The Countdown to Bitcoin Halving 2020 Begins

Drewski · 2020-02-18T17:57:38+00:00

I wonder if Tutanota will prove as difficult for Russia to block as Telegram.

Drewski · 2020-02-17T07:06:46+00:00

I've seen some racist / hateful stuff on there before, but you're right that it doesn't seem nearly as bad at the moment.

Drewski · 2020-02-16T19:18:08+00:00

I'd throw Hacker News in there for startup / programming / tech news. Also tech aggregator Slashdot is nowhere near as big as it used to be, but still has some good discussions.

Right now my top alt social networks are Saidit, notabug, and Minds. The author was correct to criticize Gab and Voat's community, but should have lumped Raddle in there too.

Drewski · 2020-02-16T03:07:19+00:00

Roku is a walled garden that limits the apps you can use, and is filled with analytics and advertising. You're much better off getting an Android TV device such as an Nvidia Shield or Mi Box, then installing the apps you want.

Drewski · 2020-02-11T06:40:43+00:00

Not only that, biometrics in consumer technology is conditioning people for more surveillance.

Drewski · 2020-02-10T18:54:48+00:00

Oh look, more shady shit from the Nevada DNC.

2016

Drewski · 2020-02-09T18:13:01+00:00

Nobody should be subject to unjust laws, minority or majority. An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.

Drewski · 2020-02-09T01:29:19+00:00

I'm sure some of them did, but I don't think you can generalize all rural or city people that way.

Drewski · 2020-02-08T06:21:50+00:00

This is the problem with democracy, it's a tyranny of the majority. The individual is the greatest minority and their right to life, liberty, and the ability to defend themselves may not be voted away by the masses.

Drewski · 2020-02-04T18:49:20+00:00

Could you provide more info about this? I am interested in knowing how OpenVPN is more anonymous than Wireguard since I have been using Wireguard more lately.

Drewski · 2020-02-04T18:46:28+00:00

We've seen this time and time again, from Ron Paul in 2012 to Bernie in 2016. The question is will the people rise up against this clearly corrupt system?

Drewski · 2020-02-03T20:30:50+00:00

How does not standing for the national anthem make you a bad person?

Drewski · 2020-02-03T18:57:02+00:00

Whaaa they didn't participate in the flag worship ritual!

Drewski · 2020-02-03T17:50:05+00:00

Mr. Trololo

Drewski · 2020-02-03T17:38:35+00:00

Repost, since it's been a while and I see these techniques used in many online communities including here.

Drewski · 2020-01-31T17:29:19+00:00

Botulism? Nah j/k I kinda like robophobic from this reddit post

Drewski · 2020-01-31T07:55:27+00:00

Not all encompassing of course, but a few include:

Antiwar.com

The Libertarian Party

Scott Horton

Caitlin Johnstone

Ron Paul Institute

The Libertarian Institute

The Future of Freedom Foundation

Responsible Statecraft

Drewski · 2020-01-30T19:51:48+00:00

Yeah, I tried to post something there and was curious about that myself.

Drewski · 2020-01-30T17:38:58+00:00

Unfortunately, full freedom of speech does not exist in Canada due to restricted categories such as hate speech, obscenity, and defamation which can be interpreted broadly and arbitrarily. Additionally, after Bill C-16 passed (the one Jordan Peterson received his fame opposing) compelled speech was implemented, requiring people to address others by their desired pronouns.

Drewski · 2020-01-29T19:18:45+00:00

https://www.schneier.com/essays/archives/2020/01/were_banning_facial_.html

Drewski · 2020-01-26T19:56:18+00:00

Reddit, but:

https://old.reddit.com/r/selfhosted

https://github.com/awesome-selfhosted/awesome-selfhosted

Some ideas: Nextcloud, Jellyfin, Bookstack, Miniflux

Drewski · 2020-01-26T19:47:29+00:00

Very useful, thanks! You might want to add an additional column to specify which ones are decentralized/federated/blockchain based.

Haven't tried them all, Bitchute seems like a decent service but there's a lot of trash videos on there so it's hard to find anything I'd want to watch. Also don't care for how they use Disqus comments from a privacy perspective. Flote - don't really care for the UI, calls to Google for some of their javascript. LBRY - I like the client, hopefully there will be more content on there. As for the blockchain aspect, I am not sure they need their own cryptocurrency (LBRY Credits, LBC). To me the most promising are PeerTube and IPFS, services that are incorporating federation and decentralization.

Not sure if you would call it an alternative, but I use the Youtube Proxy Invidious with the Invidition plugin so it might be worth mentioning.

Drewski · 2020-01-26T19:18:53+00:00

This reminds me of the "report on your fellow citizens" theme from 1984 that is so common in authoritarian governments and takes the form in the US as "see something, say something". The technology sector is building a surveillance apparatus in cooperation with local government.

Under the agreements with police, law enforcement can monitor this publicly shared information and videos. Police, through Ring, can then request a specific video from a homeowner’s cameras.

Sure, you can choose to share your videos (now), but many will be pressured to comply with requests from LEO. Why wouldn't you help with a lawful investigation? All your neighbors are... do you have something to hide?

Drewski · 2020-01-26T19:10:33+00:00

I won't, can't stop my neighbors though and then the effect is the same.

Drewski · 2020-01-26T01:53:34+00:00

It does seem suspicious, it wouldn't be the first time a virus has escaped from a level 4 biolab. I don't like to make assumptions though, hopefully we will have more information soon.

Drewski · 2020-01-22T06:52:45+00:00

How to use bookmarklets in mobile Chrome - the process should be similar on Firefox mobile.

Drewski · 2020-01-22T02:29:09+00:00

It works in Firefox and Chrome based browsers, I can't speak for others but I imagine it would. Select all of the javascript code in the code box, and drag and drop to your bookmarks toolbar or folder. Then you can rename it as fit, and just click it while on a webpage to use.

Drewski · 2020-01-21T19:48:16+00:00

Alex Jones and Mike Adams Fearmonger for Pro-Trump Martial Law

Drewski · 2020-01-19T01:54:12+00:00

This is the first I've heard of eminent domain being used to take goods rather than land. I thought that it had to be for "public use", although that has been interpreted very broadly. Of course, with civil asset forfeiture they can pretty much pillage with impunity anyways.

Drewski · 2020-01-17T23:34:55+00:00

Thanks, I'm trying to clean up a little by dumping my "to send" folder in Firefox. I agree that decentralization and self-sufficiency is a worthy goal, something that I'm trying to achieve little by little in my own life.

Drewski · 2020-01-17T22:43:18+00:00

Yeah, I've been reading The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains by Nicholas Carr and it's really hit home for me. I am trying to read more books & long articles and limiting my social media use to increase my attention span.

Drewski · 2020-01-17T19:57:54+00:00

Where do the wages come from though?

Drewski · 2020-01-14T07:04:41+00:00

Right on, I'll keep em coming when I think about it.

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