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33 sats \ 0 replies \ @mrsu 16 Apr \ on: Let's see your github contributor chart devs
Most of these commits are for my nixos configuration. And I'm self-hosting my own git repo using forgejo
Run your own XMPP instance on a server and get your family and friends to download the Conversations app - enable end to end encryption.
Stop giving your personal files and photos to cloud service providers like Google and Apple. Use apps like Syncthing and Photoprism for this instead.
They can't ban or break encryption if you do it your self. Its just maths.
Become digitally sovereign.
I love how they say things like:
“The new duties that have just come into force under the UK’s Online Safety Act have free speech at their core and are all about protecting people in the UK from illegal content and activity like child sexual abuse material and fraud,”
Yet in practice we really get this:
“This comment, which referred to the politician’s weight, has prompted the German government to demand that we hand over the user’s data so they can identify and potentially imprison them for up to five years,”
I'm sad for my country.
My dressing gown. I've had it for over 20 years, but it was bought second hand, so likely its much older.
Electricity. When we first moved into our apartment, electricity was about £30 per month. Now were paying £176.
This is why I only use open source tools where possible. I never have to worry about whether a tech company will hand my personal data over to a government.
There's also a growing desire among users to disconnect their connected TVs, defeating their original purpose. Suddenly, buying a dumb TV seems smarter than buying a smart one. This is literally us. We completely disconnected our "Smart" TV from the internet. We now just connect it to a PC with Linux mint, and consume all of our content via Jellyfin and Ad free YouTube
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I'm religious. I believe in god and heaven. I don't think these are facts as I cannot empirically prove them. Facts are truths that can be proved empirically, such as the earth orbits the sun or evolution through natural selection. Truths are something I believe to be true. Its a part of who I am and requires some degree of faith. Truths cannot necessarily be proved empirically.
All facts are true, but not all truths are facts.
I think truths are absolute to the people that believe them. Ask a devout Muslim or christian if they think the words in their holy book are true.
I believe there's a difference between facts and truths. Maths or the shape of the earth are facts, whereas religion or beliefs about money are truths. Facts are the same for everyone, whether you believe it of not, whereas truths can be different for different people.
Either way, if you don't "brainwash" your own kids, someone else will. Better to instill your truths or values even if they may be wrong rather than letting someone else do it.
I don't think obesity is voluntary. Nobody chooses to be fat. We live in a world where food scientists engineer foods to be as addictive as possible and make them available at very low prices. Couple that with our evolutionary programming to seek out calories, and you have a recipe for disaster.
I'd recommend starting with Linux Mint. Both my parents and my wife use it with minimal issues, but they dont really use any software and just do everything in the browser.
The switch to Linux is more than just changing operating systems. You will need to be prepared to leave much of the software you're accustomed to behind (I.e. office or Photoshop ), so learning how to use/configure/install/compile new software will usually be a requirement.
That being said, I switched about 6 years ago and is one of the best decisions I ever made. I ditched all proprietary software and now use only Free Software. There's a learning curve involved, but its worth it in the long run.