk and set up encrypted LVM
Be careful to select the correct target device for your system.
[!!] Partition disks Select disk to partition: your target disk for installation
Choose to keep all files in one partition.
[!!] Partition disks
Partitioning scheme: All files in one partition (recommended for new users)
Now write the changes to disk.
[!!] Partition disks Write the changes to disk and configure LVM? Yes
You may skip the overwriting of the disk with random data by selecting Cancel. Please be aware, however, that skipping this step will cause a reduction to the quality of the encryption.
Step 9
Enter your encryption passphrase.
[!!] Partition disks Encryption passphrase: your encryption passphrase Continue
Confirm your encryption passphrase.
[!!] Partition disks Re-enter passphrase to verify: your encryption passphrase Continue
You probably want to use the maximum available space for partitioning the disk.
[!!] Partition disks Amount of volume group to use for guided partitioning: max Continue
Step 10
Write the changes to disk.
[!!] Partition disks
Finish partitioning and write changes to disk
Confirm writing the chages to disk.
[!!] Partition disks Write the changes to disks? Yes
Step 11
You may be asked to scan additional installation media.
[!] Configure the package manager Scan extra installation media? No
Select your archive mirror country from the list.
[!] Configure the package manager Debian archive mirror country: your country
Select the archive mirror from the list. For the fastest downloads, use the site that is closest to you.
[!] Configure the package manager Debian archive mirror: mirror closest to you
You probably won’t need to configure an HTTP proxy:
[!] Configure the package manager HTTP proxy information (blank for none): leave empty Continue
Step 12
The Debian Popularity Contest attempts to map the overall usage of Debian packages with information from installed systems, such as yours.
[!] Configuring popularity-contest Participate in the package usage survey? Yes
Step 13
Choose standard system utilities from the list of predefined software collections and deselect all other entries.
[!] Software selection Choose software to install: [ ] Debian desktop environment [ ] GNOME [*] standard system utilities Continue
Step 14
Install the GRUB boot loader to your primary drive.
[!] Install the GRUB boot loader Install the GRUB boot loader to your primary drive? Yes
Select your target device from Step 8 as the device for boot loader installation.
Step 15
Remove the installation media before booting into your new system.
[!!] Finish the installation Installation complete Continue
Installing the GNOME desktop
You have now successfully installed Debian GNU/Linux on your computer. As yet, there is no graphical user interface.
Step 16
Enter your encryption passphrase to boot into the system for the first time. In this example, the encrypted disk is labelled sda3_crypt.
Please unlock disk sda3_crypt: your encryption passphrase
Log into the system with your username and user password.
Debian 11 GNU/Linux 11 debian tty1 debian login: bullseye Password: your user password
Step 17
Set a password for the root user by entering the following command. In a first step, you will be asked for your user password to gain sudo privileges:
$ sudo passwd root
Step 18
Install a minimal GNOME desktop by entering the following command:
$ sudo apt-get install --yes gnome-core
If you are installing into a virtual machine, use the following command to enable copy and paste between host and the guest:
$ sudo apt-get install --yes spice-vdagent
Step 19
Restart your system.
$ sudo reboot
Step 20
Enter your encryption passphrase to boot into the system.
Please unlock disk vda3_crypt: your encryption passphrase
Log into the GNOME desktop environment.
Step 21
From within the GNOME desktop, open Firefox ESR from the Activities menu and re-open these instructions at edafe.de/debian-howto.
Step 22
GNOME power options by default are unfavourable. Open the Settings application from Show Applications under the Activities menu and adjust the power options.
Power Saving
Settings > Power > Power Saving > Automatic Suspend
Suspend & Power Button
Settings > Power > Power Button Behaviour: Power Off
Step 23
Continue by setting the following keyboard shortcuts:
File manager
Settings > Keyboard Shortcuts > Home folder
Shortcut: [Super + f]
Web browser
Settings > Keyboard Shortcuts > Launch web browser
Shortcut: [Super + b]
Maximising windows vertically
Settings > Keyboard Shortcuts > Maximize window vertically
Shortcut: [Ctrl + Super + ↑]
Terminal application
Define a custom shortcut for launching the terminal by scrolling to the bottom of the list and clicking the + sign.
Settings > Keyboard Shortcuts > +
Name: Launch Terminal Command: gnome-terminal Shortcut: [Super + t]
Step 24
Open a terminal with [Super + t] and, where applicable, use copy and paste to enter the commands set out on this page. Be careful not to miss any punctuation.
Set the time zone for your area.
$ sudo dpkg-reconfigure tzdata
Configuring tzdata Geographic area: your area Ok
Configure locales for all the languages that your system is going to be used with. Use UTF-8 locales wherever possible.
$ sudo dpkg-reconfigure locales
In this example, German and Japanese locales are generated in addition to the default locale for the system environment.
Configuring locales Locales to be generated: [*] de_DE.UTF-8 UTF-8 [*] en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8 [*] ja_JP.UTF-8 UTF-8 OK
Keep en_US.UTF-8 as the default locale for the system environment.
