⚡️Who Invented Email?
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I was recently introduced to the work of V.A Shiva Ayyadurai, systems scientist, outspoken activist and the inventor of email at 14 years old. He was the first to coin the term in 1978 and create an email system based it on the inter-organizational paper-based mail system that used pneumatic tubes. Its from this system where we adopted the email headers From/To/CC.

His copyright for email was recognized in 1982, which I was able to find on the US Copyright Office database.

In 1971 Raymond Tomlinson was working on the Department of Defense's ARPANET, later on he received credit for creating email.

From Dr. Shiva's site:

John Vittal, one of Tomlinson's contemporaries and another "internet pioneer," unequivocally described these early simple systems as rudimentary and incomplete:
“The very simple systems [including] SNDMSG... did not integrate the reading and creation functions, had different user interfaces, and did not provide sufficient functionality for simple message processing.” [John Vittal, 1981]

Tomlinson, by his own admission, said his modification was a "no brainer." Fourteen-year-old Shiva Ayyadurai, in contrast, wrote 50,000 lines of original software code that implemented numerous features and functions to replicate the entire interoffice mail system, with a very easy-to-use-interface enabling anyone to use the system. This is email --- the email we all know and experience today.

This is not to say that someone else would not have created email, given the march of technology history to integrate computing with office automation. However, the fact remains, Dr. Shiva Ayyadurai was the first to do it. The conflation of Tomlinson's modification to SNDMSG as "email," is a deliberate marketing campaign to enhance the brand value and reputation of Tomlinson's employer, Raytheon/BBN, in the lucrative cybersecurity market (see below).

What do y'all think? I'm quite a fan of him and how he fought for his creations and how outspoken he is on corruption. He was kicked out of India for exposing the main scientific body, and he has been calling out false prophets like Elon Musk, Tucker Carlson, Trump which is a move I applaud.

A recent TFTP interview with him here: https://thefreethoughtproject.com/podcast/podcast-dr-shiva-ayyadurai-false-heroes-the-swarm-how-the-elite-rule-the-world

I'll be reaching out to Dr. Shiva for an interview! I'm interested to hear his take on the future of the internet, the impending tyranny, and what we can do to stop it

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⚡️A Year In Review, 2023
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Happy New Year's Eve & Happy New Year! This year has been filled with ups and downs and personal challenges for me. There were a number of things that I would have liked to do better like produce more content for #TBOT but looking back over the past year I'm still amazed at the things that transpired. I'm spending the last day of 2023 reflecting and thanking the Universe for the people & opportunities its brought into my life.

Here's a bunch of stuff we did this year!

New Projects
- Several new Above Phone webinars on our Webinars site
- Launch of the Above Book v1, we sold 60 units - more to be available in January
- Launched the Build Your Own Personal Private Parallel Economy with Crypto Course with my friends Derrick & Kenny P

In Person Engagements
- The Greater Reset IV
- A Freedom Cell Network Tour of the UK, with Derrick Broze! My first time visiting the UK! (i loved it)
- I gave 2 presentations during World Council of Health's Better Way Conference, you can watch them online
- TeslaTech Conference In Albuquerque, New Mexico

New Collaborations
- Interviewed by Mike Adams for DecentralizedTV
- Published a new investigation & educational article for Whitney Webb's Unlimited Hangout, read now
- Interviewed by James Corbett for the Corbett Report
- Joined the Free Thought Podcast for their Podcast

New Content
- Venturing into EMR health by interviewing Bill Cadawallader, EMR expert on #TBOT

What did you get out of this year? What challenges did it bring you, how did you grow? What would you like to see for yourself next year?

Eternal love and blessings,

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⚡️Why I'm Changing My Name
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TLDR; - I'm Ramiro no longer, my new name is Hakeem Anwar.

We come into this world with a few decisions already made for us. The newly birthed child knows nothing of the soil beneath their tiny feet, ignorant of their ancestors struggle to bring them into this world, nor a single word from their language, yet with grace they are chosen to receive their culture.

As I've learned more about my family, I know our past few generations migrated often and I was no exception. I immigrated to the United States as a young boy. Like many other immigrants my parents gave up their affluent lifestyle and accolades, starting over from almost nothing. They sacrificed so I would have a better life.

Raised Muslim with dark skin during 9/11 and the war on terror did not make it easier. Even though I lived in a progressive area with lots of diversity, it was impossible to avoid the hate. There were those few who tried to make me ashamed of who I was and where I came from.

