It can be sad to realize that perfect privacy and security can't be achieved, but on the other hand, what you can't change are things such as Intel ME, proprietary blobs in android or the linux kernel. It still pisses me off, but unless the FBI specifically targets me, there's no reason to worry about this, and so I don't. I instead focus on minimizing data collection, and being in control of my software, which is doable.

Daddy starts scrubbing

It’s also a good way to get out of attending unwanted events.

“I’d love to attend Braxton’s graduation party, but that weekend I’m going to be building a personal security and privacy model.”

There is still some nice, decently priced, forest land in Canada if you are OK with no services and 4 months of wet snow!

-Source: Living in the forest for the last few years. Mainly off-grid, but with a net connection to keep my job.

Unobtainable, you got that right.

Gotta beware those IR satellite cameras tho. Tunnels. For real privacy you need tunnels.

Also nukes, or someone's going to invade you before you're done.

But not ordinary nukes, off the shelf at your nearest military supplier. Those aren't really free, you know, and besides licensing issues you never know what trackers and backdoors are hidden inside.

You need Transparency.

You need Privacy.

You need Freedom.

You need Gnukes.

I think there's plenty of use for a computer in the woods, particularly for automation, telling time, etc. just not any task that requires internet obviously.

For example, imagine having a solar panel and battery connected to an Arduino that controls some sort of motor or pump and at certain times of the day it turns on and waters your crops. You could even use sensors connected to the Arduino to measure environmental conditions like temperature, humidity, and soil moisture.