Away days #spritz #campari

In 2026, the question is no longer "Who do you trust?" but "What can you verify yourself?" 🛡️🏦 My "Digital Fortress" has reached full maturity. What started as a hardware recovery experiment on a 2017 Acer laptop is now a mission control for digital sovereignty. 🚀 But the real lesson of this journey isn't about hardware. It’s about the power of Open Source. Everything I’ve built exists thanks to open, transparent, and verifiable code. It’s the result of thousands of people sharing their knowledge for the benefit of everyone. This is the polar opposite of the Big Tech model. While corporations design systems to decide what we see or do, Open Source gives us the tools to become the sole owners of our digital lives. As a famous cypherpunk saying goes: "If you want to change the world, don't protest. Write code!" Here are the pillars of the Fortress, built on transparency: ✅ Operating System (Debian 12): I stripped away the GUI (GNOME) and went Headless. By removing telemetry and commercial bloat, I reclaimed 1.5GB of RAM and dropped CPU load from 21% to 0.0%. The laptop is now a pure server: cool (39°C), silent, and efficient. ✅ Sovereign Banking (Bitcoin Core & LND): My node has crossed 70% synchronization. I’m currently validating 2024 blocks, mathematically verifying every transaction via Tor. ⛓️‍💥 ✅ Privacy Layer (AdGuard & Vaultwarden): I manage my own DNS and passwords in a closed circuit. Thanks to Open Source, my home is tracker-proof, and my keys no longer live on Silicon Valley servers—they reside in an encrypted database on my own 2TB drive. ✅ Control Tower (RTL via Docker): I manage Lightning liquidity with a professional dashboard (Ride The Lightning), accessed securely through a Tailscale tunnel. Zero exposed ports, zero compromises. The Role of AI in this Ecosystem 🤖🤝 During this process, I’ve had a valuable ally: my AI (Google Gemini-CLI) in "Driver" mode. Irony at its best: I used a Big Tech LLM to help me dismantle my dependence on Big Tech. 😅 Digital sovereignty can’t be bought in a corporate store. It is built by studying, learning, and choosing software that respects the user. Preferably Open Source. 2026 begins with a certainty: the keys to my world are finally, and exclusively, in my hands. 🗝️🛡️ #Bitcoin #Sovereignty #OpenSource #Debian #SelfHosted #Nostr #Cypherpunk

Holidays status: Sovereignty achieved. 🏰🛡️⚡️ My 2017 Acer laptop is now a full-blown Ninja Fortress. 🥷 1) GNOME killed, Headless Mode active. 2) RAM optimized, CPU running cool at 43°C. 3) Bitcoin Core @ 70% and climbing (validated 2024!). 4) Lightning Node (LND v20) up and running. 5) Dashboard (RTL) deployed via Docker. 6) ISP is blind. Big Tech is out. My keys, my nodes, my rules. 🏦⛓️‍💥 Massive shoutout to my AI Mentor (Gemini on Google AI Studio) 🤗🤖 for driving me through the CLI trenches, fixing JSON bugs, and turning my security paranoias into a rock-solid infrastructure. Don't trust, verify. Stay sovereign, plebs. 🤙 #bitcoin #lightning #nostr #grownostr #selfhosting #plebs #privacy #linux