Configuring locales Default locale for the system environment: en_US.UTF-8 OK
Step 25
Add the non-free and contrib repositories to enable the selection of packages that do not meet the Debian Free Software Guidelines or otherwise depend on such packages for their operation.
$ sudo -- bash -c 'apt-add-repository non-free && apt-add-repository contrib && apt-get update'
Step 26
Install additonal Debian packages to provide you with a functional GNOME desktop.
$ sudo apt-get install --show-progress --yes aptitude cheese cups curl deja-dup file-roller firmware-iwlwifi firmware-linux gnome-clocks gnome-color-manager gnome-maps gnome-remote-desktop gnome-screenshot gnome-shell-extension-bluetooth-quick-connect gnome-shell-extension-dashtodock gnome-shell-extension-no-annoyance gnome-shell-extension-shortcuts gnome-software-plugin-flatpak gnome-software-plugin-snap gnome-sound-recorder gnome-tweaks gstreamer1.0-vaapi libavcodec-extra mpv printer-driver-cups-pdf rhythmbox-plugin-alternative-toolbar rsync seahorse shotwell synaptic transmission-gtk ttf-mscorefonts-installer ttf-ubuntu-font-family ufw yubioath-desktop
Step 27
Enable the firewall on your new Debian system.
$ sudo ufw enable
Step 28
Install applications from the Snap Store with the following command:
$sudo snap install bitwarden chromiumfoliatekeepassxclibreoffice
Step 29
Enable the installation of applications from Flathub with the following command:
$ sudo -- bash -c 'flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo'
Step 30
Add to the capabilities of the Network Manager by installing the components required for IPSec and OpenVPN protocols.
$ sudo -- bash -c 'apt-get install --yes --show-progress network-manager-vpnc-gnome network-manager-openvpn-gnome network-manager-config-connectivity-debian'
Step 31
After restarting the system and loggin back into the GNOME desktop, launch Firefox ESR to re-open these instructions at edafe.de/debian-howto.
$ sudo reboot
Step 32
Open a terminal with [Super + t] and install applications from Flathub.
$ sudo flatpak install --assumeyes flathub com.github.jeromerobert.pdfarranger com.system76.Popsicle org.cryptomator.Cryptomator nl.hjdskes.gcolor3 org.pulseaudio.pavucontrol org.gnome.gitlab.somas.Apostrophe
All done!
Prevent yourself from accidentally breaking Debian by reading about some of the most commonly made mistakes.
Critical Mass Essen
#CriticalMass Essen am 13. August auf der Rüttenscheider Straße — gestartet wird jeden 2. Freitag im Monat um 19:00 Uhr vom Willy-Brandt-Platz aus.
criticalmass.in
I advise everyone to get it: UK Covid patients tell of regrets over refusing jab
“The side-effects are mild … Listen to doctors who work in intensive care, because we are heartbroken every day and don’t want you to end up here.” Dr Samantha Batt-Rawden wants people to come off the fence and get the jab.
www.theguardian.com
Fitness enthusiast John Eyres, 42, who refused to get vaccinated, has died of COVID-19. His twin sister, Jenny McCann, is publicising her loss to “drive people to get a vaccine”. #getvaccinatednow
Hammerhead Karoo 2 has landed
I pre-ordered the Hammerhead Karoo 2 during the last quarter of 2020, fully aware that I might be getting a device that would still require a significant amount of “continuous enhancements”. In other words, I bought into the promise of Hammerhead delivering “the world’s finest cycling computer” through software updates. Eventually.
In many ways, the Karoo 2 already is a good bike computer. In other ways, however, the Karoo 2 is far behind its competition and most definitely a work in progress. I never considered returning the device. Instead, I look forward to seeing the improvements that Hammerhead will be introducing over time. My other cycling computer is a Wahoo Elemnt Roam.
hammerhead.io
Limited battery capacity and USB-C cable
After about 3 hours of riding, I would expect the battery of my Karoo 2 to be half-empty. On at least two occasions, however, the Karoo 2 died on me with an empty battery after just over 4 hours of use. Unless you turn off the very features which, in all likelihood, made you buy the device in the first place, charging becomes an absolute necessity on longer rides. This is easier said than done, because charging the Karoo 2 while in its mount is impossible with the cable supplied in the box. There just isn’t enough space between the base of the unit and the handlebar for a conventional USB-C plug to fit into. I use a UGREEN Right Angle USB-C to -A Cable and connect the Karoo 2 to a Zendure SuperMini 5K power bank during rides.
Despite its IP67 rating, charging the Karoo 2 in wet conditions may yet damage your device.
Since the release of the Karoo 2, a number of reviews similar to this one have been published on the Internet:
“Usually on rides I’ve found it lasts around 10–11 hours with all my power meter and heart rate sensors connected up, a route loaded, and flicking between screens. Riding without a route loaded (but still with sensors) massively increases the life per charge, to around 13 hours.”
Anna Marie Hughes
After about 10 months of using the Karoo 2, I have come to the conclusion that something must be off with either my Karoo 2 or the running times reported elsewhere…
I am going to leave it there.
