COINTOP – CLI Cryptocurrency Tracking
Cointop is a small CLI program written in Go that will allow you to track cryptocurrency prices as well as track the value of what you hodl. And it even presents a chart with an adjustable time period. This is…
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Ubuntu Christian Edition
Looking into interesting GNU/Linux distributions and I found Ubuntu Christian Edition. Basically it’s Ubuntu LTS 22.04 with Christian software preinstalled, so read that as Bible and reference book software, DNS client for switching to filtered DNS providers, content blocking, church…
Gnome Data Collection Shows Gnome Desktop Needs Extensions
Vanilla Gnome Desktop is one of my least favorite desktop environments, but with several extensions enabled it can be nice to use like my Voyager virtual machine. The entire Gnome data collection results are an interesting read, but the extensions…
Mabox Linux – Based on Manjaro
I’m a big fan of the rolling release Arch Linux distributions as I already run a couple, Endeavour OS and Manjaro. With a rolling release you’re always running the latest software and kernels and you don’t need to ever install…
BunsenLabs Linux Beryllium
BunsenLabs Beryllium is based on Debian Bullseye and a continuation of CrunchBang Linux. It uses the OpenBox Window Manager with a very nice dark theme by default, and this makes it a great combination for a fast and low resource…
Mysterious Antennas Found In Utah’s Hills; Some Speculate ‘Decentralized’ Blockchain Network
If I had heard of the Helium Network, it didn’t catch my eye at the time with there being so many cryptocurrency projects. However, the project has advanced quite a bit and actually according to their website has an…
Google Wants RISC-V to be a “Tier-1” Android Architecture
Beyond the adoption in servers now Google is showing support for RISC-V for Android. This is an open source architecture which is free to use in customizing your own chips, and is setting up to revolutionize hardware like open source,…
Run GNU/Linux on Chromebooks
I have to give praise to Google for taking GNU/Linux and creating ChromeOS enabling inexpensive computers to run their ChromeOS Linux version very well. They’ve even added Android and Linux virtualization so you can run Android and Linux applications that…
Voyager OS – GNU/Linux Based on Ubuntu with Gnome Customizations
I really don’t care for vanilla Gnome Desktop, but the customizations of Voyager OS actually make Gnome pleasant to use. Gnome GSConnect uses KDE Connect for phone integration and once you learn to put applications on their own virtual desktop,…
Nigeria Gives Clue on How They’ll Make You Use CBDCs
You might be thinking that you’ll use cash and resist CBDC roll outs (Central Bank Digital Currency), but here’s their plan to force you to make all your transactions record and traceable, just in time for carbon footprint tracking with…
VAXXING YOUR BRAIN: Google Trying to “Immunize” Users Against Misinformation With New “Info Interventions” Propaganda Scheme
This is some dystopian doublespeak. I already highlighted ARTT, and you should watch the video as that was disturbing. Consequently, I regularly pay attention to Google results and what news and fact checking they promote, and there is a lot…
Thought Police Alarm: U.S. Urges You to Confront Friends’ ‘Misinformation’ – Analysis and Response Toolkit for Trust (ARTT)
This is your future laid out, no more critical thinking or having a debate of ideas letting truth and the best analysis win out. You’ll adhere to our definition of good quality information as we turn the thoughtless into our…