Getting rid of Google, Microsoft, Meta etc - alternatives?

One small step:

Of course, the EU being the EU, they do not set the right priorities, but it’s better than nothing:

  • Investment in Open Source is not enough. Germany alone spends 500 Million € per year in Microsoft Licenses alone, but one time Open Source investment is 2 Billion €. That’s not enough and just plain stupid.

  • The EU is to late to be of any significance in the AI game. We can only lose (a lot of time, effort and money). Let’s wait and see how that battle evolves and use open source LLMs when they’ve matured and the effects of AI on society became clear.

  • Data centers use 2.5% of European power already, and that is without the AI craze. Here we need very strict green energy regulations and not make the mistake to revive the nuclear nightmare or having gas turbines running all over the place. Holland was built with wind energy, and wind mills are sooo beautiful! I’m pretty sure we can built the future of good old Europe on that!

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I love The Onion!

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https://www.heise.de/en/news/Swiss-Army-breaks-with-Microsoft-Cyber-Command-relies-on-Open-Source-11361516.html

That’s how it’s done :slight_smile:

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Interesting gadgets in this video. The modular Framework laptop in the end was interesting.

0:28​ Tails USB Bracelet
1:20​ Flipper Zero
2:18​ Travel Router
3:20​ Self Programmed Smartwatch
4:29​ Kiwix + Offline Wikipedia
5:25​ Modified iPod Classic
6:54​ Pi-Hole + Raspberry Pi
8:54​ Framework Laptop + Linux

Proton often publishes interesting videos on privacy.

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Maybe see if it is available on Posteo?

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I don’t like how that sounds, somehow … “Posteo” … argh!

Every time I see it, I hear the flying monkeys (or guards or whatever they were) from the Wizard of Oz movie singing “o ee o, whoa-o” as they march with the cowardly lion at the rear trying to keep his tail from giving him away.

Post eeee o, whoa-o…

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Actually, now I want it :slight_smile:

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Maybe it’s already posted, but I switched for my passwords to HeyLogin > heylogin

Free for private use.