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What's up, everybody?

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For the week ending February 24, my name is Marks.

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This is Freedom Tech Wrap.

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It's a weekly source for news and project updates

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in the freedom and independent technology space.

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We live in a highly connected world.

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And now, on to the news.

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First up today, we have a major update from Signal.

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It's called Keep Your Phone Number Private

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with Signal Usernames.

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Finally, they have usernames.

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If you don't know, Signal is a messaging app

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with end-to-end encryption.

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What that means is that only you and the recipient

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can read the message that you send.

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It's a popular service that has long had a major criticism.

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And that is, your phone number is exposed.

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Well, now you can set up a username

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to protect the privacy of your phone number.

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From the blog post on Signal's website,

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it says, "Signal's mission and sole focus

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is private communication.

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For years, Signal has kept your messages private,

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your profile information,

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like your name and profile photo, private,

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your contacts private, and your groups private,

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among much else.

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Now we are taking one step further

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by making your phone number on Signal more private.

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Here's how."

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By the way, could they have said private any more times?

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"New default.

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Your phone number will no longer be visible

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to everyone in Signal.

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If you use Signal, your phone number

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will no longer be visible to everyone

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you chat with by default.

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People who have your number saved in their phone's contacts

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will see your phone number since they already know it."

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Then the next thing is,

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you can connect without sharing your phone number.

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If you don't want to hand out your phone number

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to chat with someone on Signal,

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you can now create a unique username

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that you can use instead.

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And then lastly, you can control

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who can find you on Signal by your phone number.

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If you don't want people to be able to find you

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by searching for your phone number on Signal,

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you can now enable a new optional privacy setting.

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This means that unless people have

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your exact unique username,

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they won't be able to start a conversation

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or even know that you have a Signal account,

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even if they have your phone number.

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So those are some great additional new features.

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It says, lastly, "Right now, these options are in beta

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and will be rolling out to everyone in the coming weeks."

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If you are a Signal user or have been waiting

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for something like this to become a Signal user,

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go to the website, Signal.org.

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And if you aren't familiar with Meredith Whitaker,

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the CEO of Signal, she has been very vocal

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and outspoken about the need to protect

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end-to-end encryption in our communication.

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So I think that's great.

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There are some great interviews that she has

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on podcasts and on YouTube.

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Signal continues to strive to be a place

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for secure online messaging, so go check it out.

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Next up, we have a competitor to Wikipedia,

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and it's called Wikifredia.

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This comes courtesy of user Pablo F7Z.

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And Pablo is a difficult person to report about

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on this podcast because while I'm writing the notes up,

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he's already pushing another update and more code

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for the thing that I'm writing about.

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So love you, Pablo, this is great.

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What this is, it's an alternative to Wikipedia

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that uses the pull request model

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and the power of the social graph.

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Right now, it is just a proof of concept.

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He pushed version 0.0.2 this week,

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but as of this writing,

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already has another update beyond this.

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In this update, it has a basic web of trust,

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as well as improved mobile view of the website.

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So you can try it out, go create your own pages,

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your own articles, or you can update others.

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Next up, by our friends over at Cascader,

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they have released a new bot called Chadbot.

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You can go read about this on Stacker News,

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but it is an AI assistant that can monitor YouTube feeds

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and give you alerts, summary rundowns,

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and even blog post content directly to your NostraDMs.

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From the post itself says,

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"Originally, this was built for content creators,

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"but they soon realized this is a great tool

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"for consumers as well."

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So, from the announcement directly,

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"The last couple sprints,

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"I have been focused on the content creators demographic.

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"As a member of PlubLab, I have the privileged access

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"to numerous content creators like ThrillerX,

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"that do Bitcoin podcasts, and @bitcoinplubdeb,

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"who does educational content, among others.

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"That access has helped me keep a tight feedback loop

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"and discover new ways to create value.

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"A couple weeks ago,

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"I introduced the Cascader YouTube Agent,

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"which is a tool that can take a YouTube link

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"and automatically summarize the content.

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"This tool can be a game changer for productivity

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"for people like Carr,

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"that are creating multiple podcasts,

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"live streams per week.

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"There's a serious strain for bandwidth and time.

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"The tool can fill the gap

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"in a simple and straightforward way."

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Chadbot takes that utility to a new level.

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It can monitor any YouTube channel of your choice

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and send you DMs directly to your inbox.

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This takes one more step out of the workflow

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and makes it even easier to stay on top

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of the content production hustle.

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I think this is really cool.

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He goes on to say,

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"We know the concept of too long didn't read, right, TLDR.

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"Well, how about too long didn't watch?

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"This is your solution for that.

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"Chadbot helps you curate your information diet

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"and be intentional in the face of the age

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"of the digital deluge."

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He continues to say,

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"How many times have you started watching a video

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"to realize it's repeating things you already know

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"or don't care about?

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"Time and focus are wasted.

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"How about the opposite case?

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"You see some content that doesn't seem appealing

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"on the surface, but you get into it and realize

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"you're learning from a hidden gem.

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"Chadbot can help you efficiently scan

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"an hour plus long video and find the diamond in the rough."

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So if you wanna know why it's called Chadbot,

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you can read the Stacker News post in the show notes

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and he goes into that.

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My take is that this tool is really awesome

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and it has potential to help me

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in preparing for Freedom Tech Rep.

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I scour multiple sources to find the latest news,

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project updates, read through a bunch of articles,

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and then I summarize them for this short weekly podcast.

