#nsa forces Torvalds' hand? #linux

12.14: intro:
see NSA backdoors all encryption software

12.12: news.cyb/sec/linux/nsa forces Torvalds' hand?:
rt.com:

. MIT-educated cryptographer and Linux developer
Theodore Ts'o stated publically that
he was happy with his decision to resist
earlier pleads from Intel engineers
to have that operating system commit entirely to
RDRAND [intel's on-chip routine] for encryption:
"Relying solely on the hardware random number generator
which is using an implementation sealed inside a chip
which is impossible to audit
is a BAD idea" . Now just three months later,
FreeBSD is rescinding their reliance on Intel and Via’s RNGs.
[by contrast:]
When a petition began circulating in mid-Sept
imploring Linux to stop relying on RDRAND,
one of the OS’s leading developers, Linus Torvalds,
called those who made those pleads "Ignorant" .

reusing #Apple #iMac #superdrive dvd burner?

10.24: web.cyb/dvd burner enclosure:
. for reusing the mac's burner (or just player?)
I need a dvd enclosure ...
if this doesn't work out,
my mac replacement will have a dvd;
eg, one dell compatible with qubes os
comes with a dvd writer for $35 .
. the chromebook is no place to test the new dvd:
Chromebook can't play USB CD or DVD drives .

stress-induced hyperthyroid

10.19: med/hyper cures:
. hyperthyroid can be a symptom of stress,
eleuthero helps you handle stress,
and some other herbs tone down the thyroid:
bugleweed, motherwort, and some say lemon balm .
[ I didn't test any of these herbs .]

Fed's QE ongoing for terminal banking crisis

12.9: news.pol/purges/inflation/Fed's QE ongoing for terminal banking crisis:
. Greg Hunter's latest USAwatchdog guest 
warns the biggest banks are still in big trouble
and they are the main reason
that the Fed'Reserve's Quantitative Easing
-- printing money to buy toxic bank stocks --
won't let up any time soon,
and why the biggest banks' stock prices
are 10 times higher than even
today's inflated other stock prices .
. the reason other stock prices are inflated 
is that the Fed keeps the interest rate low
which means people are less interested in bonds,
and then stocks are the only other place to go .

Community-based internet with wireless_mesh_networks

12.5: news.cyb/net/Community-based internet with wireless mesh networks:
. there is software available
that allows our wifi routers to form meshes
with the wifi routers of our neighbors
so we can internet with them
and make use of their out-of-community connection .
... meshing makes a lot of noise
and is unreliable compared to;
better to plan point-to-point networks .

#mct or #ketones may prevent #alzheimers

12.7: summary:
. a mouse model of Alzheimers disease
responds well to addition of various ketones;
these are naturally produced by a low-carb diet,
or the consumption of mct oil .

alternatives to wikipedia

12.4: web.cyb/net.wiki/alternatives to wikipedia:
. when considering alternatives to wikipedia
it is more than just a source of info,
it's something that can be edited by the public .
. we need a replacement for wikipedia
that doesn't shun conspiracy theorists;
and esp'ly the replacement must
allow mention of Dr. Judy Wood .
. the replacement should make categories per page,
according to what class of references are allowed:
# sources citable by academics,
# source trusted by the mainstream,
# sources considered to be on the fringe .