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 Excited to have set-up a "working ranch" visit with my family to a beef producer about 2 hours fr... 
 People in Utah (and expanding) are creating an app for connecting people directly to ranchers and farmers.

It's called the "Crofter" app and can be found at this website.

SaveTheRanchers.com 
 Still afraid to stick my hand down the garbage disposal just in case a ghost is around looking fo... 
 These things reach into skinny pipes as well, like grabbing things out of sink drains. They come in handy a lot. 
 Here’s where I’m at. 

There’s not a doubt in my mind that god is real. 

Still not really ... 
 Organized religion is nothing more than people getting together to praise the Lord, study scripture, and help each other grow spiritually. 
 Chinese know the "criticize the old world" technique well. They've been doing it over 60 years.

Marxism is built around critical theories, which means to criticize. Critical theories do NOT mean one uses critical thinking.

The cultural Marxist takeover of China was accomplished by "Unity, Criticize, Unity"

They brought everyone together in unity, and then criticized the old system, and then came to a new "unity" based on whatever whims the Marxist leaders decided people were to unite under.

The Chinese called it "speaking bitterness". Speaking bitterness about the Chinese "four olds", which were old ideas, old customs, old habits, and old culture.

This is what DEI in America is designed to do... cultural Marxism tweaked for American culture. DEI, SEL, Emotional Resilience, etc... 
 This is creepy as f!#k. This will never be normal...  I don't care what the Queer Marxism Cult says.

The Queer Cult clergy want to queer everything by abolishing everything considered normal, and redistributing "normal" status to everything degenerate, evil and disgusting.

Queer Theory (LGBT) = Queer Marxism

Deep down it's not about gays, lesbians or transvestites. Those categories are just the beginning. 
 It's all coming together. Keep building.  
 Yes it is! 
 Except there are 8 eights ...

Shouldn't there be 7? 
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### Murena Fairphone 5

Last August (2023) Murena announced their DeGoogled version of the [Fairphone 5](https://murena.com/murena-fairphone-5-is-now-available-for-pre-order-at-murena-com/), which is available for pre-order in select countries.

The Murena Fairphone is a Degoogled phone running [/e/OS](https://e.foundation/e-os/) out of the box, and comes with a [Murena/eCloud](https://t.me/LinuxTechIndex/205) account to keep you free from Big Tech's online ecosystem and privacy invasions

Fairphones are designed to be easily repairable and focuses on all sorts of blah, blah feel good sustainability and fairness.

The [Murena Fairphone 5](https://murena.com/shop/smartphones/brand-new/murena-fairphone-5-fr/) is NOT currently available in the USA, but they did release their [Fairphone 4 to the USA](https://murena.com/murena-fairphone-4-is-now-available-in-the-usa/) about a month ago after running a [trial campaign in the USA](https://t.me/LinuxTechIndex/580). You can see all of [Murena's products available in the USA at](https://murena.com/america)

Here is [Fairphone's 👉🏻 video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LINxz4GwaOQ) that dives into the Fairphone 5 and what it is all about.

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#Fairphone5 
#Murena #DeGoogledPhones #FreeYourTech #PrivacyPhones 
 Grrr....  this is a problem.

You need tripod with at least 15x zoom lense ... with the moon just on the horizon... which magnifies it even more.

Then you get a decent picture, but the earth is turning, so it will probably have a little motion blur. 

The whole situation makes multi-picture HDR photos of the moon (and stars and solar eclipses) near impossible. 
 I just got a call from my bank. Asking me, if I wanted to sit down with them to discuss my financ... 
 Goldback cash baby, cash... 

Don't need network verification and these is no transaction fee. 
 Meh ... iPhone is a closed device. 
 The whole Apple controlled ecosystem is the problem. 
 use torrents more. 
share things as torrents more.

“but Id have to learn instead of sit here l... 
 This series of posts shows you how to easily set up QBittorrent

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 That's about as cheap as you're going to get.

I've got a few mode Linux Tablets lists under "T" in my profile Index. 

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 I'm more of a in real life instead of video games kinda person.

Live motorized power toys, such as 4-wheelers, jet skis (stand-up type), side-by-sides, etc. 
 #asknostr

Trying to upgrade wife to a new #Pixel 9 Pro through #Verizon. They say it unlocks aft... 
 Verizon tends to lock bootloaders.. 

So it may become carrier unlocked, meaning you can use it with other cell providers, but you might not be able to install your own OS. 
 You could buy a used one already unlocked from Swappa.com 
 You know you have a toddler when you always have refried beans, tortillas, and Mexican cheese on ... 
 Queso Menonito? 
 Hurricanes and the Chinese... 
 #asknostr

best Google Maps replacements? 
 1. Use "GMaps WV" to look up address

2. Share the location to "OsmAnd" or MagicEarth or OrganicMaps. OsmAnd has more features, such as tile overlays.

3. You can overlay Google real time traffic tiles in OsmAnd for traffic conditions.

This way you can navigate as good as using the GMaps app without being tracked and data mined. 
 I follow 871 people and my timeline is almost never boring. 