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I have been wanting to hire a person to help me,

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but maybe I could just use this instead.

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I really would like to have it feed me a list,

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or actually I would like to feed it a list,

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and then have it give me relevant things to read

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as well as maybe give me a summary that is ready to go.

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I'd like to have it monitor things like Nostra accounts,

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ex-Twitter accounts, RSS feeds, both for written blog posts

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as well as audio podcasts,

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have it monitor some YouTube channels,

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and then give that all to me,

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and then I would still assemble it, I would curate it,

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I would add my own take on things,

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but this would really save me time

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and bring me more content

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than what I'm able to go out and get on my own.

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If you wanna check it out, there is a current demo

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that is live on the site and free for a limited time.

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In the future, they plan to expand the tool

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to handle things like RSS feeds

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and enable delivery of other media types

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such as email soon.

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So that is cool, go check it out.

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Cascader is spelled C-A-S-C-D-R,

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and that is Chadbot, C-H-A-D-B-O-T.

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Okay, we've got a news piece

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about an Exodus Bitcoin wallet scam,

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or swindle is the word that they used.

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Exodus Bitcoin wallet, $490,000 swindle.

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This comes from popey.com, P-O-P-E-Y.com,

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and it's talking about the Snap Store

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that is for downloading Linux apps and Linux software,

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and this is actually created by Canonical itself.

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So it's from a trusted, reputable source.

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The TLDR from the blog post itself says,

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"A Bitcoin investor was recently scammed

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"out of nine Bitcoin worth around $490,000,"

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as of the time of writing of that article,

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"in a fake Exodus wallet desktop application for Linux,

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"published in the Canonical Snap Store.

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"This isn't the first time,

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"and if nothing changes, it likely won't be the last."

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This is a very long article, so I'll summarize here.

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A user published a Bitcoin wallet to the Snap Store

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using a name of a well-known

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and trusted Bitcoin wallet project.

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It uploaded screenshots

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and tried to make the app page look legitimate.

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A user downloaded it, put in their key information,

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and expected to be able to send

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and receive Bitcoin through it.

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Now, this user put in information for a wallet

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that had a lot of Bitcoin in it already,

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and when they came back,

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all nine of their Bitcoin had been transferred out

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through a transaction

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that they did not perform themselves.

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The blog post goes into more detail

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about how an app was published to the store

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in such a way that looked like it could be trusted.

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Now, since the original article was posted,

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there was a follow-up that shows Canonical

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has actually reached out and is taking some actions.

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First, they started removing shady apps from the store.

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The CEO, Mark Shuttleworth,

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posted actions that they're taking internally

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to avoid this in the future,

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as well as options they have

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for creating more trusted publisher accounts.

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He says, "Our goal with Snap should be

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"to have the safest way to get software

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"for your Linux system,

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"and that means we should consider measures

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"that are novel or different

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"to other package hosting sites."

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He goes on to talk about KYC, which is Know Your Customer.

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That's similar to the process that banks

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and other financial websites go through

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to make sure that you are who you say you are.

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He also talked about the option

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for proof of payment using a credit card,

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but that has its own problems and is easily spoofed.

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He also doesn't like the idea

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of making open-source developers pay to publish

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if that can be avoided.

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So this problem is not an easy one to solve,

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but they are working on it.

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I would add in here that web of trust is one element

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that could be at play here.

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Introducing that into the process

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creates an extra variable that can bring credibility

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to a listing page for an app.

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All in all, just make sure that you know the source

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of where you're getting your apps.

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If you're knowledgeable enough,

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you can verify things on GitHub.

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You can cross-reference them through their online profiles

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and websites for the project,

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and really just gather as much info as you can

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to make sure you're getting the right app

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from the right source.

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Next up, we have a crypto project.

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We don't really talk about crypto projects

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on here very much if they aren't Bitcoin-related,

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but you will see why.

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So this one is from the project Avalanche,

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and it says, "Avalanche halts block production

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"amid inscription wave launch."

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So this is courtesy of Cointelegraph,

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and from the article it says,

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"The decentralized application, or DAP, platform Avalanche

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"had a significant technical disruption

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"impacting the block production

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"of the proof-of-stake blockchain."

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Let me pause here for a second.

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Proof-of-stake versus proof-of-work.

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Proof-of-stake is really where people

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don't have to perform any effort

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in order to control what's going on.

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They simply amass a lot of that token,

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and now they get to make decisions for the network.

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So it tends towards centralization.

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I'm not saying it is centralization,

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but it really tends towards centralization

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when it's proof-of-stake.

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Okay, continuing the article.

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On February 23rd, Avalanche's primary network

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experienced block production issues.

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Seemingly halting the network,

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Avalanche's blockchain explorer showed

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that the last block on Avalanche's p-chain,

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x-chain, and c-chain subnets

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was produced over an hour earlier.

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So user on Noster, BitcoinShango, said it best.

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They said, "If a blockchain can be stopped,

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"it is not one you should invest time or money in."

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So like I said, this isn't a podcast

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where we discuss other crypto projects,

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mainly because most crypto projects just aren't freedom tech.

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But if you are going to dabble in a crypto project,

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please make sure you understand the incentive structure

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and the governing structure behind that project.

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Bitcoin just keeps on going, tick-tock, next block.

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Now, speaking of blocks, let's talk about mining.

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Brains, one of the bigger mining pools out there,

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Brains becomes the first mining pool

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to introduce Lightning payments.

