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Niceboy ONE Brushed black. NFC payment ring by a #Czech company #niceboy, which I just bought. I was never a big fan of #wearables – especially because of batteries. But then I found this device with one and only purpose: payments. Key features: simple NFC chip; no batteries; waterproof; Mastercard only; mBank and Raiffeisenbank only; payments under 500 CZK are without a PIN; no need to have a smartphone with you (just for initial setup). #nfc #payments #smartring niceboy.eu/cs/produkty/m_one_b

Just created a @kagihq Feedback thread on crypto payment options.

kagifeedback.org/d/6733-more-c

Currently they use only Stripe billing, Paypal and Opennode's Bitcoin payment gate.

So if you have Ethereum, Monero or any other popular coin, then you're out of luck.

So, please vote if you also want more crypto payment options for privacy-oriented search engine.

P.S. I think this becomes even more relevant since they've recently announced their Privacy Pass.

kagifeedback.orgMore crypto payment options - Kagi Feedbackd like to file a request for more cryptocurrency payment options. But I think other users can add some more popular o...
#vote#feedback#log

Elon Musk has appointed a team of technologists from #DOGE to "rewrite the code that runs the #SSA in months." This codebase has over 60 million lines of #COBOL and handles record keeping for all American workers and #payments for all Social Security recipients. DOGE aims to migrate all SSA systems off COBOL ... and onto a more modern replacement like #Java within a scheduled tight timeframe of a few months. After all, what could possibly go wrong? wired.com/story/doge-rebuild-s

WIRED · DOGE Plans to Rebuild SSA Code Base in Months, Risking Benefits and System CollapseBy Makena Kelly

Government, administration, nation-state, do not go bankrupt… as long as they issue their currency and maintain an army to enforce it.

In 2020, the Fed "directly lent to corporations or they bought corporate debt off of financial market participants who had this corporate debt, or anyone who really needed to sell it. […] They just made sure that anyone who needed liquidity essentially had it." crisesnotes.com/musk-in-your-c

Notes on the Crises · Musk In Your Computers: Paul Krugman Interviews Nathan TankusNotes on the Crises pivoted on February 1st into around the clock coverage of the Trump-Musk Treasury Payments Crisis of 2025. Today is Day Thirty Read Part 0, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10, Part 11,

Liberapay: Open, Nonprofit Recurring Donations

Liberapay is a nonprofit platform that enables recurrent donations, supporting creators and projects that contribute to the commons. It was designed as an open alternative to commercial crowdfunding services, with a focus on funding free and open‑source software, art, and the free sharing of knowledge.

Read More: machaddr.substack.com/p/libera