CalyxOS Is NO Longer Safe to Use

🎥 Video Link Links referenced for video https://calyxos.org/news/2025/08/01/a-letter-to-our-community/ - CalyxOS Letter with Updates https://www.radware.com/security/ddos-knowledge-center/ddospedia/mirai/ - Mirai Botnet Article https://intheshellpodcast.com - In the Shell Podcast https://yellowball.fm - 🟡 Yellowball, don’t just host your podcast, own it Transcript Please excuse any grammatical errors. I used a tool to generate the transcript and haven’t had a chance to read through it yet. So today I want to talk about CalyxOS and why it is no longer safe to use. ...

September 13, 2025 · 5 min · 1056 words · Josh

You're no longer allowed to forget

🎥 Video Link Links referenced for video https://youtu.be/PArFP7ZJrtg?t=509 - Edward Snowden clip in intro https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/E-10-2025-003250_EN.html - Chat Control article https://www.aclu.org/news/national-security/surveillance-company-flock-now-using-ai-to-report-us-to-police-if-it-thinks-our-movement-patterns-are-suspicious - Flock article https://theconversation.com/tech-giant-palantir-helps-the-us-government-monitor-its-citizens-its-ceo-wants-silicon-valley-to-find-its-moral-compass-260824 - Palantir Article https://privacy.anthropic.com/en/articles/10023548-how-long-do-you-store-my-data - Anthropic data retention policy https://intheshellpodcast.com - In the Shell Podcast https://yellowball.fm - 🟡 Yellowball, don’t just host your podcast, own it Transcript Please excuse any grammatical errors. I used a tool to generate the transcript and haven’t had a chance to read through it yet. And everything we do now lasts forever. Not because we want to remember it, but because we’re no longer allowed to forget. So, I saw this clip a few days ago, and I know that it’s about 5 years old at this point, but the way that Snowden phrased it really stuck with me. I typically think about privacy from, I want to protect my data from these big companies or from governments. But when you look at it from the perspective of everything we do today is permanent, and it’s not because we want to remember it, it’s because we are no longer allowed to forget it. And when I heard that and started thinking about it, it really stuck with me about why I do the things that I do to try and preserve my privacy. ...

September 2, 2025 · 5 min · 1043 words · Josh

Some thoughts on switching to KeePass

🎥 Video Link Links referenced for video https://community.bitwarden.com/t/allow-attachments-to-be-exported-when-using-export-data/835/1 - Allow Attachments to be exported when using Export Data Feature Request https://bitwarden.com/blog/upload-store-and-now-export-attached-files-in-your-secure-bitwarden-vault/ - Bitwarden blog post announcing attachments export https://grapheneos.social/@GrapheneOS/114549099206535021 - GrapheneOS post mentioned in intro https://keepassxc.org/ - KeePassXC (Desktop) https://www.keepassdx.com/ - KeePassDC (Android) https://intheshellpodcast.com - In the Shell Podcast https://yellowball.fm - 🟡 Yellowball, don’t just host your podcast, own it Transcript Please excuse any grammatical errors. I used a tool to generate the transcript and haven’t had a chance to read through it yet. ...

May 31, 2025 · 5 min · 1030 words · Josh

The Big Problem with Bitwarden Backups

🎥 Video Link Links referenced for video https://bitwarden.com/help/export-your-data/ - Bitwarden Export Vault Data Help Page https://community.bitwarden.com/t/allow-attachments-to-be-exported-when-using-export-data/835/1 - Allow Attachments to be exported when using Export Data Feature Request https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31702594 - Hacker News post about Bitwarden backups https://intheshellpodcast.com - In the Shell Podcast https://yellowball.fm - 🟡 Yellowball, don’t just host your podcast, own it Transcript Please excuse any grammatical errors. I used a tool to generate the transcript and haven’t had a chance to read through it yet. ...

January 11, 2025 · 4 min · 827 words · Josh

Thieves are stealing iPhone pin codes | GrapheneOS settings and protections

🎥 Video Link Links referenced in/for video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlQFyVF8oW0 - Wall Stree Journal YouTube video https://www.karltarvas.com/2023/02/25/protecting-your-iphone-against-shoulder-surfing-password-theft.html - How to protect your iPhone from password theft. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201355 - How to Change your Apple ID password https://www.intego.com/mac-security-blog/if-hackers-crack-a-six-digit-iphone-passcode-they-can-get-all-your-passwords/ - If Hackers Crack a Six-Digit iPhone Passcode, They Can Get All Your Passwords https://grapheneos.org/features#auto-reboot - GrapheneOS Auto reboot https://grapheneos.org/features#pin-scrambling - GrapheneOS PIN scrambling https://grapheneos.org/features#improved-user-profiles - GrapheneOS Improved user profiles https://grapheneos.org/features#more-secure-fingerprint-unlock - GrapheneOS fingerprint unlock Transcript Please excuse any grammatical errors. I used a tool to generate the transcript and haven’t had a chance to read through it yet. ✔️ ...

March 13, 2023 · 7 min · 1477 words · Josh

How to guide - Raspberry Pi USB Boot

🎥 Video Link Links referenced in/for video https://youtu.be/CnRYn-9EGvE - What is Raspberry Pi Imager? https://www.raspberrypi.com/software/ - Download Rapsberry Pi Imager Transcript Please excuse any grammatical errors. I used a tool to generate the transcript and haven’t had a chance to read through it yet. ✔️ The default boot order on the Raspberry Pi is to first boot from the micro SD card, which is less than ideal if you would like to boot from a USB drive first. So, in today’s video, I’m going to cover how you can change the boot order on your Raspberry Pi. ...

