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We analyze the war on privacy and freedom in all its forms. Then we talk solutions.

Gabriel Custodiet


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    177 - Gregory Treat: Forging a Dynasty

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2025 54:50


    Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Gregory Treat, lawyer and consultant on families trying to forge a dynasty.   GUEST → https://avaloncircle.com/   WATCHMAN PRIVACY → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/  (Including Watchman's Torch Newsletter) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy  → https://watchmanprivacy.com  (Including privacy consulting) CRYPTO DONATIONS → 8829DiYwJ344peEM7SzUspMtgUWKAjGJRHmu4Q6R8kEWMpafiXPPNBkeRBhNPK6sw27urqqMYTWWXZrsX6BLRrj7HiooPAy (Monero) → https://btcpay0.voltageapp.io/apps/3JDQDSj2rp56KDffH5sSZL19J1Lh/pos  (BTC) TIMELINE 00:00 – Introduction 1:15 – Work Gregory Treat does 4:50 – Gregory Treat's Batman origin story 9:55 – Going back in time to advise family 13:30 – Individual interests vs family structures 19:25 – Trusting the platoon 20:35 – How to structure incentives 27:10 – Is dynasty for average people? 30:35 – Example of generic dynasty legal plan 36:45 – Should everyone think about trusts? 40:40 – Common trust flaws 42:50 – How state-dependent are trusts? 44:10 – Trusts as a privacy tool 47:50 – Church's do not have free speech 53:00 – Final thoughts Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

    176 - Max Tannahill: Censoring Bitcoin

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2025 66:16


    Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Max Tannahill on various Bitcoin topics: the story of Liquid, Ashigaru and Samourai, Knots, Singapore, and much more.   GUEST → https://x.com/maxtannahill  → t.me/maxtannahill  (Telegram) → https://www.p2prights.org/donate.html  (Samourai Wallet court case donations) WATCHMAN PRIVACY → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/  (Including Watchman's Torch Newsletter) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy  → https://watchmanprivacy.com  (Including privacy consulting)   CRYPTO DONATIONS → 8829DiYwJ344peEM7SzUspMtgUWKAjGJRHmu4Q6R8kEWMpafiXPPNBkeRBhNPK6sw27urqqMYTWWXZrsX6BLRrj7HiooPAy (Monero) → https://btcpay0.voltageapp.io/apps/3JDQDSj2rp56KDffH5sSZL19J1Lh/pos  (BTC) TIMELINE 00:00 – Introduction 1:30 – Latest on Samourai Wallet 7:30 – Reminder of Samourai Wallet features shut down 12:10 – Update on Ashigaru Wallet 17:30 – The story of Liquid 26:05 – Thoughts on Blockstream 33:55 – Current state of transactions 35:55 – Bitcoin Knots 44:35 – Bitcoin nodes 52:00 – Apple Data Protection gone for UK 56:10 – Singapore 1:04:00 – Final thoughts Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

    Announcing: The Watchman's Torch Newsletter

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2025 7:34


    SUBSCRIBE TO THE WATCHMAN'S TORCH HERE: → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/product/watchmans-torch-newsletter/ (Preferred) → https://watchmanprivacy.substack.com/     Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

    175 - Seth for Privacy: Keeping Monero Honest

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2025 53:29


    Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Seth for Privacy: privacy advocate and VP of Cake Wallet. They discuss a number of topics on Monero's 11th anniversary.   GUEST → https://x.com/sethforprivacy   → https://sethforprivacy.com/   → https://optoutpod.com/   → https://cakewallet.com/   WATCHMAN PRIVACY → https://watchmanprivacy.com  (Including privacy consulting) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy  → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/    CRYPTO DONATIONS →8829DiYwJ344peEM7SzUspMtgUWKAjGJRHmu4Q6R8kEWMpafiXPPNBkeRBhNPK6sw27urqqMYTWWXZrsX6BLRrj7HiooPAy (Monero) →https://btcpay0.voltageapp.io/apps/3JDQDSj2rp56KDffH5sSZL19J1Lh/pos (BTC) TIMELINE 00:00 – Introduction 1:45 – Cake Wallet 6:03 – Latest news in Monero 12:10 – Monero de-listings in 2024 and 2025 so far 15:40 – Monero wallet marketplace is lacking 22:30 – Why don't privacy influencers talk about Monero? 26:25 – Monero syncing issues 30:20 – Full-chain membership proofs = white elephant project? 39:30 – The infamous chain surveillance video of tracking Monero 45:15 – The danger of Monero spam attack 51:00 – Final thoughts Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

    Time to Act

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025 8:28


    WAYS TO CONTRIBUTE → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/  → https://www.amazon.com/stores/Gabriel-Custodiet/author/B08Q7GHQLS  → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/consulting/    CRYPTO DONATIONS →8829DiYwJ344peEM7SzUspMtgUWKAjGJRHmu4Q6R8kEWMpafiXPPNBkeRBhNPK6sw27urqqMYTWWXZrsX6BLRrj7HiooPAy (Monero) →https://btcpay0.voltageapp.io/apps/3JDQDSj2rp56KDffH5sSZL19J1Lh/pos (BTC)

    174 - Steven Harris: Engineering Freedom

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2025 114:07


    Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Steven Harris, an engineer, prepper, manufacturing consultant and author. Harris covers a broad range of topics from his vantage of High Speed Mentality.   GUEST → https://x.com/BookNwss/status/1847506100117012782 (Story of saving mom's life) → http://harris1234.com/ → http://shop.harris1234.com/ → https://harris1234.libsyn.com/ (Steven Harris Knowledge Podcast) → http://www.nuclearwarsurvivalskills.com/ → https://x.com/knowpub  → https://www.youtube.com/@knowpub/videos   WATCHMAN PRIVACY → https://watchmanprivacy.com (Including privacy consulting) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/ CRYPTO DONATIONS →8829DiYwJ344peEM7SzUspMtgUWKAjGJRHmu4Q6R8kEWMpafiXPPNBkeRBhNPK6sw27urqqMYTWWXZrsX6BLRrj7HiooPAy (Monero) →https://btcpay0.voltageapp.io/apps/3JDQDSj2rp56KDffH5sSZL19J1Lh/pos (BTC) TIMELINE 00:00 – Introduction 1:30 – Guest background 3:00 – Combat simulation 6:55 – High Speed Mentality 17:55 – What makes manufacturers fail 23:15 – Basic prepping 56:15 – Privacy erosion 1:10:15 – Ring doorbell is the “killer app” for ending privacy 1:24:00 – Steven Harris' approach to privacy and convenience 1:34:20 – Final thoughts   Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

    Lone Wolf: Make Your Own Video Game with AI

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2025 48:52


    LONE WOLF: MAKE YOUR OWN VIDEO GAME WITH AI → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/product/lone-wolf-make-your-own-video-game-with-ai/    WATCH VIDEO VERSION → https://youtu.be/6j2THg64RMA 

