Renan

In order to be true to our nature, we must aspire to greater things.

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2024-04-01 02:48:19

"...individuals are unwittingly incorporated into a state of total surveillance by simply showing their face in public... The individual needs a way to disengage with those systems at will."
While not perfect, there are several options for #online #Privacy
But in real life there is a gap between #Surveillance and privacy #Tech
To bridge this gap, I hope to see more initiatives like these.
https://www.macpierce.com/blog/2019/11/8/the-hows-and-whys-of-the-opt-out-cap
https://www.macpierce.com/the-camera-shy-hoodie
https://infosec.exchange/@vogon_poetry

2024-02-21 02:08:08

How much #OpenSource there is in these "open-source language models" is questionable, especially with #Nvidia involved.
Still it's good to have local offline options.
Looking forward to run Chat with RTX on #Linux
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/nvidia-chat-with-rtx-runs-a-chatgpt-style-application-on-your-gpu-that-works-with-your-local-data-rtx-30-series-or-later-required

2024-02-08 02:31:10

Online #Privacy tools organized and tagged.
https://www.privacytools.io/

2024-02-01 02:09:11

https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/worlds-first-home-air-to-water-generator
“Neighborhoods in the future may include WaterCubes for each household and virtually eliminate the need for municipal water systems.”
A #FreeMarket would have eliminated "the need" for municipal water systems eons ago, coercive regulation and lack of imagination have kept cities locked into stupid centralization. Hopefully this kind of #Tech will lead to much needed #Decentralization in this area.
#Engineering #Innovation

2024-01-13 02:47:42

“...the extension of knowledge was the root of all other virtues.”
#Books #Cyberpunk #SciFi
https://m.primal.net/HXgt.jpg

2024-01-05 02:44:46

The (poor) excuse for KYC/AML is to combat victimless crimes like money laundering and real crime like terrorism. But in reality it is just a tool for the worst criminals (aka politicians) to invade your #privacy , keep your #bitcoin under control and continue stealing through taxation.
@kycnotme@fosstodon.org / npub188x98j0r7l2fszeph6j7hj99h8xl07n989pskk5zd69d2fcksetq5mgcqf
has created this outstanding site with trustworthy (usually #foss) alternatives.
https://kycnot.me

2024-01-03 23:47:07

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Still trying to decide if I should go with #github / #gitlab pages, or get a proper #vps
Suggestions would be appreciated.

2024-01-03 23:42:32

"Few understand that #procrastination is our natural defense, letting things take care of themselves and exercise their #antifragility... procrastination can be a way for us to filter better, to resist the consequences of jumping on information"
Despite Taleb's praise of procrastination, I've had enough and decided to finally get my site done. It should be deployed in the next few days with all previous articles, but for now the domain is renan-node.net

2023-12-31 03:47:42

Here is a good read to counter pessimism about #Tech and the future in general.
I might write a proper post about it later, for now I can say this "manifesto" gets almost everything right. Should have mentioned a bit about #FOSS and the principles behind what #Satoshi did to give more weight to #Decentralization.
As far as labels go, a #Techo-Optimist is not so bad.
https://a16z.com/the-techno-optimist-manifesto/

2023-12-27 02:03:45

What You Can't Say
http://paulgraham.com/say.html
"Suppose in the future there is a movement to ban the color yellow. Proposals to paint anything yellow are denounced as "yellowist", as is anyone suspected of liking the color.
People who like orange are tolerated but viewed with suspicion. Suppose you realize there is nothing wrong with yellow.
If you go around saying this, you'll be denounced as a yellowist too, and you'll find yourself having a lot of arguments with anti-yellowists.
If your aim in life is to rehabilitate the color yellow, that may be what you want.
But if you're mostly interested in other questions, being labelled as a yellowist will just be a distraction.
Argue with idiots, and you become an idiot."
Paul Graham wrote this excellent essay in 2004, it is as current as ever and essential for #Fediverse #FOSS #Decentralized #Tech.
"...And what, exactly, is "hate speech?" This sounds like a phrase out of 1984."
"...Always be questioning. That's the only defense. What can't you say? And why?"

