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How can I signup for sites like Facebook without having to do all of the verification bullshit? I'm using a VPN and proton mail when signing up, but they want me to upload an image of my face to ensure that I'm real. How am I supposed to survey targets for /raid/ while compromising my opsec like that? TechGQDS please help me.
I have a Logitech G305 but it's getting old now and the RMB is bugging out, so I'm looking for a good upgrade. Preferably a wireless gayming mouse. Do (You) have any recommendations?
In essence I hate doing anything that is remotely creative, I don't like making assets, the graphical ones like sprites or don't even get me started with 3D models, I literally don't know shit and don't give a single fuck about learning that stuff unless I have to add properties meant for in-game functionality.
So my question is, aside from AI bs, where can I get some free assets or which AI is betterest at generating simple placeholder assets that I can rig and add IK without them glitching.
I always wanted to do a 3D game not in UE5 because it is bloat but the asset part always scare me even the 2D shit.
Please suggest me anything, from low cost freelancers, AI tools, free asset websites and so on, I really need to make this game before I turn 30, thank you.
Step 1: buy an old Linux Thinkpad, libre it w/ Coreboot, then install, say, Gentoo GNU/Linux w/ openrc daemon mode and Sway. Then turn it into a makeshift Linux server by taking 5 raspberry pi 5's, then plug them into a TP-Link JetStream T1500G-10TT via ethernet, and plug your laptop into it also. You could simply buy a Xeon server tower PC running Linux instead, but that tends to be on the expensive end. Use the ThinkPad as the control plane (running Osmo components) and use the Pis as data planes.
Step 2: buy an Ovrdrive USB flash drive and flash the LUKS2 decryption key to unlock the desktop, after using LUKS2 for FDE (Full Disk Encryption).
Step 3: take two LimeSDR minis w/ LMS7002M SDR transceiver and antennas for RF frontend - one for RX, one for TX. Plug it into your laptop. This'll connect your laptop to the cellular network.
Step 4: buy a sysmousim developer SIM card, pop it into a USB SIM reader, and plug it into your laptop to program it for your custom network. Sysmocom provides excellent open-source tooling (sysmodown, osmo-sim-tool) for programming SIMs. Ensure you get the right SIM toolkit (STK) profile for your network.
Step 5: then you'll need to run OsmoBTS — BTS implementation, OsmoBSC — BSC functionality, OsmoMSC — mobile switching, OsmoHLR — subscriber database, OsmoMGW — media gateway, OsmoTRX and Asterisk — optional SIP/VoIP integration. All over Linux. Running OsmoTRX + OsmoBTS + OsmoMSC + HLR + GNUNet on a laptop CPU is doable but tight. Consider dedicating one Pi to the radio stack (OsmoTRX/BTS) and another to the core network (MSC/BSC/HLR). GSM is highly sensitive to timing. Ensure your NTP service is accurate. Jitter will cause dropped calls and registration failures.
Step 6: pop your sysmousim into a Motorola C123 or C139 running OsmocomBB flashed onto it via laptop and USB cord and self-activate onto the network. Make sure you get the North American variants of the C123 or if using C139, verify the specific variant you're using, making sure that it comes w/ GSM850 support.
Step 7: make a BTS tower out of a 200+ ft tall pole, some scavenged 800W–1kW solar panels, a solar charge controller, maybe an inverter if your PAs don't use DC, 2x 12V 100Ah LiFePO4 batteries in series (24V system) or a 48V system, and high-gain directional antennas if you’re doing a point-to-point, or sector antennas if you’re doing omnidirectional but with massive gain. Will also need Power Amplifier (PA) (A DIY LDMOS amplifier (like those based on the MRF6S211 or L3Harris parts) or a commercial 2W–10W PA with good linearity), Low-Noise Amplifier (LNA), and proper duplexers/bandpass filters (need filtering to prevent the PA’s harmonics from frying the LNA and to prevent interference). Users of the network will still need a 2G Yagi antenna to place outside their house on the front porch for better reception. Make sure you use lightning protection, electrical safety, RF exposure and interference control for your BTS tower.
Step 8: now you can run the GPRS connection to self-host a custom BBS written in Python scripted as a GNUNet overlay w/ installation instructions as provided on your Tor website (hosted over Wifi). Use SSH instead of Telnet. And use IGMP Snooping and QoS (Quality of Service). QoS allows you to prioritize GSM signaling packets over bulk data transfers, ensuring calls don’t drop when someone is downloading a file from your BBS. GNUNet is a peer-to-peer framework. Integrating it with SMS is tricky. You’d likely use osmo-msc to send SMS messages containing links or hashes to content hosted on GNUNet FS. Clients would fetch the content via GNUNet CADET. GNUNet can be slow due to DHT lookups and encryption overhead. For a BBS, this is acceptable. For real-time chat, it’s too slow.
Now you can use GNUNet BBS for sending SMS/notifications to subscribers to your free network that are within range, and create messageboards or even attach files to sites (say, audio files, like OPUS or AMR-NB - native to GSM voice codecs) over GNUNet FS and SIP routing through GNUNet CADET. Now you just created a hacker network that doesn't keep logs, is encrypted w/ PGP, not stored on any cloud servers, and is completely open source and free!
Note: You’ll need osmo2mo or a custom Linux-USB-GSM stack. The LimeSDR is primarily a software-defined radio (SDR) for research, not a dedicated cellular modem. You’ll be writing or adapting drivers to talk to the GSM stack. It’s possible, but expect significant CPU overhead and latency.
Note 2: Will need a part 5 experimental radio license from the FCC to broadcast GSM.