In the digital underground, Linux isn’t just an operating system—it’s a rite of passage. It’s the unmarked door at the end of the hallway, the one behind which lies raw control, deep customization, and a community of users who believe in understanding their tools, not just using them.

O.k. I'm getting my canonical Star Wars chronology out of order... so did George Lucas... Live with it!

Published: 2023-03-28

NSO Group, an Israeli cybersecurity firm, best known for its notorious spyware, Pegasus, is marketed as a tool for "fighting terrorism". Pegasus has instead been widely used by authoritarian regimes and governments to spy on journalists, dissidents, activists, and political opponents.

The battle lines have been drawn, and the war isn’t between technologies anymore. It’s between the old priesthood of the command-line cult and the new empire of click-next-to-glory convenience.