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Holidays are over, but the mission has just begun. 🏰⚡️ While others were resting, I was busy getting my hands dirty—studying, learning, and building my own "Invisible" infrastructure on a recycled 2017 Acer laptop. True digital independence is a skill you cannot delegate; otherwise, you'll always choose convenience over freedom. 🧠📚 Here is the progress report on my stealth stack: 🔐 Identity & Encryption (PGP): I’ve taken control of my PGP Key Pair. Strategic advantage? Google Drive is now just "dumb storage." Sensitive docs are encrypted locally before upload. Privacy now depends on math, not corporate promises. 👻 Privacy Layer & Stealth Stack: Consolidated a local ecosystem to kill tracking and secure metadata: AdGuard Home: Network-wide DNS filtering. dnsleaktest.com confirms my house now communicates exclusively with 2 encrypted/secure DNS servers. My ISP is officially blind. Vaultwarden: Sovereign management of passwords and WebAuthn Passkeys. Syncthing: P2P cloud syncing all my devices without central servers. ⛓️‍💥 Financial Sovereignty: With a new 2TB SSD installed, I’m finally in the game. Currently at 15% of the Bitcoin blockchain sync. Once finished, I’ll fire up the Lightning node and look into setting up a WatchTower. 🤖 The AI Mentor: Ironically, I made heavy use of Google Gemini—a centralized and "noisy" LLM 😅. However, thanks to deep learning, I was able to quickly source info on what I was putting "under the hood." I used AI as a driver to validate my hypotheses on the robustness and invisibility of the solutions I was deploying. 🤝 The lesson from these holidays? Stop being a passive user and start being an owner. The road to 100% is long, but the view is beautiful. Goal for 2026: Dive even deeper. 🚪🚫 #DigitalSovereignty #PGP #SelfHosting #Privacy #Bitcoin #LightningNetwork #Linux #Nostr #Pleb #StackingKnowledge

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Percy and Athos ❤️❤️

Se ho ben capito, questa è l'Operation Red Sunset: 1) Bitmain (cinese) costruisce ASIC per mining Bitcoin 2) Tali ASIC (Ant miner) contengono backdoor che permettono lo spegnimento remoto 3) Uno spegnimento simultaneo di n kWh può causare un eccesso di energia elettrica nella rete, quindi un sovraccarico, quindi un blackout 4) C'è una mining farm vicina ad una importante base militare in Wyoming, stracolma di dispositivi Bitmain 5) Molto dei dispositivi Bitmain in Wyoming sono di proprietà della ABTC Corporation, fondata da 2 figli di Trump 6) ABTC ha comprato 314mln$ di dispositivi da Bitmain in agosto 2025, usando Bitcoin come collaterale 7) I fatti dall'1 al 6 sono verificati Grazie @Guybrush e @Rikki del Bitcoin Italia Podcast

Sunday is #pizza and German #beer

Eremo Monte Ricco, colli euganei, #Padova #Padua #Veneto

Happy birthday #Bitcoin

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In 2026 the plan will be the same than 2025: stack sats. With an improvement: more digital sovereignty (I already have my own DNS, password manager and cloud). I want to deploy a lightning node and try to go deeper in the rabbit hole and find if and how I can use lightning network for meaningful purchases. #bitcoin #lightning #2026 #DigitalSovereignity HAPPY NEW YEAR BY Athos and Percy ❤️

Drones in Prato della Valle, #Padova #Padua #NewYearsEve #Veneto

Hike from Vetriolo (Levico Terme) to Malga Masi (1,747 m above sea level), passing by Marco Martalar's Lupa del Lagorai. The Lupa del Lagorai is located at 1,600 meters above sea level, in the hamlet of Vetriolo (municipality of Levico Terme, the highest spa town in Europe). Standing 6 meters tall and made from approximately 2,000 pieces of scrap wood, it is a work by sculptor Marco Martalar. A beautiful trek through the areas devastated by Storm Vaia. The effects of the storm are still visible, but so is the impressive restoration work carried out by the local population. #hiking #trentino

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#Hiking in Levico Terme, catena del Lagorai (TN) #Trentino #Italy We could visit the Wolf of Lagorai made by artista Marco Martalar and drink a beer at Malga Masi. The Lupa del Lagorai (Lagorai Wolf) is located at an altitude of 1,600 meters in the hamlet of Vetriolo (municipality of Levico Terme, the highest spa town in Europe). Standing 6 meters tall and made from approximately 2,000 pieces of scrap wood, it is a work by sculptor Marco Martalar. A beautiful trek through the areas devastated by Storm Vaia. The effects of the storm are still visible, but so is the tremendous restoration work carried out by the local population.

Reverse searing experiment #barbecue #asado

My #dogs, Percy and Athos #collie #scottish