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This is from an article on Bitcoin Magazine.

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And from the article, it says,

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"Brains, a leading mining pool in the Bitcoin industry,

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"has made a significant stride

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"by becoming the first mining pool

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"to introduce Lightning payments.

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"This pioneering move marks a notable advancement

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"in the integration of the Lightning network

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"within the mining sector."

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Now, a quote directly from Brains.

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"Our decision to integrate the Lightning network

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"comes from a deep understanding of the challenges

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"and opportunities within the mining community," stated

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Christian Czespar, Chief of Propaganda at Brains.

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Love the title.

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"We also found from internal research

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"with the mining community that Lightning network

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"was a highly requested feature.

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"Miners really love experimenting

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"with cutting-edge technology, and in this case,

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"Lightning could also improve their privacy

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"by avoiding address reuse and enabling them

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"to take advantage of all the Lightning network features,

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"like lower fees and no permanent information

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"on the blockchain."

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To me, this is a major boon for mining,

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and especially for smaller miners.

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For those who mine at home or in a small facility,

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they must wait long periods of time

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for their payouts to be really high enough

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to reach above the threshold.

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That really justifies paying an on-chain fee

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to get your funds out.

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With Lightning, payments can happen anytime

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and have almost zero transaction fees

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relative to an on-chain transaction.

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This feature alone makes it much easier

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for people at home to turn on their miners again,

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knowing that they can get their SATs now

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instead of potentially waiting years to get them,

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if ever at all.

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So there was too much friction really up to this point.

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This plays into the greater discussion

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about Bitcoin as a medium of exchange

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when it comes to smaller payments.

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For example, you just really won't buy

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your coffee with Bitcoin.

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Layer-two solutions like Lightning

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are what make that possible.

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So please understand the risk profile

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associated with the Lightning network

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if you decide to use it for mining payouts.

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It is not full on-chain Bitcoin,

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but it is a layer-two solution on top of it.

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Last news item for the day is a new project

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to keep your eye on, really keep it on your radar,

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and that's zap.store, Z-A-P dot store.

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And this comes from user FranZap, F-R-A-N-Z-A-P.

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Zap.store is a place for installing Android apps

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that uses your social network to help you verify

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if the build is from a source that can be trusted.

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So, really interesting that this is coming on my radar

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at the same time that the Snap problem is happening.

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Zap.store accomplishes this by using your web of trust

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to show you who else that you already trust

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is using this version of this app,

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this source for this app, if you will.

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So again, web of trust is continuing

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to become a more important metric

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for validating truth online.

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It's not the only way, but it is an important data point

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to feed into your personal algorithm

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for determining which sources can be trusted

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and which are giving you false information

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or really just flat out trying to rip you off.

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Okay, let's go into Boost and Zaps

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before we talk about project updates.

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On the boosting front in Podcasting 2.0,

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these are people who used their podcast app

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to send a tip directly on the previous episode.

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So first up is QWBoosted1000Sats,

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and said, "Thanks for the Culture Shock shout out.

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"V for V events are happening.

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"Culture Shock 2025 will be next level."

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And then a Shaka emoji.

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"Thank you QW, you're awesome."

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Joel W. Boosted 333 sats,

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and Tumbleweed Boosted 256 sats.

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"Thank you, you are both awesome as well."

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And then over on Noster, we received six zaps

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on the note for publishing this episode

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as well as another note associated with it.

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And so I'm gonna read through these really quick.

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Mike with 42 sats, Maria 2000 with 30 sats,

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Alex 21 sats, SirSleepy 21 sats,

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Vale 11 sats, and YD 11 sats.

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Thank you all, really appreciate you all

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sending a little bit of value our way.

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And then a special shout out to Maria 2000 and SirSleepy

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for sharing the podcast with all of their followers.

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And really, any others I don't know about who shared this,

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we really appreciate it, y'all are awesome.

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Thank you for supporting the show.

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And if you would like to support us,

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send us a boost or a zap.

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And if you include a message, it will be read on the show.

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Let's jump into project updates.

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Our first one is a big one.

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It is Noster Nests 2.0.

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So shout out to Derek Ross and the team.

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This is one that's been in the works for a while,

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and it's so exciting to see it out here.

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Noster Nests is an audio-only streaming platform

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that is very similar to Twitter Spaces.

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And from the release, I'm just gonna read a few items here.

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Version 2.0 marks a significant leap forward.

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Seamless Noster integration.

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What does that mean?

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Noster Nests 2.0 was built from the ground up

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to be a fully-fledged Noster client.

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Side note, Fiat Jaff a little while ago

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called out Noster Nests,

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asking what it had anything to do with Noster.

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So here you go.

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It's built from the inside to be an actual Noster client,

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enabling a truly decentralized experience

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with direct Noster authentication.

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No need for separate accounts, logins,

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or verification posts.

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Log in with your current Noster keys via NSEC Bunker

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or NIP 7 extensions such as Albi, Noster Connect,

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or NoStore for iOS.

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Side note for NoStore for iOS,

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that developer is looking for someone else

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to pick the project up

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and continue publishing to the iOS App Store.

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If you're interested, go check it out.

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Next bullet point from the release,

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discoverability and user choice.

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Find your favorite live audio events like never before,

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not only on NosterNest.com,

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but also via a variety of Noster clients

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that support live events,

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such as Amethyst, Snort, Iris, Flockster,

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Nostrudel, Wearster, and more.

