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We accept @monero in the purest P2P way possible and also support the community and ecosystem, including financially. Recently we sponsored an advert on @MonericaProject (please review us there) to support them too. Practice what you preach and have some fucking loyalty.
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It's back up. If you have Wordpress make sure you're taking action.
Due to the critical flaw in PHP we had to take down temporarily escapethetechnocracy. More information will follow up.
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NEW EPISODE: You may get tortured, but at least you have a multisig wallet? Examining some of the bizarre cope that affects people in this community who refuse to recognize the actual problem. Meanwhile, people's lives are getting wrecked left and right youtu.be/8wn_SSIpML4
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Pretty easy (and correct) to dunk on Coldcard right now. But save a bit of criticism for anyone who promoted Coldcard, especially in the post-FOSS years. Anti-FOSS was a fairly obvious warning. As you do so remember that sponsorships have an inverse correlation to free speech.
When @keonne and @BTCxZelko used Coldcard as an example of the DANGER of NOT being free and open-source software (FOSS). As with just about everything @SamouraiWallet was on the right side of history. #freesamourai @BTCxZelko #coldcard
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If you use a Ledger wallet bought from CryptoBilis, you need to take action and move funds. You can follow my new wallet guide in that case youtube.com/watch?v=1FgNJvwu… Hardware wallets are big targets. Make sure you think twice before you buy one, and where you buy it from.
Situation Update: Ledger can confirm that one of the impacted users’ devices contained an unauthorized hardware implant. Ledger is reaching out to impacted users as part of the ongoing investigation. If you have information regarding the investigation, please reach out to Ledger’s bounty program: [email protected]. As a measure of precaution CryptoBilis confirmed it has ceased sales of all hardware wallet inventory until the investigation is concluded. Ledger is in active communication with CryptoBilis on next steps. Ledger is working with the appropriate authorities to bring the bad actors to justice, and thanks @SEAL_911 for their collaborative support on the investigation. We have no indication that Ledger’s security infrastructure, systems or services have been compromised. As a reminder, Ledger recommends users who purchased a Ledger device from this reseller to not initiate set up if they have not yet done so. If you have set up your Ledger device, consider moving assets to a new Ledger signer (with a new seed). Security is a constantly evolving landscape; Ledger is continuously adding security mitigations and is working on further, enhanced anti-tampering solutions. Scammers often try to take advantage of incidents like this. Rely only on official Ledger channels for updates, and remember: Ledger will never ask for your 24-word recovery phrase. For assistance or questions, contact Ledger customer support through our official channels: support.ledger.com
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Admittedly I use more Librewolf than Brave. I wish it wasn't true. I wish Librewolf didn't have shit politics. I also wish Brave wasn't full of bloat features. And I wish it wasn't a vote for Google and the Googlefication of Internet via using the same rendering engine.
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BitPay the type of payment method that has you looking long and hard at that "or pay now with CBDC" option
Heya @Bitwarden please use someone else other than @BitPay. This experience is actually worse than credit cards. I want to pay an invoice, not set up an account with some awful exchange
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A lot of good recommendations in the comments for you to track down.
Assuming NOT self-hosting, I'm looking for AI service recommendations. Starter requirements: 1) Uncensored (or reduced censorship) 2) No VPN censorship 3) No logging/training/retention, E2E 4) Open-source models What are you all using?
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1) You don't need and might not want a hardware wallet 2) Don't ever buy a hardware wallet from a third party or reseller 3) We told you so: watchmanprivacy.substack.com…
Ledger is investigating reports of loss of funds from users in South East Asia who purchased products from a reseller named CryptoBillis. As a precaution, and pending the results of our investigation, we have asked CryptoBilis to pause all sales and shipments of Ledger devices. We recommend Ledger users who purchased from this reseller in the last 90 days to not initiate set up if you have not done so yet. If you have set up your Ledger device, consider moving assets to a new Ledger signer (with new seed). We will continue to inform customers of updates as the investigation progresses. Reach out to Ledger customer support through official channels with any questions: support.ledger.com/
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Assuming NOT self-hosting, I'm looking for AI service recommendations. Starter requirements: 1) Uncensored (or reduced censorship) 2) No VPN censorship 3) No logging/training/retention, E2E 4) Open-source models What are you all using?
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Moore's New Law: Every two years bloat increases to make up for the improvement in processing power.
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Cyber 9/11 event takes place this Friday. Still time to sign up. A lot of you are understandably interested in this knowledge. Going to be so information-dense you'll basically be getting a minor in digital preparedness. And we invite all questions. escapethetechnocracy.com/pro…
What is a CYBER 9/11? It's when they flip the switch on 15 years of backdoored infrastructure. No invasion. No missiles. No EMP. No hospitals, diesel, water, or "bugging out." No one better to explain it than Steven Harris. Check it out below. escapethetechnocracy.com/pro…
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What's the only way to have a phone number and escape geolocation tracking? In other words, to have a crucial cornerstone of phone privacy? VoIP. And @MySudoApp is the best VoIP option for many. Episode below. youtu.be/pV2rYHPHeZs
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A lot of your chains are optional. Me today: have to create an account. 1) Tor Browser 2) Prepaid debit card 3) @SimpleLogin 4) Address: hotel 5) Account created, please verify ID. Instead, pull up another tab, log in to account. Already created. No verification needed. Opt out
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Gabriel Custodiet retweeted
"Flock's founder blurred his own house while deploying 170,000+ cameras tracking your vehicle, passengers, and everywhere you go." The 4th Amendment wasn't written for AI surveillance. New episode with @Dr_Jon_Padfield covering Flock #FlockCameras youtu.be/9GFNPrtkvWU
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How's this for an example of the pure whims of cancel culture: Amazon, Walmart, eBay, Etsy, and Target woke up one morning and said they will no longer sell any merchandise with a Confederate flag on it. Go check.
50% of the U.S. e-commerce market banned the Confederate Flag overnight. The primary retailers and e-commerce platforms that banned the Confederate flag include: Walmart: One of the first major brick-and-mortar stores to announce it would remove the Confederate battle flag and its imagery from stores and online platforms. Amazon: Banned the flag and its associated merchandise across its e-commerce site and marketplace. eBay: Prohibited the sale of Confederate flags and related items, citing its policy against symbols of divisiveness and racism. Etsy: Banned the symbol on its peer-to-peer marketplace, categorizing it as merchandise that promotes or supports hatred. Target: Pulled all Confederate flag merchandise from its stores and website. Sears & Kmart: Banned the flag from both their brick-and-mortar stores and their online marketplaces. Spencer Gifts: Pulled all related merchandise, stating the flag was viewed as divisive.
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