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Freedom Tech Weekend

One freedom tech tool to play with this weekend. Streams weekly on Friday at 15:30 UTC, 10:30 Central (Bitcoin Park Time) on X, YouTube, Zap.stream, and maybe other places. Follow me\ X: @marks_ftw\ Nostr: marks@primal.net\ YouTube: @marks_ftw

  1. The Most Private Browser Yet? Live Testing Kagi's Orion Browser App - FTK 4

    20H AGO

    The Most Private Browser Yet? Live Testing Kagi's Orion Browser App - FTK 4

    Welcome to Freedom Tech Weekend! In this live session we put Kagi’s new Orion Browser through its paces and ask a simple question: can you finally ditch Chrome, Firefox or Brave without sacrificing speed? You’ll hear: Real-time install & first-launch on macOS A deep dive into Orion’s zero-telemetry promise and the independent Size-of-Cat privacy audit Side-by-side comparison with Firefox, Brave and Safari privacy matrices Live network-traffic sniffing that instantly flagged a tracker on my own site (😅) How Orion’s built-in content blocker, WebKit engine and iCloud-synced keychain work together Why paying for software like Kagi Search flips the incentives in your favor Stick around to the end for a sneak preview of next week’s Bitwarden + Vaultwarden password-manager showdown and a quick demo of Maple AI — our fully encrypted AI chat that keeps client data off Big Tech servers. Try it free at https://trymaple.ai. Freedom Tech Weekend is all about helping you migrate off proprietary, data-hungry services and onto sovereign, open-source tools you control. Hit Subscribe and ring that bell so you never miss a privacy upgrade! 📡 Follow Me X/Twitter: @marks_ftw Nostr: marks@primal.net Get confidential AI for free: https://trymaple.ai

  2. Ditch QuickBooks: Take Back Control with Firefly III - FTK 3

    APR 18

    Ditch QuickBooks: Take Back Control with Firefly III - FTK 3

    Welcome to Freedom Tech Weekend — your weekly dose of open-source tech you can run yourself. In this episode, we explore Firefly III, a powerful, privacy-first alternative to tools like QuickBooks and YNAB. This open-source, self-hosted personal finance app gives you full control over your financial data with no monthly fees and no data harvesting. We walk through setup, features like transaction importing, budgeting, piggy banks (goal tracking), API usage, and how Firefly III stacks up against proprietary platforms like Intuit's QuickBooks. If you’re tired of subscription bloat and privacy invasions, Firefly III might be the finance tool for you. 🔗 Firefly III: https://firefly-iii.org We also demo Maple AI, a confidential AI assistant that helps answer questions privately with zero data logging. 🔗 Try it free at https://trymaple.ai 📡 Follow\ X/Twitter: @marks_ftw\ Nostr: marks@primal.net\ Watch episodes on the Freedom Tech Weekend playlist Let’s migrate off closed systems — one tool at a time.

  3. APR 11

    Learn to control all your AI using MCP in Goose - FTK 2

    In this episode of Freedom Tech Weekend, we explore Goose, a powerful tool that uses Model Context Protocol (MCP) to coordinate with various AI tools and agents. Goose is an on-machine AI agent that automates engineering tasks, allowing you to integrate different tools and services to streamline your workflow. We dive into the basics of Goose, its features, and its potential applications. We also discuss MCP, a protocol that enables AI agents to communicate with each other and with various tools, and how it can be used to create a more seamless and automated workflow. During the stream, we attempt to use Goose to automate tasks such as transcription and blog post generation, and discuss the potential benefits and limitations of using such tools. Whether you're a developer, a tech enthusiast, or simply interested in learning more about AI and automation, this stream is for you. Join us as we explore the possibilities of Goose and MCP, and learn how to use these tools to enhance your productivity and workflow. This is a show that streams every Friday at 15:30 UTC or 10:30 Central (Bitcoin Park Time). To chat about upcoming episodes and suggest tool ideas you want to see discussed: Follow me on X: @marks_ftw Follow me on Nostr: marks@primal.net Follow me on YouTube: @marks_ftw Episodes are unofficially sponsored by the company I co-founded called OpenSecret. We make a sweet, freedom tech AI chat app called Maple AI. Check out Maple AI - private, end-to-end encrypted AI Chat at https://trymaple.ai

  4. Create your own VPN with Tailscale - FTK 1

    APR 4

    Create your own VPN with Tailscale - FTK 1

    Welcome to the first episode of Freedom Tech Weekend. This is a show that streams every Friday at 15:30 UTC or 10:30 Central (Bitcoin Park Time). In this episode we discuss Tailscale, the personal VPN app that lets you connect together your own devices to create a secure tunnel from anywhere in the world. Moving forward, the show will be interactive with the community for people who are there live as well as those who interact on social media in the days leading up to the stream. To chat about upcoming episodes and suggest tool ideas you want to see discussed: Follow me on X: @marks_ftw Follow me on Nostr: marks@primal.net Follow me on YouTube: @marks_ftw Episodes are unofficially sponsored by the company I co-founded called OpenSecret. We make a sweet, freedom tech AI chat app called Maple AI. Check out Maple AI - private, end-to-end encrypted AI Chat at https://trymaple.ai