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Install Noster Nests as a PWA on Android, iOS,

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or your favorite desktop operating system.

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Next item, they've redesigned the entire interface.

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They've enhanced lots of functionality.

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They've made it multilingual,

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so now you can run Noster Nests in over a dozen languages.

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And really an important part is the last bullet point,

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it is open source.

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The platform's code is fully open source

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under the MIT license.

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They welcome community contributions

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and fostering transparency.

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Submit issues and pull requests on GitHub

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to shape the future of Noster Nests.

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Like I said, this has been a major undertaking

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and it is exciting to see it out in public beta format now.

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Try it out, hammer on it, and send them feedback.

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Congrats to Derek and the entire team.

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Next update, our friends over at GrapheneOS

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have released a new update.

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This is 2024-022-300.

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This has a completely new GrapheneOS

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setup wizard implementation

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for the initial setup of a device,

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as well as a secondary user profile.

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It has an updated theme picker.

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They have improved the sandbox Google Play compatibility

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and fixed a bug with uninstalling apps

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that were installed by other profiles

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that aren't the owner user.

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So if you're running GrapheneOS, go check that out.

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An update from Passport.

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These are makers of a Bitcoin hardware wallet.

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Passport firmware version 2.3.0.

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And they call this a massive release.

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And really it is, because why?

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Well, first it has full Taproot support.

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From the release it says,

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"Passport now has full support for sending

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"and receiving using Taproot,

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"making the combination of Envoy and Passport

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"a powerful way to leverage the latest and greatest tech

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"that Bitcoin has to offer."

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Another thing this release does

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is that it makes address verification easier.

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Says, "We've improved address display

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"based on the Bitcoin design guidelines,

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"making it easier than ever to verify addresses on Passport."

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Now this bullet point can seem kinda small and redundant,

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but being able to verify the address

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that you are sending to from your hardware wallet

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is really important, 'cause you don't want to have to trust

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that the software is passing everything through correctly.

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So it's really nice to be able to verify one last time

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that your hardware device is creating

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the correct transaction using the correct address.

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There are also many other things in this update,

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so check it out.

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And they also gave a shout out to Bitcoin Design

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for creating open standards around usability

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in the Bitcoin space.

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Okay, we have a project that is allowing you

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to upload your own media for Noster.

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This is called Noster Media Uploads for WordPress.

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And this comes courtesy of user Fabian on Noster.

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Fabian is a creator of Noster, N-O-S-T-U-R,

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which is a Noster client.

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This lets you host your own media that you post on Noster.

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Now, if you don't use Noster,

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this is obviously, it can be used as a social network.

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Well, when you post images and videos in other media,

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it behaves differently than it does on traditional ones.

525
00:23:05,560 --> 00:23:06,560
So let's say that you're using

526
00:23:06,560 --> 00:23:09,540
traditional proprietary social media sites.

527
00:23:09,540 --> 00:23:12,060
Images that you upload there go to the servers

528
00:23:12,060 --> 00:23:14,120
of that company, and then they are delivered

529
00:23:14,120 --> 00:23:16,260
with the content from those servers.

530
00:23:16,260 --> 00:23:20,100
On Noster, media is not sent to the relays

531
00:23:20,100 --> 00:23:22,540
that host the text content that you post.

532
00:23:22,540 --> 00:23:26,340
So your media have to live elsewhere

533
00:23:26,340 --> 00:23:28,900
aside from the note itself.

534
00:23:28,900 --> 00:23:32,140
Many clients have integrated with popular upload services

535
00:23:32,140 --> 00:23:36,600
like Noster.build, or they just have their own media service

536
00:23:36,600 --> 00:23:38,420
like Primal does.

537
00:23:38,420 --> 00:23:40,540
Well, this is a Freedom Tech podcast.

538
00:23:40,540 --> 00:23:43,600
So let's talk about the way that you can do it yourself.

539
00:23:43,600 --> 00:23:45,820
You can host your own content through an easy tool

540
00:23:45,820 --> 00:23:46,940
like WordPress.

541
00:23:46,940 --> 00:23:49,060
You can run a WordPress server on your own,

542
00:23:49,060 --> 00:23:51,020
or you can use one of the many services

543
00:23:51,020 --> 00:23:52,580
that will run it for you.

544
00:23:52,580 --> 00:23:54,100
You can install this plugin,

545
00:23:54,100 --> 00:23:57,100
which is Noster Media Uploads for WordPress.

546
00:23:57,100 --> 00:24:00,220
And then you have your own media server for Noster

547
00:24:00,220 --> 00:24:02,920
without having to depend on someone else.

548
00:24:02,920 --> 00:24:06,180
If you plan on being a big deal on the interwebs,

549
00:24:06,180 --> 00:24:08,860
you can even scale this WordPress server quite easily

550
00:24:08,860 --> 00:24:11,060
to handle large amounts of load.

551
00:24:11,060 --> 00:24:13,260
So this is a great way to really take control

552
00:24:13,260 --> 00:24:15,220
of more of your Noster experience

553
00:24:15,220 --> 00:24:17,320
and really your online communication.

554
00:24:17,320 --> 00:24:20,120
I believe this plugin lets you host media

555
00:24:20,120 --> 00:24:21,540
for other people as well.

556
00:24:21,540 --> 00:24:23,940
So if you wanted to, you can really host it

557
00:24:23,940 --> 00:24:26,380
for family, friends, community members,

558
00:24:26,380 --> 00:24:29,040
or you can even run it as a small business

559
00:24:29,040 --> 00:24:31,200
to try and generate some revenue.

