/opinion - longer pontifications on tech, politics, or society
/personal - usually shorter updates, thoughts, reflections, etc
    /news - a place to share important news (with or without discussion)
     /art - often poetry but also maybe other stuff too someday, perhaps
    /tech - a few guides for, explainers of, & opinions about technology
 /baubles - a collection of interesting concepts, information, and links

pinned posts:

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why i moved away from discord to matrix

[2026-02-22] the least worst alternative at the moment

you can single-handedly & meaningfully attenuate phantom traffic jams

[2026-01-14] it isn't even difficult - help spread the word!

what the copenhagen interpretation of ethics misses

[2026-01-13] actually exploitation /isn't/ moral

my keyboard trajectory

[2026-01-09] also known as why you should use an (open-source) split keyboard

security basics for normal people

[2026-02-19] safety & privacy can be overwhelming - what should you do?

the software i use and why

[2026-02-27] the list of software, services, and websites i use & the reasoning for my choices

why i like (some) paid services

[2025-11-29] FOSS is best but when it isn't sustainable, paid is better than 'corporate'

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most recent posts:

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what i'm up to

[2026-03-25] updates might be slower for the next month but i persist

use timeshift for easy system restore points on linux

[2026-03-18] there are most advanced and fully featured options, but if you aren't using those, set up timeshift asap

how to pick a distro

[2026-03-16] it really isn't that hard to pick after all

library update #1

[2026-03-07] new baubles have been acquired

don't use proton but proton unmasking a protestor isn't the issue

[2026-03-07] if you want anonymous email (or vpn, or anything else) use an anonymous payment method

i moved to lemmy

[2026-03-07] i already don't miss reddit at all

foss projects collection

[2026-03-06] list of (neat || useful) software with links to the code repositories