Your weekly tech update! Tonight, the FCC, Google, and the UK Government make big moves against private and free technology. The hits don’t stop — keep ’em coming, and we’ll keep the solutions coming on #TBOT. Watch on Substack Bye Bye Burner Phones?: A new FCC rule threatens to end phone anonyminity by […]
Your home router is the gateway to the internet. Do you own the keys? In this interview we discuss the dangers of proprietary router firmware and the benefits of open-source firmware like OpenWrt. We also cover helpful tips to increase your speed while reducing EMF exposure. Earlier this month, the […]
A research team at Ohio State University has taken a surprisingly ordinary ingredient—store‑bought shiitake mushrooms—and connected it to electrodes to see whether the fungus can behave like a memristor. A memristor (short for “memory resistor”) is an electronic component that both processes signals and stores data, promising faster, more energy‑efficient computing […]
After missing the deadline for the Epstein Transparency Act, the Department of Justice has released an additional 3M pages of Epstein’s emails and documents, many heavily redacted. They are also holding onto an additional 2.5M documents that will remain unreleased, supposedly to protect the victims. Watch on Substack The entire […]
Are you traveling to the EU? Soon, your travel details and biometrics could be sent straight to the United States. Last December, the Council of the European Union approved a plan to start negotiations with the United States on a new Enhanced Border Security Partnership. The goal of the partnership is to […]
Level up your workflow! Do you ever feel like there’s a mountain of information you’d love to master, but you have no way to cram it all into your brain? You’re not alone. I’ve been fascinated by Personal Knowledge‑Management (PKM) tools for years, trying to find a system that is […]
It’s time to diversify. If you’ve walked into a credit union that isn’t in your home state recently, you may have noticed a new hurdle: before the teller will let you deposit cash, withdraw funds, or even update account information, you’re asked to sign up for IDCheck which requires you to scan […]
But will they stay? Imagine a worker who never tires, never complains about heat or cold, and can keep going day after day with the same output. That’s the promise behind Boston Dynamics’ newest creation. Atlas, a fully‑bipedal robot, could soon share a factory floor with humans. Watch on Substack / Odysee / Rumble […]
What if your car could be pinpointed on the road in near-real time? Flock Safety has partnered with hundreds of police departments in the United States, turning dystopian surveillance into a commercial product. You’ve likely already seen these black teardrop shaped cameras popping up in your town—and after this article you’ll […]
Just another “you will own nothing and be happy” moment. As the holiday season winds down, I’m reminded of a pastime that defined my teenage years: building computers. Like many kids my age, I begged my parents for money to assemble a gaming rig every few years. Unfortunately, that tradition […]