560
00:24:31,200 --> 00:24:32,920
Changes in this version specifically,

561
00:24:32,920 --> 00:24:34,820
which is why we're talking about it,

562
00:24:34,820 --> 00:24:38,740
they added a setting for a default tag on uploads.

563
00:24:38,740 --> 00:24:42,820
It shows which user uploaded the file in the media page,

564
00:24:42,820 --> 00:24:45,260
and then they fixed an undefined index warning

565
00:24:45,260 --> 00:24:48,540
for media files that are not uploaded through the plugin.

566
00:24:48,540 --> 00:24:51,220
This is still in beta, so play around with it

567
00:24:51,220 --> 00:24:54,300
and provide feedback to Fabian on Noster.

568
00:24:54,300 --> 00:24:56,860
Let's continue on.

569
00:24:56,860 --> 00:24:57,940
We have a couple of clients

570
00:24:57,940 --> 00:25:00,220
that have been updated for Noster.

571
00:25:00,220 --> 00:25:04,440
Primal iOS 1.2 is now live on the App Store.

572
00:25:04,440 --> 00:25:07,540
From the note, it says, "We bring you a much nicer wallet,

573
00:25:07,540 --> 00:25:09,820
now with support for on-chain payments,

574
00:25:09,820 --> 00:25:12,720
along with several social media features and fixes.

575
00:25:12,720 --> 00:25:15,820
Primal has become equal parts social media client

576
00:25:15,820 --> 00:25:17,280
and Bitcoin wallet.

577
00:25:17,280 --> 00:25:20,140
We will continue to expand both feature sets

578
00:25:20,140 --> 00:25:22,300
in ways that integrate them naturally,

579
00:25:22,300 --> 00:25:24,620
offering you the best of both worlds.

580
00:25:24,620 --> 00:25:27,380
Primal can serve as both your daily spending wallet

581
00:25:27,380 --> 00:25:29,080
and your social media client.

582
00:25:29,080 --> 00:25:31,460
Let us know how you like it."

583
00:25:31,460 --> 00:25:32,940
This is really interesting

584
00:25:32,940 --> 00:25:34,820
because there are certain tech people

585
00:25:34,820 --> 00:25:37,100
that talk about becoming the everything app

586
00:25:37,100 --> 00:25:41,500
that does social media, payments, shopping,

587
00:25:41,500 --> 00:25:43,020
all that kind of stuff.

588
00:25:43,020 --> 00:25:44,780
Primal is doing that as well,

589
00:25:44,780 --> 00:25:47,720
but they are doing it with open protocols

590
00:25:47,720 --> 00:25:50,960
and open communication and freedom technology.

591
00:25:50,960 --> 00:25:53,420
Very cool.

592
00:25:53,420 --> 00:25:54,820
If you want the full list of updates,

593
00:25:54,820 --> 00:25:56,060
you can go check it out.

594
00:25:56,060 --> 00:26:00,940
Next, we have Coracle version 0.4.3.

595
00:26:00,940 --> 00:26:04,280
This is from Hoddlebod on Noster.

596
00:26:04,280 --> 00:26:07,960
The changes in this one, you can create invite links,

597
00:26:07,960 --> 00:26:11,400
set default follows, relays, and groups in those links,

598
00:26:11,400 --> 00:26:12,460
and then this should make it easier

599
00:26:12,460 --> 00:26:14,100
to onboard friends to Noster,

600
00:26:14,100 --> 00:26:17,060
especially if it's like a targeted community

601
00:26:17,060 --> 00:26:18,060
that would really benefit

602
00:26:18,060 --> 00:26:20,880
from having a specific setup for them.

603
00:26:20,880 --> 00:26:22,200
There's also support.

604
00:26:22,200 --> 00:26:26,620
You can support the developer by enabling zap splits.

605
00:26:26,620 --> 00:26:29,360
So when you zap within Coracle,

606
00:26:29,360 --> 00:26:32,180
you could have it also send a small amount directly

607
00:26:32,180 --> 00:26:36,060
to help finance Coracle development in the future.

608
00:26:36,060 --> 00:26:37,660
And then there are some UI improvements,

609
00:26:37,660 --> 00:26:40,320
including more visibility for Web of Trust.

610
00:26:40,320 --> 00:26:41,780
Again, we've talked about Web of Trust

611
00:26:41,780 --> 00:26:43,900
a few times on this episode today.

612
00:26:43,900 --> 00:26:46,420
This will help you identify real user accounts

613
00:26:46,420 --> 00:26:48,140
from spoofed ones.

614
00:26:48,140 --> 00:26:50,120
It's a common problem on social media

615
00:26:50,120 --> 00:26:52,700
where somebody will get a lot of followers

616
00:26:52,700 --> 00:26:54,320
and get a bit of fame,

617
00:26:54,320 --> 00:26:56,880
and then bots will create accounts

618
00:26:56,880 --> 00:26:59,720
or people trying to be nefarious will create accounts

619
00:26:59,720 --> 00:27:01,680
that look just like that famous person

620
00:27:01,680 --> 00:27:04,020
and try to impersonate them.

621
00:27:04,020 --> 00:27:07,160
So, and trick you into maybe signing up for their service

622
00:27:07,160 --> 00:27:09,420
or somehow getting money from you.

