Jon Lech Johansen

Co-founder at doubleTwist. Currently working in humanoid robotics. Born in Norway, but got to Texas as fast as I could.

[Jon Lech Johansen @jonlech]

@StephenGutowski Thanks! Somehow I missed it there at the end.

[Jon Lech Johansen @jonlech]

@MorosKostas @hannahhill_sc @ryanflugaur Is the exact time for this event today being kept secret? It was odd that it wasn't reported in @TheReloadSite's article.

[Jon Lech Johansen @jonlech]

@latlonging https://t.co/PJnjsKXgWc

[Jon Lech Johansen @jonlech]

@MorosKostas Seems like this precedent would be applicable to the government refusing to let you pay a Form 1 or 4 tax on new full-autos.

[Monique Farantzos @farantzos]

Reading retarded euro views questioning the value of the pilot rescue op, reminded me that the Athenians tried and sentenced to death several of their generals who after having won a naval Battle at Arginusae failed to collect the bodies of fallen Athenian sailors due to a storm.

[Jon Lech Johansen @jonlech]

@MorosKostas https://t.co/USMp23xKWf

[Marc Caputo @MarcACaputo]

As Bondi prepares to leave in the next 45 days, DAG Blanche will fill in for her and could get the job.

Other names circulating in the admin: Zeldin, Dhillon, Clayton

https://t.co/UhxObm5z8K

[Jon Lech Johansen @jonlech]

Whether you're acquiring guns, pesticides or operating systems, you know you're getting the good stuff when you see "not available to California residents".

[MidnightBSD @midnightbsd]

Until we have a better plan, we modified our license to exclude residents of California from using MidnightBSD for desktop use, effective January 1, 2027.

This is due to https://t.co/jvo7ZBLqyC?

[David Crowe @CroweDM]

Europe tells Trump he's wrong.

https://t.co/HEw7pVGdVY

[Jon Lech Johansen @jonlech]

@HTWardish

[Jon Lech Johansen @jonlech]

Bought this recently released XikeStor USB 3.2 Gen2 network adapter. It uses the power efficient (<2W) 10Gbps Realtek RTL8159 chip. On Linux with the latest Realtek driver I was able to achieve 8.6 Gbps.

[Jon Lech Johansen @jonlech]

New Danish app that helps consumers boycott American products. It requires an iPhone (🇺🇸) and the product photos you take with it are sent to OpenAI (🇺🇸).

😂

[Kaspar Hansen @KasparGKHansen]

@kaarequist fortalte i aften i TVA historien om drengene bag appen @udenusa, der gør det nemt at boykotte varer fra USA.
Det der ikke blev nævnt: Appen bruger efter alt at dømme billedanalyse fra OpenAI - en amerikansk virksomhed...
#dkmedier

[Jon Lech Johansen @jonlech]

.@Costco Please stock 5% FAGE yogurt. Fat-free yogurt is now illegal. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

[HHS @HHSGov]

Introducing: The New Pyramid

[Jon Lech Johansen @jonlech]

@tltangliang @WisdPi No idea what your BOM is so I'm just guessing:
Early bird price: $50
Regular price: $75

[Jon Lech Johansen @jonlech]

@WisdPi Launch date?

[Jon Lech Johansen @jonlech]

Ordered Apple's 1.8m TB4 cable for use with a Linux PC. Amazon and Walmart both have it on sale for $74 right now (normally $129). If you want to know why people pay for this Apple cable then just read the 1-star reviews of Anker's 6ft TB4 cable.

[Jon Lech Johansen @jonlech]

@YunTaTsai1 What years were you at Nokia? My 9110 was confiscated in Norway in 2000 because I had a backup of the DeCSS source code on it. A news article at the time mentioned it and a fan in the US bought me a new one!

[Jon Lech Johansen @jonlech]

This is the 2nd lizard this roadrunner has caught in my backyard today. At this rate, there won't be any lizards left by the end of the week.

[Sal Mercogliano (WGOW Shipping) 🚢⚓🐪🚒🏴‍☠️ @mercoglianos]

📍 Trondheim, Norway
📅 22 May 2025
🩹 No injuries

For Johan Helberg, the day started with neighbours urgently knocking on his door. Just outside, a 135-metre container ship, the NCL Salten, had run aground only metres from his house.

“We slept just seven meters from where the bow is and didn’t hear a thing. There were rocks and seaweed scattered around, so the ship must have scraped along quite smoothly. We were lucky. If it had been on a slightly different course, it would have hit the house.”

The priority now is stabilizing the vessel, minimizing environmental impact, and using the next high tide to refloat her.

[Jon Lech Johansen @jonlech]

@ArkElectron @sdamico @ImpulseLabs_ That it's 30" at that price point makes more sense once you realize the initial target market is techies who live in San Francisco quality housing.

[Jon Lech Johansen @jonlech]

https://t.co/H7SQYFerGy

[Palmer Luckey @PalmerLuckey]

Energy Star Program.

Outlets like CNN, Washington Post, TechCrunch, Fast Company, etc are running headlines saying Trump is killing a program that saves Americans $40B per year. This number comes from the program's own 2024 annual report.

The claim is not so much a lie as insane. They take credit for all energy efficiency gains since 1992, even non-Energy Star devices and devices that go far beyond the standard. The report assumes all energy efficiency improvements are the result of their certification label, as if no progress would have occurred otherwise. It doesn't acknowledge the higher price of compliant appliances, either, effectively pretending they have remained constant since 1992. Nobody actually believes any of this, so why is it being reported without criticism by supposed experts?

[Jon Lech Johansen @jonlech]

Not once in my life have I looked for the Energy Star certification when buying an appliance/device. In fact, the last time I even remember seeing the Energy Star logo was in the days of CRT monitors.

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

The Environmental Protection Agency plans to end Energy Star, a popular program whose iconic blue labels have certified the energy efficiency of home appliances for more than three decades, according to two people briefed on the matter. https://t.co/38rn1jXp6o

[Jon Lech Johansen @jonlech]

There's no need to spend taxpayer dollars on this program in perpetuity. Europe's high energy prices already incentivizes manufacturers to make their devices energy efficient.