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beiz

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About beiz

privacy, in the era of surveillance capitalism, is neither free nor cheap.

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    Comment #35706089

    but it isn't an island, because there is a global search index, allowing you to access information from each of them at will. certain hobby forums are still central (i personally u…

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    Comment #25014455

    there is the icelandic althing which has been around since 930. but as per your point, no matter what, growth and change is necessary for the survival of an institution - especiall…

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    Comment #21696766

    they already inflate it. all currency is currently regulated by the banks and value is purely artificial. you can thank the UK housing bubble. the banks realized digital currency i…

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    Comment #21696715

    the whole war in the middle east has been because the euro was about to become the new reserve currency, everyone, including china, was on board of this move - everyone, except the…

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    Comment #21696651

    They are allowed to own and maintain and control these systems. No one is forced to use them, and if the US abuse it, they lose the control they currently are allowed to possess.

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    Comment #21696626

    > Those are US assets and the US are free to... GPS is a derivative of Håkan Lans AIS. The US military built the satellite network yes, but had they not shared it, another network …

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    Comment #21696513

    > False. False. False. The US has no responsibility, they own it. They own it and share it, they get control and everyone else gets a service, the moment they abuse their control, …

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    Comment #21696404

    because as you say, everyone has the ability to switch away from US control if the US abuse it; which is happening - or rather, corporations abuse it and politicians aren't doing t…

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    Comment #21696333

    I don't have the economy to run my own server which would be more expensive than buying their 5-year subscription plan.

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    Comment #21690171

    thats a very US-centric view. not everything is monetary, certain things are simply setup with intent of management and responsibility in a global world. DNS is one of those things…

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    Comment #21687363

    i want to like StandardNotes but they basically force you to use the 5 year plan and it's much too expensive a cost to pay straight up (but i could and would use them if they slimm…