Brian Hauer
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Brian Hauer
@bhauer
Progressive music, electric cars, fast software, and liberty. Decentralize the economy and the Internet.

Full-size HDMI, a PoE version, and a price update! jetkvm.com/blog/new-inter… → microSD instead of soldered eMMC. Storage doubles to 32 GB. → Full-size HDMI & new extension port → PoE version coming. $119. One cable for power and network → MSRP moves from $89 to $103

Federal law says new cars after 2026 must monitor drivers and shut down if the car disapproves. Your dashboard should not be judge, jury, and executioner. @RepScottPerry @RepChipRoy offered an amendment to defund the automobile kill switch mandate. Here’s our debate:

NEW: Elon Musk took $500 million in loans out at SpaceX, a move that would have been illegal at a public company. It's just one example of the years of financial engineering at the helm of his companies. Latest investigation with @susannecraig nytimes.com/2026/04/24/tec…


That's how you do it. Unless the government steps in to provide certain goods and services, the private sector (and their profits) will always have the upper hand.

Capitalism breeds innovation.



'Here is an uncomfortable truth for hand-wringing policymakers: Europe’s dependency on America is in no small part Europe’s own fault. Decades of over-regulating the old continent’s economy left businesses there unable to compete with American firms' economist.com/europe/2026/04…


So many of our problems could be fixed by properly funding public education.

passkeys don't get enough credit for how much they have shaped and secured the internet these past 2-3 years. when a site has it, it is usually a positive signal on how seriously they take security. going from a world of 2fa auth codes that dont always sync / sites that only allowed SMS to this has been an undeniable upgrade.




Can some Youtuber or blog explain the service provided by title insurance companies? I've never understood the threat or risk being addressed by title insurance. And the cost is astronomical, and even shows up on refinances. Would love a @cgpgrey style video on it.










