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Ruben De Smet

@rubdos.be
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Postdoctoral researcher at Vrije Universiteit Brussel. Indistinguishable from random. #Privacy enhancing technologies. #Rustacean. #Whisperfish. Also a weird #coffee […] 🌉 bridged from ⁂ mastodon.social/@rubdos, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact

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Ruben De Smet @rubdos.be · 04/10/2026
Did not expect that #Anthropic would be writing a marketing piece for their competitor #GLM 5.3 > GLM-5.3 can develop working exploits end to end www.anthropic.com/research/glm-5-3-… #Zhipu
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GLM-5.3 and the Spread of Advanced Cyber Capabilities
GLM-5.3 can autonomously build end-to-end cyber exploits, but unlike other frontier models, it was released without meaningful safeguards to limit misuse.
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Ruben De Smet @rubdos.be · 27/09/2026
When will we finally get a microwave oven that's settable in kilojoules instead of minutes?
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Dan Gillmor @dangillmor.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/09/2026
The AI panic looks like an orchestrated con: The bosses of these rapacious, sleazy, and infinitely sloppy companies are angling for government permission to be a cartel. This would be followed, as certain as day follows night, by the bailout they all know they'll need when their bubble deflates.
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Ruben De Smet @rubdos.be · 05/09/2026
My (very) old RSA2048 key (0x1213DC10) retires on 2027-02-16 and gets replaced by ed25519/5E4BFC66CD5D1342. #gpg #gnupg
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Ruben De Smet @rubdos.be · 26/08/2026
#Drones inzetten in de drugsstrijd: Waar eindigt het? Bij Brusselaars opsporen die door het rood wandelen? www.bruzz.be/actua/veiligheid/dilli… #warondrugs #brussel #bruxelles #brussels #bruzz
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Dilliès wil drones in drugsstrijd, maar heeft tegenstanders: ‘Geen Big Brother in Brussel’
In volle Brusselse drugsoorlog werkt minister-president Boris Dilliès (MR) aan een plan om drones in te zetten. Die moeten onder meer daders van schietpartijen kunnen opsporen.
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Ruben De Smet @rubdos.be · 21/08/2026
@nobodyinperson that's quite a power supply wow :D
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Ruben De Smet @rubdos.be · 21/08/2026
@nobodyinperson Does it on all chargers? I have a car plug USB-C charger and it seems to charge my phone to 80% any time the Jolla comes near my car... Might depend on the charger, maybe try a few different ones :-)
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Ruben De Smet @rubdos.be · 20/08/2026
@nobodyinperson Honestly, I'm happy it's utterly broken and not just slightly edgecasey broken. Means they'll have to fix it!
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Jeroen Baert @jbaert.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/08/2026
Fun way to discover daily how your geography knowledge s.u.c.k.s. maptap.gg
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🎯MapTap Daily Geography Game
Play MapTap - the daily geography game! Find 5 world locations on a 3D globe with historical stories. Free browser-based daily game for geography lovers.
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Mehrad :kde: :emacs: :rstats: @mehrad.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 03/08/2026
I've been testing the new #Jolla phone for a couple of days now. At the same time I'm documenting the experience and I will publish it as an honest review on my blog. So far I should say that it is a very smooth experience. Native app availavility is an issue, but because we xan install Android […]
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Ruben De Smet @rubdos.be · 03/08/2026
@Mehrad I'd say OR suffers from aur issues, since Chum is quite a bit more curated, no?
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Microsoft @microsoft.lea.pet.ap.brid.gy · 29/07/2026
Please stop using AI to find vulnerabilities in our software. We worked really hard to leave backdoors for the government to use and you guys keep finding them
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Ruben De Smet @rubdos.be · 01/08/2026
I notice many people are receiving their #JollaPhone! I tried to note down some of the things I did to get cosy with my new #SailfishOS device in a new blog post: "I have my Jolla Phone, what now?" […] [Original post on mastodon.social]
Collection of phones on a row: all my Sailfish OS devices (and an N9), except my new Jolla Phone.
