Gloria Zhao Leaves Bitcoin Core
Good riddens, the witch is dead. In fairness, she was used and played by her boyfriend to attack the Bitcoin protocol, and she was too stupid to realize it. And she’s just a child who came out of school, so…
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‘I Am Going to Die:’ Driver Trapped in Burning Tesla by Inoperative Door Handles Pleaded for Help from 911
If you’re not a strong man that can kick out a window, you’d want to invest in one of the accident safety hammers that can break windows and cut seatbelts. But interestingly, the Tesla Cyber Truck has those bullet resistant…
Company Confirms Self-Driving Cars in “Difficult Driving Situations” Are Guided by Random Filipinos Overseas
You have to wonder about what other smoke and mirrors are involved in these autonomous driving projects, and disturbingly they have full tractor trailers operating on roadways. By Sean Hustedde, The Daily Caller (DCNF)—The chief safety officer for a…
Rep. Lynch is Wrong on the Bank Secrecy Act
The premise was always false that all citizens need to give up their financial privacy so law enforcement can stop terrorism and other criminal activity. The reports banks and credit unions need to make to the government are ridiculous, as…
Ladybird Browser Update (Dec 2025 + Jan 2026)
I had just mentioned Ladybird Browser in a Firefox post, so worth highlighting this status update video. They’re working now on real websites and hoping to get an Alpha release out in 2026.
Aluminium: Why Google’s Android for PC Launch May Be Messy and Controversial
Chrome OS was actually a fabulous idea and project that I used from the beginning after the wife won an early Chromebook at work. There are dual boot channels hashed for security, firmware and OS, so if a problem with…
Andy Back On The Island
I had already concluded Adam Back was a bad actor with his deal with TradFi players, but the more interesting bit that came out was the designer baby business between Bryan Bishop and Epstein. If some of the mentioned details…
Signal’s Whittaker on Privacy in the Age of Data and AI
She starts this off with a lie, as they have the metadata, which is more valuable than the actual communications. As most tie a phone number to their account, they know who is using it, and if not by phone…
Mozilla Announces Switch To Disable All Firefox AI Features
This will extend the time I’m using Firefox, as the shenanigans of the upper management aside, they’re still making a good browser, and with uMatrix and uBlock Origin it’s the best privacy option once tweaked. The Brave browser upper management…
Libreboot 26.01 Open-Source Boot Firmware Released With New Board Support
The time is coming to move to Libreboot and disable the Intel ME, and the options are growing. Libreboot 26.01, an open-source boot firmware, is now available, adding support for several new boards and stability fixes. By Bobby Borisov…
UNCENSORED! – A Look Behind the Scenes of Bitcoin Banter
The Bitcoin Way and their show Bitcoin Banter puts out some good videos, but this one is especially interesting, as it’s after their show and they’re just chatting amongst themselves and it was accidentally recorded. Warning as they’re a bit…
Into the World of EXTREME VPNs – Interview with IVPN COO Viktor Vecsei
IVPN looks like a solid choice for a VPN service that respects your privacy, with anonymous signup and payment with Monero, Bitcoin or Bitcoin Lightning. They’re a bit more expensive than Mullvad VPN, but if you only need 2 devices…