    173 - NanoGPT: Overlord Intermediary

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2025 55:27


    Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Milan Dereede of NanoGPT. The website allows you to access hundreds of popular AI services without creating an account, with an affordable pay-per-prompt service, and with some privacy benefits. Milan explains the details of the service as well as giving some reflections on practical AI use from a hardcore user.   GUEST → https://nano-gpt.com/   → https://x.com/milan_dereede   WATCHMAN PRIVACY → https://watchmanprivacy.com (Including privacy consulting) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy  → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/  CRYPTO DONATIONS →8829DiYwJ344peEM7SzUspMtgUWKAjGJRHmu4Q6R8kEWMpafiXPPNBkeRBhNPK6sw27urqqMYTWWXZrsX6BLRrj7HiooPAy (Monero) →https://btcpay0.voltageapp.io/apps/3JDQDSj2rp56KDffH5sSZL19J1Lh/pos (BTC) TIMELINE 00:00 – Introduction 2:45 – Origins of NanoGPT 4:50 – Benefits of NanoGPT 8:42 – Pay-per-prompt system 11:30 – Are the expensive models that great? 13:30 – Any models you don't have? 15:00 – Ownership while using NanoGPT 16:40 – NanoGPT privacy policy 19:15 – Account vs non-account 21:30 – Missing features of AI services in NanoGPT 25:05 – Overall privacy abuses by AI companies 26:55 – Needle in a haystack privacy  29:00 – Best coding model 31:30 – Cultural differences in AI models 33:50 – AI censorship 38:00 – Favorite text and image models 40:30 – API abuse  42:35 – Video model issues 44:45 – Encrypted sync (in the works) 46:00 – Thoughts on private accounts 49:00 – Nano cryptocurrency 50:55 – Models offline by default 52:40 – Final thoughts Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

    172 - 2B2T: Staring into the Abyss

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2025 38:52


    2B2T is the oldest anarchy server in the best-selling video game of all time: Minecraft. Just be careful staring into the abyss...   GUEST → https://x.com/realUrbanHacker    WATCHMAN PRIVACY → https://watchmanprivacy.com (Including privacy consulting) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy  → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/    CRYPTO DONATIONS →8829DiYwJ344peEM7SzUspMtgUWKAjGJRHmu4Q6R8kEWMpafiXPPNBkeRBhNPK6sw27urqqMYTWWXZrsX6BLRrj7HiooPAy (Monero) →https://btcpay0.voltageapp.io/apps/3JDQDSj2rp56KDffH5sSZL19J1Lh/pos (BTC) Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

    171 - James Wesley, Rawles: Surviving Global Collapse

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2025 50:30


    Gabriel Custodiet speaks for a second time with James Wesley, Rawles, creator of the Survival Blog. They discuss hyperinflation, guns, how to prevent future civilizational collapse, pre-1899 guns, Rhodesia and the Portuguese Colonial War, Robert Heinlein   GUEST  → https://survivalblog.com/  → https://www.amazon.com/stores/James-Wesley-Rawles/author/B001K8HTVE  https://odysee.com/@WatchmanPrivacy:1/JamesWesleyRawles (Previous episode 80) WATCHMAN PRIVACY → https://watchmanprivacy.com (Including privacy consulting) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/ CRYPTO DONATIONS →8829DiYwJ344peEM7SzUspMtgUWKAjGJRHmu4Q6R8kEWMpafiXPPNBkeRBhNPK6sw27urqqMYTWWXZrsX6BLRrj7HiooPAy (Monero) →https://btcpay0.voltageapp.io/apps/3JDQDSj2rp56KDffH5sSZL19J1Lh/pos (BTC) TIMELINE 00:00 – Introduction 1:30 – Rawles' views of the threats facing the world today 2:55 – Tariffs ever a good idea? 4:50 – Weapons of war that Rawles fears 6:08 – What are the economic indicators Rawles looks at? 8:00 – How would people react in a hyper-inflationary event? 11:30 – US dollar is the best leper in the leper colony 13:03 – How to stave off societal collapse in the future 15:20 – Revolver vs semi-automatic 18:05 – Pre-1899 guns 25:05 – Constitutional carry vs. carry permit 27:55 – Consequences of traditional gun purchase with background check 29:30 – Fall of Spanish Empire comparisons to declining USA 32:40 – Rawles' thoughts on Portuguese Colonial War and Rhodesia 37:00 – Robert Heinlein 38:30 – Marbury v. Madison 40:30 – Individualism vs military hierarchy 43:45 – Rapid Fire Questions 44:55 – How important is belief in God in morality? 45:55 – Some favorite prepping tools 48:11 – Final Thoughts   Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

    170 - The Enigma Machine: Hiding in the Open

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2025 21:54


    Episode 170 of The Watchman Privacy Podcast – Torchlight Chat – The Enigma Machine: Hiding in the Open The Enigma Machine was significant in how it changed the conversation about how to protect information. Gabriel and Urban discuss the differences and tradeoffs of encryption and steganography, and why hiding in plain sight is an important option for security. GUEST → https://x.com/realUrbanHacker WATCHMAN PRIVACY → https://watchmanprivacy.com (Including privacy consulting) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/ CRYPTO DONATIONS →8829DiYwJ344peEM7SzUspMtgUWKAjGJRHmu4Q6R8kEWMpafiXPPNBkeRBhNPK6sw27urqqMYTWWXZrsX6BLRrj7HiooPAy (Monero) →https://btcpay0.voltageapp.io/apps/3JDQDSj2rp56KDffH5sSZL19J1Lh/pos (BTC) Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

    169 - Firearms Lawyer on Self-Defense

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2025 47:31


    Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Mark Knapp, a firearms lawyer, about how to think about self-defense from a practical and legal perspective.   GUEST → https://firearmslawyer.net/  → https://x.com/firearmslawyer  MENTIONED → https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massad_Ayoob → https://armedcitizensnetwork.org/ → https://www.usconcealedcarry.com/  WATCHMAN PRIVACY → https://watchmanprivacy.com (Including privacy consulting) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/ CRYPTO DONATIONS →8829DiYwJ344peEM7SzUspMtgUWKAjGJRHmu4Q6R8kEWMpafiXPPNBkeRBhNPK6sw27urqqMYTWWXZrsX6BLRrj7HiooPAy (Monero) →https://btcpay0.voltageapp.io/apps/3JDQDSj2rp56KDffH5sSZL19J1Lh/pos (BTC) TIMELINE 00:00 – Introduction 2:00 – Background of Mark Knapp 4:15 – What gun owners are up against 6:15 – Absurd gun convictions 8:30 – How the self-defense legal process play out 12:30 – Variability state-by-state 15:45 – No middle ground in self-defense case? 17:30 – Self-defense outside of the USA 18:20 – How to prepare for self-defense scenario 24:50 – Lawyers and organizations 28:10 – Does the gun itself affect the prosecution? 31:15 – How much trouble for just pointing gun at someone? 34:05 – TASER and stun gun 35:50 – Cost of defending yourself 38:45 – Transporting gun in vehicle 42:30 – Final thoughts Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

    168 - Dwarf Fortress: Losing is Fun

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2025 40:00


    Dwarf Fortress is one of the most important video games, not the least of which because it doesn't hold your hand, and doesn't follow the Cult of Safety. GUEST → https://x.com/realUrbanHacker WATCHMAN PRIVACY → https://watchmanprivacy.com (Including privacy consulting) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/ CRYPTO DONATIONS →8829DiYwJ344peEM7SzUspMtgUWKAjGJRHmu4Q6R8kEWMpafiXPPNBkeRBhNPK6sw27urqqMYTWWXZrsX6BLRrj7HiooPAy (Monero) →https://btcpay0.voltageapp.io/apps/3JDQDSj2rp56KDffH5sSZL19J1Lh/pos (BTC) Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