  5. FTW 19 - Texas Tech, College Football, Tor, Roman Sterlingov, PlebLab Top Builder

    11/22/2024

    FTW 19 - Texas Tech, College Football, Tor, Roman Sterlingov, PlebLab Top Builder

    News Encryption for College Football in the United States https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/sports/college/red-raiders/2024/10/31/texas-tech-football-big-12-review-finds-helmet-communications-not-compromised/75094982007/ Tor Network - IP Spoofing Fixed https://blog.torproject.org/defending-tor-mitigating-IP-spoofing/ Bitcoin Fog User Roman Sterlingov Gets 12.5 Years for Allegedly Running It Based on 'Junk Science' https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitcoin-fog-user-roman-sterlingov-gets-12-5-years-for-allegedly-running-it-based-on-junk-science/ PlebLab: Top Builder, Season 2 https://x.com/PlebLab/status/1858903064788226368 Data Breach Chinese hackers exploit Fortinet VPN zero-day to steal credentials https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/chinese-hackers-exploit-fortinet-vpn-zero-day-to-steal-credentials/ Project Updates Mullvad Browser 14.0 https://mullvad.net/en/blog/mullvad-browser-140-released OpenHAB 4.3.0 Milestone 4 update https://x.com/openHAB/status/1856056964293214342 Jellyfin 10.10.0 https://x.com/jellyfin/status/1857903787064913925 Vaultwarden 1.32.5 https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden/releases/tag/1.32.5 umbrelOS 1.3 https://x.com/umbrel/status/1858524451488604627 FreeCAD 1.0. Open-source 3D Parametrics Modeler https://x.com/FreeCADNews/status/1858904682896203776

    20 min
  6. FTW 18 - DNA Privacy, Freedom House, Start9, Haven, Lightspark, Alby, Obsidian

    11/01/2024

    FTW 18 - DNA Privacy, Freedom House, Start9, Haven, Lightspark, Alby, Obsidian

    News Freedom of Speech Freedom House published 14th edition of the report called Freedom on the Net 2024 https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-net/2024/struggle-trust-online Start9 - Moving support off Telegram and onto Matrix https://primal.net/e/note130quwdwrm932usz2g47a6ajd3lks98l2ccg0ykz3cpjr6llnhewqhltmn8 Lightspark https://x.com/lightspark/status/1849852892955672867 Update on the Michael Saylor story from last week Data Breach As 23andMe Slides Into Bankruptcy, Your DNA Hangs in the Balance https://finance.yahoo.com/news/23andme-slides-bankruptcy-dna-hangs-140655926.html Project Updates Haven 1.0 https://njump.me/nevent1qqsqqqp4xn5xl46mfvr6sj6ddjpmgdwt2yln5rwge85za0urckn7kqqzyr3vea70ypqr70e2ff2mx28smca78p2c5l2lxd3jlk4wl3exc8ywkwkda7k Alby Go 1.7.0 https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/alby-go-v1-7-0/ Obsidian 1.7 https://x.com/obsdmd/status/1846642976027824441

    28 min
  7. FTW 17 - Welcome back - WordPress & WP Engine, Michael Saylor, Fedimint, and AI Girlfriends

    10/24/2024

    FTW 17 - Welcome back - WordPress & WP Engine, Michael Saylor, Fedimint, and AI Girlfriends

    Intro Welcome back to Freedom Tech Wrap, a weekly podcast on news and project updates in the freedom and independent technology space. Host Marks shares his objectives for the show: Increase the reach of important privacy tools to the general public Keep a pulse on the freedom tech space Changes to the Show Increased distribution channels to major podcasting platforms Limited number of stories and updates covered per episode Expanded focus to cover various tools for decoupling from permissioned platforms Separate feed for interviews and long-form content New website: https://www.freedomtechwrap.com with a curated tools page News WordPress vs. WP Engine drama Fedimint releases a web SDK for building wallets in the browser Michael Saylor considers risks of Bitcoin self-custody and advocates for third-party custody Data Breaches AI Girlfriend site breached, user fantasies stolen

    33 min
  8. FTW 16 - Samourai, Phoenix, FISA 702, Assange, Braiins - Nate Johnivan

    04/29/2024

    FTW 16 - Samourai, Phoenix, FISA 702, Assange, Braiins - Nate Johnivan

    Connect With Us Nostr - marks@nostrplebs.com X/Twitter - @markskram Web - nostrings.show Lightning - marks@mutiny.plus Please support our show through V4V on Podcasting 2.0 apps. Thanks for listening!

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    One freedom tech tool to play with this weekend. Streams weekly on Friday at 15:30 UTC, 10:30 Central (Bitcoin Park Time) on X, YouTube, Zap.stream, and maybe other places. Follow me\ X: @marks_ftw\ Nostr: marks@primal.net\ YouTube: @marks_ftw

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