I can only dream for some news from star fleet from time to time ... LOL , hey, give the captain a warm welcome :)
Little things that matter,
If you realize you are not living in the present, do something about it!
BE PRESENT!
For those of you who celebrate it,
Merry Christmas!
### FUTO Voice Input Speech-to-Text Android Keyboard
(Open Source, not FOSS)
Did you know Google's voice to text app records and saves everything you say into it . . . forever? Yikes! No thanks.
Fear no more. Louis Rossman, and the FUTO organization he works for, have finally released their voice recognition app for Android phones.
The app is called Voice Input. It is based on OpenAI Whisper, which is really good. This means it does capitalization, punctuation, & works better than Google's offline version
This is the solution we've been waiting for! No Internet access needed. It's all done locally on your phone
The Voice Input app is open-source, but it's not FOSS, and has a very, very limiting license
Here is 👉 [the FUTO F-Droid repo](https://app.futo.org/fdroid/repo/).
You can download the app directly from the [FUTO company website](https://voiceinput.futo.org).
Learn more about the app in
this 👉 [video](https://odysee.com/@rossmanngroup:a/this-gives-google-less-access-to-your:1)
Here is the 👉 [FUTO Voice Input source code](https://gitlab.futo.org/alex/voiceinput). (They run their own GitLab server . . 👍💪)
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this app does not hace trackers which is good but it does require permission to view network connections, have full network access... Blind trust by users is required. It is FOSS which is good, but that is not a perfect shield for bad actors
This site doesn't have many offers, but doesn't hurt keeping an eye on it
Hopefully the community will send some great links to Grinch
The user experience of Amethyst is impressive in comparison with anything out there. Additionally, Amethyst empowers users with best in class security (Amber, TOR, both optional).
Primal IMO is the worst in terms of what is in the back end, censors posts and npubs, no OpSec and custodial built in wallet, no support for Amber.
In Primal for mobile you add your nsec in the app directly instead of using Amber or an alternative, that is already a no no, not your keys not your coins, not your nsec not your #Nostr account. It is quite odd that despite the known opsec of #Bitcoin of not sharing your private key PR using it in any app without a hardware wallet, people just go and share the $Nostr private key with Primal as if it is okay... Too much trust. The censorship for me is enough yo stay away but the app OpSec is awful
Turning the other cheek when struck works great for the one that strucked you...
Some teachings are there to make you weak, to make you the prey of abusers and bullies.
WANT TO INCREASE YOUR TESTOSTERONE:
DONT EAT THESE:
- Soy products
- Non Organic Dairy products
- Processed foods
- High-sugar foods
DO THIS
- Exercise regularly: weightlifting boost testosterone levels.
- Get enough sleep
- Manage stress
- Maintain a healthy weight
- Consider and try the above before getting to put chemicals in your body
It is so boring already to listen politicians puppets blaming their "enemies' for what their countries are doing... It is the same story again and again ... This mirror strategy may have worked in the 80s but nowadays they just look stupid, they need to upgrade their game...
Butterfly land getting a lot of bass press... Another eco chamber, only for liberals...
keeping us divided by race, religion, ideology etc... doesn't get old, works, until we wake up and it doesn't anymore...
That is an interesting idea and is actually working for many years in Switzerland, in fact, since 1848...
Switzerland’s political system is characterized by a federal structure, direct democracy, and a unique system of government, where 7 Federal Councillors collectively serve as the head of state and government
Notable Facts:
- Switzerland has had 7 Federal Presidents since 1848, with each serving for a year.
- The first Federal President was Jonas Furrer (1805-1861).
The longest-serving Federal Councillor was Ulrich Ochsenbein (1809-1872), who served for 24 years.
- The Federal Council has always included representatives from the country’s four main language regions (German,French, Italian, and Romansh).
Key Takeaways:
Switzerland’s political system is characterized by a collective head of state and government, ensuring stability and balance.
The rotation of the President role promotes consensus-building and prevents any single individual from dominating the government.
The Federal Council’s departmental structure allows for specialized expertise and effective governance.
Most large companies have a board of directors and a CEO...
If the CEO is doing a good job, the board of directors keep the CEO in charge, if appropriate, for life, if he/she is a good manager and gets the job done with excellence, there is no need to change, if you are a shareholder you would not like a CEO change, moreover if the earnings are good and the company is doing great under that individual leadership...
Let's extrapolate...
Most countries in this world under the political system we call democracy have one president which is changed every 4 to 6 years depending on the country... Consider that a president is a company's CEO, the fact that we have to choose a new one every 4 years is part of a big problem and one that speaks volumes alone, that individual after three years in office has little to no power and therefore his capability to negotiate long term deals with other nations is questionable... The next president to come and his backers may cancel or change that deal...
Current tines are very difficult and important players like UK, Germany, France and US keep changing leaders, in caaes like UK very often and with that, policies as well, making them unreliable partners in many geopolitical matters that affect regions and their own constituency..
IMO, change is needed, our current system needs an upgrade, perhaps removing the cap of two presidential terms would be an easy and good start, a good president (Country's CEO) could do as many terms as the constituency allows him/her to do... Extending the terms to 6 years would be another good step, making the system more stable and focus in the constituency needs instead of being reselected every 4 years... Reducing the maximum age to be in office seems needed as well, having octogenarians in office is illogical.
What would you change in our current political system is anything?
The MSFT shareholders vote on investment proposal shows how early we are.
Shows clear lack of education and information from the shareholders and we can extrapolate to the rest of the investor fiat class
Why?
14 years of Blackrock and most well known financial gurus calling Bitcoin rat poison, a ponzi, a bubble....
Now that those who attacked Bitcoin front run the shareholders they are trying to whitewash the old narrative...
Sad and disgusting but the data points at this being the case....
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