March 6, 2023 · 3 min · 556 words · Josh

Considering GrapheneOS? Quick tour + useful settings

🎥 Video Link Links referenced for video https://grapheneos.org - GrapheneOS https://grapheneos.org/features - GrapheneOS Features https://grapheneos.org/usage - GrapheneOS Usage https://grapheneos.org/faq - GrapheneOS FAQ Auditor App https://attestation.app/ - Auditor App https://attestation.app/tutorial#scheduled-remote-verification - Remote attestation setup GrapheneOS Camera https://grapheneos.org/usage#grapheneos-camera-app GrapheneOS Camera documentation https://github.com/GrapheneOS/Camera - GrapheneOS Camera GitHub GrapheneOS PDF Viewer https://grapheneos.org/features#grapheneos-pdf-viewer - GrapheneOS PDF Viewer documentation https://github.com/GrapheneOS/PdfViewer - GrapheneOS PDF Viewer GitHub GrapheneOS Vanadium https://grapheneos.org/features#vanadium - GrapheneOS Vanadium documentation https://github.com/GrapheneOS/Vanadium - GrapheneOS Vanadium GitHub Settings https://grapheneos.org/features#auto-reboot - Auto reboot https://grapheneos.org/features#attack-surface-reduction - Wi-Fi/Bluetooth timeout https://grapheneos.org/features#pin-scrambling - Pin Scrambling Transcript Please excuse any grammatical errors. I used a tool to generate the transcript and haven’t had a chance to read through it yet. ✔️ ...

February 27, 2023 · 7 min · 1310 words · Josh

What is Raspberry Pi Imager?

🎥 Video Link Links referenced for video https://www.raspberrypi.com/software/ - Raspberry Pi Imager Download https://github.com/raspberrypi/rpi-imager - Telemetry collection details Transcript Please excuse any grammatical errors. I used a tool to generate the transcript and haven’t had a chance to read through it yet. ✔️ Raspberry Pi Imager makes it easy to install a variety of operating systems onto your micro SD card, external SSD, or whatever other medium you choose to install your operating system on for your Raspberry Pi. They make it super easy to install. You can head on over to raspberry pi.com. Once you get there, select “Software” and then, depending on which operating system you are running, select that download. In my case, download for Windows. ...

February 20, 2023 · 3 min · 489 words · Josh

Apple Has NOT Begun Scanning Your Local Image Files Without Consent | How to spot FUD

🎥 Video Link Links referenced for video https://sneak.berlin/20230115/macos-scans-your-local-files-now/ - Apple Has Begun Scanning Your Local Image Files Without Consent by Jeffrey Paul https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34392391 - Hacker News thread https://twitter.com/mysk_co/status/1617291107456454656 - Mysk Twitter thread https://youtu.be/_YQEE9Jl7fs - Mental Outlaw video https://youtu.be/6LfCJGSUcfk - Louis Rossman Video https://youtu.be/-aRp0fSw3uk - Louis Rossman followup Transcript Please excuse any grammatical errors. I used a tool to generate the transcript and haven’t had a chance to read through it yet. ✔️ FUD stands for “fear, uncertainty, and doubt.” It’s a popular term used a lot in the privacy community, and leads me to a topic I’ve been wanting to talk about: best practices when researching and analyzing information on the internet. I will be referencing an article written by a security researcher about Apple. I am not making this video to defend or shill Apple, but because I believe that real conversations about privacy and security should be based on facts, not lazily written articles attempting to lead readers down a path the author wants. ...

February 13, 2023 · 8 min · 1612 words · Josh

Raspberry Pi 4 Explained | Hardware layout

🎥 Video Link Links referenced for video https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09HKGGPLR - Western Digital 250GB WD Blue SN570 NVMe https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08G14NBCS - ORICO M.2 NVMe SSD Enclosure https://www.hackster.io/news/meet-the-new-raspberry-pi-4-model-b-9b4698c284 Transcript Please excuse any grammatical errors. I used a tool to generate the transcript and haven’t had a chance to read through it yet. ✔️ In today’s video, I wanted to cover the hardware components on the Raspberry Pi. Understanding what you are working with is helpful and I find it impressive what they have managed to cram on this circuit board. Towards the end of the video, I will suggest an upgrade if you plan to use it for full-time hosting. On the top right, we have a gigabit Ethernet port, which supports true gigabit Ethernet speeds. The Ethernet transceiver chip on the Raspberry Pi allows you to achieve full gigabit speeds of 1000 megabits per second, compared to the Raspberry Pi 3, which was limited to 300 megabits per second. Below the Ethernet port, we have two USB 3.0 ports and two USB 2.0 ports. On the side view, we can see the Ethernet port in the center and two USB 3.0 ports (which have blue inside) and two USB 2.0 ports (black) on the left. Below the Ethernet controller, we have the USB controller chip. On the previous Raspberry Pi 3, the Ethernet and USB controller were on the same chip, causing the limitation of 300 megabits per second on the gigabit Ethernet interface. ...

January 30, 2023 · 6 min · 1143 words · Josh