Episodios

  • Announcing: The Watchman's Torch Newsletter
    May 5 2025

    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

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    8 m
  • 175 - Seth for Privacy: Keeping Monero Honest
    Apr 28 2025

    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

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    53 m
  • Time to Act
    Apr 23 2025

    WAYS TO CONTRIBUTE
    → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/
    → https://www.amazon.com/stores/Gabriel-Custodiet/author/B08Q7GHQLS
    → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/consulting/

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    →https://btcpay0.voltageapp.io/apps/3JDQDSj2rp56KDffH5sSZL19J1Lh/pos (BTC)

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    8 m
  • 174 - Steven Harris: Engineering Freedom
    Apr 21 2025

    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

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  • Lone Wolf: Make Your Own Video Game with AI
    Apr 18 2025

    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

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    49 m
  • 173 - NanoGPT: Overlord Intermediary
    Apr 13 2025

    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

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    55 m
  • 172 - 2B2T: Staring into the Abyss
    Apr 11 2025

    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

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    39 m
  • 171 - James Wesley, Rawles: Surviving Global Collapse
    Apr 7 2025

    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 firearms, Rhodesia and the Portuguese Colonial War, Robert Heinlein, and political philosophy.

    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

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    51 m
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