Nitter has more working instances than before the takedowns | EP #154

Good morning, it's Sunday. This is Guru's Tech Bytes, episode one hundred fifty four. And boy, do we got a pile of stuff today, the kind that gets you thinkin' about where this whole digital circus is headed. I mean, we're talkin' about a social media workaround that just won't die, a rocket that ain't from NASA, a big tech company doin' the same old dance, and a computer that costs less than a tank of gas. Heh. Hhh, okay, that's something. Let's just jump right in, because my coffee's gettin' cold and my brain's already spinnin'. First up, Nitter. You know, the little Twitter mirror that lets you peek without the ads and the tracking? Well, after all those big takedown attempts, it's got more working instances than it did before the hammer came down. It's like whack-a-mole, but the mole's got a hard hat and a backup generator. Every time they shut one down, two more pop up in some basement in Finland. It just shows you, you can't really kill a good idea when folks are hungry for a simpler way to see the noise. It's a beautiful, stubborn mess. Second, we got a private German rocket that actually made it to orbit. From European soil, no less. Third, Chrome's at it again. They're givin' themselves a free pass on their own site data settings. You know, the thing they make you fiddle with for every other website? Turns out, Google's own pages don't have to play by those rules. It's like the hall monitor gettin' to skip the line at lunch. It ain't illegal, probably, but it's just... slimy. It makes you wonder if all that privacy talk is just for show, or if they really think we won't notice the double standard. We notice, fellas. And finally, the "$60 Gaming PC." It's got that AMD BC-250 chip, the one that was meant for crypto mining, and now it's a whole rig for less than a fancy dinner. It ain't gonna run Cyberpunk at max settings, but for older games and indie stuff? It's a miracle. It's proof that you don't need a thousand bucks to have fun. That's your daily byte. Have a great day. Until next time. Stories covered Nitter has more working instances than before the takedowns — Hacker News Private German rocket makes history, reaches orbit from European soil — Hacker News Chrome again exempts Google from user site data settings — Hacker News The "$60 Gaming PC" – AMD BC-250 (2025) — Hacker News