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"Freedom of speech is being able to tell someone else something they don't want to hear." "No matter what you say, someone is going to be offended." "Once you realize that politicians are not altruistic, and that they're in politics for themselves and their own personal gain, then everything makes sense." "No one is above the law." "Have you ever met a poor politician?"

GM Nostr!

Happy Thursday!

Beautiful morning here...cool, sunny and...coffee!!

#coffeechain

There's not enough hours in a day 😭. I cannot get anything done, leave everything half way, get constantly interrupted.

Suddenly it's bedtime. Repeat.

It's not how full your plate is, it's how you prioritize what's on your plate...

There'll always be too much--decide on what's MOST important and do those things first.

(And you may also find that "work" ends up lower on that list than some other things 😃 )

Yeah, boring and predictable, and I've spent my entire adult life basically hidden under a rock, but no wild detours.

Life's true comforts and joys are often found during those boring, comfortable and predictable times 😃

I see. so, finding apps on github would be best ? what is your method ?

If you're looking for apps without GPS, then I'd start with F-droid (get the reference for the APK and then us Obtanium to get the apk from git-hub).

You can also search the Graphene community to find apps the community uses and recommends.

For games, I use an old Android phone without a SIM and use WiFi, and only use it ONLY for games. If Google wants to know what games I'm playing, they're welcome to that information.

I see. so, finding apps on github would be best ? what is your method ?

No--it's not where you find the APK - it's how the app is programmed. If the devs say it needs Google Play Services, then it needs GPS, and it doesn't matter where it comes from.

Make sense?

Yeah. Got married and had kids in my early twenties and I just stayed a churchy homebody for the following decades.

Nothing wrong with that L... 😃

yes, thank you for this :) I also use aurora and exodus. I don't use g play store. I wanted to make sure I understood what you meant. there's also 'app lounge' which integrates exodus.

Just to be clear--if you download an app using Aurora, and it requires Google Play Services, it'll still be sending info to Google (no matter where you may have found the APK).

Amazing article...yeah, it's the "fault" of the test...

peter schiff wants to debate me on Bitcoin vs Gold. thought he’d never ask.

we were born for these moments, nostr.

holding nothing back. taking no prisoners. let’s fucking go.

Oh man, I'd pay to watch that!!

even if I don't have a google or apple phone ?

If you use Google Play Services, then Google is tracking you (no matter what phone manufacturer you have).

Easiest place for me to check on the Aurora Store to see if an app has a Google Play store dependency.

https://aurorastore.org/

Once you have Aurora installed, open the app (I use "Anonymous" mode), the select the app you'd like to check.

Then click on "More about app" and scroll down to "Dependencies" - there you'll see whether Google Play Services are required.

Another great site is Exodus:

https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/

Here you can see what permissions any app is requiring (and I'm expecting you'll be surprised in many cases--instagram for example requires 65 different permissions on your phone).

It's pretty disturbing once you start realizing how much you're being tracked.

GM Nostr!

Happy Hump day!

(Shoot--have a linux update I have to apply...BRB)

#coffeechain

Project Gutenberg is a great site, dedicated to recording and providing access to knowledge in the form of ebooks, audiobooks etc.

Today I found 'Meditations' by Marcus Aurelius, a book on primitive shelters, huts and log cabins and an Anglo-Saxon dictionary, all for free. It's all old stuff, but there is a great deal of knowledge to be found.

#bookstr #projectgutenberg #grownostr

https://www.gutenberg.org

So much great information from the last century--truly a treasure trove of information if you just take the time to look...

utxo the webmaster 🧑‍💻

Didn't stack yesterday and I could have...

I get what I deserve

FOMO is an illusion...and a trap.

There'll always be another opportunity....

As someone who plays Dungeons and Dragons regularly, if I were to participate in a D&D roleplaying livestream, would you watch it?

Like if I play the angsty sorcerer, or the frustrated cleric, or the happy-go-lucky barbarian that has very specific anger triggers, would you find this amusing?

There are a bunch of successful D&D livestreams out there. The best ones are run by theater and voice actor pros.

But what if you had a bunch of public bitcoiners in the event, and most of them are highly charismatic semi-pros, and then some of them like me are autistic but, like, trying our our best as nerds that like the game.

Would you watch that or nah?

That would be extremely entertaininbg...

So I guess everyone canceled their Tidal subscriptions?

Had to Google to find out what Tidal was...but what's the news that has everyone cancelling? (I live under a rock...)

Wouldn’t it be truly incredible if what started with Bitcoin and Nostr here actually destroyed Central Banking ! Can only dream 🤙

Imagine if the press were truly impartial reporters of the truth...

Primal seems to be responding / rendering really slow today...anyone else?

Oooooh...just got a Nostr message: "Can't find this note--may have been deleted by its author"....

Looks like deletes may be working?

I USED TO COMPLAIN.

NOW I FOCUS ON DOING MY SMALL PART TO ENABLE SOLUTIONS.

"A complaint is a prayer to the devil"

you can download the apk directly from their github

The app required GPS...so even though the APK is available (good decision there) it's still Google spyware if it requires GPS.

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