2023-12-24 03:14:44

I'm gonna add The Most Human Human, Art & Fear, and Changing Minds to my never ending "to read" #book list
#ai
https://www.geoffreylitt.com/2023/12/17/seven-books-that-stuck-with-me-in-2023
Thanks @geoffreylitt@mastodon.social

2023-12-23 02:24:09

"A flag for a vessel is like a passport for a person"
This is not a perfect solution, but it's acceptable as a transitional step to a better model in the future.
#SeasteadingInstitute #Seasteading #DonateCrypto
https://odysee.com/@Seasteading:8/urgent-imperative-of-the-seasteading:9

2023-12-22 02:09:07

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Gadgetbridge looks great, thanks!

2023-12-12 01:42:49

I'm looking for a #Privacy respecting #SleepTracker or a #FOSS hack on #WearableTech like the Whoop strap or Garmin watch.
It's so absurd that user's data is always out of their control, and they don't even care.
Any reply with advice would be much appreciated.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNoYImNwKO0

2023-11-19 22:06:11

This article seems incomplete because there no mention of #OpenSource #Hardware, but it's a good read nonetheless.
"It’s a simple fact of life that when the government is given a power—whether that be to regulate, surveil, tax, or plunder—it is nigh impossible to wrestle it away from the state outside somehow disposing of the state entirely"
#Surveillancecapitalism #Privacy
https://mises.org/wire/fighting-surveillance-state-begins-individual

2023-11-14 00:39:38

Excellent article for David Sinclair to keep in mind when thinking about #privacy in #Longevity #tech
"We already trade a tremendous amount of privacy for technological services"
There is better way!
https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/software-that-supports-your-body-should-always-respect-your-freedom
#FreeSoftware #Bionics #DigitalSovereignty

2023-11-10 01:44:21

Inspiring video!
Reminds me of Tesla:
"I do not think there is any thrill that can go through the human heart like that felt by the inventor as he sees some creation of the brain unfolding to success... such emotions make a man forget food, sleep, friends, love, everything."
— Nikola Tesla
Why you should learn Engineering
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BDNNVRopqA
#Science #Tech #Engineering #Math

2023-11-07 01:05:05

#Privacy #Encryption #Security
https://void.cat/d/AdrcX6PYWnCZee7r33TCyx.webp

2023-10-27 08:01:04

This goes to show that politicians corrupt everything they touch and regulation is created only to serve their interests, in this case under the guise of child sexual abuse.
#Privacy and #Encryption should be based on the #Cypherpunks principles of anonymity in #Permissionless systems where gatekeepers are powerless by design.
There is no way to #FixTheCRA, it should be bypassed by proper #FOSS software.
https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/chat-control-2-0-eu-governments-set-to-approve-the-end-of-private-messaging-and-secure-encryption/

2023-10-10 01:28:53

I've been thinking about experimenting with #Homelab #Tech and recently came across this inspiring post
https://nerdyarticles.com/my-homelab-a-general-overview/
#Linux #OpenSource #SelfHosting

2023-09-27 02:32:45

Just found this helpful visualization of #NOSTR #Decentralized protocol.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIccRIEr2gQ
#Tech #Internet

2023-09-05 01:58:03

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Xr9X6cbQ68
This is one of many deleterious results of #patents & #intellectualproperty BS.
Ideas are neither scarce (your use of my idea does not prevent me from using it at the same time). So there is no conflict in the use of ideas.
Patents and IP are illegitimate uses of force (state force, unsurprisingly).
Contrary to what its defenders say, IP does not promote innovation, it promotes stagnation.
The result is a virtual monopoly granted by the state. A single, artificially inflated company reaps profits at the expense of everyone else.
I look forward to seeing what competition will bring to #e-ink #tech.
#epaper #eink

2023-08-02 02:08:30

#Smartphones could have been such an excellent piece of #Tech instead of #Surveillance #Corporatism devices.
But here are a couple of #DIY #RaspberryPi alternatives which can provide a custom degree of #Privacy (up to a point).
https://hackaday.io/project/189830-piphone-version-2-making-it-thinner-and-better
https://github.com/evanman83/OURS-project
Awesome #CyberDeck
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjEcL7u8wjA

2023-07-27 01:56:18

It seems a good balance between #security and convenience on #Nostr is to create an offline key and combine with a Lilygo TTGO device.
https://www.nostr.rest/
https://github.com/lnbits/nostr-signing-device
How about those who do not own one of those control boards yet?
Since I already have an account and there is no way to migrate my data to a new private key, what would be recommended?
I didn't want to install any app on my desktop so I went with the nos2x web extension for authentication on iris.to or primal.net, but I'm not so sure about how secure it is (also those clients are still a bit buggy).

