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tigrezno commented on Leaving Gmail for Mailbox.org   giuliomagnifico.blog/post... · Posted by u/giuliomagnifico
TranquilMarmot · 2 days ago
I spent the past month "de-Googling" my life after I saw a notice in my Gmail inbox that it was 20 years old. I took a step back and realized just how invested into the Google ecosystem I was. Gmail, Calendar, Docs, Drive, Maps, Keep, Photos, YouTube, FitBit, Android. Basically my entire digital life. My goal was more diversifying than security/privacy, but security/privacy is a really nice bonus.

I ended up going with Proton because they had a good solution for mail, calendar, and drive which I was looking to replace. I set up my custom domain to point to it and have my Gmail forwarding to it - any time I get an email to the old Gmail address I go change it on the website or delete the account altogether.

For Google Docs / Keep, I switched over to Obsidian and pay for the sync there. It's a great replacement for my main use case of Docs / Keep which is just a dumping ground for ideas.

For Google Photos, I now self-host Immich in Hetzner on a VPS with a 1TB storage box mounted via SSHFS. I use Tailscale to connect to it. It took a few days to use Google Takeout + immich-go to upload all the photos (~300GB of data) but it's working really well now. Only costs $10/mo for the VPS and 1TB of storage.

Android I think I'll be stuck on - I have a Pixel 8 Pro that technically supports Graphene but there are too many trade-offs there. Next time I need a new phone I'll take a serious look at Fairphone but I think the Pixel 8 Pro should last a few more years.

My FitBit Versa is really old and starting to die - I ordered one of the new Pebble watches and am patiently waiting for it to ship!

YouTube I'm stuck on because that's where the content is. I have yet to find a suitable replacement for Google Maps - OpenStreetMap is still really hard to use and gives bad directions.

tigrezno · 2 days ago
On android I degoogled almost everything by using Fossify apps. Only gmail and maps remain for obvious reasons. My photos are now synced with Syncthing through my wireguard vpn. Calendar/Notes have local backups that are also synced. The simple camera I use (fossify too) works with physical directories instead of meta directories that I hate.
tigrezno commented on Show HN: Clyp – Clipboard Manager for Linux   github.com/murat-cileli/c... · Posted by u/timeoperator
tigrezno · 2 days ago
These clipboards are a privacy problem when you're sharing your screen. So many times a coworker has copy/pasted and a dialog with even passwords have been shown on screen...
tigrezno commented on Show HN: I built an app to block Shorts and Reels   scrollguard.app/... · Posted by u/adrianhacar
tigrezno · 6 days ago
I like Shorts. They strip all the unnecesary sponsors and chatter.
tigrezno commented on About AI   priver.dev/blog/ai/about-... · Posted by u/emil_priver
demirbey05 · 17 days ago
> If an AI can replace these repeated tasks, I could spend more time with my fiancé, family, friends, and dog, which is awesome, and I am looking forward to that.

I could not understand this optimism, aren't we living in a capitalist world ?

tigrezno · 17 days ago
Capitalism is ending with AGI/ASI, that's for sure.
tigrezno commented on Fairphone 6 is switching to a new design that's even more sustainable   androidcentral.com/phones... · Posted by u/Bluestein
tigrezno · 2 months ago
I'd love to buy one but I'm seeing they are reeeally slow at software upgrades
tigrezno commented on Using Home Assistant, adguard home and an $8 smart outlet to avoid brain rot   romanklasen.com/blog/beat... · Posted by u/remuskaos
alkonaut · 2 months ago
I'm sure there's no amount of ads or social media that will rot your brain faster than trying to do programming in YAML.
tigrezno · 2 months ago
With homeassistant you don't need yaml for 99% of automations. I'm sure OP posted the source code of the automation but used the graphical UI to make it.

You also have the possibility to use Node-Red for that.

tigrezno commented on YouTube's new anti-adblock measures   iter.ca/post/yt-adblock/... · Posted by u/smitop
tigrezno · 2 months ago
AI will kill youtube. You'd be able to watch youtube with like 20 seconds global delay while an AI will silently skip all the ads it finds.

It will be our personal content censor.

tigrezno commented on New US visa rules will force foreign students to unlock social media profiles   theguardian.com/us-news/2... · Posted by u/sva_
franczesko · 2 months ago
USA is a beautiful place to visit and people are very hositable. I think that there's a big difference between what people do and what the state does. I do agree however, that what is happening in this country right now is deeply concerning.
tigrezno · 2 months ago
North Koreans are also good people but I'm not visiting that country ever
tigrezno commented on Fossify – A suite of open-source, ad-free apps   github.com/FossifyOrg... · Posted by u/jalict
globular-toast · 2 months ago
Another calendar app, developed in 2025, that uses the ridiculous and antiquated "month" view.
tigrezno · 2 months ago
I also use the monthly view
tigrezno commented on Fossify – A suite of open-source, ad-free apps   github.com/FossifyOrg... · Posted by u/jalict
kissgyorgy · 2 months ago
The apps are so simple, so clear, no fuss, no ads, no nothing. Just the functionality you need from every app. Excellent work!

This is the only project I immediately "donated" with the Thank You app.

tigrezno · 2 months ago
Me too, but I hate having the useless Thank You app installed

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KarmaCake day75August 14, 2018View Original