    South Dakota Nomad Residency: The Definitive Guide (Video Course)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2025 25:41


    https://escapethetechnocracy.com/product/south-dakota-residency-definitive-guide/

    167 - Shadow Atlas: Offshore Banking, Crypto, Precious Metals

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2025 52:03


    Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Martin of Asset Protection Advisers. This is a holistic discussion about how people, especially the wealthy, can practically protect their wealth and make use of every tool at their disposal: crypto, gold, US dollars, trusts, and international banking.   GUEST → https://assetprotectionadvisers.com/  → https://www.youtube.com/@ShadowofAtlas/videos  WATCHMAN PRIVACY → https://watchmanprivacy.com (Including privacy consulting) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/ CRYPTO DONATIONS →8829DiYwJ344peEM7SzUspMtgUWKAjGJRHmu4Q6R8kEWMpafiXPPNBkeRBhNPK6sw27urqqMYTWWXZrsX6BLRrj7HiooPAy (Monero) →https://btcpay0.voltageapp.io/apps/3JDQDSj2rp56KDffH5sSZL19J1Lh/pos (BTC) TIMELINE 00:00 – Introduction 1:20 – Background of guest 2:55 – World of asset protection is lacking 6:50 – Gold is not available with cash in every country 11:10 – Arnold Schwarzenegger detained entering Austria with expensive watch 14:50 – Crypto is not an option for many scenarios 18:20 – Countries antagonistic to crypto 21:12 – Roger Ver 23:50 – OTC market in crypto 25:55 – Worldwide bank reporting 30:05 – Northern Cyprus 32:05 – Bank accounts around the world 34:35 – How to think about trusts 38:55 – Opinion on Latina America 42:55 – Don't underestimate US dollars 47:30 – Final thoughts Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

    166 - Security Through Obscurity: The Hidden Inca Empire

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2025 23:01


    The Incas are the undisputed champions of hiding. Their empire survived the unparalleled colonial might of the Spanish conquistadors for forty years. A mixture of strategic relocation, inventive guerrilla tactics, and their own form of encryption allowed them to survive twenty times as long as the Aztecs. One part of their strategy was the use of quipus, artistic string designs that contained hidden knowledge that to this day has not been deciphered. The mythical golden city of El Dorado, had it existed, could never have been found as long as the Incas guarded its location. EL DORADO CIPHER KIT → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/product/el-dorado-cipher-kit/   GUEST → https://x.com/realUrbanHacker   WATCHMAN PRIVACY → https://watchmanprivacy.com (Including privacy consulting) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/   CRYPTO DONATIONS →8829DiYwJ344peEM7SzUspMtgUWKAjGJRHmu4Q6R8kEWMpafiXPPNBkeRBhNPK6sw27urqqMYTWWXZrsX6BLRrj7HiooPAy (Monero) →https://btcpay0.voltageapp.io/apps/3JDQDSj2rp56KDffH5sSZL19J1Lh/pos (BTC)   Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

    165 - Firefox: Goodbye, Old Friend

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2025 49:30


    Gabriel Custodiet and Urban explain the nail in the coffin of Firefox: a recent stupid terms of a service that indicates Mozilla can do what they want with the data you generate on their browser. GUEST → https://x.com/realUrbanHacker   WATCHMAN PRIVACY → https://watchmanprivacy.com (Including privacy consulting) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/   CRYPTO DONATIONS →8829DiYwJ344peEM7SzUspMtgUWKAjGJRHmu4Q6R8kEWMpafiXPPNBkeRBhNPK6sw27urqqMYTWWXZrsX6BLRrj7HiooPAy (Monero) →https://btcpay0.voltageapp.io/apps/3JDQDSj2rp56KDffH5sSZL19J1Lh/pos (BTC)   Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

    164 - Escaping the Health Insurance Scam

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2025 46:24


    Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Dallas of PrivacyPost.io about alternatives to health insurance, especially as one steps away from the doom-loop mainstream thinking as a nomad.   GUEST → https://privacypost.io/ (Dallas) → See two previous episodes with Dallas of PrivacyPost.io SOUTH DAKOTA NOMAD RESIDENCY: THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/product/south-dakota-residency-definitive-guide/ WATCHMAN PRIVACY → https://watchmanprivacy.com (Including privacy consulting) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/ CRYPTO DONATIONS →8829DiYwJ344peEM7SzUspMtgUWKAjGJRHmu4Q6R8kEWMpafiXPPNBkeRBhNPK6sw27urqqMYTWWXZrsX6BLRrj7HiooPAy (Monero) →https://btcpay0.voltageapp.io/apps/3JDQDSj2rp56KDffH5sSZL19J1Lh/pos (BTC) TIMELINE 00:00 – Introduction 2:00 – Update on South Dakota residency and CMRA business 6:15 – Dallas' story waking up from the health insurance doom loop 12:15 – Medical tourism 22:30 – Language barrier 25:15 – Paying in cash allows for medical privacy 27:40 – Handling catastrophes 32:45 – Healthshare Plans 35:25 – Health insurance companies goal is not to pay 39:05 – Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) 42:30 – Final thoughts Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

    163 - Craig Raw: Sparrow Wallet Post-Whirlpool

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2025 52:59


    Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Sparrow Wallet creator Craig Raw about his Bitcoin-only wallet. Craig gives an update on his removal of Whirlpool, explains other new features of the wallet, and gives some perspective on Bitcoin wallet development, Lightning, and privacy on Bitcoin.    PREVIOUS EPISODE → https://odysee.com/@WatchmanPrivacy:1/SparrowWallet   GUEST → https://www.sparrowwallet.com/ → https://x.com/craigraw → https://t.me/SparrowWallet   NEW TO BITCOIN START HERE → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/product/bitcoin-self-sovereignty/ WATCHMAN PRIVACY → https://watchmanprivacy.com (Including privacy consulting) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/ CRYPTO DONATIONS →8829DiYwJ344peEM7SzUspMtgUWKAjGJRHmu4Q6R8kEWMpafiXPPNBkeRBhNPK6sw27urqqMYTWWXZrsX6BLRrj7HiooPAy (Monero) →https://btcpay0.voltageapp.io/apps/3JDQDSj2rp56KDffH5sSZL19J1Lh/pos (BTC) TIMELINE 00:00 – Introduction 2:20 – Craig's thoughts on Whirlpool 6:20 – Latest developments in Sparrow Wallet 14:20 – New verify software feature within Sparrow 17:25 – How do most people lose their bitcoin? 20:35 – Good PC operational security 23:50 – AnonChat Bot in Sparrow Telegram 26:34 – Origin story of Sparrow Wallet 28:56 – Craig's thoughts on ordinals 30:45 – Reasons Sparrow is not on mobile 33:44 – How to have privacy on Bitcoin? 37:00 – Wallet developer's take on Lightning 40:44 – Proper backup of Sparrow Wallet 43:15 – Taproot 45:35 – New PayNym scheme from Ashigaru 46:55 – Bitcoin developments on the horizon 50:30 – Final thoughts Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

