Biden Admin Proposes To Block Half Of Current Gas Range Models https://www.zerohedge.com/political/biden-admin-proposes-block-half-current-gas-range-models
EPA: “Gas stoves are dangerous.”
EPA: “East Palestine, Ohio is safe.”
Happy to see you on #nostr Looking forward to engaging discussions regarding #privacy
Channeling Chuck McGill
“…this will probably go straight into the toolbox of three letter agencies and advertising-fueled tech companies.”
Tracking humans with WiFi. WTF?!?! I can’t build a faraday cage big enough.
TSA implements facial recognition
“Identity-based domestic security programs condition our mobility to freely assemble, associate, speak, and exchange ideas upon the government's permission to do so”
https://reason.com/2023/02/15/facial-recognition-comes-to-a-tsa-checkpoint-near-you/
We are citizens, not suspects.
Resist mass surveillance.
This article is a couple years old now. Is it still accurate?
#bitcoin #lightning #privacy
Opt Out Podcast: SimpleX - private messenger that doesn’t use user IDs
Searchable database and map that reveals which technologies, such as drones and automated license plate readers, are used by domestic law enforcement agencies across the United States.
https://watch.thekitty.zone/watch?v=Pwc8MGS8l40&feature=youtu.be you can use farside.link to redirect to a privacy frontend
Good to know. Thanks.
Techlore: Escaping Financial Surveillance with Tools Like Monero! (Douglas Tuman Interview)
His bird app profile says he’s head of content for Foundation Devices. They may have asked him to tone down opinions regarding Monero. Or perhaps he’s just too busy.
The Monerotopia 2023 website lists him as a speaker. Dunno.
I focus less on the personalities, and more on the characteristics of the assets. I mean, shit, think of all the assholes in fiat 😂
But there’s a lot to unpack here. I guess my first question would be centralization vs. decentralization. With monero, I can repurpose any old CPU and mine, so it’s very accessible and spreads out mining capacity. Anyone on the planet with a laptop and internet connection can mine. And with over 11k nodes, I think there’s quite a bit of validation going on out there, especially for a market cap <$3B.
Not sure exactly. If I understand correctly, it’s being touted as a more efficient way to obscure outputs compared to ring signatures (or in conjunction with ring signatures). Might improve scalability and efficiency, perhaps, while preserving privacy, but I’m not technical enough to know.
I’m sometimes wary of changes, because Monero works pretty well, but I also know that if it doesn’t keep up with technological changes, it could become obsolete, or succumb to some threat.
One person’s shill is another person’s advocacy and I think both sides are “guilty” of high jacking threads. But I occasionally like stoking debate because I want to hear constructive criticism of monero and/or bitcoin. What are the strengths? Weaknesses?
I like having my opinions and perceptions challenged. I hear that monero is a shitcoin, but why? What trait(s) give it that label? If it were shit, then why do I find it so useful. If bitcoin adopts some of the more useful attributes of Monero, I’d use bitcoin more often. I’m not wedded to one particular asset. That would be myopic.
#Seraphis: What It Will Do for #Monero #xmr
https://localmonero.co/knowledge/seraphis-for-monero?language=en
Honestly, I don’t understand the animosity between the two communities. Both are well-intentioned and their respective assets provide utility. Both have devs working diligently to make improvements and adapt to changing conditions.
And, let’s face it, little ol’ #monero #xmr isn’t a threat to #bitcoin (name recognition, market cap, adoption, etc.) Monero flies under the radar, which I think is one of its most redeeming qualities.
#Monero #xmr is convenient and easy to use in the fiat world with Cake Wallet. Buy gift cards instantly in the app. Enjoy monero’s ultra-low transaction fees and default privacy.