- 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!
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Listen to Audiobooks without the Audible App
21 Jan '23
As someone who’s reading all day long – mainly technical documentation,
code, mails and chat messages – I enjoy the luxury of having someone else
read a book to me very much. That’s why I have always been an avid audiobook
user.