Georg Weissenbacher

Computer Scientist at TU Wien.

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2026-07-24 19:29:58 GMT

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@nprofile…8d0p @nprofile…c8pt @nprofile…dey5 yes, but most people won't dig that deep. On the GrapheneOS landing page, you only mention Linux in the context of contributing security patches to it. If you want to known as a Linux distribution (but do you really?), then why don't you state it there?
I think it doesn't really matter. I mean, macOS/iOS is technically also UNIX, but most users probably don't care.

2026-07-24 19:00:59 GMT

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@nprofile…8d0p @nprofile…c8pt @nprofile…dey5 the confusion might be simply due to the fact that AOSP and Android typically aren‘t marketed as Linux (or a Linux distribution):
https://source.android.com/docs/setup/about

2026-06-28 13:21:11 GMT

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@nprofile…33pr @nprofile…g2n5 I tried the same, but those IPs still occasionally seem to end up on blocking lists of streaming services (BBC iPlayer, mostly). I don't want to move to a different VPS every time that happens.

2026-03-29 08:44:34 GMT

A paper on #quantum #causality by a team at @nprofile…v905 made it onto #arstecnica
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/03/getting-formal-about-quantum-mechanics-lack-of-causality/

2026-02-12 09:04:51 GMT

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@nprofile…xuzd why? Didn’t the #acm sign a letter not so long ago, claiming that #openaccess is a threat to the “valuable American intellectual property that we produce and force us to give it away to the rest of the world for free.”? Sounds like something DOGE would agree with?

2026-01-13 17:26:31 GMT

Over the last year, I've wondered how to reduce my dependency on US tech giants. Especially for mobile phones, this is quite difficult - you either go for a de-googled system such as #GrapheneOS (but might end up having to buy that device from Google) or you accept some compromises (regarding the quality of the device or functions of the OS).
I've finally decided that perfect is the enemy of good and bought a #fairphone5 on which I installed #ubuntutouch. While a number of things are still missing (#Signal - @nprofile…kyv9 and banking apps, for instance), a lot of the stuff that I do on a daily basis already works (phone calls, text messages, emails, calendar, podcasts, photos, web browsing, Mastodon, and Matrix, for instance). Yes, I had to change my habits a bit, and I do still depend on a secondary device for some Apps, but overall, I'm quite happy. I am confident that in the not so distant future, #ubuntutouch and #postmarketos will become viable alternatives to #iOS and #android
And I haven't enjoyed playing with an electronic device that much in a long time.
https://fediscience.org/system/media_attachments/files/115/888/907/979/056/856/original/fed6d8afca628cb6.png

2025-10-02 10:31:50 GMT

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@nprofile…60lz despite your reservations, I think Jude the Obscure is still well worth reading (but then again, I did attend Christmin.. uhm, Oxford). 😉

2025-06-14 11:41:32 GMT

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@nprofile…6kk0 @nprofile…sqcg many top people in academia play all kinds of games to crank up their salary - in particular, apply to and negotiate about positions they are not willing to take (a waste of everyone‘s time).

2025-03-30 08:47:33 GMT

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@nprofile…6kk0 I use Apple, too, but not exclusively. There are many things I use in my research that are not supported on macOS, or just as an afterthought. When something goes wrong and troubleshooting is required, there are so many more resources for Linux (for Apple usually: reboot, reset SMc, reinstall - doesn’t work? Buy a new laptop).

2025-03-30 00:49:28 GMT

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@nprofile…6kk0 which hardware do you use for your research that isn’t supported by Linux (honest question)?