Hey patrons, it's been a while—so I wanted to fill you all in on where I've been 👋
Last month I was invited to go to Berlin to do coverage of Nextcloud's conference (this video is almost done! It's a fun one)
Aside from the traveling, I ended up catching COVID on (likely) the flight home and fell behind on things for both Techlore & my personal life. Kicked my ass this time around.
Happy to say I'm almost caught up with things again so things should return to a bit...
2023-10-19 21:17:20 +0000 UTC
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Just wanted to send a thank you to all our new patrons in June for contributing to the Techlore mission!
Mauldus
Ethan
Mope
Enric
sstereo
John
Charles
Thank you all! Keep an eye out for a post mid-month for a Q&A :)
-Henry
2023-07-03 17:20:06 +0000 UTC
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Thanks for the patience patrons. I've been doing a lot of work back here automating things, I'll be publishing our normal monthly posts the next day or two for June, sorry for the delay! With that said, exciting announcement:
As an extension of having our Hidden Helpers ($15/m) & Anonymous Allies ($50/m) in our vi...
2023-06-08 01:21:53 +0000 UTC
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Henry here 👋 - welcome to May, it's almost summer time and I'm thrilled to see some new people here on Patreon!
I wanted to individually thank some of you all who recently joined in April & Early May:
- Clark (Anonymous Ally!)
- Eldarix
- Casper
- RB
- AutisTech
- Joh...
2023-05-08 02:55:03 +0000 UTC
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Hey patrons, we previously showcased our Anonymous Allies in our 'support' page on our site, we just migrated this to our homepage as a more proper showcase of your support for us. We couldn't do this without all of your support, so thank you to all patrons - especially anonymous allies ❤️
2023-04-04 19:11:35 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone, Henry 👋
For those who've been supporting us for a while on Patreon, you may recall the various methods I've tried to engage with the platform - from monthly livestreams to movie nights.
Historically, the problem revolved around the amount of time required to offer fun perks, that frankly only a small percentage of supporters engaged with. (Which is totally fine! Part of the journey is figuring out what you al...
2022-10-31 09:12:39 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone, Henry 👋
This is a long overdue PSA, and I'm sorry for how long it’s taken me to catch up with communication.
First, I want to apologize for how poorly we’ve been maintaining our Patreon. We’ve been inconsistent in delivering your perks, as well as taking an embarrassing amount of time responding to messages. I’m genuinely impressed there are so many of you still here after what I consider to be a neglectful experience to you all.
With that said, I wa...
2022-10-05 20:07:57 +0000 UTC
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For those who missed the announcements, we recently opened a brand new forum community!
If you link your Patreon to our community, you'll now have a special role/badge for the world to see :) Happy to see a few of you already there, and hope to see more!
- Henry
2022-06-05 17:22:19 +0000 UTC
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At the beginning of each month, we post tentative sneakpeaks for certain Patreon tiers (Hidden Helpers & higher) with content we hope to publish that month. However, April received no such notice, and this is due to an internal change you should be aware of:
We learned that setting ambitious deadlines for projects just doesn't work. Many were missed, they set overly ambitious exp...
2022-04-27 06:30:33 +0000 UTC
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This is likely our last formal Patreon post of 2021, so to get started: Happy holidays & wishing you an early happy new year! 🥳
1. Recapping 2021
2021 has been a massive success for the Techlore Patreon. We've accumulated close to $10,000 throughout 2021, in addition to hitting each and every one of our Patreon Goals! This proves a large number of people coming together can truly make an impact!...
2021-12-14 00:28:57 +0000 UTC
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It's that time of the month! Our event is taking place this Sunday on December 5th @ 6 PM UTC to talk about the best practices when using Tor. There will also be an open Q&A for any questions you might have. Keep an eye out the hours beforehand on Patreon for a URL to join.
2021-12-02 22:16:36 +0000 UTC
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This Saturday, Henry will be going live with patrons to discuss the pros/cons of each operating system, and how to choose one (or multiple) for your individual needs.
When?
Saturday November 6th, 5 PM UTC
To view event details in your timezone, visit this link <...
2021-11-02 09:08:25 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone, Henry here. We recently published some updates for you, but there are many more we need to talk about! Let's get right into it:
Removal of the $3 Tier
As stated in our previous update, we went ahead and removed our $3 tier to simplify the tiers for people. Thank you t...
2021-10-10 21:27:42 +0000 UTC
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Shopping safely is a major point of discussion for both the real & physical world to protect your financial information. This patron-only event will get you started with the tools necessary to shop privately & securely. We're opening this event to all patrons regardless of their tier! Q&A will also be open at the end to answer any questions.
When: Saturday, October 2nd @ 5:30 PM UTC
To view the event day/time in your local timezone, visit thi...
2021-09-28 20:39:31 +0000 UTC
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Been a while since we've done one of these! Not too many changes, so let's hop right in.
- We said back in February that we were getting ready to phase out our $3/month tier in March and (embarrassingly) forgot to follow up on this. This will simplify our tiers and make it easier to g...
2021-09-21 05:26:52 +0000 UTC
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Planting your flag is the idea of marking your digital territory to prevent others from impersonating and/or stealing your identity. We'll chat about these situations, what to do about them, how to keep your identity safe, and the floor will be open for questions in real-time to those tuning in.