    162 - Roger Huang: Decoding the Spiritual Void in Techno-Nationalist China

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2025 82:18


    Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Roger Huang about his insider views of the current political, moral, and technological soul and abilities of China.    GUEST → https://x.com/Rogerh1991 → https://www.forbes.com/sites/rogerhuang/ → https://chinabitcoinbook.com/ → https://www.amazon.com/Would-Mao-Hold-Bitcoin-Techno-Nationalist/dp/B0D7672L8X/r   MENTIONED → https://www.amazon.com/Age-Ambition-Chasing-Fortune-Truth/dp/0374535272 (Age of Ambition) → https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/10/30/chinas-age-of-malaise  → https://www.amazon.com/AI-Superpowers-China-Silicon-Valley/dp/132854639X  → https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/01/13/confucius-comes-home  → https://www.amazon.com/China-21st-Century-Everyone-Needs/dp/0190659084 → https://www.amazon.com/stores/Jeffrey-N.-Wasserstrom/author/B001IQWGPW → https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Wang_Yue → https://www.amazon.com/China-Ten-Words-Yu-Hua/dp/0307739791 → https://www.amazon.com/China-History-John-Keay/dp/0465025188 WATCHMAN PRIVACY → https://watchmanprivacy.com (Including privacy consulting) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/ CRYPTO DONATIONS →8829DiYwJ344peEM7SzUspMtgUWKAjGJRHmu4Q6R8kEWMpafiXPPNBkeRBhNPK6sw27urqqMYTWWXZrsX6BLRrj7HiooPAy (Monero) →https://btcpay0.voltageapp.io/apps/3JDQDSj2rp56KDffH5sSZL19J1Lh/pos (BTC) Timeline 00:00 – Introduction 1:40 – Guest background 3:20 – What did China learn from the USSR? 12:15 – China's mass material rise in early 21st century 22:20 – The spiritual void of China 37:05 – The state of Hong Kong 45:10 – Best privacy practices while visiting or living in China 55:40 – DeepSeek 1:11:30 – Book recommendations 1:16:30 – Final thoughts   Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

    161 - The $1.5 Billion Ethereum Heist

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2025 44:01


    Gabriel Custodiet and Urban explain the massive theft of Ethereum that happened in February of 2025 and what it means for the future of Ethereum.   GUEST → https://x.com/realUrbanHacker   WATCHMAN PRIVACY → https://watchmanprivacy.com (Including privacy consulting) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/   CRYPTO DONATIONS →8829DiYwJ344peEM7SzUspMtgUWKAjGJRHmu4Q6R8kEWMpafiXPPNBkeRBhNPK6sw27urqqMYTWWXZrsX6BLRrj7HiooPAy (Monero) →https://btcpay0.voltageapp.io/apps/3JDQDSj2rp56KDffH5sSZL19J1Lh/pos (BTC) Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

    160 - AI Geopolitics: DeepSeek, Stargate, Le Chat

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2025 43:09


    Gabriel Custodiet and Urban examine the new geopolitical order of Chinese, American, and European AI plans.   GUEST → https://x.com/realUrbanHacker   WATCHMAN PRIVACY → https://watchmanprivacy.com (Including privacy consulting) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/   CRYPTO DONATIONS →8829DiYwJ344peEM7SzUspMtgUWKAjGJRHmu4Q6R8kEWMpafiXPPNBkeRBhNPK6sw27urqqMYTWWXZrsX6BLRrj7HiooPAy (Monero) →https://btcpay0.voltageapp.io/apps/3JDQDSj2rp56KDffH5sSZL19J1Lh/pos (BTC) Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

    159 - The South Africa Situation with Ernst van Zyl

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2025 54:27


    Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Ernst J. van Zyl, head of public relations at Afriforum about the craziness in South Africa. They cover the recent events of Trump's cutting off of aid to South Africa and the Expropriation Act, farm murders and tortures, international media cover-up, and the rank amorality that defines the government of the country.   GUEST → https://x.com/ConCaracal → https://www.youtube.com/@ConsciousCaracal/videos → https://afriforum.co.za/en/ (AfriForum) →Financially support AfriForum: https://sluit-aan.afriforum.co.za/en?campaign=RoepToepCMO&leadSource=600060509   MENTIONED → https://www.amazon.com/Kill-Boer-Government-Complicity-Africas/dp/0994715978 (Very informative, gruesome research on the topic of farm murders and tortures) → https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expropriation_Act%2C_2024 WATCHMAN PRIVACY → https://watchmanprivacy.com (Including privacy consulting) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/ CRYPTO DONATIONS →8829DiYwJ344peEM7SzUspMtgUWKAjGJRHmu4Q6R8kEWMpafiXPPNBkeRBhNPK6sw27urqqMYTWWXZrsX6BLRrj7HiooPAy (Monero) →https://btcpay0.voltageapp.io/apps/3JDQDSj2rp56KDffH5sSZL19J1Lh/pos (BTC) TIMELINE 00:00 – Introduction 2:00 – South African decline since Nelson Mandela 13:20 – Trump cuts off foreign aid to South Africa 18:40 – Leaving South Africa is not an option for Afrikaners, nor should they have to 28:30 – Parallels with Rhodesia 34:30 – Farmer attacks and tortures; international media cover-up 45:40 – Boycott an option? 47:48 – Other problems in South Africa 51:20 – Final thoughts   Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

    158 - The Corrupted Blood Incident

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2025 36:06


    In September 2005 something happened in Irvine, California that would change the world, forever. Digitally.   GUEST → https://x.com/realUrbanHacker   WATCHMAN PRIVACY → https://watchmanprivacy.com (Including privacy consulting) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/   CRYPTO DONATIONS →8829DiYwJ344peEM7SzUspMtgUWKAjGJRHmu4Q6R8kEWMpafiXPPNBkeRBhNPK6sw27urqqMYTWWXZrsX6BLRrj7HiooPAy (Monero) →https://btcpay0.voltageapp.io/apps/3JDQDSj2rp56KDffH5sSZL19J1Lh/pos (BTC) Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

    157 - Soviet Economics with Peter Boettke

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2025 59:43


    Gabriel Custodiet speaks with economist Peter Boettke about the details surrounding the Soviet economy that Lenin, and then Stalin, attempted to create in their utopian hubris.   GUEST → https://www.peter-boettke.com/ → https://www.amazon.com/stores/Peter-J.-Boettke/author/B001IQWMUQ  → Main book discussed: The Political Economy of Soviet Socialism: the Formative Years, 1918-1928 → https://www.realitiesofsocialism.org/    MENTIONED → https://www.clara-elizabeth.com/ (Fertility gap and economic freedom) → To the Finland Station → Ten Days that Shook the World   WATCHMAN PRIVACY → https://watchmanprivacy.com (Including privacy consulting) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/ CRYPTO DONATIONS →8829DiYwJ344peEM7SzUspMtgUWKAjGJRHmu4Q6R8kEWMpafiXPPNBkeRBhNPK6sw27urqqMYTWWXZrsX6BLRrj7HiooPAy (Monero) →https://btcpay0.voltageapp.io/apps/3JDQDSj2rp56KDffH5sSZL19J1Lh/pos (BTC) TIMELINE 00:00 – Introduction 2:00 – What were the first things Lenin did? 7:00 – Did the Soviet economy work initially? 20:35 – Shortage economies 22:15 – Removing sex roles affects Soviet economy? 27:10 – Did the USSR have its own military-industrial complex? 28:30 – Any interesting statistics come out of USSR? 32:35 – Did Trofim Lysenko kill 55 million people? 35:50 – Did the US fight on the wrong side during WWII? 37:35 – Why is von Mises so important? 44:00 – Is economics itself the problem? 51:45 – Poland and Estonia   Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