At times I get to the end, but it... 
 This is the way.  I keep busy with just 250... 
 We still don't care... 
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### Libiquity Computers

[Libiquity](https://libiquity.com/) is a company located in the rural mountains of Pennsylvania that offers Linux computers that try to adhere to the FSF (Freedom Software Foundation) standards, which run only FOSS software, and FOSS firmware and hardware drivers on their computers.

Although Libiquity is currently on holiday due to a family emregency, we are adding them to our list of merchants offering Linux computers because they will likely be operating again in the future.

Their [Taurinus X200](https://shop.libiquity.com/product/taurinus-x200) laptop comes with Trisquel Linux, which is one of  the few officially FSF approved GNU Operating Systems, and boots using Libreboot.

If you are curious about other Free Software Foundation (FSF) approved Linux distros, you can see their list [here](https://www.gnu.org/distros/free-distros.html).

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#Libiquity #LinuxComputers #Linux #FOSS #FreeYourTech 
 JUST IN: BlackRock says #Bitcoin could hedge against "global disorder" and the fall of trust in g... 
 Of course. They are party of the globalist insiders that want to switch the entire world to programmable spy digital currency. 
 9/11 has become my favorite day to be on nostr for. So many people here get it. I felt very alone... 
 Gab Social and many Telegram groups carry the info as well. 
 Using markdown formatting in notes? Compelling or annoying? #asknostr 
 It's a must.

My profile and the "Index" to my channel only work in Amethyst (and Garnet) because those ate the only clients that render markdown AND edits. 
 Since learning that the government recommendations for diet are exactly opposite of what is healt... 
 And there is also myopractics ...

I've been tools that Mojeek.com is the best search engine for getting alternative results for this type of stuff. 
 I was in engineering school. Heard something on the radio on the way to class. Once I got to school, we were all so focussed on our demanding school work that nobody brought it up all day. 
 I thought they discussed bittorrent and settled on "Blossom" relays.

Bittorrent is OK, but you have to hope for good connections, and wait seconds to minutes before enough data buffers to start playing videos. 
 Democracy robs freedom of choice from minorities.

Unalienable rights guarantee the rights of minorities and individuals.

Unalienable rights are rights that cannot be taken away, not even by a 100% majority rule vote.

Unalienable rights cannot be legislated away, they cannot be ruled away by any court, and government intstitutions cannot add qualifiers to them, or dilute them

America is not a democracy. America is a Constitutional Republic, based on unalienable rights. The Constitution does not grant these rights, it explicitly tells the government that it cannot and shall not infringe on these rights. 
 News media reports the left image ...

That poor kid is soooo oppressed. 
 It's actually Crony Socialism, not Crony Capitalism.

Capitalism doesn't bail out companies and give lucrative goverment contracts to their friends in private companies. That's what socialism does.

Let's start calling it what it actually is ... Crony Socialism 
 The mainstream news is doing such a heroic job of preparing the territory for the audience before... 
 Do people still watch the mainstream "views"? 
 It's all coming from cultural Marxism, aka Identity Politics.

Listen to James Lindsay's "New Discourses" podcast. He's digging modern Marcism deep, 
existing and decoding it all.

Three podcast is on Rumble, Youtube and Odysee, plus he runs NewDiscourses.com 
 Harris is 100% a Marxist.

The Marxists have the top-down, bottom-up, inside-out gameplay. The UN is pushing it (Marxist agenda) everywhere... The UN 17 sustainability goals in Marxist think means a society that sustains communism.

In Klaus's "Great Reset" he tells us what top-down, bottom-up, inside-out is.

Top down is through government and and large institutions.  DEI.. emotional resiliencs..

Bottom-up is through education, with fungus on indoctrination of children. It's even hitting red staffed hard.SEL, CSE, DEI...

Inside-Out is through religion. The UN is working hard with world religions to get congregations on board with the UN's communist sustainability goals. 
 And Marxists are racists. They're anti-white racists. Marxist critcal race theory. Marxist decolonization theory. It's all racism in the name of attempting to generate revolutionary energy to bring the inner circle of Marxists to power. 
 Apologies to all Primal users who experienced slowness over the past few days. We identified some... 
 Jack? Who's Jack? 
 Web client maxed out a core... Linux Mint 22, Librewolf 
 Have we reached the point where optimism is a revolutionary act?

#grownostr #hope 
 In a world being overrun by the critical theories of Marxism (as in criticize everything) optimism is indeed an act of revolution. 
 OUR GRANDFATHERS FLEW PRIMITIVE PLANES INTO WAR BUT YOU DO NOT HAVE THE BALLS TO DELETE YOUR X AC... 
 Uh..  um... uh .. something fool ..  uh ... um. .. fool something .. uh ... um ... uh

 – Barrack Obama 
 I miss taking walks by the river around my way. Now it is tent city all down the trail. Garbage e... 
 Leftism at it's best... 
 Maybe it's just me, but Nostr seems kinda dead these last few days.