We're going to kick this off Wednesday, September 1st @ 6 PM UTC. (Hopefully this time slot will accommodate more time-zones as-requested by many of you) Keep a...
2021-08-30 16:58:24 +0000 UTC
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Doing a quick poll for a project we're working on!
2021-08-03 19:11:43 +0000 UTC
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I am happy to announce our first ever movie night (woot woot 🎉)
Some context, I assigned our production team to watch Zero Days - a documentary/movie covering Stuxnet as inspiration for an upcoming video of ours. We’d love to have you join as well 😃 Stuxnet is a massive deal and the movie is pretty well acclaimed, so definitely try and tag along if you’re able!
This is happening March 7th right before Midnight UTC (4 PM Pacific). To view the date &...
2021-03-07 06:04:23 +0000 UTC
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Well I’m finally back from Vacation 😃 Apologies for lackluster communication in regards to our monthly meetup. I’ll be in a Jitsi room tomorrow at Noon, Pacific time (UTC -8)
I’ll post a link here so we can all chat in addition to (hopefully) a livestream. Supposedly there’s a way to livestream Jitsi meetings 🤷♂️ Will be looking into this. Happy March and see you all tomorrow!
2021-03-02 01:57:14 +0000 UTC
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It's time to do our livestream! I'll be going live at Noon, pacific time. Use this link to view when the livestream starts in your timezone.
Some notes:
- I am traveling and technically on vacation, so I do not have my normal equipment
- OBS hasn't been working on my computer lately (Very an...
2021-02-03 10:17:58 +0000 UTC
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Things are constantly changing here at Techlore - and it's time to update our supporters on what's happening.
Patreon Tier Updates
- Secret Supporters ($1) & Privacy Promoters ($3) have gone unchanged.
- Pseudonymous Patrons ($5) have several new perks, including sneak-previews of our upcoming content - in addition to 10% discounts on Go Incognito, our Pr...
2021-02-02 22:58:01 +0000 UTC
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I’ve been on vacation these last few days, but I’m doing my best to make time for our monthly stream.
Let’s shoot for February 3rd @ Noon Pacific Time. I’ll send a final reminder the day before. Thanks for your support and especially your patience. ♥️
2021-02-02 05:09:02 +0000 UTC
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After our video hiatus, we’ve finally resumed our content. Our January $5 patrons & higher are now updated on our webpage and in the outro of our newest video. 🎉 Thanks for your support!
FYI: There are now over 50 people in the outro—it scrolls too quickly to even read names, it’s a great problem to have! Because of this, It’s likely next month will introduce a new Patreon tier where the website & video outro perk will move to. There will be other perks alongside this...
2021-01-24 08:58:17 +0000 UTC
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Hello all of our fantastic supporters!
- Go Incognito premium is moving along nicely, ETA is this weekend for publishing, which is incredibly exciting as it adds the much-needed resources to help you implement the information into your day-to-day life. (In addition to many other fun updates to make the course even better)
- Merchandise is also nearing completion, ETA next 13 days. Merchandise is mostly pro-privacy, rather than pro-techlore. I’ve been bummed by the lack of option...
2021-01-07 10:18:49 +0000 UTC
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Hello all of our previous and brand new supporters! It’s been a hell of a year with a lot of great accomplishments, many of which can be attributed to your support. Here are some details on our livestream:
- We’ll start the livestream with the aforementioned guide on how I personally audit and will be going through the general process, taking your questions along the way
- The rest of the stream will be similar to our other previous streams
- December 31st, Noon (12) Pac...
2020-12-30 00:35:20 +0000 UTC
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Haven’t upgraded audio in our videos for over 3 years, and we can finally justify the extra cost partly thanks to your help and support. Thank you all!
2020-12-16 21:08:01 +0000 UTC
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Hello Patrons,
Unfortunately YouTube has again mis-striked our channel due to a URL (This time it was a Coinbase URL) meaning I am unable to upload or livestream for a week. We will have a make-up session once things have returned. Sorry for the inconvenience :(
2020-12-01 08:09:01 +0000 UTC
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Hello Patrons. Several of you over time have expressed you’d prefer a one-time support method that deviates from the monthly/annual subscription.
Today, I’m proud to introduce our first one-time support method ♥️
Support our mission today—and only today: https://ko-fi.com/techlore
This is simply a one-time donation platform, and all of your current exclusive mon...
2020-11-17 07:48:38 +0000 UTC
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Hello patrons, our most recent video includes the new outro for November patrons. If you’re a $5 supporter or higher you will see your name 😃
Thanks for your support and enjoy!
2020-11-12 05:07:24 +0000 UTC
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Hope everyone is having a great new month. Here are some updates for you!
New Tier Theme
We have moved past the lemur theme. Here is our new theme:
- Secret Supporter ($1)
- Privacy Promoter ($3)
- Pseudonymous Patron ($5)
- Anonymous Ally ($50)
You’ve already been moved over, there’s nothing you need to do to utilize the new theme.
Pseudonymous Patron ($5) Additional Perk
All cur...
2020-11-07 07:44:12 +0000 UTC
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