Another busy day ahead – gotta make a run to the city, and tonight will be setting up a new phone that should be arriving today. Usually a new phone setup is pretty quick and easy, but I’m going to have to install a different, de-googled and more secure OS – GrapheneOS.
Using GrapheneOS isn’t a choice for nefarious purposes, I just don’t want Google to be the intermediary for all my data, and I like my privacy. I recommend it for anyone who uses an Android device, but it does take a bit of getting used to since the Google services are stripped out by default. I also pay for the Proton suite of apps – remember if the service is free, then you are the commodity (or really, your data).
Anyhow, gotta get moving – the citiots await.
Interesting Tidbits
Cops say criminals use a Google Pixel with GrapheneOS — I say that’s freedom – “As someone who has used a Pixel phone with GrapheneOS, I find this assumption a bit unsettling. I have plenty of reasons to use GrapheneOS, and avoiding law enforcement isn’t on the list at all. In fact, I think many Pixel users would benefit from switching to GrapheneOS over the default Android operating system. And no, my reasons don’t have anything to do with criminal activity.”
I’m Done With Social Media – “I started last year with one clear goal: 2024 was going to be the year that I finally did social media. Regular posting, a content calendar, a strategy, a plan for growth — all of that. And yet I ended the year pretty certain that I never wanted to open those apps again, let alone post my photos and words to them.”
Google’s Gemini refuses to play Chess against the mighty Atari 2600 after realizing it can’t match ancient console – “Warned that ChatGPT and Copilot had already lost, it stopped boasting and packed up its pawns”
Jeffrey Epstein’s accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell is ready to reveal ‘truth’ of the pedophile client list, say insiders. So, why are Republicans blocking her? – “‘No-one from the government has ever asked her to share what she knows. She remains the only person to be jailed in connection to Epstein and she would welcome the chance to tell the American public the truth.'”
Ghislaine Maxwell Wants to Testify Before Congress About Epstein Files, Source Claims: ‘She Would Welcome the Chance’ to ‘Tell the Truth’ – “‘Congressional hearings have been held into everything from JFK’s assassination to 9/11…. The Epstein Files rank up there with those cases. Ghislaine would be willing to speak before Congress and tell her story.'”
Cops’ favorite AI tool automatically deletes evidence of when AI was used – “On Thursday, a digital rights group, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, published an expansive investigation into AI-generated police reports that the group alleged are, by design, nearly impossible to audit and could make it easier for cops to lie under oath.”
The Commodore 64 Ultimate computer is the company’s first hardware release in over 30 years – I may have to pick one of these up…
I’m either addicted to porn or being scammed – “The letter is kind of ingenious for its attention to detail. For example, the crack team at the Department of Internet Search History found me guilty of ‘gooning,’ or engaging in online sessions that exceed ‘medically recognized screen exposure limits.'”
Threats, Accusations, and the Limits of Liberty: Inside a Libertarian Party Dispute Over Conduct and Accountability – In case you wanted to indulge in more Libertarian drama… “The national leadership of the Libertarian Party, already no stranger to ideological clashes and factional divisions, is facing renewed scrutiny after a candidate for national office formally accused a sitting member of the Libertarian National Committee (LNC) of issuing a public threat and engaging in conduct unbecoming of a party leader.”
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