
POD256 | Bitcoin Mining, Freedom Tech, and Awesome Tangents
104. AI, Open-Source Mining, and the Fight Against Surveillance
By POD256
Ep. 104 · Aired Feb 11, 2026 · 1h 6m · Last boosted Feb 17, 2026
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In this episode of POD256 (Episode 104), eco is joined by Scott and Tyler; new board members of the 256 Foundation for a live-streamed, sats-enabled chat that ranges from home mining and the biggest difficulty drop since the China ban to the realities of AI, surveillance tech, and the push for a fully open-source Bitcoin mining stack. We demo D++’s new livestream overlay and monitoring dashboard, shout out zaps, and talk practical ways to point hash to the Foundation while exploring why open, documented ASICs and reusable, modular tooling (Mujina firmware, LibreBoard, HydraPool) can help builders avoid reinventing the wheel. We...
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Don't think we even need umbrel or start9. The bots can navigate Linux just fine.





