    156 - The Unexpected Rise of GPUs

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2025 44:05


    Gabriel Custodiet and Urban Hacker talk about the ascent of Nvidia Corporation, AI and GPU clusters, and go into some details about the ever-useful and unusual technology of graphics cards.   GUEST → https://x.com/realUrbanHacker   WATCHMAN PRIVACY → https://watchmanprivacy.com (Including privacy consulting) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/   CRYPTO DONATIONS →8829DiYwJ344peEM7SzUspMtgUWKAjGJRHmu4Q6R8kEWMpafiXPPNBkeRBhNPK6sw27urqqMYTWWXZrsX6BLRrj7HiooPAy (Monero) →https://btcpay0.voltageapp.io/apps/3JDQDSj2rp56KDffH5sSZL19J1Lh/pos (BTC) Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

    155 - Tom DiLorenzo: Lincoln Unmasked

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2025 39:56


    Gabriel Custodiet speaks with historian Tom DiLorenzo about his efforts to expose Abraham Lincoln. Pushing against the soft “saint-like” treatment that historians have granted Lincoln, DiLorenzo exposes Lincoln's totalitarian tendencies, his contribution to the birth of American fiat currency, his war crimes, among other reasons to have disdain for the lauded president. Ultimately DiLorenzo explains how court historians can twist our understanding of history, use this twisting to advance the ends of the status quo, and themselves alter the course of history.   GUEST → https://www.amazon.com/stores/Thomas-J.-DiLorenzo/author/B001IGOF0Q  → https://mises.org/profile/thomas-j-dilorenzo → https://www.lewrockwell.com/author/thomas-dilorenzo WATCHMAN PRIVACY → https://watchmanprivacy.com (Including privacy consulting) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/ CRYPTO DONATIONS →8829DiYwJ344peEM7SzUspMtgUWKAjGJRHmu4Q6R8kEWMpafiXPPNBkeRBhNPK6sw27urqqMYTWWXZrsX6BLRrj7HiooPAy (Monero) →https://btcpay0.voltageapp.io/apps/3JDQDSj2rp56KDffH5sSZL19J1Lh/pos (BTC) Timeline 00:00 – Introduction 1:23 – Problem with the phrase “Civil War” 3:25 – Myth of slavery motivations of War Between the States 6:50 – Alexis de Tocqueville said problem of race was worse in the North 11:30 – War crimes and scorched earth of the Union army 15:50 – Secession a perfectly American phenomenon 20:30 – Most outrageous attacks against DiLorenzo for attacking the Lincoln Cult 25:30 – How can freedom-seekers how to counter the will to power? 28:10 – How to NOT be a court historian 31:10 – Examples of anti-court historians 32:15 – How to define a “Yankee” 34:10 – Rapid fire 36:20 – Who benefits from inflation? 37:20 – Did Lincoln ultimately win in more ways than one? 38:00 – Final thoughts Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

    HACKproof 2.0 Video Course

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2025 16:22


    Gabriel Custodiet and Urban Hacker explain their new course, a cybersecurity tutorial series called HACKproof 2.0   PURCHASE HACKPROOF 2.0 HERE → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/product/hackproof/

    154 - How to Evade SIM Swap Attacks

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2025 27:41


    Gabriel Custodiet and Urban Hacker talk about the serious cybersecurity attack called "SIM swapping" and how to escape it.   SIM SWAPPING GUIDE (FOR PURCHASE) → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/product/how-to-evade-sim-swap-scams/   GUEST → https://x.com/realUrbanHacker   WATCHMAN PRIVACY → https://watchmanprivacy.com (Including privacy consulting) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/   CRYPTO DONATIONS →8829DiYwJ344peEM7SzUspMtgUWKAjGJRHmu4Q6R8kEWMpafiXPPNBkeRBhNPK6sw27urqqMYTWWXZrsX6BLRrj7HiooPAy (Monero) →https://btcpay0.voltageapp.io/apps/3JDQDSj2rp56KDffH5sSZL19J1Lh/pos (BTC) Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

    153 - Max Tannahill: Bitcoin with the Death Penalty

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2025 86:19


    Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Max Tannahill, experienced in-the-trenches Bitcoin and Monero user, about an assortment of topics: Ross Ulbricht, Samourai Wallet, the “hijacking” of Bitcoin, the Bitcoin “podconf” phenomenon, PayNym vs Silent Payments, what Monero maxis get wrong, and the crypto scene in Singapore.   GUEST → https://twitter.com/maxtannahill → https://odysee.com/@WatchmanPrivacy:1/MaxTannahill (Previous episode)   SAMOURAI WALLET LEGAL DEFENSE FUND DONATIONS → https://www.p2prights.org/donate.html   ASHIGARU WALLET LINKS → http://ashigaruprvm4u263aoj6wxnipc4jrhb2avjll4nnk255jkdmj2obqqd.onion/download/ → https://ashigaru.rs/ → https://ashigaru.rs/news/   WATCHMAN PRIVACY → https://watchmanprivacy.com (Including privacy consulting) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/   CRYPTO DONATIONS →8829DiYwJ344peEM7SzUspMtgUWKAjGJRHmu4Q6R8kEWMpafiXPPNBkeRBhNPK6sw27urqqMYTWWXZrsX6BLRrj7HiooPAy (Monero) →https://btcpay0.voltageapp.io/apps/3JDQDSj2rp56KDffH5sSZL19J1Lh/pos (BTC)   TIMELINE 00:00 – Introduction 1:30 – Ross Ulbricht and what next 5:55 – Update on Samourai Wallet 9:08 – The “hijacking” of Bitcoin 19:10 – Roger Ver under attack 20:00 – Thoughts on Ashigaru Wallet 25:05 – Bitcoin Strategic Reserve 26:55 – How many “Bitcoiners” actually use bitcoin? 27:15 – The worst advocates of Bitcoin 35:30 – Lies About Bitcoin book doomed to fail 28:50 – What would Max like to see Trump do for crypto 44:25 – PayNym vs Silent Payments 51:20 – What do Monero maximalists get wrong? 58:30 – What are the dumbest things you hear about Bitcoin privacy? 1:02:40 – Swaps services and atomic swaps 1:08:20 – Crypto scene in Singapore 1:12:30 – Singapore politics 1:16:00 – The UK dystopian moment 1:22:15 – Final thoughts Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