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Ruben De Smet @rubdos.be · 12/07/2026
@eingfoan @jolla 1&3 is practically the same issue: passing through a TEE to Android, and is notably hard. Welcome to the club!
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Ruben De Smet @rubdos.be · 10/07/2026
BREAKING: On 10 July 2026, the European people adopted the Strategy for More Effective and Proactive Fight against Adultery, Invidia, and Lust (MEP-FAIL). Mandatory surveillance of all MEPs and police officers enters into force immediately. You are now […] [Original post on mastodon.social]
EU 12-star flag with a surveillance camera in the centre.
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Kristoffer Lawson @setok.attractive.space.ap.brid.gy · 10/07/2026
One of the nice features of #Jolla's #Sailfish is how they've done context menus. Hold on an item and a menu appears, but you don't need to lift your finger to aim at the menu. Just hold and slide up and down to select the item from the menu. See example below. #UX
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exu @exu.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 10/07/2026
@rubdos I've looked at the PrivSec list of banking apps in the past privsec.dev/posts/android/banking-a…
privsec.dev
Banking Applications Compatibility with GrapheneOS
Maintained Compatibility List for International Banking Apps This list includes banking apps that have been tested, submitted, reviewed, and verified as compatible. LIST | SUBMIT | UPDATE | POSSIBLE WORKAROUND SOLUTIONS Introduction Welcome to the crowd-sourced dataset for GrapheneOS users on currently supported devices. New visitors are encouraged to read the official usage guide on banking apps for comprehensive details about how these apps function on GrapheneOS. IMPORTANT Please read GrapheneOS’s important announcement, officially released on Dec 1, 2023:
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Ruben De Smet @rubdos.be · 10/07/2026
@alextecplayz That's a really good start indeed, and comes very close! I think we additionally need some backing by orgs like the @eff and the @fsfe to eventually sue these companies over such practices, and to put pressure on the EU to make this illegal.
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Ruben De Smet @rubdos.be · 10/07/2026
I know about keepandroidopen.org/nl, but this is only a partial answer to my question. It's still a developer's choice to enforce anything about #Play Store. This needs to be made illegal (if it isn't already), and cases like the #MyCupra one about require a class action lawsuit (IANAL) […]
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Ruben De Smet @rubdos.be · 10/07/2026
Exhibit two: Finish bank saying they won't help out because they're not on an "officially released Android version".
Screenshot from a support thread conversation:

OP Pohjola
Hello! We can only guarantee the
reliable and secure operation of the
application on officially released
Android versions.
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Ruben De Smet @rubdos.be · 10/07/2026
Exhibit one: forum.sailfishos.org/t/mycupra-app-… OP just lost access to a major feature of their car.
forum.sailfishos.org
MyCupra App does not work anymore after update
REPRODUCIBILITY: Always OS VERSION: 5.0.1.78, 51.1.0.11 HARDWARE: Jolla C2 UI LANGUAGE: German REGRESSION: DESCRIPTION: The app start shows a maintenance screen. This problem occured after update to ap version 2.18.1 (Change: We have implemented new device integrity checks to ensure your app enviroment is secure, safeguarding your vehicle and personal data against potential risks.) The push notification is still working well. The App requires Android version 13. PRECONDITIONS: STE...
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Ruben De Smet @rubdos.be · 10/07/2026
Is there a central name-and-shame place to list apps and vendors which enforce "genuine" Google #Android? Users of #microG are increasingly confronted with these warnings and #nags that are transitively forced upon us by idiots in Silicon Valley. This is not […] [Original post on mastodon.social]
Screenshot from a conversation:
OP Pohjola 71/26
Hello! We can only guarantee the
reliable and secure operation of the
application on officially released
Android versions.
Screenshot from MyCupra app:

APP WIRD GEWARTET
Die App ist derzeit nicht verfugbar. Bitte
versuchen Sie es etwas spater erneut. Wir
entschuldigen uns fur die Unannehmlichkeiten.
