The Raspberry Pi 5 Is Quite Impressive
I already have a post on the new Raspberry Pi 5 with all the changes and specifications, but having fired up one to become my new Bitcoin node with a 2 TB SSD drive, I’ve been impressed with how much…
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The EU Wants to Spy on Europeans’ Internet Use
A very detailed article on the EU plan to allow its states to more easily spy on users ultimately for censorship and self editing. And this is a very good reason to take control over your DNS and to not…
OpenWrt One/AP-24.XY Is an Upcoming Router Board Developed by OpenWrt and Banana Pi
Another article about the OpenWrt One Linux based router project in the works. By Jean-Luc Aufranc OpenWrt developers have started the process to develop the “OpenWrt One” router board based on MediaTek MT7981B (Filogic 820) SoC and MediaTek MT7976C…
OpenWrt One – Celebrating 20 Years – Planned Hardware Design
OpenWrt is a wonderful Linux based opensource router project that supports a lot of hardware devices, as many of these router manufacturers don’t really support their hardware for long with updates dropping off pretty quickly after a hardware refresh. Consequently,…
With Release of Linux Kernel 6.7, Arch LTS Kernel Switched to 6.6 from 6.1
Of interest, this means that the LTS kernel is the same as the mainline kernel, 6.6.10, and we should get the 6.7 Linux kernel in the next day or two. And that’s why we love Arch Linux, as it’s running…
Biometrics and Psychometrics Used in Loan Management for EVs
Interesting article at bottom on a startup company with an intrusive app and loan system for EVs in India. Of interest is the OCGFC profile of the main investor Pierre Morad Omidyar. And Pierre is also involved in a digital…
Palate (and Phone) Cleanser: Japanese McDonald’s Has a Nifty Smartphone Cleaner in the Bathroom
This is just interesting, but would you put your phone in this UV disinfector?
The Digital ID Rollout Is Becoming a Hacker’s Dream
What’s interesting in this report is the 22 million Peruvian digital IDs stolen from a telecommunication company. Beyond hacking, it’s worth pointing out that there is severe moral decay around the world, and these young generations don’t hold the same…
Social Media Is a Tool of the CIA. Seriously
This article is from 2011, but it struck me as incredibly funny because it was published on the CIA Broadcasting System. Consequently, the CIA was formed with the help of the British who had transitioned from military colonialism to economic…
Update Issues With Mesa and XF86-Video-Intel – Arch Based Linux Distros
My favorite Linux distributions of late have been Arch based distributions with my favorite being Endeavor OS as it’s easy to install and use verses doing the manual Arch install process which is quite time consuming. A couple other choices…
Starlink Launches First “Cellphone Towers in Space” for Use With LTE Phones
The technocrats are desperate for data coverage everywhere, and this if successful will really fill in the holes. There will be no escaping their digital ID system and all that it entails. Of course cellular phones aren’t that powerful, so…
What Comes After Open Source? Bruce Perens Is Working On It
Bruce Perens was one of the original contributors to the free software movement, but also noted as being a ham radio operator, callsign K6BP. His interview below is interesting on advancing free software beyond the GPL as the megacorps have…