Dot-Bit uses Bitcoin technology to decentralize and free website addresses, just like Bitcoin decentralizes and frees money.(namecoin.org)
Mozilla, Firefox planning to censor conservatives at the browser level; deplatforming isn’t enough(dcclothesline.com)
Amazon Locked Man Out of Smart Home Devices for a Week After False Racism Accusation(theepochtimes.com)
Project V is a set of network tools that helps you to build your own computer network. It secures your network connections and thus protects your privacy.(github.com)
PinePhone has physical kill switches for its cameras, microphone, data, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi.(androidpolice.com)
Elon Musk turns down coronavirus vaccine, claims pandemic “diminished his faith in humanity(planet-today.com)
A few simple website availability monitoring solutions for tor onion services.(tech.michaelaltfield.net)
Diode Drive - a privacy-focused alternative to Google Drive or Dropbox(diode.io)
MailChimp Banned Over Censorship Concerns(slickstack.io)
ChatGPT is so heavily moderated and biased that it's impossible to use it without constantly receiving unprompted sanctimonious rants about diversity and inclusion.(i.imgur.com)
Salesforce Inc. tries to sabotage the "freedom friendly" social networking site Ruqqus(techtudor.blogspot.com)
HP covers USB port with sticker, insists you to use their cloud service(yiffit.net)
TIL of the Invention Secrecy Act. The government has a program in place which specifically deals with inventions that are deemed to be "threats to national security" (open thread for choice quotes). There are currently 6102 inventions under lock and key, some of which "pertain to energy generation".(en.wikipedia.org)
So many reasons Apple is wrong here.(imgur.com)
Requiring ink to scan a document - yet another insult from the printer industry(arstechnica.com)
Facebook executives admit meddling with election, backing Biden(oann.com)
Why Everyone Should Build Their Own PC and Stop Using Macs(americanpurpose.com)
What's wrong with Intel: Former principal engineer unloads(pcworld.com)
The Roll-Out of Windows 11 is the Perfect Time to Decide to Switch to Linux(cheapskatesguide.org)
SvarDOS - an open-source DOS distribution(svardos.osdn.io)
Stop donating to "foundations", donate directly to developers if you want to help open source(techtudor.blogspot.com)
Shell has quietly closed down all its hydrogen filling stations in the UK(hydrogeninsight.com)
Use virtual cards to keep control over your online payments and protect your money from unwanted charges and losses (first users get all the features of VirtualCards for free)(adguard.com)
Htmbox – A Dropbox clone written in htmx and hyperscript(htmbox.herokuapp.com)
New Pine64 phones with upgraded hardware begin shipping in August(arstechnica.com)