- Build Your Own Decentralized Dropbox with Syncthing
7 Mar '24
In the world of file synchronization, most people are familiar with services
like Dropbox, Google Drive, or OneDrive. These centralized cloud solutions are
convenient but come with privacy concerns and potential security risks.
What if I told you that to synchronize files between individual devices, you
don’t need the cloud™ ?
- If You Must Use Signal, Use Molly
29 Feb '24
While I’m critical towards the Signal messenger, I understand that network
effects are strong and even though many people would much rather prefer a
different platform, it’s not easy to get friends and family onto something
better. In this brief write-up, I’ll introduce an alternative Signal client to
make using Signal at least slightly less troublesome.
- Hardened Gentoo with Full Disk Encryption on the Star Labs StarBook Mk VI
22 Feb '24
A brief guide on installing Gentoo Linux with Full Disk Encryption and the
hardened profile, with SELinux, on the Star Labs StarBook Mk VI.
- Run a Nostr Relay as Tor Hidden Service on OpenBSD
15 Feb '24
Let’s set up and run our own “private Twitter” on Nostr, a simple, open
protocol that enables truly censorship-resistant publishing on the web!
- Lemon v2
8 Feb '24
After nearly five years of inactivity, I decided to breath in new life
into Lemon: Meet Lemon v2, a complete rewrite in Go!
- A World without Passports
2 Feb '24
According to my
analytics dashboard, there’s a
70% chance you’re reading this on your phone. Maybe at home, or maybe while
commuting to work, using your mobile data connection, for which you’ve
probably signed up on a mobile contract. A contract for which you had to prove
that you are you, likely by showing your national ID or passport. A contract
for which you have to pay regularly, probably using a bank account that you
also had to identify yourself for upon opening.
- A Brief Review of the Star Labs StarBook Mk VI Ryzen Ultrabook
25 Jan '24
As announced back in the
update of Q4/2023, I went ahead
and ordered a Star Labs StarBook Mk VI with an AMD Ryzen processor to finally
replace my
previous laptop and eventually my
workstation. This is a brief review of the device
itself, without going too much into software details.
- Updates 2023/Q4
19 Jan '24
Project updates from the previous consecutive three-month period, with info on
the current status of my projects and next steps. You might find this
interesting in case you’re using any of my open source tools.
- 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.
While I’m critical towards the Signal messenger, I understand that network effects are strong and even though many people would much rather prefer a different platform, it’s not easy to get friends and family onto something better. In this brief write-up, I’ll introduce an alternative Signal client to make using Signal at least slightly less troublesome.
A brief guide on installing Gentoo Linux with Full Disk Encryption and the hardened profile, with SELinux, on the Star Labs StarBook Mk VI.
Let’s set up and run our own “private Twitter” on Nostr, a simple, open protocol that enables truly censorship-resistant publishing on the web!
After nearly five years of inactivity, I decided to breath in new life into Lemon: Meet Lemon v2, a complete rewrite in Go!
According to my analytics dashboard, there’s a 70% chance you’re reading this on your phone. Maybe at home, or maybe while commuting to work, using your mobile data connection, for which you’ve probably signed up on a mobile contract. A contract for which you had to prove that you are you, likely by showing your national ID or passport. A contract for which you have to pay regularly, probably using a bank account that you also had to identify yourself for upon opening.
As announced back in the update of Q4/2023, I went ahead and ordered a Star Labs StarBook Mk VI with an AMD Ryzen processor to finally replace my previous laptop and eventually my workstation. This is a brief review of the device itself, without going too much into software details.
Project updates from the previous consecutive three-month period, with info on the current status of my projects and next steps. You might find this interesting in case you’re using any of my open source tools.
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,