Category: alternatives

howto vpn tunnel all traffic from LAN to WAN (WIFI) to srv via wireguard
03.08.2026

Here’s the full howto adapted to your actual interfaces (enp0s25 = LAN, wlp3s0 = WAN/Wi-Fi): 1. Packages apt update apt install wireguard wireguard-tools nftables dnsmasq network-manager 2. Connect the WAN Wi-Fi nmcli device wifi connect “SSID_NAME” password “WIFI_PASSWORD” ifname wlp3s0 […]

test driving Hy3 calls itself “a functional simulation” bad at math but good at philosophy and says it may be never reached but after AGI humans no longer in charge of the planet: OpenRouter.Ai a request router
10.05.2026

alex-atallahSan Francisco Bay Area, Silicon Valley, West Coast luckily it is not biased (?) and hence also includes Chinese AI models https://aiwiki.ai/wiki/openrouter https://arcprize.org/leaderboard unlike here? not sure whats going on there? but not a lot what is a bit strange… […]

update from the jolla phone running sailfish os
18.03.2026

ladies and gentlemen BEHOLD: A SMART PHONE WITH REPLACABLE BATTERY!!!!! (OMG!) AND (!!!) A MICROSD SLOT! NO KIDDING 2x MUST HAVE FEATURES 😀 that for some strange reason got removed by most other producers 🙁 https://jolla.com/ https://commerce.jolla.com/ https://www.gsmarena.com/jolla_phone_5g-14342.php

alternative search engines most users did not know exist
16.03.2025

https://duckduckgo.com/ there is even a tor version wich might sometimes not work https://duckduckgogg42xjoc72x3sjasowoarfbgcmvfimaftt6twagswzczad.onion/ surely well known, in the back it MIGHT forward all input (anonymously) to Micro$oft https://archive.org up to now doing a very good job https://yep.com/ its okay but […]

31.01.2025

sudo snap install –classic certbot error: unable to contact snap store #wtf? why have one package management system if the user can have 3x 4x 5x? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/APT_(software) https://salsa.debian.org/apt-team/apt.git to keep it simple imho it would be better to use only […]

GNU Linux (Debian 12) – how to install mate desktop
02.03.2024

mate desktop is leightweight easy to use (“start” menu is top left and hopefully will FOREVER stay there) consistent simplified design hostnamectl; # tested on Static hostname: debian12 Operating System: Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm) Kernel: Linux 6.1.0-18-amd64 Architecture: x86-64 su […]

Has mankind lost it’s ability to learn?
01.09.2023

Let me be frank. Once upon the time, was a Windows user. Then was happy to have to use OSX for a transition to GNU Linux. But once on GNU Linux (Debian) do not miss neither Windows nor OSX at […]

the tax injustice rant – the new tax free upper limit for AirBnB, eBay & Co is 2000EUR or 29 trades per year – tax injustice double cum-ex standards – how to where to view yearly eBay turnover – jährlichen gesamt Umsatz und Anzahl Verkäufe einsehen Übersicht
24.05.2023

Paying taxes is no fun Paying taxes double and tripple is even less fun. Because let’s face it: when buying a pair of NEW shoes in Germany the average German Joe already pays at least 19% MwSt. plus the income […]

maximum privacy guide +WhatsApp +Signal both centralized vs de-centralized messengers – alternatives?
05.03.2023

consider using tails https://freedom.press/digisec/blog/sharing-sensitive-leaks-press/ https://ssd.eff.org/module/attending-protest consider using sunglases an FFP mask https://ssd.eff.org/module/how-to-use-signal https://ssd.eff.org/playlist/want-security-starter-pack centralized messengers allow the company running the service to basically control all communication this allows censorship + manipulation wich is (of course) bad unfortunately signal + whatsapp […]

Stop using Telegram – it is not safe – at all
22.02.2023

“know in some countries they believe Telegram is safe. I will show you how safe it is,” he said, before showing a screen in which he appeared to scroll through the Telegram contacts of one Kenyan strategist https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/feb/15/revealed-disinformation-team-jorge-claim-meddling-elections-tal-hanan

the future of (power efficient and mobile) gaming – SmartPhone as DesktopPC? – the future are RISC(V) (ARM) CPUs – RK3588S is 3.04x in single-core and 3.65x in multi-core faster than Raspberry 4 (geekbench.com)
21.02.2023

mekotronicsplz note: “the-best-technology-does-nothing-without-a-good-human-culture” Yes! Read that correctly, modern SmartPhones are actually full blown computers, so why not use them as such? Now that they have enough (RISC) based computational power that they can replace Desktop and Notebooks, problem: they can […]