MKBHD Responds to the Controversy… Again
I used to watch MKBHD’s videos back when he was still in college to see the new smartphones, but with so many views it didn’t take long for him to sell out and lose all credibility. So I found this…
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RaspiBlitz
I came across this project yesterday and decided to give it a try on my Raspberry Pi 5 with 2 TB SSD (my Pi 4 only has a 1 TB SSD and down to 96 GB free). Consequently, I’ve been…
The Open Source Project DeFlock Is Mapping License Plate Surveillance Cameras All Over the World
This is a great project mapping out automated license plate reader cameras. This will allow you to map out routes and avoid them. Though, this technology goes way back and is much more insidious than you think. I used to…
VMware Makes Workstation and Fusion Free for Everyone
Since Broadcom has taken over VMware, they’ve been attempting to gouge corporate customers to the point that AT&T was suing them (I believe they worked out a deal). They’ve adjusted some pricing and trying to address those migrating away, but…
‘FYI. A Warrant Isn’t Needed’: Secret Service Says You Agreed To Be Tracked With Location Data
A lot of pagan religions go back to Nimrod and the Tower of Babel, so why is this company named Babel Street? Because the Satanists love these callbacks, which is also messaging to fellow members. Locate X is made by…
Nation-State FOMO and Bitcoin’s Explosive Path to $100,000: Here’s What to Expect!
Imagine what fiat currencies would be worth if they didn’t create it out of thin air to scam citizens and devalue their savings. And how cheap would it be to live as well as the savings everyone could accrue if…
Ecosia and Qwant, Two European Search Engines, Join Forces on an Index to Shrink Reliance on Big Tech
After DuckDuckGo was busted in a deal with Microsoft, I had started using other privacy focused search engines, and Qwant was one of my favorites. But I just don’t trust these companies as they can too easily be taken over…
Apple Removes Ability to Run Unsigned Apps in macOS 15.1
When you see the big tech companies all maneuvering in the same way, you have to think this is more than just about money and ripping off developers for their protection money. This is something more sinister for control and…
Mozilla Foundation Lays off 30% of Staff, Drops Advocacy Division
Large foundations usually get corrupted with contributions requiring board seats to make sure funds are spent responsibly. Leading to the organizations being captured by special interests, often pulling them away from their original goals and mission. So with Firefox shrinking…
The US Government Wants Developers to Stop Using C and C++
Interesting piece on the government trying to force programmers to memory safe languages. Having come from a megacorp, the push is because new programmers aren’t that adept at using C and C++ where you directly access memory and need to…
What is Zorin OS? Linux for People Who Dont Want to Leave Windows
I have a post with the interview of one of the founders of Zorin OS, and I installed it yesterday and have been using it this morning. It’s been quite nice, and the desktop is a nice customization of Gnome…
Interview with Artyom Zorin of Zorin OS
Zorin OS is a pretty nice GNU/Linux distribution based on Ubuntu LTS releases, and its focus is to be an easy replacement for Windows. With Windows 10 going end of life in less than a year (unless you spend $30…