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gfkclzhzoon A list of online services to regain control over your privacy online

Browser, Desktop - Icecat

Broswer, Mobile - Fennec

Credentials - KeepassXC + Aegis/WinAuth

File Sync - Syncthing

Video - Jellyfin

Music - Navidrome

Audiobooks & Podcasts - Audiobookshelf

Books - Calibre Web

Pictures - Immich

Finances - ActualBudget + SimpleFIN

DNS Filter - AdGuard

Email - FowardEmail + Thunderbird and RoundCube

VPN/DDNS - Cloudflare Tunnels

Search/LLMs - Kagi

gfkclzhzoon Scoop: Why Trump Targets AP

Twitter and Truth Social are the new state media.

First they doged the government, but I did not speak out because I wasn't a federal employee. Then they doged the media, and I did not speak out because I use Twitter. Then they doged me - and there was no one left to speak for me.

gfkclzhzoon Espargos: ESP32-based WiFi sensing array

ESP32 will be just 2.4ghz, and the bandwidth of the antennas will also limit.

Totally doable to make a wideband version with different hardware. This is called a phased array, which is common in radar applications (e.g. Aegis cruisers).

gfkclzhzoon Bosch's brake-by-wire system may be the next big leap in automotive tech

A well designed embedded systems based on microcontrollers can be very reliable.

Everything goes to hell if you need to connect to the internet or use high-level software.