623
00:27:09,420 --> 00:27:13,700
So Web of Trust is one way to help combat that.

624
00:27:13,700 --> 00:27:15,180
Now on the hardware wallet front,

625
00:27:15,180 --> 00:27:20,180
we have cold card Q version 0.0.6 beta.

626
00:27:20,180 --> 00:27:21,340
And the release notes for this

627
00:27:21,340 --> 00:27:25,600
are BIP39 passphrase process completely streamlined.

628
00:27:25,600 --> 00:27:30,380
It has batch signing when there are two or more PSBTs

629
00:27:30,380 --> 00:27:31,780
on the storage card.

630
00:27:31,780 --> 00:27:34,420
This stands for partially signed Bitcoin transaction,

631
00:27:34,420 --> 00:27:36,840
which is an essential part of multi-sig wallets,

632
00:27:36,840 --> 00:27:39,900
and then bug fixes and other minor UI improvements.

633
00:27:39,900 --> 00:27:44,340
The service KYC-NOT got an update.

634
00:27:44,340 --> 00:27:49,300
This is from user KYC-NOT.me on Noster.

635
00:27:49,300 --> 00:27:51,280
And KYC-NOT is a website

636
00:27:51,280 --> 00:27:53,760
for finding places to exchange Bitcoin.

637
00:27:53,760 --> 00:27:56,120
It also has Monero on there,

638
00:27:56,120 --> 00:27:59,480
which I consider to be a freedom tool as well,

639
00:27:59,480 --> 00:28:02,300
although it does have its drawbacks as sound money

640
00:28:02,300 --> 00:28:03,800
when compared to Bitcoin.

641
00:28:03,800 --> 00:28:07,280
From the blog post, it says there are UI improvements,

642
00:28:07,280 --> 00:28:10,160
also a terms of service summarizer,

643
00:28:10,160 --> 00:28:11,520
which it goes on to say,

644
00:28:11,520 --> 00:28:15,160
"A significant upgrade is the terms of service summarizer

645
00:28:15,160 --> 00:28:20,160
or reviewer, now powered by AI, GPT-4-Turbo.

646
00:28:20,160 --> 00:28:23,760
It efficiently condenses each service's terms of service,

647
00:28:23,760 --> 00:28:25,900
extracting and presenting critical points,

648
00:28:25,900 --> 00:28:27,520
including any warnings.

649
00:28:27,520 --> 00:28:29,120
Summaries are updated monthly,

650
00:28:29,120 --> 00:28:33,560
processing over 40 TOS pages via the OpenAI API

651
00:28:33,560 --> 00:28:36,520
using a self-crafted and thoroughly tested prompt."

652
00:28:36,520 --> 00:28:39,960
And then it also has Noster comments.

653
00:28:39,960 --> 00:28:42,000
Says, "I've integrated a comment section

654
00:28:42,000 --> 00:28:43,960
for each service using Noster."

655
00:28:43,960 --> 00:28:46,120
And lastly, it's updated the database,

656
00:28:46,120 --> 00:28:49,040
scoring, listing pages, API, and much more.

657
00:28:49,040 --> 00:28:52,180
I really think the terms of service summarizer

658
00:28:52,180 --> 00:28:55,160
is pretty awesome, and they're trying to use

659
00:28:55,160 --> 00:28:59,920
a Freedom Tech version of an LLM to do that,

660
00:28:59,920 --> 00:29:02,320
but really helps break through all of that legal speak

661
00:29:02,320 --> 00:29:04,680
and let us normal users know

662
00:29:04,680 --> 00:29:06,600
really what we're signing up for.

663
00:29:06,600 --> 00:29:08,480
Now, I always caution people

664
00:29:08,480 --> 00:29:11,680
that they should really understand the privacy profile

665
00:29:11,680 --> 00:29:15,320
of the places where they are buying and selling Bitcoin.

666
00:29:15,320 --> 00:29:20,120
This site gives you lots of really valuable insight

667
00:29:20,120 --> 00:29:22,240
into making that informed decision.

668
00:29:22,240 --> 00:29:25,840
So check out kycnot.me,

669
00:29:25,840 --> 00:29:28,080
and check out the new features there.

670
00:29:28,080 --> 00:29:32,280
Our last project update today comes courtesy of FiatJaff,

671
00:29:32,280 --> 00:29:34,760
and it is called Follows,

672
00:29:34,760 --> 00:29:38,200
and the address is follows.noster.com.

673
00:29:38,200 --> 00:29:39,880
Follows is a place to recover

674
00:29:39,880 --> 00:29:42,040
any lost follow lists that you have.

675
00:29:42,040 --> 00:29:46,840
Over the course of your time using social media,

676
00:29:46,840 --> 00:29:48,680
you start to follow certain people,

677
00:29:48,680 --> 00:29:50,440
you unfollow some people,

678
00:29:50,440 --> 00:29:53,720
you really craft and curate your experience.

679
00:29:53,720 --> 00:29:54,920
Every once in a while,

680
00:29:54,920 --> 00:29:57,480
especially when you're dealing with new clients

681
00:29:57,480 --> 00:30:00,560
and new technology, you might lose the people

682
00:30:00,560 --> 00:30:01,640
that you're following somehow.

683
00:30:01,640 --> 00:30:03,320
There might be some kind of data loss.

684
00:30:03,320 --> 00:30:06,360
Well, this website shows you a list of Noster accounts

685
00:30:06,360 --> 00:30:08,880
that you stopped following recently.

