Windows vs. Linux 🍈 winget, Telemetry, Windows 11 leak, & more 🍉 Melontopia Podcast Ep. 4

Crypto News July 2021 🍈 Binance ban, China bans mining, Wownero fork? 🍉 Melontopia Podcast Ep. 6

Binance banned in the UK and Ontario. China cracks down on crypto  mining. Wownero prepares for a fork, but why? 🍴 Late June, early July  2021 has been eventful in the crypto world, so let's have a quick news recap with Harvey and Hotshot 🦠 Again, crypto is highly volatile so please don't invest in it unless you do plenty of your own research!  0:00 Introduction 0:12 Binance is banned in the UK and Ontario 4:21 China crackdown on bitcoin mining 11:15 El Salvador makes bitcoin a legal form of currency 16:48 Tether-USD and government-sponsored crypto 22:29 Wownero's hard fork on the 4th of July  Githubs/Twitch channels of our speakers 💻 Harvey - https://github.com/harvey298

Artificial Intelligence in 2021 🍈 Interview with SiddFlippy 🍉 Melontopia Podcast Ep. 5

Ever wondered what it's like to study artificial intelligence and prepare for a career in it? Did you know that AI can help compose music? 🎵 Today I interview SiddFlippy, who is getting his Master's in Artificial Intelligence at Boston University. We talk about recent issues in the field such as AI's applications to healthcare and music. He is also a Hollow Knight speedrunner so please follow him on Twitch!  🎐  Githubs/Twitch channels of our speakers 💻 https://github.com/siddushan https://www.twitch.tv/siddflippy/  follow me on Twitch & TikTok: 🥮https://www.twitch.tv/snowseek 🥮https://www.tiktok.com/@snowseek join my discord server and vibe w new friends: 🌠https://discord.com/invite/BRYTvgM

Windows vs. Linux 🍈 winget, Telemetry, Windows 11 leak, & more 🍉 Melontopia Podcast Ep. 4

Are you a Windows user who has thought about converting to Linux, but  worry about gaming compatibility? 🎮 Are you a beginning Linux user  curious as to why Linux has fewer problems with malware? 🦠 In this  episode, we give a quick rundown of many of the differences between  Windows and Linux. Be informed and do your own research before trying out Linux, but we hope that this will be a useful primer :)

Altcoins May 2021 Update 🍈 Dogecoin & SpaceX, Mining Monero, Farming Chia 🍉 Melontopia Podcast Ep. 3

Did you know that Dogecoin and Monero have both been used to fundraise  for charitable causes? Did you know that it's possible not just to mine  crypto, but also to FARM certain crypto, like Chia? 🌱 How much did  Colonial Pipeline pay to DarkSide after the ransomware attack? 🛣️ Learn  more fun facts about crypto and possibly learn about how one would get started with mining or investing (AT YOUR OWN RISK - we are not giving  financial advice, and both carry significant risks!). Join myself, Harvey, Empt, and occasionally Howard for a riveting discussion of altcoin in the present day, present time (May 2021).

DeGoogling, FLoCs, Qubes OS, Vastaamo, & More: Internet Privacy in 2021

What is DeGoogling? What are supercookies, zombie cookies, and FLoCs? 🧟  What are the advantages of extensions like Privacy Badger, and why are  VPNs not the solution they often potray themselves to be? It's no secret  - your data is constantly being harvested by tech companies, and data  breaches by hackers could compromise your personal information. What can  we do to protect ourselves? 🛡️ Turns out, we can do a lot. 0:00 Intro and Disclaimers 1:41 Nothing to Hide? 5:24 History of Digital Surveillance: Edward Snowden, NSA, & 5 Eyes 9:25 Telemetry, Cookies, & Other Creepy Things 18:42 Protecting Yourself, Pt. 1: Degoogling, Privacy Browsers, & Extensions 24:13 Protecting Yourself, Pt. 2: Emails & VPNs 28:24 Protecting Yourself, Pt. 3: TAILS, Qubes OS, & Whonix 31:04 Mobile Phones & Internet of Things (IoT) 36:31 Privacy Laws & Regulations 40:07 Closing Remarks  Githubs of our speakers 💻 Howard - https://github.com/howardjs Harvey - https://github.com/harvey298