- An Overview of Privacy-Focused, Decentralized Instant Messengers
16 Nov '23
An overview of privacy-focused, decentralized, open source alternatives to
popular non-free spyware instant messengers like WhatsApp, Telegram,
Signal, Viber, Facebook Messenger, Skype, and Apple iMessage.
- NEVER click on a link that looks like that
8 Nov '23
Every time one of my posts on this journal ends up somewhere on Reddit,
Twitter Nostr or Hacker News, lots of people seem to be irritated by the
site’s URL. Hence, let me do a quick introduction into what’s called
Punycode, and why I’m using this domain name.
- How Do You Trust That Your Personal Machine Is Not Compromised?
27 Oct '23
A while ago I stumbled upon a simple yet surprisingly interesting question on
Hacker News, which seemed to have some people (re-)evaluate their current
setups and look for ways to improve. Hence I figured that it might be an
interesting subject to cover.
- Fitness Tracking for the Privacy-Conscious
12 Oct '23
An introduction and review of the Garmin Instinct 2X Solar Tactical
smartwatch.
- Anytype: Notion, but Open Source
3 Sep '23
Ten years ago, the internet was flooded with so called note-taking apps,
from Microsoft’s Notes and Google’s Keep, over Evernote, all the way down
to open source software like Standard Notes and even my own project
Paperwork. Within the last few years however it seems like all of these apps
became basically irrelevant thanks to one silent killer.
- Reclaiming (Mobile) Privacy with GrapheneOS
10 Nov '22
… and improving your smartphone’s security along the way!
- Moxie Marlinspike on Decentralization
10 Aug '22
Moxie Marlinspike, founder and former CEO of Signal Messenger LLC, on the
topic of decentralization and why centralized systems are supposedly the way
to go.
- Running an Open Source Home Area Network
11 Apr '22
Insights on running a Home Area Network (HAN) nearly completely on open
source software, including configurations and metrics.
- Linux on the Phone: Part One
31 Mar '22
After being back on
Linux
on my
desktop, I decided to make 2022
the
year of Linux on the Phone. Not only did I fully replace my iPhone with
a
privacy-focused smartphone, I also got my toes wet with an
actual Linux phone:
The PinePhone Pro Explorer Edition.
- Gemini is Solutionism at its Worst
17 Jan '22
While I don’t care too much about ideas and projects that I believe to be
dead ends or maybe even doomed to fail eventually, a recent interaction on
Superhighway84 got me to write down a few thoughts on
why I believe Project Gemini is a really bad idea.
An overview of privacy-focused, decentralized, open source alternatives to popular non-free
Every time one of my posts on this journal ends up somewhere on Reddit,
A while ago I stumbled upon a simple yet surprisingly interesting question on Hacker News, which seemed to have some people (re-)evaluate their current setups and look for ways to improve. Hence I figured that it might be an interesting subject to cover.
An introduction and review of the Garmin Instinct 2X Solar Tactical smartwatch.
Ten years ago, the internet was flooded with so called note-taking apps, from Microsoft’s Notes and Google’s Keep, over Evernote, all the way down to open source software like Standard Notes and even my own project Paperwork. Within the last few years however it seems like all of these apps became basically irrelevant thanks to one silent killer.
… and improving your smartphone’s security along the way!
Moxie Marlinspike, founder and former CEO of Signal Messenger LLC, on the topic of decentralization and why centralized systems are supposedly the way to go.
Insights on running a Home Area Network (HAN) nearly completely on open source software, including configurations and metrics.
After being back on Linux on my desktop, I decided to make 2022 the year of Linux on the Phone. Not only did I fully replace my iPhone with a privacy-focused smartphone, I also got my toes wet with an actual Linux phone:
While I don’t care too much about ideas and projects that I believe to be dead ends or maybe even doomed to fail eventually, a recent interaction on Superhighway84 got me to write down a few thoughts on why I believe Project Gemini is a really bad idea.