At the same time, my moderate parents let me be free to immerse myself with friends in this new Western culture, something I am grateful for yet pushed even further past their boundaries as a contrarian with a rebellious streak. Caught between these two cultures, its no wonder it took me a long time to find my identity, something I am reshaping even today.

But I don't think I am alone in reshaping identity. We are collectively detaching from the culture that values deceit over truth, veneer over substance, war over peace, and fear over love. Instead are developing a shared culture that esteems the latter.

It matters less what country you're from or what language you speak. What's important is that you get to choose the person who you become. You get to choose your culture, perhaps honoring existing traditions or incorporating new philosophies that resonate with you.

When I started doing this work, I stepped out of my second Western culture and stepped into a new one. This included a name I picked in haste, maybe to protect me, or maybe to purposefully separate myself from roots I was unsure about.

That name has served me well - but I've grown out of it now. As I've discovered more about my roots and my family, finding love for my grandfather I never got to meet, and learning about ideas in my culture that resonate with me, I feel ready to step into a new chapter with a new name.

With this name comes a grander mission, a greater vision, and a commitment to live up to the name. From now on I'll go by Hakeem Anwar. I look forward to sharing with you what it means and who I'm modeling myself after. It'll take me some time to update it across all of our projects, and I appreciate you supporting this shift.

I know that we are all stepping into our higher purpose. Things are going to change. Your work, your skills, your mindset, you might even be crazy enough to change your name. Change what you need to change - everything is on the table.

Aspire to be the person you want to be. The world depends on it.

Sincerely,
Hakeem Anwar

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⚡️A Shortcut To Zero-EMF Household?
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Recently, I spent a good amount of money and time wiring my home up for ethernet. Thanks to the @takebackourtech_chat - I became aware of something called Powerline Networking, which is using existing home wiring to transport ethernet. You can attach adapters to wall sockets which have ethernet ports.

This article does a good job of summarizing and giving pros/cons: https://dongknows.com/powerline-networking-explained/

The main pro is convienience, and surprisingly powerline network can work up to distances of 900ft - however there will be performance degradation.

Cons:
- You can get lots of interference depending on the wiring, you start notificing this at more than 50 feet
- All sockets have to belong to one continuous wiring set
- They need to plug directly into the wall
- Speeds are cut significantly
- Only half duplex speeds

Still - its an intriguing option for anyone who wants to get wired results without putting in a lot of investment.

What do you think?

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⚡️ Larken Rose tests new AI Chatbot Waking People Up To Statism
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Larken Rose released a new Chatbot, trained from his 'Candles In The Dark' video series. If you remember, those videos gave anarchists & voluntaryists conversational tools to approach new people with these ideas in a non-violent way.

Now this chatbot does the same thing, I had some fun chatting with it this morning and pretending to be a staunch statist. It was very patient with me and stuck to the line of questioning that would help someone realize that government is immoral.

Warning - it may use big tech models like ChatGPT under the hood, but still a damn good use of AI.

Chat with it:
https://candleai.teleporthq.app/

Give Larken & his team feedback:
https://news.1rj.ru/str/LarkenRose/227

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⚡️Mirotalk SFU - A High Quality FOSS Jitsi Competitor?
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I recently came across MiroTalk SFU, a self-hosted video/audio conferencing software. Developed by Miroslav Pejic, Mirotalk SFU uses WebRTC for real-time a/v streaming and an SFU (Selective Forwarding Unit) architecture.

There are 2 version of the app. A P2P version of the app where browsers connect directly to each other, and the more standard SFU version where a media server is responsible for collecting and distributing a real time stream from each participant.

It already has features like:
- Resolution up to 4K, up to 60 fps speeds
- Echo cancellation / noise supression
- Screen sharing
- Built in chat and reactions
- Collaborative whiteboard
- File sharing
- Video / audio sharing
- Livestreaming in the browser

The public server also allows for 'anonymous' calls without any registration or sign in, something which Jitsi had recently removed due to abuse of the public service.

We've always ran a Jitsi server as part of our professionally hosted privacy services Above Suite (https://abovephone.com/suite), and Mirotalk could be a great addition to this.

Try now:
https://sfu.mirotalk.com
https://p2p.mirotalk.com

Code:
https://github.com/miroslavpejic85/mirotalk

What do y'all think?

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