686
00:30:08,880 --> 00:30:11,720
So you can potentially add them back.

687
00:30:11,720 --> 00:30:13,320
It gives you a chance to follow them again

688
00:30:13,320 --> 00:30:15,800
without having to manually just notice

689
00:30:15,800 --> 00:30:17,320
that that person disappeared,

690
00:30:17,320 --> 00:30:21,200
or having to track down all those people again.

691
00:30:21,200 --> 00:30:24,960
So if you feel like you had a problem

692
00:30:24,960 --> 00:30:26,280
with who you're following,

693
00:30:26,280 --> 00:30:27,920
or you really just want to see

694
00:30:27,920 --> 00:30:30,080
if you accidentally stopped following some people,

695
00:30:30,080 --> 00:30:33,360
go over to follows.noster.com,

696
00:30:33,360 --> 00:30:38,360
and you can log in with a Noster extension for your browser

697
00:30:38,360 --> 00:30:41,960
and see what it shows you.

698
00:30:41,960 --> 00:30:47,160
That is it for news and updates this week.

699
00:30:47,160 --> 00:30:49,080
This is Freedom Tech Wrap.

700
00:30:49,080 --> 00:30:50,880
If you find this weekly source useful,

701
00:30:50,880 --> 00:30:53,200
please share it with your people.

702
00:30:53,200 --> 00:30:55,400
You can also support us through Value for Value

703
00:30:55,400 --> 00:30:58,160
in your podcast app or on Noster.

704
00:30:58,160 --> 00:31:00,880
If you have any feedback, send it our way on Noster

705
00:31:00,880 --> 00:31:04,080
to marks@nosterplebs.com.

706
00:31:04,080 --> 00:31:06,480
To close it out, we have the song of the week

707
00:31:06,480 --> 00:31:08,920
where your stats directly support that artist.

708
00:31:08,920 --> 00:31:10,960
So stick around and boost.

709
00:31:10,960 --> 00:31:12,200
For the rest of you,

710
00:31:12,200 --> 00:31:14,240
thanks for listening to Freedom Tech Wrap,

711
00:31:14,240 --> 00:31:17,680
and remember to live independent.

712
00:31:17,680 --> 00:31:18,520
Later.

713
00:31:18,520 --> 00:31:20,920
(soft music)

714
00:31:20,920 --> 00:31:38,720
The song for this week is one

715
00:31:38,720 --> 00:31:40,880
I discovered a couple of days ago.

716
00:31:40,880 --> 00:31:43,200
To give you a little insight into my process,

717
00:31:43,200 --> 00:31:45,280
I'm always searching for great music.

718
00:31:45,280 --> 00:31:47,120
People will share things with me,

719
00:31:47,120 --> 00:31:49,720
or my kids will tell me about something,

720
00:31:49,720 --> 00:31:53,040
and I also just listen to a lot of new music playlists.

721
00:31:53,040 --> 00:31:54,640
Lately, one of my favorite spots

722
00:31:54,640 --> 00:31:57,160
is the radio feature on Wavelake.

723
00:31:57,160 --> 00:31:59,040
I'll be in the car wanting some music,

724
00:31:59,040 --> 00:32:02,160
and I will just launch the app and hit the radio button.

725
00:32:02,160 --> 00:32:04,200
When I hear a song that I like,

726
00:32:04,200 --> 00:32:06,920
I hit the heart button to save it to my library.

727
00:32:06,920 --> 00:32:10,120
And then when I'm at a spot where I can take a bit more time,

728
00:32:10,120 --> 00:32:12,400
I will zap that song.

729
00:32:12,400 --> 00:32:14,080
Now, the zap amount that I put in

730
00:32:14,080 --> 00:32:16,560
is usually more than the equivalent

731
00:32:16,560 --> 00:32:20,120
of what would be like one US dollar.

732
00:32:20,120 --> 00:32:24,960
So this process reminds me of buying a single MP3 track

733
00:32:24,960 --> 00:32:27,680
back in the day when we used to do such things.

734
00:32:27,680 --> 00:32:29,320
Except this time, most of the money

735
00:32:29,320 --> 00:32:30,960
that I'm spending on that single track

736
00:32:30,960 --> 00:32:34,360
goes directly to the artist, which is super cool.

737
00:32:34,360 --> 00:32:36,120
So with all that said,

738
00:32:36,120 --> 00:32:38,040
I discovered this song the other day,

739
00:32:38,040 --> 00:32:40,120
and the vibe just hit me.

740
00:32:40,120 --> 00:32:43,040
It hit me just right for how I was feeling at that moment.

741
00:32:43,040 --> 00:32:45,440
I like the style of the vocals.

742
00:32:45,440 --> 00:32:46,480
I like the guitar.

743
00:32:46,480 --> 00:32:48,120
I like the tambourine that comes in,

744
00:32:48,120 --> 00:32:49,960
adds a little spice to it.

745
00:32:49,960 --> 00:32:52,520
So from the hardest long beat,

746
00:32:52,520 --> 00:32:55,520
this is the Jack and Jill blues.

