Mike: 🏠 Reduced his existence to messing on his computer in his flat and getting paid for it and messing on his computer in his flat in his spare time.

Shane - Has spent much of the last week in an existential crisis wondering if he has to start sharpening sticks and learning how to work leather into armour 🛡️.

Conor: Been working from home, I've tested Ubuntu 20.04 in a VM and am very impressed, adventures in /e/ 🧱📱

Wash your hands, cough and sneeze into your elbow, keep a distance of at least 1 metre from others and stay away from elderly or sick relatives. Go to HSE.ie and WHO.int for information... not effing Facebook.

System 76: Pop Shell and a new ⌨️ keyboard (via omg! ubuntu! and Forbes)

🕹️ Half Life Alyx to be available on Linux (via GamingOnLinux)

Firefox 📦 now has a Flatpak (via 9to5Linux)

Librem Mini 🖥️ from Purism. (via omg! ubuntu! and Forbes)

Remote Work

ℹ️ Big Tech and social networks against misinformation

Norwegian Uni 🔥 burns the US

Invidious alternative YouTube 📺 front end

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