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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
(Headline article below) Cowboy State Daily keeps running these stories trying to demonize crypto ATMs, apparently for some laws they’re trying to pass, and we see the co-opted AARP involved. And they highlight that scammers can use other methods, and…
Immutable distributions are all the rage these days, so is this a play for an immutable distribution? Or perhaps a server implementation with more containerization for Docker, Podman applications? The most famous form of an immutable distribution is Google’s Chrome…
Does this indicate the Saudi’s are now onboard with the plans to attack Iran? And a few years back the Saudis bought S-400 systems from Russial, capable of shooting down aircraft and missiles. So with their military exercises in Yemen,…
It’s an incredibly slanted anti-israel piece, but the investment connections are very interesting. And the conclusion is on point about these celebrities being operatives that play a role that doesn’t necessarily reflect their true values and beliefs. And they’ve actively…
Your body regularly deals with cancerous areas through your immune system, so advanced screening and detection could lead to painful and expensive (but profitable) treatments that aren’t necessary. And could you imagine going through cancer treatment for an AI hallucination?…
