The Epomaker TH99 Pro looks incredible and sounds amazing right out of the box with its Creamy Jade switches. But what happens when you plug a "smart" keyboard into an Artix Linux machine and the kernel thinks it's a 20-year-old Vivitar webcam?

Today, we put this 98-key board through the Terminal Tilt hardware test to see if it actually respects your digital sovereignty. We score it on Modularity, Repairability, and Sovereignty, and jump into what it actually takes to bypass proprietary drivers to use the built-in screen.

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Part 5 of the Sovereign Authentication series.

We have looked at the industry standard (YubiKey) and the philosophical idealist (Nitrokey). Today, we’re looking at the aggressor: Token2.

The PIN+ Dual Release 3.3 and the Bio3 come in at nearly half the price of the competition, but there is a catch. This Swiss company doesn't care about convenience; they care about correctness. From hardware-enforced complex PINs to a literal war on legacy TOTP codes, Token2 assumes your ego is your biggest vulnerability.

Is this cynical, locked-down approach exactly what we need for true digital sovereignty, or is the clunky user experience a dealbreaker? Let's find out if this is the ultimate punk rock choice for your threat model.

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Stop buying products designed to fail. After four years on the market, the Keychron Q1 proves that hardware should be a tool you own, not a disposable product you rent. In this video, I break down why I scrapped my Razer Huntsman Elite, a $200 piece of planned obsolescence, for a heavy, modular, and open-source aluminum chassis.

We dive into the hardware, the hot-swappable switches, QMK/VIA open-source firmware, and the three questions every piece of tech must answer before it earns a spot on my desk.

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Part 4 of the Sovereign Authentication series.

In my last video, I crowned the YubiKey 5 as the "King of Keys" but it has a fatal flaw. It is proprietary. For those of us who believe in digital sovereignty and the right to audit our own hardware, blind trust is not an option.

Then there is Nitrokey 3A NFC. It promises open-source firmware, transparent design, and code written in memory safe Rust. But does "open" actually mean "good?" Today, we look at whether the moral high ground is worth the inconvenience, why the Android experience might be a deal breaker, and who should actually buy this device.

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Part 3 of the Sovereign Authentication series.

The "Industry Standard" is usually a warning sign.

In this video, we are looking at the YubiKey 5 NFC and 5C NFC. These are arguably the best engineered security keys on the planet. They are injection molded, "violence-proof," and they work with just about everything. But for those of us in the Linux and FOSS community, they present a problem.

Can you trust a security tool if you aren't allowed to see how it works?

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The Pixoo 64 is a great looking piece of hardware that I wanted to like. But after getting it into the studio and putting it through its paces, the verdict is in, the software is a mess. Between the data hungry mobile app and "real-time" counters that lag behind by many hours, it is hard to justify the $159.99 price tag.

In this video, I am looking at the technical failures that make this more of a toy than a tool for creators. I’ll show you why the API integration is broken and why I’m pointing my audience toward open-source alternatives like the Ulanzi TC001 instead.

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Part 2 of the Sovereign Authentication series.

If you can remember your password, it is weak. Your brain defaults to patterns, and patterns are easy to break. It is time to stop using your browser to save credentials and time to dump closed-source managers that rely on "trust me, bro" marketing.

We are trading convenience for verification. I am explaining why browser storage is a security nightmare and why I avoid tools like 1Password and LastPass. Instead, we are looking at two of my favorite tools for privacy: Proton Pass for cloud sync, and KeePassXC for total local control.

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Part 1 of the Sovereign Authentication series.

Convenience is the enemy of sovereignty.

If you rely on SMS or cloud-synced apps like Google Authenticator, you are not securing your account. You are just handing your keys to a landlord.

I ran a poll and 38% of you are still trusting Big Tech with your 2FA. I'm done with that. I trust physics, not luck.

In this video, I break down the four tiers of authentication, explain why I deleted Google Authenticator, and start my review of the top hardware keys on the market.

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Silicon Valley wants to automate every part of your life, but that convenience has a dark reality. In this video, I explain why I refuse to use generative “AI.” We look at the exploitation of global workers, the theft of creative work, the environmental impact of data centers, and the loss of human agency.

AI is not progress, it is a trap. It is a system built on theft, exploitation, and deceit. Here is the actual cost.

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If you are watching this without an ad blocker, your browser is an open door for data brokers. But at this point, uBlock Origin is just the bare minimum. In this video, I am sharing the 5 free and open source (FOSS) browser extensions I use to harden my system, poison data profiles, and actively fight back against the surveillance economy.

These are not just privacy tools. They are weapons for digital sovereignty. From confusing algorithms with active noise to blocking local network port scanning, this is how you take back control. No AI-generated fluff, just the real tools I run on my own own machines.

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AdNauseam - Based on uBlock Origin, but clicks ads in the background to confuse tracking algorithms.

Port Authority - Blocks websites from scanning your local network (LAN) and fingerprinting your devices. Essential for Proxmox/Homelab users.

Privacy Badger - A heuristic blocker from the EFF that learns to spot trackers based on behavior, not just lists.

Consent-O-Matic - Automatically answers "No" to GDPR and cookie consent pop-ups.

ClearURLs - Strips tracking parameters from URLs before you share them.

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