My #dogs, Percy and Athos #collie #scottish

#X (former #Twitter) is now just propaganda of the kremlin, pro-pal, anti-EU Fuck that algorithm and fuck #Musk. #Nostr makes more sense every day

GM

Is digital privacy a luxury? No, it is an architectural choice. It’s Boxing Day (Santo Stefano) and, being unable to sit idle, I decided to take back my digital keys. 🗝️ It all started with a paradox: I wanted to change my Wi-Fi password, but I was "held hostage" by my solar panel inverter (no password, no local access, only proprietary cloud). That’s when I decided I had to become the sole master of my information again. I already had a hunch, but there it is. Many think that to protect oneself, you have to become a digital troglodyte. Error. The problem isn’t technology, but our competence and the control of the servers on which the data runs. Investing time in privacy is a civil act. Because privacy is freedom, and freedom implies individual responsibility. To be free means to stop delegating our identity to third parties. As a tech enthusiast, I started building my "Digital Fortress" on Debian. 🎯 Why start with DNS, Cloud, and Payments? Because these are the three faucets from which our most intimate data flows: where we go (DNS), who we are (Cloud), and how we live (Payments). Here is my plan: 🛡️ Block 1: Sovereignty (Data & Finance) I turned an old laptop into a home server: • AdGuard Home (DNS): Browsing filtered at the root and encrypted queries, invisible to the ISP. • Syncthing (Cloud): P2P synchronization of photos and documents. Files remain under my physical control. • Bitcoin & LND (Next step): Lightning node for instant and private payments without intermediaries (now I just need to find someone to pay me in Satoshi! 😅). 💰 Cost: ~€250 (Hardware + 2TB SSD). An investment that eliminates subscriptions and surveillance. In reality, I recycled an old laptop that works excellently with Linux Debian. 🧠 Block 2: Private AI (The future with Ollama) The goal is cognitive independence: running LLMs locally so as not to send thoughts and code to Silicon Valley. ⚠️ Note: This is where things get serious. You need computing power (GPU/RAM). The hardware investment will be significantly higher and the technologies are constantly evolving. We shall see. In 2026, my goal is to take back my privacy. It is possible and costs little. If we don’t do it, it’s only for convenience... then let’s not complain. 🛡️ #Privacy #DigitalSovereignty #Debian #AI #Ollama #SelfHosting #CyberSecurity #FreedomTechnology

Wonderful! This is a great example of why Bitcoin price is the last variable we should talk about, when talking about #Bitcoin View quoted note →

Someone was not so happy with #Christmas... My cat is the #grinch

Jingle Bella in Padova under the rain and through the wind #christmas #merrychristmas #navidad #natale

E il gatto mi ha rubato la sedia... Bene!

Merry Christmas to everyone by Percy and Athos

Who said that payments with Bitcoin Lightning (or onchain) are less user-friendly than bank transfers?

Vabbè ma chi è che ha detto che fare pagamenti con Bitcoin Lightning (ma anche onchain) è meno user friendly che fare un bonifico bancario?

Percy ❤️ The best buddy in the world (for me, obviously 😜)

San Martino di Castrozza

Merry Doggy Christmas 🎄🎁

Proud of this loan! SLAVA UKRAINI FCK PUTIN View quoted note →

Bergamo Alta / Berghem de hüra

Introduced Proton mail + PGP key-pairs generated with Kleopatra. Now I must figure out which of my friends use PGP encryption. I guess none of them 🥶

Studying how to use PGP and GPG to improve my privacy. In the meanwhile, I've deleted my Facebook account (about 1 year ago) and I'm seriously thinking about doing the same with X and Instagram. I'll keep just Nostr and LinkedIn, because of my job. Cheers from Athos 🤗 👇🏻

Sentiero dei Grandi Alberi, Recoaro #Veneto

Grappa Bonollo. In Sunday I enjoyed the open day and visited the production plant in Padova, Italy. There are a lot of things I didn't know, especially about the circular economy of grapes. Great job, Bonollo's family!