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[–] [email protected] 1 points 22 minutes ago

Nah, your ISP doesn't give you enough bandwidth to host your own mini YouTube. You vastly underestimate the bandwidth required to run the service. It's massive, which is why PeerTube is having a hard time gaining traction.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

Serious question: how can YouTube pay the bills with zero ads? I'm not talking about making a profit, just breaking even.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 hours ago (3 children)

Except content creators want to create content, not maintain an instance.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Switching to more private and less data hungry services is a tough process. How private do you want to be? If you take it too far, you won't have a cell phone or a bank account.

Carefully consider the changes you are willing make right now. Start small, progress slowly. Don't get discouraged and remember that total privacy doesn't exist.

Start by swapping search engine, don't use Google or Bing. That's an easy goal that already makes a big difference. Use something like Duck duck go, Startpage or something like that.

Eventually move away from gmail. Get your own domain, create your own email address. Slowly migrate your important accounts to the new email. This can take time but it's not hard and you just removed the 2 largest sources of data from Google.

Stop using Chrome, try Firefox. Personally recommend LibreWolf, a Firefox fork. At the very least move to Brave browser (but make sure you disable the crypto crap). Most extensions exist in both browsers this should easy.

Eventually consider moving to Linux but don't rush it. Study what apps you need, what alternatives are there in Linux. Expect a way worse user experience but a way way better ownership. Try in a VM or live environment before you even consider installing it for real.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I'm always wary of buying second hand phones. How healthy is that battery going to be?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

How do you like Nostr? I have a friend that's really passionate about but I just don't get it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I feel like the first week is actually the hardest. Then I start getting excited when I improve my times or distance and it becomes so much easier.

My problem is that vacations and winter really ruin my motivation. Who wants to run for an hour when it's pouring rain or freezing outside?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

It's funny, I used that program several years ago when I didn't exercise at all. Currently running around 9km, three times a week.

I have this unrealistic dream to run the marathon but I feel like even if I could physically do it, I'd get bored. Half marathon seems doable, though.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Have you tried this "not stopping" technique yourself? Sounds like snake oil, to be honest...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (8 children)

Any tips to run 20k without stopping?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

100% agree. Charging for the unlimited email alias is fine but 2FA? :/

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I have worked in retail to help pay for university. It was a miserable job. Dealing with people made me a worse person.

I am very "passionate" about Proton Pass but don't take me for a Proton chill, I have a lot of criticism about their other products.

 

Not affiliated with the author, I just really like their videos.

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submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 

Hi friends. I'm a newbie in self-hosting, though I've been managing (virtual) linux servers at work for a couple of years. I'm completely ignorant on the hardware choices out there, hopefully you can point me to the right direction.

Here are my requisites:

  • Low power consumption, I plan to have it connected 24/7 and I'm kinda concerned on how much it will impact the electricity bill
  • Ethernet port, preferably gigabit but whatever
  • Graphical performance is not important as I don't plan to connect it to any display. As long as I can ssh into it, I'm good.

Services I plan on installing, for starters:

  • casaOS
  • pi-hole, or equivalent
  • Home Assistant
  • Kitchen Owl (nice to have)
  • Paperless-ngx (nice to have)

I live in europe and my budget is around 80 euros or so. Thanks in advance!

 

This year I've been removing Google from my life. Today I installed LineageOS without Google Apps, taking yet another step to a degoogled life.

Due to clearly some poor planning I forgot to lookup some alternative apps for the basic stuff I never think about... I'd rather install FOSS apps that are available on F-Droid or at the very least, an app that is available on Aurora Store. Would rather not be installing random APKs.

  • Dialer app: I installed "Koler", which seems decent enough

  • Contacts: Doesn't need to be super fancy, just something that allows me import my contacts from a VCF file.

  • SMS: Currently using QKSMS, not sure if anything else is recommended...

  • Camera: I barely use my camera app, just need something to take the occasional photo.

  • Gallery: The default is probably good enough, let me know your thoughts

  • Launcher: I used Niagara launcher but I never got used to it, to be honest. I guess I'm looking to something more traditional.

Shoot me any other FOSS apps you think are great! Thank you so much.

 

Hi friends. My quest to remove Google products from my life continues.

I've always been very fearful of swapping keyboard apps. I can think of no better way to track someone than to bug their keyboard. How can I trust any keyboard software, really? My wishlist:

  • Something that addresses my privacy concerns
  • Supports both english and portuguese dictionaries at the same time
  • Has a dark theme
  • Is available on some sort of store, so I don't have to download APKs for every single update

Thanks!

 

Hi friends. I'm looking to replace as many Google services as I can from my life and I am currently looking for a Google Keep alternative.

I want something extremely basic, like Google Keep, that just allows me to collaboratively create to-do lists. Me and my SO have a bunch of to-do lists such as shopping, house chores or work related tasks. I want to be able to share lists with her.

I've tried a bunch of apps suggested by some friends but honestly they're more geared to creating documents or elaborate notes. That's not what I want. I just want to create to-do lists and an interface that allows me to do that as simply as possible.

Thanks!

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