**** BEGIN LOGGING AT Sun Apr 21 02:59:57 2019 **** BEGIN LOGGING AT Sun Apr 21 17:13:29 2019 Apr 22 00:41:23 *SIGH* Apr 22 00:43:54 Purism prolly smarter than I thought. They are not ignorant to think a hardware switch was the solution, they simply realized *Joe Average* is ignorant to think it is Apr 22 00:45:19 interesting way to promote their business too, get some news articles pointing at them as a solution Apr 22 00:45:34 yeah Apr 22 00:45:42 "interesting" Apr 22 00:46:59 did you read their blog about "how awfully terribly difficult it was to find and implement this ultimative solution"? Apr 22 00:47:13 nope Apr 22 00:47:32 a pity I think the took it down Apr 22 00:49:45 fond like a five year old with their first physics experiments kit, building an "electronic circuit" making a lamp shine when they push that button Apr 22 00:50:45 "Look Dad! I straightened the wires. I even removed the insulation at both ends" Apr 22 01:10:34 do you remember the URL? maybe it is on archive.org Apr 22 02:06:31 maybe it was https://puri.sm/posts/hard-not-soft-kill-switches/ Apr 22 02:10:10 that is still available Apr 22 02:28:28 yes Apr 22 02:39:52 quite enlightening anyway: the whole hardware switch concept is "an afterthought" at least for Librem13. Otherwise they wouldn't need to take almost "desperate" measures similar to field change orders to implement the "HKS" (Hardware Kill Switch) on a off-the-shelf notebook: >>In a Librem 13, the M.2 NGFF connector pins 54 and 56 cannot be accessed directly on the NGFF connector, for it is much too small for any solder Apr 22 02:39:53 connections. Instead the pins are accessed via two 0402 Surface Mount Device (SMD) pads on the motherboard itself (pads R609 and R629).<< Apr 22 02:43:04 now, you ought to appropriately appreciate all this! Apr 22 02:43:08 >>Our Hard Work to Protect Your Privacy<< Apr 22 02:43:25 >>As you can see, it is not a trivial matter to manufacture these HKSes. A lot of research and hard work went into the effort.As you can see, it is not a trivial matter to manufacture these HKSes. A lot of research and hard work went into the effort.<< Apr 22 02:43:31 rotfl Apr 22 02:44:29 Honestly now, Purism???? Don't you feel ashamed? Apr 22 02:45:10 or was this a joke`? If so, you failed epic Apr 22 02:53:45 If we had done same amount of bragging and >>research and hard work<< on Neo900 just to sell a rebranded average mellow yellow device with absolutely zilch special properties as THE "one of a kind" device... I already would be filthy rich, maybe so rich I could buy me a new face to look into, every morning in the bathroom Apr 22 02:55:49 I explicitly refer to the hardware only here **** ENDING LOGGING AT Mon Apr 22 02:59:56 2019