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Quick Status Update
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 arou...
Welcome new patrons from June! 🎉
Just wanted to send a thank you to all our new patrons in June for contributing to the Techlore mission!MauldusEthanMopeEnricsstereoJohnCharlesThank you all! Keep an eye out for a post mid-month for a Q&A :)-Henry
New Patreon Perk: Name in Video Descriptions ✅
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 video outros, we'll now be including you in the description of every video o...
New Patrons in May! 🎉 (And Q&A?!)
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- JohnnyO- DemonicaThank you all for supporting our hard work back here! Aside from the thanks, I wanted to at least offer an opportu...
New Showcase For Top Patrons 👋
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 ❤️
Announcing Q&As - Our Newest Perk For All Patrons! 🎉
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 ...
Important Updates, Apologies, & Patreon Security Concerns
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 aft...
New Perk For All Patrons!
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
A PSA Regarding Our Video Schedule
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 expectations for u...
2021 Recap & Patreon Changes For 2022 🥳
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 20212021 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 impa...
Proper Tor Usage Event! - Dec 5th, 6 PM UTC
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.
Choose an OS Event Details!
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 UTCTo view event details in your timezone, visit this linkWhere? Streamed on YouTube, Link will be sent shortly before the event. Q&A can be done over YouTube, Discord, or SignalKeep an eye out for a f...
Update Galore: Patron-Only Community, Signal Number Problems, Consulting, Monthly Events, & More!
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 TierAs stated in our previous update, we went ahead and removed our $3 tier to simplify the tiers for people. Thank you to everyone who stuck around!Monthly EventsWe've now had two monthly events, they were so much fun! But I'd l...
Shopping Privately Event Information!
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 UTCTo view the ...
Important Techlore Patreon Updates 🗞
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 give the fewer tiers their benefits. In short, we will be (actually!) removing this tier within the next 1-2 w...
Plant Your Flag Event - Mark Your Calendars!
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...
What do you struggle with the most relating to privacy + mental health?
Doing a quick poll for a project we're working on!
Techlore Movie Night! 🍿 🎥
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...
Back from Vacation! (February Meetup Information)
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!
February Livestream Date & Time ⏺️
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 annoying issues with MacOS)Because of the above, the livestream may actually be done on mobile and/or t...
A Plethora of Patreon Changes! 🗞
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 Privacy Shop, and Consulting. We have a ne...
Patron Livestream Delayed - New Date Below!
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. ♥️
January Outro Patrons are LIVE! - And an FYI For Next Month Changes
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...
Go Incognito Premium & Merchandise 👕
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 mos...
December Livestream Details
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...
Thank You Patrons - First Audio Upgrade in a while
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!
November Livestream Cancelled
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 :(
Brand New, One-Time Techlore Support Method
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/techloreThis is simply a one-time donation platform, and all of your current exclusive monthly perks are still exclusi...
November Outros Have Been Updated!
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!
Exciting Patreon Updates For You 🗞
Hope everyone is having a great new month. Here are some updates for you!New Tier ThemeWe 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 PerkAll current and future Pseudo...
