Syncthing. It’s not so much a backup as redundancy, though.

I have machines in the network that rarely get powered on, however, so I could possibly consider them offline backups.

Well, it started out as a basic windowing system for DOS, so…

No email provider will go to court for you for €3.99 per month.

From the start of the article:

Key Takeaways

• Proton Mail shared payment data with FBI through Swiss authorities via legal treaty
• Credit card payments eliminate anonymity despite encrypted email content remaining secure
• Third known disclosure reveals pattern of Swiss legal compliance over privacy promises

No, that bit’s funny. I mean the running joke about Linux audio being bad.

You know, I don’t get this joke. I have been using Linux and BSD since 2019, and the only incident I ever had was with sndio(7), and that was because I decided to switch to the -current branch of OpenBSD without heeding the warnings.

Apart from that, whether I was using ALSA, PulseAudio, PipeWire, JACK, or OSS (on FreeBSD), I always had a perfect experience.

Viewer? Probably just Quick Look. It’s built into the Files app.

If you want to edit, just use Apple Photos. Everything is in there anyway.

GuixSD wasn’t an option on Tiermaker, but I have used it. I personally found it hardier than NixOS, but the libre-only package selection was quite restrictive and the lack of the non-free iwlwifi driver prevented me from installing it on any of my boxes other than my 2007 MacBook. I know this is the point, but it’s still annoying.

Like 9front and Haiku, I hope to daily-drive it someday; but at the moment it is sadly quite unsuitable for my hardware, workflow, and use-case.

For me, it’s the combination of its American base, its lack of disk encryption in the installer, the fact that I’ve never managed to get a usable installation, and the fact that Mageia (another Mandriva derivative) and Salix (a Slackware-based distro with a similar UX) are objectively better.

If you are happy with PCLOS, however, godspeed.

I used to run it on my Raspberry Pi 5 without complaint.

Some stuff did take a while to compile, but the trick is to do other things — like make some tea, go for a walk, or watch TV — instead of staring at the terminal the whole time (I am 100% serious; this is not sarcasm).

Idk, autism?

I want to like NixOS. I love the idea of declarative system configuration, but I always found NixOS quite easy to break. It also didn’t seem to like Eduroam much.

Well, I began in 2019, but I distrohopped a lot.

Here’s mine:

• Note 1: This tierlist only includes distros I’ve tried.
• Note 2: Slackware would rank higher now; I made this about month ago.
• Note 3: The “noob” tier doesn’t mean the distro is bad. If it weren’t there, Mint would rank higher.

A VPN alone will not do that. It will make it more difficult, as your location and IP address will be changing, but there are still methods.

Cookies, for one thing, are the main way in which you are tracked. In fact, most cookies exist solely for tracking. The solution: clear your cookies regularly, and use private mode when possible.

Browser fingerprinting can also be used. This method takes into account your user agent, screen resolution, installed extensions, hardware info, and also whether or not you have Do Not Track enabled (this had good intentions, but is counter-productive nowadays and should be disabled), and uses this data to single you out among other users. The solution: use a fingerprinting-resistant browser — such as Mullvad, Tor, Cromite, or Brave — never make your browser fullscreen, and don’t install any extensions that change the behaviour of a website (uBlock Origin and NoScript are exceptions). If you use Tor, do not sign into anything and try to use onion services when possible. If it’s not too inconvenient, also disable JavaScript.

However, you can still be tracked by certain services, regardless of your protections. The solution: Stop using data-hungry services — such as those run by Google, Meta, Microsoft, etc. — and replace them with privacy-respecting alternatives.

Also be mindful of OS-level tracking. In a nutshell, don’t use Windows (Linux ftw) and avoid Android. If you have a compatible device, consider using GrapheneOS or LineageOS. Otherwise, it’s often possible to block OS-level trackers with an ad-blocking DNS, such as NextDNS.

Here are some further resources:

• Privacy Guides
  • Tor
  • Forum
• Techlore
  • PeerTube
• Naomi Brockwell
  • YouTube
  • LBRY

Even better!

Torrent is fully decentralised and therefore accessible in practically all jurisdictions, regardless of the server status.

In many cases, I have also found Torrents to be considerably faster than direct downloads — however, your mileage may vary.

It’s essentially Tor, but system-wide. Not sure why your original IP address is being shown, though. Works fine for me.

It has completion reminiscent of fish, the syntax of bash, the weight of ksh, and the POSIX compliance of sh.

suckless.org quite like it, too.

Interactive shell. I haven’t had an opportunity to script in it yet.

I like yash