    152 - Emmanuel Maggiori: False Promises of AI and Silicon Valley

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2025 70:51


    Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Emmanuel Maggiori, author of several books on artificial intelligence and Silicon Valley. Specifically, Maggiori speaks on the disappointments of these over-hyped industries, the crazy over-funding, and the simultaneous culture of workers who have nothing to do. The discussion also veers toward AI and the reasons why AI in its current form has limited benefits, many unsolvable flaws, and will not match the hype attached to it: not even close.   GUEST → https://emaggiori.com/ → https://www.amazon.com/stores/Emmanuel-Maggiori/author/B08Q468YQ4 WATCHMAN PRIVACY → https://watchmanprivacy.com (Including privacy consulting) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/ CRYPTO DONATIONS →8829DiYwJ344peEM7SzUspMtgUWKAjGJRHmu4Q6R8kEWMpafiXPPNBkeRBhNPK6sw27urqqMYTWWXZrsX6BLRrj7HiooPAy (Monero) →https://btcpay0.voltageapp.io/apps/3JDQDSj2rp56KDffH5sSZL19J1Lh/pos (BTC) Timeline 00:00 – Introduction 1:30 – Guest background 3:25 – SiliCONned: the waste of capital in tech investment 18:25 – The failures of VC funding 21:00 – Culture of no work at tech companies 29:00 – Reckoning coming to Big Tech 30:30 – Smart Until It's Dumb: the inherent limitations of machine learning 38:30 – Data sets make AI much more inefficient than most people realise 41:45 – How to trick AI 45:10 – How can locally hosted LLMs store so much in so little space? 49:35 – Explaining Nvidia's DLSS 55:00 – How marketing exaggerates AI 1:01:00 – Rapid fire questions 1:03:06 – Can digital things act like human brains? 1:08:00 – Final thoughts Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

    Ross Ulbricht Pardoned

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2025 7:03


    Paul Rosenberg, who was at the trial of Ross Ulbricht, shares some thoughts from previous episodes of Watchman Privacy.   Ross Ulbricht was pardoned by President Donald Trump on January 22, 2025.   Two clips combined (in order): Clip 1: https://odysee.com/@WatchmanPrivacy:1/CypherpunkApes Clip 2: https://odysee.com/@WatchmanPrivacy:1/PaulRosenberg2   WATCHMAN PRIVACY → https://watchmanprivacy.com (Including privacy consulting) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/   CRYPTO DONATIONS →8829DiYwJ344peEM7SzUspMtgUWKAjGJRHmu4Q6R8kEWMpafiXPPNBkeRBhNPK6sw27urqqMYTWWXZrsX6BLRrj7HiooPAy (Monero) →https://btcpay0.voltageapp.io/apps/3JDQDSj2rp56KDffH5sSZL19J1Lh/pos (BTC) Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

    151 - VPN Discrimination

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2025 47:16


    Gabriel Custodiet and Urban Hacker talk about VPN discrimination: how companies delay, deny, defend blocking your access to their service, even as a paid customer, if you use a privacy-preserving technology like virtual private networks.   GUEST → https://x.com/realUrbanHacker   WATCHMAN PRIVACY → https://watchmanprivacy.com (Including privacy consulting) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/   CRYPTO DONATIONS →8829DiYwJ344peEM7SzUspMtgUWKAjGJRHmu4Q6R8kEWMpafiXPPNBkeRBhNPK6sw27urqqMYTWWXZrsX6BLRrj7HiooPAy (Monero) →https://btcpay0.voltageapp.io/apps/3JDQDSj2rp56KDffH5sSZL19J1Lh/pos (BTC) Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

    150 - Joshua Sheats: Radical Personal Finance Returns

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2025 65:33


    Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Joshua Sheats of the podcast Radical Personal Finance. They discuss Joshua's productivity habits, education, homeschooling, gold ownership, the Corporate Transparency Act, China and Malaysia, and arrestproofing.   GUEST → https://www.radicalpersonalfinance.com/ → https://x.com/JoshuaSheats → https://radicalpersonalfinance.libsyn.com/replay-456-protect-your-money-by-arrest-proofing-yourself-and-your-children WATCHMAN PRIVACY → https://watchmanprivacy.com (Including privacy consulting) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/ CRYPTO DONATIONS →8829DiYwJ344peEM7SzUspMtgUWKAjGJRHmu4Q6R8kEWMpafiXPPNBkeRBhNPK6sw27urqqMYTWWXZrsX6BLRrj7HiooPAy (Monero) →https://btcpay0.voltageapp.io/apps/3JDQDSj2rp56KDffH5sSZL19J1Lh/pos (BTC) Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio Timeline 00:00 – Introduction 4:05 – Joshua's reading habits 8:45 – University education? 14:00 – Gold ownership strategy 23:10 – Corporate Transparency Act 31:34 – Thoughts on China 43:00 – Kuala Lumpur and Malaysia 50:20 – Homeschooling 1:00:00 – Favorite episodes of Radical Personal Finance

    149 - Torchlight Chat - The Corrupting Influence of Sponsors

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2025 41:30


    Episode 149 of The Watchman Privacy Podcast – Torchlight Chat – The Corrupting Influence of Sponsors Gabriel Custodiet and Urban Hacker talk about all the ways in which sponsorships and paid influence fully corrupt a content creator. GUEST → https://x.com/realUrbanHacker WATCHMAN PRIVACY → https://watchmanprivacy.com (Including privacy consulting) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/ CRYPTO DONATIONS →8829DiYwJ344peEM7SzUspMtgUWKAjGJRHmu4Q6R8kEWMpafiXPPNBkeRBhNPK6sw27urqqMYTWWXZrsX6BLRrj7HiooPAy (Monero) →https://btcpay0.voltageapp.io/apps/3JDQDSj2rp56KDffH5sSZL19J1Lh/pos (BTC) Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

    148 - Joe Doran: Synthetic Devolution

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2025 39:24


    Gabriel Custodiet speaks for a third time with Joe Doran of Trends Journal. Joe lays out his view of the present and future of artificial intelligence and other technocratic agendas as we begin 2025.   GUEST → https://trendsjournal.com/ → https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B00J9R7PHQ/allbooks (Joe Doran's books) WATCHMAN PRIVACY → https://watchmanprivacy.com (Including privacy consulting) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/   CRYPTO DONATIONS →8829DiYwJ344peEM7SzUspMtgUWKAjGJRHmu4Q6R8kEWMpafiXPPNBkeRBhNPK6sw27urqqMYTWWXZrsX6BLRrj7HiooPAy (Monero) →https://btcpay0.voltageapp.io/apps/3JDQDSj2rp56KDffH5sSZL19J1Lh/pos (BTC)   TIMELINE 0:00 - Beginning 2:10 - Response to Venice AI interview 6:25 - How would AI intellectual property laws work? 11:30 - Problems with the progress of AI 14:50 - What's really happening behind the scenes of AI development 18:50 - Favourite representations of AI in fiction 21:40 - Trends of 2025 26:30 - Smart cities 31:00 - Progress vs fulfillment Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

    147 - Living Monero: AlaskaAnon

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2024 62:55


    Gabriel Custodiet speaks with the Monero proponent AlaskaAnon about how to live on monero to enhance freedom and get around the fascist banking system. They also discuss Alaska and some philosophical ideas pertaining to free living.   GUEST → https://x.com/repeal19thUSA → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHd71cejcKU (another interview with Alaska) WATCHMAN PRIVACY → https://watchmanprivacy.com (Including privacy consulting) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/   CRYPTO DONATIONS →8829DiYwJ344peEM7SzUspMtgUWKAjGJRHmu4Q6R8kEWMpafiXPPNBkeRBhNPK6sw27urqqMYTWWXZrsX6BLRrj7HiooPAy (Monero) →https://btcpay0.voltageapp.io/apps/3JDQDSj2rp56KDffH5sSZL19J1Lh/pos (BTC)   Timeline 00:00 – Introduction 1:20 – Origin of AlaskaAnon 5:15 – How do you measure a cryptocurrency's success? 9:50 – How important is combating inflation? 16:30 – AlaskaAnon's Monero stack 23:25 – How to be unbanked 34:23 – How to not maximally comply 46:50 – Why Alaska? 53:50 – Advanced monero topics   Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

