Fall Mini-Recap: On the brink

<h2 id="updates">Updates</h2> <ul> <li> <p>New <a href="https://xmrchat.com/lsn">XMRChat</a> from Leo:</p> <blockquote> <p>Thanks for the excellent article on <a href="https://libresolutions.network/articles/zano">Zano,</a> and in general for the information you share. Keep up the <a href="https://gabe.rocks/health">weight loss!</a> Share how you did it? Staying away from soft drinks was key for me, as well as cutting out all caffeine.</p> </blockquote> </li> <li> <p>Weight loss progress - <a href="https://gabe.rocks/health/below-350/">Major Milestone: Below 350 🎉</a></p> </li> <li> <p>New Article: <a href="https://libresolutions.network/articles/culture-war/">You don&rsquo;t understand the Culture War</a></p> </li> <li> <p>Technical blog <a href="https://gabe.rocks/tech/self-hosted-speed/">Self-hosting: Speed, decentralization and efficiency</a></p> </li> </ul> <h3 id="happy-cybersecurity-awareness-month">Happy Cybersecurity Awareness Month!</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://digital-defense.io/">Personal Security Checklist</a></li> </ul> <h3 id="technological-tyranny">Technological Tyranny</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://reclaimthenet.org/uk-digital-id-brit-card-petition-starmer-surveillance">UK Government Dismisses Public Outcry, Pushes Ahead with Controversial Digital ID Plan</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/id-cards-uk-risks-sleeping-walking-into-pre-crime-state/">ID cards: UK risks sleeping walking into pre-crime state</a></li> <li><a href="https://cdt.org/insights/we-dont-want-a-papers-please-web/">We Don’t Want a “Papers, Please” Web</a></li> <li><a href="https://ccla.org/privacy/fix-dangerous-flaws-in-federal-cybersecurity-proposal/">Government needs to fix dangerous flaws in federal cybersecurity proposal</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/09/digital-threat-modeling-under-authoritarianism.html">Digital Threat Modeling Under Authoritarianism</a></li> </ul> <h3 id="hope-in-a-better-digital-future">Hope in a better digital future</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.maxbtroeger.com/2025/09/15/alive-internet-theory-and-the-hope-pill/">Taking the Hope Pill on Dead Internet Theory</a></li> <li><a href="https://democracyofreach.org/what-it-means/">Democracy of Reach</a></li> <li><a href="https://adam.nels.onl/blog/chatterbox-federated-chat-that-doesnt-suck/">Chatterbox: Federated Chat that Doesn&rsquo;t Suck</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.fsf.org/news/fsf-turns-forty-with-a-new-president-and-a-new-campaign">FSF turns forty with a groundbreaking new project and a new president</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQcBrBCd1V8">FLOSS 849 - Veilid: Be a Brick</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.thelastamericanvagabond.com/ima-free-speech-or-limited-speech/">IMA: Free Speech or Limited Speech – There Are No Other Choices</a></li> </ul> <h3 id="honorable-mentions">Honorable mentions</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/09/15/hosting-a-website-on-a-disposable-vape/">Hosting A Website On A Disposable Vape</a></li> <li><a href="https://blog.cloudflare.com/supporting-the-future-of-the-open-web/">Supporting the future of the open web: Cloudflare is sponsoring Ladybird and Omarchy</a></li> <li><a href="https://isitreallyfoss.com/">Is it really FOSS?</a></li> <li><a href="https://t.wtyl.live/w/df899dd7-42aa-4e6a-9dfa-a5c94694829d">Spartacus: Conscientious Objection In The Digital Panopticon</a></li> <li><a href="https://kumu.io/Windscribe/vpn-relationships">VPN Relationships</a></li> <li><a href="https://thenewleafjournal.com/aegis-authenticator-and-linux-authenticator/">Aegis Authenticator and Linux Authenticator</a></li> <li><a href="https://switchedtolinux.com/news/can-wearables-be-trusted">Can Wearables Be Trusted?</a></li> </ul> 💌 Thank you for reading this via RSS 📡