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A geomagnetic storm is hitting the earth at the moment.

"A geomagnetic storm, also known as a magnetic storm, is a brief disruption of the Earth's magnetosphere generated by a solar wind shock wave and/or cloud of magnetic field interacting with the Earth's magnetic field."

Although these storms have the potential to disrupt electronics, the good news is, this one isn't too strong. Watch for radio interference, possibly some lights in the northern night sky, etc.

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We think this is real. An edit button for Twitter? About time. Thanks Elon! Twitter was rumored to be considering an edit button since last year. It's only been a few days since he stepped in to the picture, looks like it will happen now.

We recognize it's going to take time for him to earn trust--if he even can--but in the meantime, an edit button seems like a positive development.

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For those trying to get away from google products, I have had great success with a navigation app called HERE WeGo and another called Sygic.

Apple Vunerability CVE-2022-22675, first reported last week, allows devices to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges in macOS Monterey. Affects: MacBook Laptops.

Recently, we posted a bulletin about another Apple Vunerability. That vunerability affected iphones and ipads. This Apple Vunerability is different, it affects Macbook laptops.

Amazingly, after more than a week, Apple still has not released security updates to address the same vunerability in the two previous macOS versions, Big Sur (aka macOS 11) and Catalina (aka macOS 10.15), leaving an estimated 35–40% of all supported Macs in danger of this actively exploited vulnerability.

Source: intego mac security news

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213220

Well, never mind! I had an old ASUS T10 pad with ms on it and when I logged into Proton Mail on it I got a link I didn't see before. It was "easy switch". I love learning!!😂

Thank you for this!! It's fascinating! We had a powerful electrical storm here yesterday, the likes of which I have not seen in many years, and possibly the worst! So I've been reading up! Many lost power, including me, off and on. We had tornados on the 5th with the storms rolling through. ⚡⚡⚡

META IS LOSING ITS FOCUS

It was reported last night by several tech blogs that Facebook (recently rebranded as 'meta') is seeking alternate revenue streams with "virtual tokens" internally called "Zuck Bucks" for the Metaverse, and exploring entering the financial services business with lending services, as the popularity of its main products falls.

OPINION: We think things are starting to look desperate at "meta" as they continue to lose focus. Maybe Zuck's dirty work for the Democrats isn't paying off the way he hoped it would.

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Facebook ("meta") Stock Chart. Company losing users, focus.

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In any event, say no to CBDC centralized surveillance coins: A communist's dream, the ability to shut down your currency at any time.

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I have a question about deciding between Linux distros...

For performance and features, which would you recommend:
A. Manjaro "Qonos" KDE Plasma 21.2.5
B. Manjaro "Qonos" Cinnamon 21.2.5
C. MX Linux "Wildflower" MX-21 Xfce
D. MX Linux "Wildflower" MX-21 KDE

I'm leaning strongly towards Manjaro - particularly choice A - but I'd like to get some input before I make this decision. Thanks! 👍

From a channel subscriber. Thank You for your contributions to this Patriot computer channel. You guys are the best. 🇺🇸👍

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Devin Nunes: “Twitter is a house of cards and a ghost town… once you get rid of the bots and the trolls, you really have a house of cards…

The fact is, we are testing as we go. We continue to get better every single day…

The numbers don’t lie… Our community continues to grow and flourish and I think that’s gonna continue, just as we continue to let more & more people on the platform.” 👊🏼🇺🇸

WE ARE PROUD OF OUR BRAVE PATRIOT PYTHON LEARNERS

We are super proud of the brave and courageous Patriots in our Python classes, who are doing great. They are learning to develop Web applications in the world's most popular programming language, Python, and the Linux Operating System.

This is the exact configuration used by some of the most powerful websites and apps in the world. Learning Python is considered easy to learn by many, it can quickly open many new possibilities in your life.

This week, our two Python classes will consolodate in to one. Send an email to shane@jeff.pro to learn how you can join our Python classes. Maybe you will be one of Patriots who helps rebuild the next generation of the internet for America, with constitutional principles!

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On this Telegram channel, we teach you how to eliminate 'big tech' spying and abuses from your life with Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) and the Linux Operating System. Linux is the future, it is Digital Freedom!

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VPN merger: We recently learned that popular VPN service NordVPN acquired another VPN brand, Surfshark, in February of this year.

Thus far, we are cautiously optimistic about the Nord and Surfshark VPN brands. It it worth noting that they remain independent of other popular VPN brands acquired last year by the questionable Kape Technologies, such as ExpressVPN.

https://nordvpn.com/blog/nord-security-surfshark-merger-agreement/

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I use Surfshark, purchased explicitly because they said they would never sell out. a LOT of VPN companies have been purchased directly or indirectly by China, which means they can get access to your data if they want! I am hoping this merger does not result in a SELLOUT to China