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Sovereign Media Series

"The software you run is the software that runs you."


Mindset & Foundations

  1. Why I Love God
    Walking in the Christ Mind while building sovereign systems.

  2. Why I Love GTD
    Getting things done across terminals, tasks, and time.

  3. Why I Love My Abilities
    Turning thought into tool — building instead of waiting.

  4. Why I Love This Space in Time
    We are living in the most powerful moment for creative tech sovereignty.

  5. Why I Love My Mindset
    Local-first thinking, automation, and stewardship over my digital life.


Tools I Trust with My Time

  1. Why I Love JavaScript
    One language to rule UI, logic, and daemons.

  2. Why I Love Meteor
    Reactive, DDP-driven, and portable — ideal for desktop-era apps.

  3. Why I Love Electron
    The bridge between browser freedom and native power.

  4. Why I Love Bash
    The original command/control interface for my machines.

  5. Why I Love Linux
    Debian roots, infinite layers, total transparency.

  6. Why I Love Sandstorm
    Self-host web apps in isolated containers.

  7. Why I Love Cairo Dock
    Visual control with personality and purpose.

  8. Why I Love RDP & VNC
    Universal access to machines, anywhere I roam.


Sovereign Networking & Identity

  1. Why I Love ZeroTier
    Hole-punching magic and secure tunnels without firewall fiddling.

  2. Why I Love Catch-All Domain Email
    One domain, infinite addresses, total control.

  3. Why I Love Wildcard SSL with Nginx
    Encrypted everything — local or remote — without pain.

  4. Why I Love Keybase
    Secure identity, filesystem sync, and cryptographic chat in one.

  5. Why I Love FIDO2 2FA
    No passwords, no phish — just hardware trust.

  6. Why I Love PGP Keys
    The quiet, time-tested core of my secure comms.


Media, Devices & DIY Hardware

  1. Why I Love Groove Basin
    My mp3 player/server — available anywhere, headless, loud, and always playing.

  2. Why I Love Beatify
    My omnipresent media librarian — logging, rating, and DJing my life.

  3. Why I Love Keyboard Shortcuts
    Window placemment, Media Ratings, skip, delete — my whole system on the keys.

  4. Why I Love XBMC/Kodi
    An open media platform with serious customization chops.

  5. Why I Love ESP32 and Arduino
    Cheap boards, real power — automating my environment one pin at a time.


Philosophy, Platforms & The Future

  1. Why I Love Bitcoin
    UTXO logic, sovereign currency, and opt-out power.

  2. Why I Love koad:io
    Deeply integrated command/control system.

  3. Why I Love eCoinCore
    Real-Time Chain State for Sovereign Apps.

  4. Why I Love Canada eCoin (and Community Cryptos)
    Local chains, civic engagement, and digital decentralism.

  5. Why I Love AtomicDEX
    Real atomic swaps — no custodians, no wrapped tokens. Just pure crypto.

  6. Why I Love Web5
    When Web2 and Web3 shake hands and build local-first futures.