747
00:32:55,520 --> 00:32:57,400
♪ Well, I looked one way ♪

748
00:32:57,400 --> 00:32:59,400
♪ I got everyone to stay ♪

749
00:32:59,400 --> 00:33:01,360
♪ How I turn hot and cold ♪

750
00:33:01,360 --> 00:33:02,880
♪ Make a statement or two ♪

751
00:33:02,880 --> 00:33:05,320
♪ But how those eyes will roll ♪

752
00:33:05,320 --> 00:33:10,320
♪ Now come on, let's take a stroll ♪

753
00:33:10,320 --> 00:33:13,240
♪ Well, I was up all night ♪

754
00:33:13,240 --> 00:33:15,320
♪ I was looking for a buyout ♪

755
00:33:15,320 --> 00:33:17,000
♪ How I hammered on ♪

756
00:33:17,000 --> 00:33:19,000
♪ Missed the right and took a wrong ♪

757
00:33:19,000 --> 00:33:20,880
♪ Well, I just hit the floor ♪

758
00:33:20,880 --> 00:33:25,880
♪ Made a mess, I said no more ♪

759
00:33:25,880 --> 00:33:30,920
♪ You dress me, yes, now I'll dress you ♪

760
00:33:30,920 --> 00:33:32,880
♪ It's a mix, I'm f----- up ♪

761
00:33:32,880 --> 00:33:35,080
♪ Just tell me when to show ♪

762
00:33:35,080 --> 00:33:39,000
♪ I'll tell you the things you wanna feel ♪

763
00:33:39,000 --> 00:33:40,760
♪ We'll be Jack and Jill ♪

764
00:33:40,760 --> 00:33:44,360
♪ You find me knocked out, you'll just all be ill ♪

765
00:33:44,360 --> 00:33:49,360
♪ When I wake in the morning ♪

766
00:33:49,360 --> 00:33:56,400
♪ How I jumped up, run fast ♪

767
00:33:56,400 --> 00:33:58,560
♪ Quick blast, forget the past ♪

768
00:33:58,560 --> 00:34:02,120
♪ Hotel, motel, holiday king ♪

769
00:34:02,120 --> 00:34:03,600
♪ Stress, less bless ♪

770
00:34:03,600 --> 00:34:06,040
♪ Ain't it nice to have a rest ♪

771
00:34:06,040 --> 00:34:09,440
♪ Waiting for the whole family to sing ♪

772
00:34:09,440 --> 00:34:11,720
♪ Well, it's long haul, short haul ♪

773
00:34:11,720 --> 00:34:13,480
♪ Take me where they can't call ♪

774
00:34:13,480 --> 00:34:16,960
♪ Drink to our heroes or drink to anything ♪

775
00:34:16,960 --> 00:34:21,280
♪ Uptown, underground, all the rest is sent to me ♪

776
00:34:21,280 --> 00:34:24,880
♪ All that love when it comes in threes ♪

777
00:34:24,880 --> 00:34:28,840
♪ So you can dress me and I can dress you ♪

778
00:34:28,840 --> 00:34:32,800
♪ Simplistic, all blink and you may miss it ♪

779
00:34:32,800 --> 00:34:36,640
♪ You tell me the things I'd like to feel ♪

780
00:34:36,640 --> 00:34:40,240
♪ We'll be Jack and Jill, yes, running up that hill ♪

781
00:34:40,240 --> 00:34:45,240
♪ Just don't wake me when you leave in the morning ♪

782
00:34:45,240 --> 00:34:53,520
♪ Now the clock struck ten ♪

783
00:34:53,520 --> 00:34:55,360
♪ I had nowhere else to be ♪

784
00:34:55,360 --> 00:34:57,720
♪ And it's lose pride inside ♪

785
00:34:57,720 --> 00:34:59,520
♪ Take a walk or do I ride ♪

786
00:34:59,520 --> 00:35:01,560
♪ A week in the same drill ♪

787
00:35:01,560 --> 00:35:03,320
♪ Take the morning off the bill ♪

788
00:35:03,320 --> 00:35:05,960
♪ And a week I loved, I'll kick back ♪

789
00:35:05,960 --> 00:35:07,000
♪ And let it shine ♪

790
00:35:07,000 --> 00:35:09,120
♪ It's five, six, seven, eight ♪

791
00:35:09,120 --> 00:35:11,280
♪ Open up your bloody cases ♪

792
00:35:11,280 --> 00:35:12,920
♪ Nine, eight, seven, six ♪

793
00:35:12,920 --> 00:35:14,640
♪ Keep me posted with your tricks ♪

794
00:35:14,640 --> 00:35:16,640
♪ And don't trust no one ♪

795
00:35:16,640 --> 00:35:18,400
♪ And never to the bruise ♪

796
00:35:18,400 --> 00:35:20,120
♪ Just give up my taste ♪

797
00:35:20,120 --> 00:35:22,320
♪ Of the Jack and Jill blues ♪

798
00:35:22,320 --> 00:35:26,160
♪ I won't dress you, so don't dress me ♪

799
00:35:26,160 --> 00:35:28,200
♪ I'll wander off the road ♪

800
00:35:28,200 --> 00:35:30,280
♪ Ever after happily ♪

801
00:35:30,280 --> 00:35:34,000
♪ Place me on a rock, a metal tin box ♪

802
00:35:34,000 --> 00:35:36,480
♪ Ship me to an island where they leave you ♪

803
00:35:36,480 --> 00:35:39,440
♪ Just to be young, 'cause I won't be here ♪

804
00:35:39,440 --> 00:35:41,240
♪ Oh no ♪

805
00:35:41,240 --> 00:35:44,000
♪ Keep the money ♪

806
00:35:44,000 --> 00:35:46,920
(guitar strumming)

807
00:35:50,760 --> 00:35:53,080
[Music]