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popey blog: popey snaps

Thu, 2024-03-14 13:46 - Last checked: 12 hours 1 min ago
popey’s snap status

I maintain a few snaps in the Snap Store. This page is generated periodically so I can keep an eye on the updatedness of each one. The script isn’t perfect, and doesn’t monitor them all. It’s a whole thing I need to maintain and update.

The list is sorted by the “OK” column which either has a ✔ or ✖ to give a rough indication if the snap needs updating. This whole page is mostly just for my reference.

2024-03-14T13:46:15Z Snap Stable Edge Upstream OK? Bandwhich v0.22.2.5f5cc7e v0.22.2.23d1879 v0.22.2 ✔ Dog v0.1.0 v0.1.0 v0.1.0 ✔...



popey blog: Mini EV: Two Years On

Sun, 2024-03-03 12:00 - Last checked: 12 hours 1 min ago

tl;dr I have had a Mini EV for a little over two years, so I thought it was time for a retrospective. This isn’t so much a review, as I’m not a car journalist. It’s more just my thoughts of owning an electric car for a couple of years.

I briefly talked about the car in episode 24 (out on Tuesday 5th may) of Linux Matters Podcast, if you prefer a shorter, less detailed review in audio format.

Patreon supporters of Linux Matters can get the show a day or so early, and without adverts. 🙏

Introduction

In August 2020, amid [The Event], and my approaching 50th birthday, I...




popey blog: Exodus Bitcoin Wallet: Follow up

Wed, 2024-02-21 12:00 - Last checked: 12 hours 1 min ago

Yesterday I blogged about a series of Bitcoin scam apps published in the Canonical Snap store.

Two things!

Firstly, I have edited yesterday’s blog to remove reference to exchangerate-api. I had a few comments about this, and it would have been better not to mention them. They seem like fine upstanding people doing good work, and aren’t involved in all this horribleness. Sincere apologies for mentioning them.

Second, one of the key messages I pushed yesterday was that the dodgy...




popey blog: Exodus Bitcoin Wallet: $490K Swindle

Tue, 2024-02-20 19:00 - Last checked: 12 hours 1 min ago

tl;dr: A Bitcoin investor was recently scammed out of 9 Bitcoin (worth around $490K) in a fake “Exodus wallet” desktop application for Linux, published in the Canonical Snap Store. This isn’t the first time, and if nothing changes, it likely won’t be the last.

This post turned out longer than I expected. So if you don’t have the time there’s a briefer summary at the bottom under “In summary (the tl;dr)” along with my suggestions on what Canonical should do now.

We talked about this in episode 23 of Linux Matters Podcast, if you prefer a...




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