Jesus they really do have to ruin every last thing don’t they.

To be clear I mean the current American administration and American tech oligarchs. Fuck them all.

Searxng uses bangs but you have to double them up (i.e. !!aur btop or !!ddg search).

A ROOOOM…WITH A MOOOOSE!

I2P Wikipedia Article

Do they use MicroG for sandboxing on GrapheneOS? Most searches on this topic online yield results indicating this is not the case.

https://www.privacyguides.org/articles/2022/04/21/grapheneos-or-calyxos/#sandboxed-google-play-vs-privileged-microg

https://red.artemislena.eu/r/degoogle/comments/zwmcp7/cannot_install_microg_on_graphene_os/

Sorry to hear that. I’ll admit I don’t buy ebooks. Yoho yoho and all that. And yeah, I also never turn on wifi. Have you tried a hard reset?

Kobo is the answer. It used to require some finicking to get it so you didn’t have to sign up with Walmart, but now that’s supposedly no longer an issue (I’ve had my Kobo for a long time). Install Calibre and the Kobo extension for Calibre. You now can borrow epubs from your local library, purchase them from your favorite online ebook store, or sail the high seas if you don’t give a fuck.

Linux>Windows10>Windows11

Out of curiosity, what do you use to convert markdown to HTML?

You can still use lite and then use bangs. !ddgi myimagesearch will immediately redirect you to ddg images. Duckduckgo has a plethora of useful quick search shortcuts called Bangs. Even if you don’t use lite, bangs are worth looking into imho.

I trust a search engine if I can turn JS off and still get results.

I just use Duckduckgo Lite with Ublock Origin, NoScript, LocalCDN, Libredirect, and Chameleon extensions on hardened Firefox fork.

A self hosted Searxng would also be a good option though.

Most applications can do just fine with SQLite, but if you need something with a lot more write speed, go with PostgreSQL.

God this tweet makes me mad on so many levels. Anyone who has spent any meaningful amount of time in the command line knows this tweet is such bullshit.

EDIT: Further venting of frustrations.

Congrats. Figuring out how to get splits to not slide around can be a challenge. Perhaps a heavy paperweight? I went pretty far personally to make sure my Voyager ZSA doesn’t move around. Find what works for you, the whole point of these kinds keyboards is that they end up being highly personalized.

If you really want to go down the ergonomics rabbit hole, check out Svalboard.

Happy Typing!

You can still use yt-dlp with most of the invidious instances that are still up, but not displaying the video for some reason. Just copy the URL and use it with yt-dlp from the command line. All still works, sponsor block and all.

On my android phone I use either invidious with seal(yt-dlp wrapper app) or tubular (fork of newpipe with sponsor block).

Fuck…

I made the jump from iOS to GrapheneOS a couple years ago. Definitely one of the best decisions I’ve ever made.

It does not have Fdroid available by default, so Download and Install the APK.

I recommend the Mull Browser, as it gives you access to about:config settings and you can install a lot of extensions. I do recommend using NoScript extension on Mull and then using GrapheneOS’s Vanadium browser when you need JS.

On Mull, install ublock origin and then paste a custom filter into it to bypass paywalls. I like this list. Even though it’s not piracy related, I also recommend looking into the Libredirect extension.

For YouTube, I recommend using Tubular. It’s a Newpipe fork that supports Sponsorblock.

Enjoy and good luck.

Can you provide a link? I just see what appears to be a standard game console controller with a touchpad? Maybe I’m not looking at the right device…

This might be a controversial opinion, but I would stick with the QWERTY layout. There’s already a lot of cognitive overhead learning things like tiling window managers and Vim key bindings that I don’t think that switching up the keyboard layout is really worth it. What affects typing speed most, imho, is muscle memory, speed of thought, and lastly finger reach. Ortholinear keyboards help a lot with that last aspect, and there’s differing opinions on what is best.

I think a good place to start is learning to use the Preionic 60% or the Plank 40%. Keep the QWERTY layout, but memorize how to access symbols (and on the 40% numbers) using the additional layer keys.

You can think of layer keys like extra shift keys near the space bar that change not just to capital letters, but also numbers and symbols, that’s why you can get away with significantly less keys on the keyboard, and gain much faster reach of your fingers once you memorize these other layouts.

The order I would go is:

1. Learn Vim/Vimium on a regular keyboard. Learn how to use the terminal to do as many everyday tasks as you can.

2. Customize and learn to use a tiling window manager on a regular keyboard.

3. Buy, build, and learn to use an ortholinear keyboard with the tiling window manager.

After you’re comfortable with that, you can consider installing the different layouts like COLEMAK onto your ortho and try that out. But honestly I don’t think this last step is necessary. Instead I’d start to look at other ortho keyboards you might like more than the preionic or plank.

I now use the ZSA Voyager. My friend enjoys using a custom ortho with a curved surface for ergonomics. And there are typing devices called DataHands that basically completely upend the way one thinks about typing. Its a whole world. Good luck.

I have done a lot to make my environment nearly 100% mouseless. The only exception is gaming. You just need a mouse for most modern gaming.

That said, it requires a large amount of personal customization. If you edit files/code, look into Vim/Neovim. Heck, just learn Vim Key bindings. Sorry, not sorry, it’s worth it.

Install vimium in your browser so you don’t have to use a mouse nearly at all while browsing the internet. Learn how to use it.

IMHO a tiling window manager is a must if you want to make your setup as keyboard centric as possible. i3 is a good starter. I currently use BSPWM, but there’s quite a few to choose from, and they all are roughly the same once you have your keyboard shortcuts in place. Make sure to combine it with an application launcher like dmenu or rofi. If you need a status bar like i3bar, use one (I personally go without).

Get very very familiar with the terminal. You’ll know you’re down the rabbit hole far enough when you can connect and troubleshoot a WiFi/Ethernet connection without using the mouse. Imho, you don’t really need a file manager, though it’s nice to have. I do have one on hand just in case, but just a terminal and the good ol’ ls command is good enough for me.

Also look into ortholinear keyboards (acronym is OLKB) if you truly want to fly. Pricy investment, but your hands will thank you later, and once you are comfortable with that, the combination of an OLKB with a tiling window manager WILL make you fast.

I became obsessed with foregoing the mouse from 99% of my day to day use of my computer a couple of years ago and it is very very satisfying. Learning curve is high. But IMHO totally worth it.