Privacy-friendly alternatives to Google
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[1] - https://wiki.mumble.info/wiki/Main_Page
[2] - https://github.com/systemli/ansible-role-mumble
P.S. use their 1.3 RC version. It is very stable and much better than 1.2.
I would happily still use IRC however.
I only suggest murmur / mumble because they are super east to set up.
I use opendns enterprise at work and free at home.
* With others for any legitimate business purpose, provided the information is aggregated and anonymized.
So...you're selling it.
- it's available in F-Droid - it has a PIN
The first guarantees that I'll know if they try to sneak something in (they're good at labeling potentially undesirable features), and the second just makes so much sense that I don't know why Google Authenticator doesn't do it (it might now, but it didn't when I last used it).
Also, I just like how andOTP looks more than Google Authenticator, but that's entirely subjective.
That being said, the fact that andOTP _can_ exist really keeps other apps in line. So even if you don't use an alternative like andOTP, you still benefit from it existing.
We just added the 'rclone'[2] binary executable to our (very strictly limited) environment which basically allows you to send/recv to and from any cloud service.
So, not just a good alternative to google drive (et. al) but a very useful "cloud storage swiss army knife" in general.
[1] https://www.rsync.net/resources/notices/canary.txt [2] https://rclone.org/
To put this in perspective, I can get a Hetzner SX62 dedicated server for $72 USD/month. This comes with 4x10TB HDDs which I can put into RAID5, giving me 30TB usable storage. It also comes with an unlimited gigabit pipe, RAM and a CPU. In total, this costs $2.4/TBmo.
If I want duplication in multiple countries (which isn't included in rsync.net's base price?), I can buy a second one, increasing my costs to a horrendous $4.8/TBmo, still a quarter of the cheapest price I can get at rsync.net.
I get the "I don't want to manage the hardware" argument but 4x (arguably 8x) is way too high a cost for me.
I'm aware of the Attic/Borg plan and I really like the idea but it's only close to competitive at the highest 100TB+ pricing ($5/TBmo).
Two things:
First, we are going to continue to slowly decrease the price per gigabyte, as we have these past 14 years - and as always, existing customers just get grants, or gifts, of extra space so that their price per GB always drops to match our current pricing for new customers.
Second, just to clarify: "And you have to buy the storage up front and pay for it even if you don't use it." - please note that:
We can increase the size of your filesystem at any time, with no downtime involved - so there is no need to overbuy in anticipation of future usage.
Further, you are granted a +10% grace at all times, so you always have some room to grow.
Finally, the system automatically emails you as you get close to your limit, so there is never an unexpected filling of space.
These are just alternatives to Google. Some are privacy-oriented, but others are just not Google. They may, in fact, be worse than Google.
That's not a bad list. Even if the alternatives are not "private", not putting all your eggs in one basket may be a good idea.
Noteworthy is the lack of Microsoft products in that list. Sure Microsoft isn't known for being the champion of privacy, but neither are Dropbox and Slack.
Classic startup landing page design where they forget to explain what their product is to potential users/clients.
The copy on the website is generally marketing heavy with things like "Coda is a new doc that grows with your ideas" but things like "Coda is a new canvas that blends tables and text together" makes sense to me, imagining that it's like a document that also have tables, that you can do computations on (so like Excel). The example videos/GIFs seems to show the functionality and when I reached the end, I feel like at least have a slight idea what it's about.
Wouldn't be enough to compare it with other services, but I definitely have "some idea" of what Coda is.
Am I alone in understanding this from looking at the website, without any prior experience?
I do know some other examples that could fit into the "Classic startup landing page design where they forget to explain what their product is to potential users/clients" ending of your comment, but I don't think Coda missed the mark on explaining what they do.
But is a slight idea enough to make a purchase decision? I deduced that it's some sort of application that combines a table and text. But that could look and function 100 different ways. There's 4 or 5 animated gifs all doing something completely different, and none of those is typing text into something that looks like a spreadsheet. So I'm left wondering, does it have a spreadsheet capability? Without digging further or watching product tour videos, I have no idea.
I was mainly replying to the "I have NO idea what Coda is or does".
> does it have a spreadsheet capability?
The first GIF (https://cdn.coda.io/assets/21b38f7b35ac/img/welcome/doc/tabl...) shows a spreadsheet, as far as I understand that tiny demo.
I agree with you that it could be better, but so many other startups do a lot worse that looking down on someone that is not perfect, hurts the cause of "fixing shitty landing pages" rather than helps.
> I agree with you that it could be better, but so many other startups do a lot worse that looking down on someone that is not perfect, hurts the cause of "fixing shitty landing pages" rather than helps.
So you agree that it sucks, but it isn't the worst landing page, so it gets a pass? I'm not on some crusade to fix shitty landing pages. I'm actively looking for a replacement for an application I use in my day-to-day life. The onus is on Coda to explain to me clearly and in 3s if their application meets those needs. I'm simply pointing out that their landing page has failed to do that FOR ME.
Yes, it has subscription support and you can import/export that list to keep it backed up.
It also has a TON of features, like PiP, background play (for video and audio), downloading, and much, much more.
Ivory [1] might be the closest iOS equivalent, and Motionbox [2] and FreeTube [3] the closest desktop equivalents.
[0]. https://newpipe.schabi.org/
[1]. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ivory-video-player/id129434748...
I am nervous that Google will find a way to kill it if it gets big enough. It's not exactly an alternative to YouTube, it's more of a band-aid.
[0] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page [1] https://canweimage.com
Was a diehard Vivaldi user, but Brave's performance has won me over.
As far as I know there is only iOS and Android forks. Android forks are an option if your phone supports it, but living without Google Play (Services) limits your app choices a lot.
Windows Phone and Blackberry sadly gave up the battle. Others like Ubuntu phone and Firefox OS never really materialised.
As far as Google Play alternatives go, there is the Amazon store and F-droid, but good luck finding even the most basic Android apps on either.
Honestly, I'd settle for a dumbphone with WhatsApp(extremely widely used here) and a browser. Almost feels like we're coming full-circle to the first iPhone with very few native apps and powerful web app capabilities.
Some may not exist/work — checked some random links and found privateemail throwing an error on registration and bravos having some statement about working on something new, with the old one unavailable.
I’m also not sure if Discord, Slack, etc., really count as private alternatives (well, there are people who diss Telegram on privacy).
some other alternatives
Browser waterfox and other forks
search yacy
email self hosted various vps serves
sheets/docs own/next cloud. libre/open office
video hooktube invidius
adwords a-ads
dns opennic
drive sia ipfs storj...
hangouts keybase bitmessage tox
images pixeldrain(sia)