Komoot limited to 50 planned tours, use Ride with GPS
The Hammerhead Dashboard is supposed to facilitate the integration of the Karoo 2 with services such as Strava, Ride with GPS, Komoot and others. Unfortunately, synchronisation of available routes with any of these services does not take place automatically and requires the use of either a computer or a smart phone.
With Komoot, there is an added limitation in that it is only possible to “sync your 50 most recent planned tours”. Having used other bike computers in the past, I am stunned that this should even be an issue. Komoot users with more than 50 routes to choose from end up in a loop of having to continuously mess about just to get individual routes to show up on the Karoo 2…
The solution to the problem is to ditch Komoot entirely and use Ride with GPS.
The Dashboard itself is of limited functionality. Route planning is rudimentary at best and there are next to no tools for post-ride analysis of your data. While not necessarily a disadvantage, this needs to be spelled out clearly. Integration with third party services should be flawless. Hammerhead’s focus, meanwhile, appears to lie elsewhere.
Missing auto-lap functionality
The Karoo 2 does not offer auto-lap functionality. Currently, there is no way to set reminders of any kind. Hammerhead merely say that they are “working on adding more towards the lap functionality“. This appears to be a long-standing issue with users of the Karoo 1 as well. The auto-lap feature has reportedly spent more than a year in the “development pipeline”, yet Hammerhead are not committing to a “dedicated timeline for its implementation“.
Hammerhead have introduced auto-lap as a feature in Karoo Software Build Version 1.251.1117.
Useless live tracking links
With Software Build Version 1.187.987, Hammerhead appear to be pleased that they “fixed an issue that prevented users from viewing a Live Tracking link if they weren’t logged in ahead of clicking the link.” They are missing the point. What is preventing users from viewing any link is having to register and then authenticate every time they want to access the link. Until such time that Hammerhead get rid of these short-sighted requirements, actual owners of the Karoo 2 won’t be sharing anything.
In the meantime, getting a SIM and data plan for your Karoo 2 does not appear to make a lot of sense. Unless, that is, you’re planning on inflicting Live Tracking links on friends and family…
Hammerhead no longer require registration to view Live Tracking links. This is a welcome improvement and, in conjunction with a dedicated SIM, appears to be working well.
They stormed the Capitol. Their apps tracked them.
“The location-tracking industry exists because those in power allow it to exist. Plenty of Americans remain oblivious to this collection through no fault of their own. But many others understand what’s happening and allow it anyway. They feel powerless to stop it or were simply seduced by the conveniences afforded in the trade-off. The dark truth is that, despite genuine concern from those paying attention, there’s little appetite to meaningfully dismantle this advertising infrastructure that undergirds unchecked corporate data collection.” Charlie Warzel and Stuart A. Thompson show the ease with which supposedly anonymised data from your smartphone is re-identified. From nothing to hide to nowhere to hide—we are all Americans now.
www.nytimes.com
Boeing employees mocked FAA and clowns who designed 737 Max
“This airplane is designed by clowns, who are in turn supervised by monkeys,” one Boeing employee wrote, before the 737 Max accidents JT610 and ET302 killed 346 people. “I still haven’t been forgiven by God for the covering up I did last year,” regrets another. Natalie Kitroeff reports on what Boeing employees were really thinking about the 737 Max.
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Shand Stooshie Rohloff
Shand Stooshie Rohloff 2019 custom size, Lauf Grit SL fork, Hope Pro 4 front hub, Shimano XTR BR-M9120 brakes, WTB KOM Tough i25 27.5″ rims, WTB Horizon Road Plus TCS tubeless tyres, Middleburn RS8 X-Type cranks, Gates CDX Carbon Drive, Crankbrothers Candy 7 pedals with long spindle, Easton EC90 SL ISA seat post, Fabric Scoop Ultimate flat saddle, Truvativ Stylo T30 flatbar, Ritchey Superlogic C260 stem, Rockgeist PhotoFit triangular framebag, Hammerhead Karoo 2 computer, Exposure Sixpack front light, Lupine Rotlicht rear light, weight 11,8 kg
Ti flies when you’re having fun
“Nevertheless, the fact remains that the age of 40 has long since disappeared in my helmet mirror (no, I don’t use a helmet mirror, it’s just a metaphor), and while colonoscopies and mole removals may take up more of my time than I’d like, overall I’m rather enjoying pedaling down this particular stretch of road. In fact, I like to think my latest velocipedal acquisition is a perfect encapsulation of where I’m at right now.” Bike Snob NYC, through space and time, has recently given himself a trans-dimensional high five for finally aquiring that new bicycle.
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The secrets of surveillance capitalism
“The game is no longer about sending you a mail order catalogue or even about targeting online advertising. The game is selling access to the real-time flow of your daily life—your reality—in order to directly influence and modify your behavior for profit.” According to Shoshana Zuboff, we urgently need to revoke the collective agreement with the practices that result in the dispossession of behavior.
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