Interesting write up on the Brave Browser project. I never thought much of what they were doing with crypto, and never really tried it out. I had recently installed it on some VMs to try, but I think I’ll pass…
Apple is going to decline even further as they hire based on race and perversion over merit. Personally, I never cared for the company or the premiums they charged for hardware, but then I was exempt from their reality distortion…
The green technology for massive battery banks connected to the grid aren’t ready for prime time. Just look at all the fires caused by electric bicycles and EVs, you dare not park in your garage while charging. The lithium battery…
I believe that Ublock Origin still works on Brave which is based on Chromium, the base for Chrome. Though it’s a bit more work, I use the author’s Ublock Origin and uMatrix with Firefox which gives me fine tuned controls…
They’re trying it here in Wyoming. This is really just an incremental strategy towards digital ID to access the internet. Consequently, kids can fake these identifying methods or use a VPN or Tor for that matter to access material anywhere.…
I nicer write up on the changes to Pi-Hole, and I recommend adding unbound to make it a recursive DNS server that goes to the authoritative DNS server for the domain which insulates you from the big DNS providers snooping…
This is a major version release, and they’ve changed a lot (see below). The web pages show some additional information in the left shortcuts, and they’ve changed to their own web server, so you’re asked to disable lighttpd if you…
When I got my first smartphone, I played with apps and services thinking some social media might be alright. Reddit was one of them, and if you stick to certain niche groups it’s useful, pleasant and informative enough. But if…
UPDATE: It has rolled out to Arch Linux as of tonight, Wednesday, Feb 12, 2025. KDE Plasma 6.3 hasn’t rolled out to Debian Unstable or Arch Linux quite yet, but should be soon as both are on KDE Plasma 6.2.5.…
I’ve run EndeavorOS on my Chromebook for quite some time, but instead of fixing a minor issue here the other day I thought I’d just do a fresh install as I can bring my data back in because I use…
Beyond coverage of the Jeep warranty ad annoying some owners, Steve covers this odd behavior of his 2024 Ford Explorer that keeps warning him about having put something in the back seat along with an odd warning for a break…
This is an interesting motorcycle for Kawasaki to produce because of the technology. And like some hybrids, you get the electric boost with a boost button like in F1, and a fully electric mode for around town with about a…
