New Tool: CrowdName

The best way to hide online is to look completely average. If your alias sounds fake, it defeats the purpose. That’s why I built CrowdName. Instead of mashing random words together, CrowdName uses official U.S. Census and SSA data to generate mathematically realistic profiles. Features: Real Demographics: View the exact statistical breakdown for generated surnames. Smart Avatars: Auto-assigned emojis matching the name’s gender and most likely ethnicity. Custom Formulas: Build unique username patterns using simple logic (e.g., 1+_+2+3). Bring Your Own Data: Import any plain text word list to generate whatever you need. Runs entirely in your browser. No tracking, no bloat. ...

Mar 14, 2026 · 1 min

Why I Use Brave

Back in 2021, I wrote an article titled Why Firefox Is the Best Android Web Browser (in Turkish). But I’ve been using Brave since around 2022. There are many reasons why I moved away from Firefox, but this story alone says enough: Mozilla removes uBlock Origin Lite from Addon store. Developer stops developing Lite for Firefox; “it’s worrisome what could happen to uBO in the future.” In this post, I’ll explain why I use Brave instead of other Chromium-based browsers. ...

Mar 8, 2026 · 5 min

Change Chromium-Based Browser Language on Linux

Chromium-based browsers on Linux (Chrome, Brave, etc.) don’t have a built-in UI language setting, but you can still change it manually. 1) One-time: CLI The simplest way is to pass the LANGUAGE environment variable when launching the browser. 🇺🇸 English (EN) 1 LANGUAGE=en_US:en chromium-browser 🇹🇷 Turkish (TR) 1 LANGUAGE=tr_TR:tr chromium-browser The command name may differ depending on your distro. Examples: chromium-browser chromium or full path: /usr/bin/chromium-browser Generic format: ...

Feb 26, 2026 · 2 min