Just posted to my private family group chat! I've been quite mostly, until today.... What do you think? Am I off the mark? Post your reply so we all can understand! "About 40 days ago Bitcoin (BTC) was at $76,000, today it hit $107,000.... In 40 days. Make sure you make time to #StudyBitcoin..... Anywhere in the world, young or old, rich or poor, #StudyBitcoin. Even if you don't care to learn what Bitcoin is or what problems Bitcoin solves, help your kids! Learn enough to give them their allowance and/or for chores. Or teach them entrepreneurship, sell lemonade or cinnamon rolls and have them accept Bitcoin for payment. ...have you checked the US Dollar rating lately? ... Take your current savings in USD...0.02%???......, maybe you work for the state! "2% a year? COLA? Cost of Living Adjustment!? ...you doing the math like them? That means what ever you have saved today, in 35 years....it will be worth 0 ZERO! INFLATION The other hidden tax. Zero as in because the FAKE 'fed' has to keep printing money, that you had to work hard for... Now what you tried to "save" is gone now. 😁 " #StudyBitcoin #StudyAustrianEconomics #
"Microsoft’s recent decision to block access to the email account of International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan is raising urgent questions in the Netherlands about the country’s deep reliance on American technology companies"...... Sounds like more countries are realizing you shouldn't put all your tech and data behind closed/gated-walls. #learnOPENtech #LOT #FreedomTech #Linux #LibreOffice https://nltimes.nl/2025/05/20/microsofts-icc-email-block-triggers- dutch-concerns-dependence-us-tech
GM #nostr land! Guitar Hero? naa more like Tux Hero! "We will use Tuxguitar to render the audio of a Guitar Pro score [5]. Guitar Pro scores are files with a complete band score transcribed (guitars, bass, drums, synths and more)." #Linux #learnOPENtech #LOT #OpenSource
Fedora Magazine
Render a Guitar Pro Score in Real Time - Fedora Magazine
Guide to setting up and using Tuxguitar for rendering a score in real time using Fluidsynth or MIDI
Years ago....Google: "Don't be Evil" Today.... Google: "F$@k You!" We use Nextcloud for our business logistics! We love it! Everyone should ditch the proprietary apps! Free your data, free your customers, free yourself! #learnOPENtech #LOT #FreedomTech
Nextcloud cries foul over Google Play Store app rejection
Exclusive: Claims policy change is really just a way to squeeze out competition
"Google has agreed to pay the U.S. state of Texas nearly $1.4 billion to settle two lawsuits that accused the company of tracking users' personal location and maintaining their facial recognition data without consent."
The Hacker News
Google Pays $1.375 Billion to Texas Over Unauthorized Tracking and Biometric Data Collection
Google fined $1.375B by Texas for secretly tracking location and biometric data without user consent.
GM #nostr land Foreign governments are tired of Micro$oft spying on them, so more are switching to Linux and Open Source Software. "Open formats and open interfaces are an important building block for the necessary transformation process of public administration in Germany on the path to greater digital sovereignty and innovation. The IT Planning Council is committed to ensuring that open formats such as the Open Document Format (ODF) are increasingly used in public administration and become the standard for document exchange by 2027. It is commissioning the Standardization Board to implement this." #OpenSource #FreedomTech #learnOPENtech #LOT
TDF Community Blog
Germany committing to ODF and open document standards - TDF Community Blog
Digital sovereignty is of vital importance for data freedom. If governments and organisations use proprietary or pseudo-standard formats, they limi...
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HuffPost
Why You Can (And Should) Opt Out Of TSA Facial Recognition Right Now
Do you really want to be submitting a face scan to the current U.S. government?
When something is to hot to handle, handle it differently. #OpenSource #OpenSourceRobotics #learnOPENtech #LOT
Arduino Blog
An affordable open-source robotic prosthetic arm  | Arduino Blog
For those missing limbs, a robotic prosthesis represents a real and useful way to regain capability. But such prostheses are traditionally very exp...
New faces on the Bitcoin Walk hosted by San Antonio Bitcoin Club. Some got there after we fnished so the rest went back out walking with them. Also saw a coral snake passing by a morel mushroom! #SABC #ProofOfWalk #BitcoinWalk @Brian image
GOT your own MILK? #RawMilk
Tenth Amendment Center
Signed as Law: Arkansas Expands Raw Milk Sales in the State | Tenth Amendment Center
Under the prior Arkansas law, "incidental sales" (less than 500 gallons per month) of raw milk were allowed on the farm where it was produced. Sena...