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@yayogerardo

Joined 5 February 2021 · 47 posts

I write about things people accept without questioning them.

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@yayogerardo News & politics

Government Overreach in Mexico: The Current War Against Individual Privacy Rights Mexico's mandatory mobile-line registration is another example of what happens when anonymity becomes something the government decides people aren't allowed to have. The government says linking mobile lines to CURP and identification will help combat fraud, extortion, virtual kidnapping, and organized crime. But the result is that ordinary people are required to identify themselves simply to…

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@yayogerardo Did you know?

This is Sodium Hydroxide. It is very corrosive and dangerous to handle by itself. However, if you mix this with pure rendered fat, it can be with pig fat, mix it all together with water and all with very specific measurements, you will have created soap. Just three ingredients is all you need.

@yayogerardo Bible study

“And he shared some of his fire with them, but he did not bring forth any of the power of the light that he had gotten from his mother; for he is ignorant darkness. Indeed, when light mixed with darkness it made the darkness shine; but when darkness mixed with light, it darkened the light, so it became neither luminous nor dark, but rather became dim.” — The Apocryphon of John, Nag Hammadi Codex II, 11.4–15. “He took another place. He created for himself an aeon, which…

@yayogerardo Bible study

Within the Gnostic story, the separation from the ultimate God is kind of the whole problem. The feeling of abandonment doesn't tell us anything about the value God places on us. God not intervening in the way we expect is not the same as God being indifferent, likewise, being indifferent is not the same as we meaning nothing to God. Gospel of Truth, Nag Hammadi Codex I,3, 17.9–11: “Ignorance of the Father brought about anguish and terror; and the anguish grew solid like a…

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To the hood for coke and a beer, the to grandmas for some homemade stew. Party and dance with the fam, to the Rio for some adventure, the desert for payote.... Oh he ain't going home in a day. You can believe that. Trip back home has been cancelled for the week.

@yayogerardo Crypto news

Monero's next big privacy upgrade is getting closer. FCMP++ could take Monero's anonymity set from the current 16 outputs to potentially the entire chain. But that's only part of it. Transaction chaining, outgoing view keys, and the new Carrot transaction/address system are all part of the work happening around it. The October 5 testnet hard fork is the next big milestone. I went through the current development and broke down what all of this actually means for people who…

@yayogerardo read.cash

This isn't about the badge but it does show something about the amount of participants involved. People you have a voice here in what gets approved and you also have the option of creating your own proposals to make this place better. When you look at the "improve read.cash" page I don't see many people at all using their votes or adding suggestion. Get to voting on something.

@yayogerardo Crypto news

Monero Wallet Development: Replacing wallet2 Monero's wallet software is undergoing some behind-the-scenes changes that most users won't notice directly. SNeedlewoods' latest Q3 development report covers four areas of work: making the Wallet API feature-complete, removing cached passwords, replacing wallet2 in monero-wallet-cli, and replacing wallet2 in monero-wallet-rpc. I dug into the development history and current pull requests to document what is changing and what it…

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Ever wonder what the hell we're actually putting on our heads when we wash our hair? This one digs into the history of shampoo, from ancient Mesopotamian scalp treatments and Egyptian hair care to the modern chemical cocktail sitting in that bottle in your shower. Then I get into dandruff, preservatives, formaldehyde-releasing ingredients, and finally how to make your own shampoo without needing a shelf full of commercial products.…

@yayogerardo Let's talk

"Nobody warned me that adult life is mostly realizing nobody actually knows what the fuck they're doing." You just get older and everyone starts acting like they know. Then you realize they're mostly just repeating what they were told, and you were supposed to do the same. So you start looking at things for yourself, and then question the stuff that never made sense. You find out most of it was bullshit, very little of it was useful, and that most people are living in…

