Leon LaGrey just dropped a new Leon LaGrey Podcast episode: "AI is a fad, not a trend. Can the AI burst any sooner?!” He's back with a proper rant on Microsoft, Open AI, what the hype cycle is doing to consumers and gamers, and why switching to Linux is looking better by the day. Give it a listen and tell me: are we in an AI bubble, or is this just the start? https://beitmenotyou.online/ai-is-a-fad-not-a-trend-can-the-ai-burst-any-sooner/ Follow Leon: @leonlagreyentry.blog (Bluesky) and @leonlagrey@mastodon.social (Mastodon) #Podcast #AI #Linux #Tech #SelfHosting #DigitalSovereignty
🎙️ New Autonomous Airwaves episode: Tailscale Explained: Secure Mesh Networking, WireGuard, and the Future of VPNs. We dig into what a mesh VPN actually is, why Tailscale has become so popular, and the bit most people skip: the trade-offs between convenience and control. In this episode, I break down: • control plane vs data plane (in plain English) • peer-to-peer encrypted traffic, without messy port forwarding • MagicDNS, Exit Nodes, and Tailnet Lock in real-world homelab use • Tailscale vs Headscale and ZeroTier, plus the vendor lock-in and privacy questions Listen here: https://beitmenotyou.online/tailscale-explained-secure-mesh-networking-wireguard-and-the-future-of-vpns/ What are you using right now for remote access: classic VPN, WireGuard configs, Tailscale, ZeroTier, something else? #AutonomousAirwaves #Tailscale #WireGuard #MeshVPN #VPN #SelfHosting #Homelab #RaspberryPi #Linux #DigitalSovereignty #Privacy
New link in bio 🔗 If you’ve ever wondered where I actually “live” online (without relying on one big platform), this is the map.
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Be It Me Not You
Be It Me Not You documents real systems as they break, change, and stabilise, so others can learn without pretending the process is clean.
 Everything in one place: site, socials, projects, and the stuff I’m building around digital sovereignty. What platform did you find me on first? image #LinkInBio #BeItMeNotYou #DigitalSovereignty #SelfHosting #Privacy #Decentralisation #Fediverse #Nostr #IndieWeb
Welcome Leon La Grey (aka Luke Lahens) to Be It Me Not You 👋 He’s joining the crew with sharp, grounded takes on Linux, PC gaming, and breaking free from the default corporate stack. If you’ve been curious about switching, or you’re already living that Pop!_OS / Mint life, you’ll feel right at home. Read Leon’s work here: https://beitmenotyou.online/author/luke/ Follow his socials and links hub here:
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Leon LaGrey
Name’s Leon, I write on Paragraph via The Grey Quarters & Circuitry Hub Insights, both blogs I manage. Outside of writing, I record my podcast, f...
 What do you want him to tackle next: Steam Deck tips, self hosting basics, or Linux gaming troubleshooting? #BeItMeNotYou #Linux #OpenSource #SelfHosting #DigitalSovereignty #LinuxGaming #PCGaming #Privacy
Welcome Leon La Grey (aka Luke Lahens) to Be It Me Not You 👋 He’s joining the crew with sharp, grounded takes on Linux, PC gaming, and breaking free from the default corporate stack. If you’ve been curious about switching, or you’re already living that Pop!_OS / Mint life, you’ll feel right at home. Read Leon’s work here: https://beitmenotyou.online/author/luke/ Follow his socials and links hub here:
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Leon LaGrey
Name’s Leon, I write on Paragraph via The Grey Quarters & Circuitry Hub Insights, both blogs I manage. Outside of writing, I record my podcast, f...
Just dropped my first weekly newsletter: The Sovereignty Signal (Week 1). It’s a quick, grounded roundup on privacy, decentralisation, speech, and the quiet drift toward permissioned digital life. This week: under 16s social media ban talk, protest rights squeezed, the UK encryption pressure, EU “chat control”, Firefox anti fingerprinting, the EU digital identity wallet, US crypto rule fights, Ethereum’s 2026 roadmap, and why decentralised social still matters. Read it here: https://beitmenotyou.online/the-sovereignty-signal-week-1-2/ What’s one tool you want to move off big platforms this year? #SovereigntySignal #DigitalFreedom #Privacy #Decentralisation #SelfSovereignty #SelfHosting #Linux #Web3
New and improved https://beitmenotyou.online is live. It’s my calmer home for privacy, self-hosting, Linux and Web3, with podcasts, videos, and blog posts in one place. If you want the “what’s happening right now” side of it, check the topic pages and the Recommendations section for my go-to news feeds (TLDR News Global, EU, podcasts, plus Raspberry Pi updates). Latest drops include “Multisig: Secure Your Future” and a Debian 13 (Trixie) deep dive. What should I cover next: a Raspberry Pi starter stack, a privacy starter pack, or a Bitcoin self-custody checklist? #DigitalSovereignty #SelfHosting #Linux #Web3 #Privacy #SelfCustody #Decentralisation #EndToEndEncryption #RaspberryPi #TLDRNews
New video is live: Multisig 101. If you’ve ever worried about one lost key wrecking your stack, this is for you. I walk through what multisig is, why “2 of 3” is a sweet spot for a lot of people, and the real gotchas before you dive in. Watch: What would you use multisig for, family backup, business funds, or something else? #Bitcoin #Multisig #SelfCustody #Privacy #Security #Decentralisation
Sorry for going a bit quiet lately. I’ve been properly buried in building a brand new theme for my website, plus a bunch of behind the scenes improvements to make it faster, cleaner, and easier to use: https://beitmenotyou.online I appreciate you sticking around while I’ve been in the creative cave. I’ll be sharing the results soon, and I cannot wait to show you what’s coming. What’s one thing you wish more websites did better, speed, readability, navigation, or something else? #SelfHosting #IndieWeb #DigitalSovereignty #OpenSource #WebDesign #Privacy #Decentralisation #BeItMeNotYou
UK "scans every message before you can send it" is the claim in this Techlore video, and it's a good prompt to look at what the Online Safety Act actually enables. There's a big difference between platforms being forced into heavier moderation and risk controls, and a blanket "your DMs are being read". The real flashpoint is the Act's "Technology Notice" powers, because that's where pressure for proactive scanning can creep in, and where the encryption fight kicks off. Watch: Where do you draw the line between safety and surveillance? #UK #OnlineSafetyAct #Privacy #Encryption #DigitalRights #SelfSovereignty #EndToEndEncryption #ClientSideScanning