2023-07-22 00:53:13

"A curated list of #privacy & #security focused #apps, #software, and #providers
Large data-hungry corporations dominate the digital world but with little, or no respect for your privacy. Migrating to #opensource applications with a strong emphasis on security will help stop corporations, governments, and hackers from logging, storing or selling your personal data."
https://github.com/Lissy93/awesome-privacy

2023-07-20 01:06:20

The #Crypto #Anarchist Manifesto from Timothy C. May and several essays from other #Cypherpunks are essential reads for #Devs thinking about succumbing to regulators.
Perhaps even for those already under those chains these words of wisdom might provide useful ideas on how to be subversive against modern dystopia.
https://nakamotoinstitute.org/crypto-anarchist-manifesto/
"Two persons may exchange messages, conduct business, and negotiate electronic contracts without ever knowing the True Name, or legal identity, of the other. Interactions over networks will be untraceable, via extensive re- routing of encrypted packets and tamper-proof boxes which implement cryptographic protocols with nearly perfect assurance against any tampering. Reputations will be of central importance, far more important in dealings than even the credit ratings of today. "
"These developments will alter completely the nature of government regulation, the ability to tax and control economic interactions, the ability to keep information secret, and will even alter the nature of trust and reputation."
"The State will of course try to slow or halt the spread of this technology, citing national security concerns, use of the technology by drug dealers and tax evaders, and fears of societal disintegration."
"Just as the technology of printing altered and reduced the power of medieval guilds and the social power structure, so too will cryptologic methods fundamentally alter the nature of corporations and of government interference in economic transactions. "

2023-07-19 01:25:48

Although at its infancy, this #Tech could be a major step towards a #Distributed infrastructure for the #Internet and it's a perfect fit for #Seasteading
I wonder if adaptations could be made to #LiFi and what are the possibilities with #Infrared communication tech, not necessarily using lasers.
Would also love to see a #DIY adaptation.
https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/06/lasers-enable-internet-backbone-via-satellite.html

2023-07-16 23:42:20

Worth the watch for anyone interested in #Neuroscience
#Science
It is intriguing to think that deferring #Dopamine, or better yet, turn the waiting into dopamine aligns perfectly with low time preference (delayed gratification) in #AustrianEconomics
Just don't mistake #Currency for #Money
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLORsLlcT48
Notable quotes:
“When I say dopamine is the universal currency of everything, what I mean is, it's driving the motivation to develop new currencies.”
"I'm gonna climb this mountain only to want the next mountain to climb"
"Dopamine itself is not the reward, it's the build up to the reward"
"The keys are to pursue rewards but understand that the pursuit is actually the reward, if you want to have repeated wins"
"The problem is not pleasures, the problem is that pleasure experienced without prior requirement for pursuit is terrible for us"
"Addiction is a progressive narrowing of the things that bring you pleasure. A good life is the progressive expansion of the things that bring you pleasure"

2023-07-12 02:27:25

In light of the recent #Twitter & #Reddit mess posts like these are getting more common (with good reason).
https://techpolicy.press/another-internet-is-possible-if-you-believe-it-is/
But if the reasoning stands on a bad foundation how can we expect a better #Internet ?
A few important points:
• Dot not mistake #Corporatism for #Capitalism
• These so called #DigitalMonopolies only exist due to corporatism, such gargantuan companies without profit only exist due to #MoneyPrinting
• Inviting regulators not only will freeze #Innovation but it will lead to a #Dystopian Internet far worse than what it is now
• The more politicians get involved in the Internet, the more stupidity you'll see
• We don't need more #Regulation, we need more #Free #Permissionless and #Decentralized projects
• We don't need Marx ideas, we need #Mises ideas

2023-06-26 02:45:46

In order to be true to our nature, we must aspire to greater things.