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We are the outcome of the choices we make
Testing a $4 ceramic patch antenna + receiver at 1.575GHz. In under 30 seconds it locked 8 satellites for a solid location fix. Makes you wonder how many thousands of satellites are out there. And if you have an antenna on you, how easily you could be tracked. This captures signals down to -160dBm
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Got a collection of Orwell to read. I've only read 1984 and Animal farm all these years. I learned that for Down and Out in Paris and London, he voluntarily lived as a tramp to fully experience poverty for the book. But what I find most ironic is that Orwell went to Eton. Who would have thought
In love we find out who we want to be
In war we find out who we are
- Kristin Hannah’s The Nightingale
In war we find out who we are
- Kristin Hannah’s The Nightingale
Please help Lucy, a sweet 11 year old girl who could be put to death in Virginia. A year ago Lucy had surgery to remove suspected cancer on her leg. She was groggy, in pain, wearing a cone, and confused from the anesthesia and medication. While in that disoriented state, there was an incident with a person and the court declared her a "dangerous dog".
A month ago, Lucy's collar slipped off while she was loose in the yard. She did not leave the property. Nobody was hurt, but neighbours called the police and the animal control had this poor old 11 year old dog locked up. Her court case is coming. They could put her to sleep.
This girl belongs to a US army veteran and she has been by his side ever since he came back. She deserves love. I am not from the US but this story crossed oceans and broke my heart.
If you are an American, please call 📞 Shenandoah County Commonwealth's Attorney's Office (US number) +1 540 459 6129. Say "Return Lucy to her veteran owner immediately."
But you don't have to be American to speak for Lucy. Global voices show this matters everywhere.
✉️ Email [email protected]
Be respectful. Be kind. Be loud. #SaveLucy
https://x.com/jonesbrendanm/status/2055981666234147142
cc @Derek Ross , @mcshane @Mike Dilger ☑️ @Sophia , some of the dog people I know here.
A month ago, Lucy's collar slipped off while she was loose in the yard. She did not leave the property. Nobody was hurt, but neighbours called the police and the animal control had this poor old 11 year old dog locked up. Her court case is coming. They could put her to sleep.
This girl belongs to a US army veteran and she has been by his side ever since he came back. She deserves love. I am not from the US but this story crossed oceans and broke my heart.
If you are an American, please call 📞 Shenandoah County Commonwealth's Attorney's Office (US number) +1 540 459 6129. Say "Return Lucy to her veteran owner immediately."
But you don't have to be American to speak for Lucy. Global voices show this matters everywhere.
✉️ Email [email protected]
Be respectful. Be kind. Be loud. #SaveLucy
https://x.com/jonesbrendanm/status/2055981666234147142
cc @Derek Ross , @mcshane @Mike Dilger ☑️ @Sophia , some of the dog people I know here.
Yesterday was the worst day of my life and then the best day of my life… Worst because I thought I might lose my pregnant wife. Best because Carla and the baby survived and are stable.
Thank you t...
Big hugs to Carla and the little one. That must have been absolutely terrifying. I’m so relieved to hear they’re both safe. Sending you and your boy lots of strength. Hang in there ❤️
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Uncensored infra gets banned in China all the time. Does not matter what people say on it.
Well, ironically privacy is a protected right (PIPL - 2021) but historical heavy censorship is also a no brainer. And censorship will get worse, even globally. That’s not my point. The capability of bitchat as infrastructure covers a wider surface of use cases and innovation, including many encrypted tools that could be used within own products, internal groups that need privacy, etc or the products it exports. Right now it's seen as an activism tool that limits its tech growth opportunity. Also, understanding why Beijing is extremely sensitive towards how the world has treated it wouldn't hurt.
this is where "national security" vs freedom of speech is at a constant battle. Not sure if timing is coincidence, but KMT and CCP are meeting this week for the first high-level talks in many years, w...
It might also help to differentiate between infra tools and foreign public opinion tools. Maybe if they viewed bitchat as a neutral infra like Linux or TCP/IP it might be fine. But they likely saw it as a US-aligned opinion tool.
A good 99% of replies from Nostr and twitter are quick to judge, vilify, and rarely question why or what led to it. Having a vantage point of seeing both east and west, terms like 'freedom of speech’, ‘liberation’, ‘democracy’ ,while incredibly necessary, have been heavily weaponized by orgs that act as extensions of Western intelligence - and it might explain the severe distrust.
I believe its important to actively differentiate between giving people agency vs. having ulterior motives, and being pro-people instead of pro-opposition.
A good 99% of replies from Nostr and twitter are quick to judge, vilify, and rarely question why or what led to it. Having a vantage point of seeing both east and west, terms like 'freedom of speech’, ‘liberation’, ‘democracy’ ,while incredibly necessary, have been heavily weaponized by orgs that act as extensions of Western intelligence - and it might explain the severe distrust.
I believe its important to actively differentiate between giving people agency vs. having ulterior motives, and being pro-people instead of pro-opposition.
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bitchat pulled from china app store
https://blossom.primal.net/6d1f5304a85f6ccd6af01a7db43da50688636822df7a38af31ef5f66457c6b77.png
this is where "national security" vs freedom of speech is at a constant battle. Not sure if timing is coincidence, but KMT and CCP are meeting this week for the first high-level talks in many years, where the stated policy goal of both sides (in principle) is a possible reunification. Its a big week for China, and heightened security is likely. That said, China and its developers are deeply involved in open source, so it would be interesting to see if a China fork of this project emerges.
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We promote Bitcoin
Get back to me when your “anti imperialist” org does the same
Trying to blur political alliances with bitcoin is an even worse angle than human rights. It's pretty much saying “We'll give you agency - but only if you agree with our politics first”
Mocking me or a position I didn't even claim is a straw man. It should be normal for a human rights org to be transparent.
You have every right to do what you want to do. I hope whoever is funding is fully aware of this political alliance's first policy, or maybe that's why they are funding you, I don't know. Good luck
Mocking me or a position I didn't even claim is a straw man. It should be normal for a human rights org to be transparent.
You have every right to do what you want to do. I hope whoever is funding is fully aware of this political alliance's first policy, or maybe that's why they are funding you, I don't know. Good luck
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Thanks for sharing, your thoughts are aligned with mine. I too am really surprised and disappointed by this. You can't love people but love their political alignments more, and call yourself human rights. It doesn't sit right.
In Iran, the Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) has become the go-to source for Western media. What they don't disclose is that they were bankrolled by NED (which does covert ops like the CIA), for over $900,000 in 2024 alone. HRF might not receive directly from gov't but funds could be shell companies, individuals with specific interests, or genuinely kind donors who had no idea.
The irony is Alex understands how economic colonialism works. He wrote essays exposing it. But HRF's political alignment follows the same selective pattern he critiques.
Human rights are universal. Alliances are political. This feels misleading.
In Iran, the Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) has become the go-to source for Western media. What they don't disclose is that they were bankrolled by NED (which does covert ops like the CIA), for over $900,000 in 2024 alone. HRF might not receive directly from gov't but funds could be shell companies, individuals with specific interests, or genuinely kind donors who had no idea.
The irony is Alex understands how economic colonialism works. He wrote essays exposing it. But HRF's political alignment follows the same selective pattern he critiques.
Human rights are universal. Alliances are political. This feels misleading.
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