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As the centralized SaaS providers continue to ramp their fees, acquiesce to censorship demands from government agencies and the woke mob, along with their privacy-encroaching surveillance capitalism, a new paradigm emerges: **Free and Open Software (FOSS) as a Service**. 💡 Federated Core stands at the forefront of a revolution, offering an oasis of simplicity, privacy, and cost-effectiveness. 💪 + +**SaaS vs. FOSS as a Service: The New Dawn** + +SaaS (Software as a Service) revolutionized how we access and use software. But along came challenges like data privacy concerns, vendor lock-in, and soaring costs. Enter FOSS, a beacon of digital freedom and mature software options to match the best of the SaaS vendors. However, the complexity of self-hosting has hindered many from reaping its benefits. + +Federated Core bridges this gap, delivering the best of FOSS tools while sparing users the burdens of physical servers, configurations, relentless updates, and backups. Federated offers SaaS without the compromises, a symphony of open-source tools curated and optimized for your convenience. 🌐 + +**Digital Sovereignty and FOSS Made Easy** + +While self-hosting remains the pinnacle of digital autonomy, it demands technical prowess and resources that most small business lack. Federated Core gives you the power of FOSS without the hassle. With Core, small businesses and teams can now wield a comprehensive suite of productivity and collaboration software, harmoniously integrated. 🎯 + +With Federated's history rooted in running millions of virtual machines globally, you can trust the robustness of Federated's point-to-point cloud architecture. The founding team's experience was honed at Joyent, the first commercially available cloud compute service (acquired by Samsung). 🌍 + +**Delivering Privacy and Security** + +Federated Core is not just about convenience, it's a bastion of privacy. Your data remains 100% private and it truly yours - no small print in our TOS like Big Tech Saas vendors using **your data** for training their A.I. (looking you Zoom 👀) No surveillance capitalism, no prying eyes. How, you might be wondering? Through the use of the ingenious"macaroons" technology, Federated can update and configure your software stack without having root access to your Vitural Machine (VM). You, and only you, hold the keys to your data. 🔒 + +**FOSS as a Service: The Revolution Begins** + +Join the FOSS as a Service movement with Federated Computer. Your Federated Core instance is your key to digital sovereignty and privacy. Trade Big Tech price hikes for a flat monthly fee of $39 **per domain**. Dive into a world of privacy, security, and cost-efficiency, all seamlessly packaged within Core's curated bundle of open-source solutions. + +Empower your business and team. Embrace digital sovereignty with Federated Core. Your journey to FOSS as a Service starts now. 🌟 + +**Learn more about [Federated Core](https://www.federated.computer/description/) and sign up today.** + +The following FOSS solutions are included in your Federated Core: +* 📊 **Nextcloud**: Your all-in-one platform for file storage, sharing, and collaboration +* 📧 **Email Hosting**: Secure and private email service +* 💬 **Matrix & Element**: Connect and communicate (Slack and Teams replacement) +* 📹 **Jitsi**: video conferencing solution (Zoom replacement) +* 📝 **Collabora**: Collaborate on documents in real-time +* 🧰 **Vaultwarden**: Safeguard your passwords +* 📅 **Calendar**: Manage your schedule +* 🚀 **Gitea**: Enhance dev team collaboration with this open-source Git platform +* 📻 **Castopod**: Seamlessly host and manage podcasts +* 🌐 **Wordpress**: Create and manage dynamic websites and blogs +* 🛠️ **Baserow**: Build no-code databases (AirTable replacement) +* 🌍 **Wireguard**: VPN to safeguard your internet connection +* 🔄 **Listmonk**: Manage email lists (MailChimp replacement) \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/public/blog/acquire-non-kyc-bitcoin/index.html b/public/blog/acquire-non-kyc-bitcoin/index.html index dd6de2dd..5fe0352c 100644 --- a/public/blog/acquire-non-kyc-bitcoin/index.html +++ b/public/blog/acquire-non-kyc-bitcoin/index.html @@ -206,7 +206,7 @@