    146 - TC - Monero Nodo: The Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2024 48:46


    Gabriel Custodiet and Urban Hacker review the Monero Nodo: a new pre-built Monero node project with custom hardware and software.   GUEST → https://x.com/realUrbanHacker   LINKS → https://moneronodo.com/ → https://twitter.com/MoneroNodo → https://twitter.com/douglastuman → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/2024/12/15/monero-nodo-teardown/   WATCHMAN PRIVACY → https://watchmanprivacy.com (Including privacy consulting) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/   CRYPTO DONATIONS →8829DiYwJ344peEM7SzUspMtgUWKAjGJRHmu4Q6R8kEWMpafiXPPNBkeRBhNPK6sw27urqqMYTWWXZrsX6BLRrj7HiooPAy (Monero) →https://btcpay0.voltageapp.io/apps/3JDQDSj2rp56KDffH5sSZL19J1Lh/pos (BTC) Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

    145 - Stack Duo: An Introduction from Its Creator

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2024 45:43


    Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Diego Salazar (rehrar) of Stack Wallet and Stack Duo (pared down Monero/Bitcoin version of Stack Wallet). Diego gives an introduction to the wallet and why it's one of the very few Monero and Bitcoin wallets that you should be considering.   GUEST → https://stackwallet.com/ (Stack Wallet is multi-coin; Stack Duo is Monero/Bitcoin) → https://twitter.com/stack_wallet → https://t.me/stackwallet (Telegram)   WATCHMAN PRIVACY → https://watchmanprivacy.com (Including privacy consulting) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/   CRYPTO DONATIONS →8829DiYwJ344peEM7SzUspMtgUWKAjGJRHmu4Q6R8kEWMpafiXPPNBkeRBhNPK6sw27urqqMYTWWXZrsX6BLRrj7HiooPAy (Monero) →https://btcpay0.voltageapp.io/apps/3JDQDSj2rp56KDffH5sSZL19J1Lh/pos (BTC)   Timeline 00:00 – Introduction 1:50 – Origins of Stack Wallet and Stack Duo 8:00 – Does running two wallets pose any problems? 14:50 – How does Stack fund itself? 20:12 – How do you run all your multi-coin nodes? 27:40 – Stack's features and future 30:55 – PayNyms vs Silent Payments 36:00 – Is Diego afraid as a developer of self-custody wallets? 40:52 – What does Stack know about its users 42:35 – Final thoughts   Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

    144 - Torchlight - Trusted Computing // Untrusted Users

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2024 30:55


    Gabriel Custodiet and Urban Hacker speak about the old concept of so-called trusted computing, and whether or not this original betrayal of technological freedom has cost us dearly to this day.   GUEST → https://x.com/realUrbanHacker WATCHMAN PRIVACY → https://watchmanprivacy.com (Including privacy consulting) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/   CRYPTO DONATIONS →8829DiYwJ344peEM7SzUspMtgUWKAjGJRHmu4Q6R8kEWMpafiXPPNBkeRBhNPK6sw27urqqMYTWWXZrsX6BLRrj7HiooPAy (Monero) →https://btcpay0.voltageapp.io/apps/3JDQDSj2rp56KDffH5sSZL19J1Lh/pos (BTC) Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

    143 - Psychopaths and the World Order

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2024 15:34


    Gabriel Custodiet speaks about the role of psychopaths in the structuring of our world.   FIRST EPISODE (Episode 4) → https://odysee.com/@WatchmanPrivacy:1/Psychopaths WATCHMAN PRIVACY → https://watchmanprivacy.com (Including privacy consulting) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/ CRYPTO DONATIONS →8829DiYwJ344peEM7SzUspMtgUWKAjGJRHmu4Q6R8kEWMpafiXPPNBkeRBhNPK6sw27urqqMYTWWXZrsX6BLRrj7HiooPAy (Monero) →https://btcpay0.voltageapp.io/apps/3JDQDSj2rp56KDffH5sSZL19J1Lh/pos (BTC) Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio  

    AI Resistance Video Course

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2024 20:01


    https://escapethetechnocracy.com/product/the-ai-anti-technocracy-course/

    YouTube Censors Watchman Privacy

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2024 7:06


    YouTube has censored Watchman Privacy. Time to take action. https://watchmanprivacy.com/ https://www.youtube.com/c/WatchmanPrivacy https://odysee.com/@WatchmanPrivacy https://www.bitchute.com/privacy/ https://rumble.com/c/WatchmanPrivacy https://escapethetechnocracy.com/digitalmarket/

    142 - Michael Yon: Information War & Mass Invasion

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2024 50:40


    Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Michael Yon, global traveler, former highly skilled war correspondent, and first-hand reporter on mass migration (invasion) of myriad groups of people into the West. They explore the conspiracy of countries such as China to invade the US via unrestricted warfare: flooding the country with drugs, setting up their own banking and police institutions in the US, and leading the charge of cultural degradation.   GUEST → https://michaelyon.com/ → https://x.com/Michael_Yon → https://substack.com/@michaelyon → https://rumble.com/c/c-6595237/videos → https://odysee.com/@dougcasey:5/doug-casey's-take-ep.-339-michael-yon WATCHMAN PRIVACY → https://watchmanprivacy.com (Including privacy consulting) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/   CRYPTO DONATIONS →8829DiYwJ344peEM7SzUspMtgUWKAjGJRHmu4Q6R8kEWMpafiXPPNBkeRBhNPK6sw27urqqMYTWWXZrsX6BLRrj7HiooPAy (Monero) →https://btcpay0.voltageapp.io/apps/3JDQDSj2rp56KDffH5sSZL19J1Lh/pos (BTC)   Timeline 00:00 – Introduction 2:40 – What role does the IOM play in migration/invasion of the West 8:00 – Unrestricted Warfare 20:45 – How China influences South and Central America 29:40 – How will all of this play out? 41:50 – Child trafficking 47:50 – Satanism 49:15 – Final thoughts   Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

    141 - Torchlight - All Your Username Are Belong to Us

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2024 42:11


    Gabriel and Urban discuss the weird world of second-hand username marketplaces, the corrupt underbelly of these markets, Telegram scamming, jailbreaking tractors, and some other bizarre things one can find in the dark (and not-so-dark) parts of the Internet.   Guest Twitter: https://x.com/realUrbanHacker   WATCHMAN PRIVACY → https://watchmanprivacy.com (Including privacy consulting) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/   CRYPTO DONATIONS →8829DiYwJ344peEM7SzUspMtgUWKAjGJRHmu4Q6R8kEWMpafiXPPNBkeRBhNPK6sw27urqqMYTWWXZrsX6BLRrj7HiooPAy (Monero) →https://btcpay0.voltageapp.io/apps/3JDQDSj2rp56KDffH5sSZL19J1Lh/pos (BTC)   Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