@yayogerardo Let's talk

AI detectors are not accurate. I don't use them. What I do have is strong pattern recognition from lived experience. So I am going to start muting people so I don't ever have to read their slop again. I don't care how on point it may be. Learn to write and think for yourself. I'm also going to leave here clear examples of what patterns AI slop gives off. Let me know in the comments if you recognize them: 1. The fake "insightful" transition AI loves: "But here's what struck…

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This is one of those books where you can judge a book by it's title. It is exactly what it says. It's a practical soap making manual with techniques, carefully and clearly laid out instructions on how to make your own soaps right in your own kitchen. Why would you need to make your own soap? Will it cost me more time and money than to just buy one at the store? Is it healthy? These questions I have answered in detail my recent article "What If Your $70 Laundry Detergent Is A…

@yayogerardo Nuestra gente

Solo quiero darles los métodos para tu liberación de sistemas de control. El conocimiento. Verdades duras para tragar. Autonomía y más. Eso es mi meta en la vida y mi hobby. Gano muy poquito en dinero por eso, pero si gano más malignidad del mundo por hacerlo. No es para todos pero yo sí me disfruto haciéndolo. Soy anarquista, no un agente de caos, eso son aquellos fanáticos de control que son asi. Si les interesa ver atras de esta perspectiva, sígueme en substack. No voy a…

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It takes only 3% of the population for a mob to force the government onto its knees and bend to your will. However, it only takes 1 person to make the actual move that matters which is to become un-dependent over control systems, institutions, and other people. If the 3% follow the autonomous life, they'll the rest of the world week see that no force was necessary to bring down the government. They will simply just cease to be because no one will do what they say. Tyranny is…

@yayogerardo Money & saving

People complain about taxes funding their own enslavement, but if you just make your own shit, then every DIY thing you make means less money going into the system. You don't have to overthrow the system. You can just need less of it.™

@yayogerardo New here

@yayogerardo, writer, researcher, analyst, anarchist, autonomist, Humanoid. I tend to question things that probably shouldn't be questioned, and then I write about what I find. That's about as much of an introduction as you're getting.

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Are you tired of working more for less? All of my blogging articles have revolved around one core premise. Autonomy. It is what drives me everyday to question, beliefs, ideas, systems and everything in between and beyond. Recently, I have begun making adjustments to the way I write and will now be including free DIY solutions to help anyone who is willing to improve their un-dependency. No, this isn't a out helping you be some isolated nomad, but rather help you see the…

@yayogerardo Money & saving

I've been looking at everyday things I spend money on and asking myself what I could break down into basic ingredients and make myself. I started digging into what is actually in the stuff we buy, what those ingredients are doing, how much it costs, and whether I really need to keep buying a $70+ jug of it. That rabbit hole turned into an article about detergent, soap, marketing, chemistry, making your own, and eventually even making the soap itself. If you're interested in…

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New Research Project I'm starting another research project, and this one is going into some pretty uncomfortable territory. The main question: Does abortion have different or more serious consequences for females who became pregnant through rape, incest, or other sexual violence? And a second question: How many of those abortions were actually wanted, and how many involved pressure, coercion, threats, or force from parents, guardians, partners, family, or others? I'll be…

@yayogerardo Poems I wrote

The Devil Believes In You - Poem He's coming straight for the danger Oh, temmpted stranger The devil has eyes on you Watch out for he see what's true Your doubt He gave you for free In route to chain thee Potent poison Smoke in your soul The perfect prison Straining away—your goal No bullets to waste... On an empty man Divine taste He'll stall you if he can Reason Have you met treason? My son Welcome to your season No chance in revelation Give in to my temptation Your mind…

@yayogerardo Making a living

My workday starts with a problem someone needs solved. I figure out what information I need, then I go digging. I research, compare documents and sources, translate technical material when necessary, analyze what I find, and turn it into something another person can actually use. Sometimes that means writing an article. Sometimes it’s editing or translating someone else’s work. Sometimes it’s analyzing a market or investigating a claim that doesn’t seem to hold up. In the…

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