15 methods for acquiring non-kyc bitcoin

If you want to acquire bitcoin without an intermediary tracking your identity, here are fifteen options…

https://sovrnbitcoiner.com/15-methods-to-aquire-non-kyc-bitcoin/

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What have we to hide? Everything! :blush:

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What have we to hide? Everything! 😊

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The fruit is building a demand-side platform

Has there been a successful digtial advertising platform that doesn’t track users?

https://www.insiderintelligence.com/content/apple-will-emerge-advertising-player-watch-2023

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Hey baby, don’t worry. This is Apple. :kissing:

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Hey baby, don’t worry. This is Apple. 😗

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Linux, Amazon, Meta, and Microsoft want to break the Google Maps monopoly

There’s some bad centralizers in this alliance. And Google Maps is a really nice product! But we need it broken up.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/12/linux-amazon-meta-and-microsoft-want-to-break-the-google-maps-monopoly/

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P.S. There is no “Linux” in the way they use the term. :blush:

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P.S. There is no “Linux” in the way they use the term. 😊

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Let’s just say your traditional bank would frown on such behavior

Bitcoin is also a technology teeming with new ideas, new innovations.

https://twitter.com/3d_nout/status/1608245114052247552

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I’m sure your bank wouldn’t allow you to do this with your fiat account. I bet the “bad guys” could use this! 😆

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🚀 In the digital era, the battle for control over our digital sovereignty rages on. As the centralized SaaS providers continue to ramp their fees, acquiesce to censorship demands from government agencies and the woke mob, along with their privacy-encroaching surveillance capitalism, a new paradigm emerges: Free and Open Software (FOSS) as a Service. 💡 Federated Core stands at the forefront of a revolution, offering an oasis of simplicity, privacy, and cost-effectiveness. 💪

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SaaS (Software as a Service) revolutionized how we access and use software. But along came challenges like data privacy concerns, vendor lock-in, and soaring costs. Enter FOSS, a beacon of digital freedom and mature software options to match the best of the SaaS vendors. However, the complexity of self-hosting has hindered many from reaping its benefits.

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Federated Core bridges this gap, delivering the best of FOSS tools while sparing users the burdens of physical servers, configurations, relentless updates, and backups. Federated offers SaaS without the compromises, a symphony of open-source tools curated and optimized for your convenience. 🌐

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Digital Sovereignty and FOSS Made Easy

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While self-hosting remains the pinnacle of digital autonomy, it demands technical prowess and resources that most small business lack. Federated Core gives you the power of FOSS without the hassle. With Core, small businesses and teams can now wield a comprehensive suite of productivity and collaboration software, harmoniously integrated. 🎯

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With Federated’s history rooted in running millions of virtual machines globally, you can trust the robustness of Federated’s point-to-point cloud architecture. The founding team’s experience was honed at Joyent, the first commercially available cloud compute service (acquired by Samsung). 🌍

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Federated Core is not just about convenience, it’s a bastion of privacy. Your data remains 100% private and it truly yours - no small print in our TOS like Big Tech Saas vendors using your data for training their A.I. (looking you Zoom 👀) No surveillance capitalism, no prying eyes. How, you might be wondering? Through the use of the ingenious"macaroons" technology, Federated can update and configure your software stack without having root access to your Vitural Machine (VM). You, and only you, hold the keys to your data. 🔒

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FOSS as a Service: The Revolution Begins

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Join the FOSS as a Service movement with Federated Computer. Your Federated Core instance is your key to digital sovereignty and privacy. Trade Big Tech price hikes for a flat monthly fee of $39 per domain. Dive into a world of privacy, security, and cost-efficiency, all seamlessly packaged within Core’s curated bundle of open-source solutions.

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Empower your business and team. Embrace digital sovereignty with Federated Core. Your journey to FOSS as a Service starts now. 🌟

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Learn more about Federated Core and sign up today.

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Allowing a change to maps permissions, opens up your world to Google

Maps was and is a ground-breaking service offering from Google.

https://garrit.xyz/posts/2022-11-24-smart-move-google

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Now they’re bamboozling us to accept permission allowing them to geotrack us across all of their services. Hey kids, just don’t use Google. 😚

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