    140 - Paul Rosenberg: Cryptic Conscience

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2024 60:43


    Gabriel Custodiet speaks with original cryptographer Paul Rosenberg about the origins of morality, the epic adventures of the cryptographers of Laissez-Faire City, which cryptographic tools governments will attack next, the anti-capitalist sentiments in cryptography, the problems of hierarchy, liberation theology, the problems of intellectual property, and the ethics of gene editing.   PREVIOUS EPISODES → Episode 16: https://odysee.com/@WatchmanPrivacy:1/PaulRosenberg → Episode 54: https://odysee.com/@WatchmanPrivacy:1/PaulRosenberg2 → Episode 96: https://odysee.com/@WatchmanPrivacy:1/CypherpunkApes   GUEST → https://freemansperspective.com/ → https://freemansperspective.com/product/the-untold-story-of-the-greatest-crypto-project-ever-e-book/ → https://www.amazon.com/stores/Paul-Rosenberg/author/B07TYTP6CD   WATCHMAN PRIVACY → https://watchmanprivacy.com (Including privacy consulting) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/   CRYPTO DONATIONS →8829DiYwJ344peEM7SzUspMtgUWKAjGJRHmu4Q6R8kEWMpafiXPPNBkeRBhNPK6sw27urqqMYTWWXZrsX6BLRrj7HiooPAy (Monero) →https://btcpay0.voltageapp.io/apps/3JDQDSj2rp56KDffH5sSZL19J1Lh/pos (BTC)   Timeline 00:00 – Introduction 1:50 – Where do morals come from? 4:55 – Prague Hacker's Conference 12:44 – Stories from Laissez-Faire City 20:30 – What cryptographic tool will the governments go after next 24:40 – When Paul met the guy who invented DNS 26:15 – Anti-capitalist sentiments in cryptography 31:21 – The knowledge problem of centralized systems 36:20 – The laziness of “right to” culture 39:00 – The problem of hierarchic for anarchic Christians 43:50 – Liberation Theology 47:25 – The problem of intellectual property 52:00 – Ethics of CRISPR and gene editing 56:40 – Final thoughts Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

    Black Friday Sale

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2024 4:49


    https://escapethetechnocracy.com/digitalmarket/

    139 - Torchlight - Monerotopia: A Debriefing

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2024 39:04


    Gabriel and Urban discuss the 2024 Monerotopia event: new technologies in Monero, changes we recommend, Starlink and Moneronodo, other privacy crypto, and how the event functioned in an antifragile way.   Guest Twitter: https://x.com/realUrbanHacker   WATCHMAN PRIVACY → https://watchmanprivacy.com (Including privacy consulting) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/   CRYPTO DONATIONS →8829DiYwJ344peEM7SzUspMtgUWKAjGJRHmu4Q6R8kEWMpafiXPPNBkeRBhNPK6sw27urqqMYTWWXZrsX6BLRrj7HiooPAy (Monero) →https://btcpay0.voltageapp.io/apps/3JDQDSj2rp56KDffH5sSZL19J1Lh/pos (BTC)   Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

    138 - Altair Tech: Bitcoin Home Mining Shop

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2024 41:08


    Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Kevin of Altair Tech: a shop in the US that sells home mining equipment, including devices they themselves have created. Altair Tech might be the solution that home miners have been looking for.   PREVIOUS BITCOIN MINING EPISODES (START HERE IF NEW) → https://odysee.com/@WatchmanPrivacy:1/EconoAlchemistBitcoinMiningPrivacy → https://odysee.com/@WatchmanPrivacy:1/DiverterNoKYC   GUEST → https://altairtech.io/ → https://x.com/btctwatterpants (Kevin, the speaker) → https://altairtech.io/blog/ → https://x.com/altair_tech → https://altairtech.io/product/urlacher/ WATCHMAN PRIVACY → https://watchmanprivacy.com (Including privacy consulting) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/   CRYPTO DONATIONS →8829DiYwJ344peEM7SzUspMtgUWKAjGJRHmu4Q6R8kEWMpafiXPPNBkeRBhNPK6sw27urqqMYTWWXZrsX6BLRrj7HiooPAy (Monero) →https://btcpay0.voltageapp.io/apps/3JDQDSj2rp56KDffH5sSZL19J1Lh/pos (BTC)   Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio   Timeline 00:00 – Introduction 1:20 – How Altair Tech solves problems of Bitcoin home mining 7:40 – The Urlacher  11:25 – The Bitaxe 12:45 – Estimates of profits from home miners (check also at 32:22) 14:50 – Highest end models 16:00 – Kevin's lessons from home mining 20:00 – Choosing a mining pool 22:30 – Privacy while mining 23:45 – Common mistakes 25:00 – Space heater miners 26:08 – The Bitaxe phenomenon  27:50 – Future of home mining 28:30 – Big self-mining operations 30:00 – Shipping time, etc. 32:22 – Estimates of profits from home miners 38:00 – Final thoughts

    137 - Deflock: Automated License Plate Readers

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2024 18:56


    Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Will Freeman about the prevalence of automated license plate readers (ALPRs) and his solution: Deflock, which maps these anti-American tools across the globe.    GUEST → https://deflock.me/ → https://github.com/frillweeman/deflock → https://www.404media.co/the-open-source-project-deflock-is-mapping-license-plate-surveillance-cameras-all-over-the-world/ WATCHMAN PRIVACY → https://watchmanprivacy.com (Including privacy consulting) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/   CRYPTO DONATIONS →8829DiYwJ344peEM7SzUspMtgUWKAjGJRHmu4Q6R8kEWMpafiXPPNBkeRBhNPK6sw27urqqMYTWWXZrsX6BLRrj7HiooPAy (Monero) →https://btcpay0.voltageapp.io/apps/3JDQDSj2rp56KDffH5sSZL19J1Lh/pos (BTC)   Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

    136 - Venice AI: Private and Uncensored

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2024 42:45


    Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Erik Voorhees of Venice AI. They discuss how Venice takes a different approach to the Big Tech AI options: namely, it does not have access to your prompts, and it does not censor them. Along the way they discuss how surveillance and censorship manifests in the paternalistic AI industry, the future of open-source AI models, the IP question of AI, and why regulating AI might have unintended side effects.   GUEST → https://x.com/ErikVoorhees → https://venice.ai/ → https://x.com/askvenice → https://moneyandstate.com/blog/the-separation-of-mind-and-state (explanation of project) WATCHMAN PRIVACY → https://watchmanprivacy.com (Including privacy consulting) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/   CRYPTO DONATIONS →8829DiYwJ344peEM7SzUspMtgUWKAjGJRHmu4Q6R8kEWMpafiXPPNBkeRBhNPK6sw27urqqMYTWWXZrsX6BLRrj7HiooPAy (Monero) →https://btcpay0.voltageapp.io/apps/3JDQDSj2rp56KDffH5sSZL19J1Lh/pos (BTC)   Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio   Timeline 00:00 – Introduction 3:27 – Privacy-invasion of Big Tech AI companies 6:50 – How does Venice AI give the user privacy? 9:55 – How long will non-account service last? 10:25 – What does Venice (the city/concept) have to do with anything? 11:40 – How do open-source models work in AI? 16:50 – Phone version of AI (not app store version) 18:05 – Censorship within AI 24:42 – Uncensoring AI makes it faster and better 25:55 – Other uncensored AI companies 27:10 – Making AI “safe” 30:30 – IP question of AI 34:45 – Who owns the creation of AI tools? 35:10 – Any red lines where AI should be “regulated”? 37:20 – Does Venice have any access to our prompts? 38:15 – Venice AI vs self-hosted models 39:40 – Would Venice ever train their own AI model? 40:25 – Final thoughts

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