DIY hackable” and only “source available” 🥲 So what dev in their right mind will write and publish code/firmware for this locked behind a restrictive, source-available license? Do they expect someone else to make actual FOSS firmware? Someone explain this paradox to me. “Make it anything you want, you just can’t sell or monetize it in any way, ever” I just… how is any of this in the spirit of Bitcoin or even simply encouraging proper innovation and a flourishing of ideas. Pretty sure this is where Coinkite realizes the “find out” part of fucking around with restrictive, “source available” licenses instead of doing the right thing and actually leaning into freedom tech.

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People should be terrified that Ledger can claim for marketing how much crypto their users collectively have 🙈 Is your Bitcoin part of their 20% figure? If so, get it out now. 👇

Unfortunately, there has been a concerted effort by big tech to destroy the feasibility of privacy-preserving front-ends and open-source clients recently, including YouTube, X, and Reddit. All three have taken steps that destroyed Invidious, Nitter, and Teddit usability. As such I've simply taken down my instances of all three as they have been unusable for some time and have no realistic workarounds for public instances at this time. If that changes I will put them all back up, but for now it's just not possible to run public instances of any. It's *extremely* sad to see the hard work of the contributors of these three projects destroyed by the flick of a switch by big tech companies, but is yet another reminder to stop relying on big tech and start taking social media and media itself into your own hands. For a YouTube alternative, consider PeerTube. For an X alternative, congrats, you're already on Nostr 👋 For a Reddit alternative, I honestly don't have a recommendation outside of some Lemmy and forum usage. Note that both Nitter and Invidious are working hard on workarounds and fixes, but Teddit seems to be completely dead due to API monetization of Reddit. I'll try to keep updates on Nitter and Invidious status if workarounds that are feasible show up. If you do still want to use YouTube, I highly recommend FreeTube as an open-source desktop client:

GitHub

GitHub - FreeTubeApp/FreeTube: An Open Source YouTube app for privacy

An Open Source YouTube app for privacy. Contribute to FreeTubeApp/FreeTube development by creating an account on GitHub.

I don't touch YouTube without it since Invidious went down. You can easily import your subscriptions from YouTube and other clients like NewPipe here:

FreeTube Docs

Importing your Subscriptions

The Official Documents website for FreeTube, the Open Source YouTube client for Windows, Mac, and Linux built around privacy.

If you're on Android you should be using NewPipe, absolutely amazing FOSS client that blocks ads, allows downloads, etc.: newpipe.net Tips if you do need to use X on the go for some reason: 1. Use a VPN 2. Use a good browser with ad/cookie blocking 3. Use the progressive web app (simple add to home screen from Safari/Brave/etc) instead of the "proper" app Not really any other options, sadly, but that prevents the majority of tracking!

I have made a start on what I think is an excellent set of RSS feeds and will keep them up to date here as I add more:

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Have some good feeds I missed? Drop them below and I’ll add those I like!

Still unbelievable how clearly the original cypherpunks saw into the future, even around money. Here’s David Chaum talking about the crossroads between private digital cash and CBDC-esque alternatives: