Generalized intelligence and mental alertness are the most powerful enemies of dictatorship and at the same time the basic conditions of effective democracy.
@UntiedWolfdog@UncleOwlOnX X gives the world the power to communicate, connect, and empathize with people that we previously might have been predisposed towards violence with, justified by a “others” mentality that has existed since the dawn of time.
Amazon Ring died on May 22, 2026.
It just doesn't know yet.
One dad in Nashville, Tennessee built a free MIT-licensed app that watches your driveway, your porch, your baby monitor, your garage.
No cloud. No subscription. No cop ever gets the footage.
32,057 stars. 3,103 forks. Pushed today.
Here is the wildest part:
You: "How much is Ring Protect Pro?"
Ring: "$19.99 a month. $199.99 a year. Per house."
You: "How much is Google Home Premium Advanced?"
Google: "$20 a month. $200 a year. Per house."
You: "What do I get?"
Both: "We store your footage in our cloud. Ring already paid the FTC $5.8 million in 2023 for letting employees and contractors watch your videos without your consent. Google just raised Nest prices again in 2025."
You: "What does Frigate cost?"
Blake Blackshear: "Nothing. It runs on the Raspberry Pi already on your shelf. The footage never leaves your house. I have a day job."
Ring sells the camera. Then sells your fear back to you, monthly, forever.
Frigate sells nothing. Because Blake isn't selling.
He's a dad with 1,267 followers who got tired of Amazon owning his front door.
100% Opensource.
100% Local.
100% Yours.
The smart camera industry made one bad assumption.
That you'd keep paying rent on a camera you already bought.
That assumption just died in Nashville.
DID MASSIE GET 2020'D? Massie increased his turnout by 19% over 2024. Gallrein increased the opposition turnout by 357%! Today's turnout DOUBLED 2024's in the highest overall vote total in Kentucky history. Was this really driven by "get out the vote" $millions? Suspicious?
@meatballtimes Look into supplemental health plans. They aren’t insurance but they’ll kick up money if you have medical issues. They’re much much more affordable.
@BigDickBarclay I lifted my pad up, dug it out a bit and stuffed it with multipurpose gravel. It’s pretty level now but how level does it need to be to avoid damage
@UScrimeReview 100+ days in and there are 0 indictments, charges, or filings against anyone. The purpose of the system is what it does… it’s all going according to plan. I can’t wait to vote again!
@UScrimeReview It’s all such a big dog and pony show with the executive orders that will be ruled against eventually and tossed out. He’s going to sell the magtards on increased security measures that will further erode any sense of “freedom” and help usher in the digital prison. Trust the plan
@UScrimeReview A lot of the bureaucrats are simpler than ai and effectuate the same metrics that ai will, just slower and more costly but the end result will be decisions made based on protocols, metrics and procedures. I could be wrong but most of the government seems to function that way.