The bots seem to be crowding... 
 Bots? My feed is follows..  no bots allowed. 
 And ....

- DeGoogled or Linux phones

- Linux computer

- Nextcloud online ecosystem (self hosted)

- Privacy web browser (LibreWolf, Mull, etc.)

- Privacy search engines (Mojeek.com, Brave Searcg, etc.)

This will greatly cut down on data collected on you. 
 Weak men create fiat money

Fiat money creates bad times

Bad times create strong men

Strong men... 
 ... Good times create wealthy men

Wealthy men buy up hard money

Wealthy men put hard mooney into reserves

Wealthy men create fiat money backed by hard money rederved

Wealthy mean remove hard money backing from fiat money

Wealthy men print fiat money at will to become wealthier 
 Now I HAVE to buy a ham radio 
 Blovk ... report 
 Ah ... my bad. Thought you were agreeing with forcing patents to raise kids according to the tyrants' demands. 
 China has no individual freedom.  A person in extreme poverty with individual freedoms and individual free agency is richer than a person in extreme wealth. 
 A lot if people on Nostr don't do proprietary apps, so they don't use Google Play or Apple Store.

We use F-Droid, Obtainium, anr Zap.Store, as well as manually sideloading apps that aren't available via those methods. 
 https://m.primal.net/ILcw.png 

## How to Configure and Use qBittorrent

#OpenSourceFreedomSoftware

You can get many things through Bittorrents. It is one of the best ways to download Linux distros, but only if you use the official bittorrent from the distro's website.

Downloading a distro via Bittorrent might make it look like you are grabbing movies or music, so here's how you set up qBittorrent to help keep yourself off of your ISP's radar.

Click each step to go to a more detailed tutorial for that step.

1. Enable Search

https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsyhrgjuquxccnjx9qvvt8fv8ksvpdczns50as2r7vg5hvqhrrj99spzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgq3qfkluklzamwpyn7w8awxzrcqe7z8mldlvthk4gz9kz3vsh6udz62sxpqqqqqqz92zwjh (Watch the video )

2.  Require Encryption

https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsrg4pa7ghv0n2xlazrs57655j6qchrp92pjms8e7qn0l25h89cj7spz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhsygzdhl9hchwmsfyln3lt3ss7qx0s37lm0mzaa42q3ds5ty97hrgkj5psgqqqqqqs290w70

3. Use a USA IP Blocklist

https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsxaytqcas69htug0lc6vskepyj4xsarczcy4hygsecv6a3l2dtlzgprpmhxue69uhkummnw3ezuumfv3hxcctzwvhxump0qgsym07t03wahqjfl8r7hrppuqvlpralklk9mm25pzmpgkgtawx3d9grqsqqqqqp86fl50

4. Limit Number of Connections

https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqswlxx3uxqz6ufkgg8km8t9p47ry98j0sez0zq2s4t9rfugtsz6lwqprpmhxue69uhkummnw3ezuumfv3hxcctzwvhxump0qgsym07t03wahqjfl8r7hrppuqvlpralklk9mm25pzmpgkgtawx3d9grqsqqqqqplqmzml

5. Limit Connection Speed

https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsdc60em6jg9n9yxxlr40uxagchl602rvvp30u9hlehks8gghdrg8qprpmhxue69uhkummnw3ezuumfv3hxcctzwvhxump0qgsym07t03wahqjfl8r7hrppuqvlpralklk9mm25pzmpgkgtawx3d9grqsqqqqqp06mju8

6. Use a Different Port at Each Startup

https://primal.net/e/cnevent1qqstpa2zjdsh22pfn5f3vu8q8mxluuqpxdkgkk3l3328uhuylnsr0dcpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhsygzdhl9hchwmsfyln3lt3ss7qx0s37lm0mzaa42q3ds5ty97hrgkj5psgqqqqqqss28t7d

7. Use a VPN with your system There are so many options on VPNs, so we're not going to attempt to tackle this

Most tutorials recommend you use a VPN, but you can try these settings, and if your ISP leaves you alone, no need to pay for a VPN.  If you get the letter, you can then get a VPN.

Note:  You can do the exact same things in Transmission (https://transmissionbt.com/), except search.

[⚡️ Follow](http://primal.net/p/npub1fkluklzamwpyn7w8awxzrcqe7z8mldlvthk4gz9kz3vsh6udz62s9qj48l)

#QBittorrent #Bittorrent #VideoDownloader #FreedomTech #OpenSourceEverything 
 yes..  I'm was/am still trying to figure out the best way to link things.  I'll change them to nostr:nevent instead of https://primal.net

Once I change them, only Amethyst shows the edits.  
 Are the links working now? 
 Yes indeed... Trying to go back from a link, in the latest version of Amethyst, just reloads the current page. That is a new bug.

The back button works in older versions.