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Ruben De Smet @rubdos.be · 07/07/2026
In anticipation for the #Jolla Phone Day1 event, I made a little detour to #Tampere forum.sailfishos.org/t/intermezzo-t…
Jolla office front door. Prominently states the 'Jolla' wordmark, with a life bouy surround the wordmark.
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Ruben De Smet @rubdos.be · 02/07/2026
If #Google says that a new law is a horrible idea, then definitely persue said law! noyb.eu/en/eu-member-states-and-goo…
noyb.eu
EU Member States (and Google) suddenly want to keep cookie banners!
The EU Commission proposed a solution to get rid of cookie banners. Some Member States are now working against it, despite requests for simplification
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Ruben De Smet @rubdos.be · 12/06/2026
RE: mastodon.social/@rubdos/11665894660… I charged my Pebble today. Exactly day 14. Impressive stuff.
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Ruben De Smet @rubdos.be · 29/05/2026
@funnyna.me Cc @abranson, we might've got help! ;-)
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Ruben De Smet @rubdos.be · 29/05/2026
Family picture of the #Pebble watches I regularly sport. All powered by #SailfishOS (currently the PT2 with AppSupport)! Couldn't find my Pebble Steel for the pic.
Pebble family picture: Pebble Time (sanded, red strap), Pebble Time 2 (silver, black strap), Pebble Time Steel.
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Ruben De Smet @rubdos.be · 29/05/2026
@funnyna.me Now, reading your profile: github.com/abranson/rockpool will soon require some love ;-)
github.com
GitHub - abranson/rockpool: Pebble client application for Sailfish OS
Pebble client application for Sailfish OS. Contribute to abranson/rockpool development by creating an account on GitHub.
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Ruben De Smet @rubdos.be · 29/05/2026
@funnyna.me "Works" meaning it pairs, shows the time, installs watch faces, ... Integrating the timeline/calendar/notifications/... is something else, but that's what we'll have Rockpool for though!
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Ruben De Smet @rubdos.be · 29/05/2026
@funnyna.me Update: on the Jolla C2 it just works via AppSupport.
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Ruben De Smet @rubdos.be · 29/05/2026
@funnyna.me I recommend watching the topic: forum.sailfishos.org/t/will-the-new…
forum.sailfishos.org
Will the new Pebble Watches be supported by Sailfish Apps?
Hi Community, some of you may have heard it already..Pebble is back. https://repebble.com/. Great news.. I was wondering if anybody is still connected to the development of the old Pebble/Rockpool Apps that we once had in SFOS. As far as I understand the new watches and their system will be probably even be partially compatible but the new watches will have also new functionality that needs to be covered. Everything seems to be Open Source so it looks promising. I haven’t found anything about ...
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Ruben De Smet @rubdos.be · 29/05/2026
@pixeldorf Currently it managed to break my Bluetooth stack. But I quite confident that before end of summer, @abranson and/or I will have got Rockpool into submission! I'm going to try on my C2 now, see whether it's the Xperia's Bluetooth that's finicky or it's a wider issue.
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Ruben De Smet @rubdos.be · 29/05/2026
My #Pebble arrived! <3 In what's next: get it to work with #SailfishOS
Pebble Time 2, silver watch and black band, showing a firmware update process. Pebble app running on an Xperia 10 IV in SailfishOS 5.1 AppSupport with the new Bluetooth bridge. Time 2 box in the background.
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Graham Downs @grahamdowns.mastodon.africa.ap.brid.gy · 22/04/2026
WhatsApp is implementing a paid subscription plan. Time to redouble our efforts to get all our friends on @signalapp? techcentral.co.za/whatsapp-to-go-pr… #WhatsApp #Signal
techcentral.co.za
WhatsApp to go premium with new Plus subscription
Meta Platforms has started trialling a paid WhatsApp tier offering themes, premium stickers and expanded chat pinning.
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Dominik @chrastecky.phpc.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/04/2026
@rubdos I might be a bit biased because I wrote it, but BitSailor is probably my most used native app. Which is why I've written it in the first place - sometimes I want to turn off AppSupport and that was kinda hard when I had to open Bitwarden.
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Ruben De Smet @rubdos.be · 18/04/2026
@sico93 There seem to be some mentions of Deutschlandticket on the forum: forum.sailfishos.org/t/sailfishos-a… FWIW, Deutschland is the country with the most Sailfish OS users, as far as I can tell! You'll quickly find some people on the forum with […]
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Ruben De Smet @rubdos.be · 18/04/2026
@sico93 Usually those QR codes are dynamic, no? If they're static, then BarWal (github.com/a-dekker/BarWal) should indeed work. If not, I'm quite sure that the Android app would work on AppSupport. Do you have the name or a link for that?
github.com
GitHub - a-dekker/BarWal
Contribute to a-dekker/BarWal development by creating an account on GitHub.
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Ruben De Smet @rubdos.be · 18/04/2026
@chrastecky Running this locally?
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Dominik @chrastecky.phpc.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/04/2026
@rubdos Oh, and I forgot ProtonMail Bridge CLI though it's mostly install-configure-and-forget. But using the native Email app for Protonmail is nice.
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Ruben De Smet @rubdos.be · 18/04/2026
@chrastecky Good to know that works! I have a Protonmail account somewhere, but I rarely use it. There was someone on the forum asking about Tutanota, but apparently they don't have such a bridge.
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Ruben De Smet @rubdos.be · 18/04/2026
@chrastecky Cool! I use pass (www.passwordstore.org), and there used to be a working app on Sailfish for it. Nowadays I usually ssh+wl-copy my passwords...
passwordstore.org
Pass: The Standard Unix Password Manager
Pass is the standard unix password manager, a lightweight password manager that uses GPG and Git for Linux, BSD, and Mac OS X.
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Ruben De Smet @rubdos.be · 17/04/2026
@osma Ah, forgot to mention SailOTP. That's a daily indeed. Haven't needed GPSInfo on the 10IV, which is great I guess! My piano is digital already, so no real need for tuning. Cool app though!
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Ruben De Smet @rubdos.be · 17/04/2026
@osma Really, reading the Firefox and Wayland stuff on the forum was kinda mindblowing! Any apps you use that I did not mention?
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Ruben De Smet @rubdos.be · 17/04/2026
Second blog about my #SailfishOS experience: www.rubdos.be/2026/04/17/my-sailfis… This second part goes into #apps, and what Sailfish OS looks like in practice for myself. Did I miss an app? What's your favourite Sailfish OS app? […] [Original post on mastodon.social]
Four screenshots of Sailfish OS: three apps: Gallery, Kuri, Pure Maps, and my "Travel" drawer listing 12 more apps.
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Ruben De Smet @rubdos.be · 16/04/2026
@Setok Some day. The Jolla store should be a beacon of quality and usability, and I want to achieve that before getting it there. But it's been on my mind and on the code a lot lately!
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Ruben De Smet @rubdos.be · 16/04/2026
RE: social.heise.de/@heiseonline/116415… Did they consider *talking* to Signal?
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Ruben De Smet @rubdos.be · 15/04/2026
Blog about my journey with #Jolla and #SailfishOS: www.rubdos.be/2026/04/15/my-sailfis… This is the first in a small series of posts about Sailfish OS, and how I use it as my daily driver. Feel free to dump questions here, and I'll see what I can cover!
My collection of Sailfish OS related devices: Xperia 10 IV, Jolla C2, Xperia 10, Jolla, Nokia N9
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Ruben De Smet @rubdos.be · 31/03/2026
@alex Merci pour faire ce test ! Le cas mp3 est plutôt drôle :-) Je vais l'essayer, merci !
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Ruben De Smet @rubdos.be · 30/03/2026
@alex Merci!! Avez-vous faites un propre build, ou est-ce-que ça vient d'un OpenRepos?
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Ruben De Smet @rubdos.be · 30/03/2026
@alex Est-ce-qu'il sait lire des fichiers Opus? Et "gapless playback"?
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