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ChatGPT -> 🚫
We should not be using or recommending services dependent on stolen data, which are destroying the environment for essentially zero benefit.
Are there any models trained on ethically sourced material? Even though this wouldn’t necessarily solve the environmental impact, there are still many times when a traditional search engine just doesn’t cut it. All else equal and without a self hosted workflow, I prefer tools that at least pretend to be privacy friendly (Duck.ai, AI Horde), and I had not heard of Proton’s Lumo prior to this post, so I do appreciate the suggestion even if it doesn’t meet all of our criteria.
LLMs are jot a trusted source of information, period. There is no use case that if I could not fond an answer on a search engine, I would trust the hallucinations from an LLM
i use a local llm for usage as a thesaurus, ask a question in regular language about what word can be used for a certain definition. this has been the only real usage ive found.
You can always make one using your own data.
ChatGPT - Apertus (FOSS) (Swiss)
OneDrive - Filen (Germany - 10GB free)
Google Photos - vgy.me (UK)
Gdocs/Gdrive/Gmail - Murena Workspace
Google Maps - CoMaps (FOSS- privacy focused)
Fucking Lumo? The thing they spam in ads about being superior to OpenClaw? Ok, I will bite. What’s the catch?
Google Photos -> Immich! Trust me on this, nextcloud is great for a lot oft things, but definetly not photo backup.
I second this. It’s really good!
Arch Linux is a very good distribution, but I would definitely not recommend it to the public at large.
I think most people should probably use something like Fedora or Mint.
For advanced users, either Arch, NixOS, or Gentoo.
Let’s not start, please.
+1 for Mint. Super easy to use, a lot of config can be tweaked directly in the UI, and it has old style GNOME vibes without all the mad workflow that GNOME 3 forces upon you.
I’ve begun my switch over to Mint from Windows. Its kinda wild to suggest normal users to switch to Arch of all things. Netflix (and streaming apps in general) straight to Jellyfin is also a stretch because there are… extra steps
Yes, the Netflix -> Jellyfin conversion doesn’t make much sense.
It would’ve made more sense if it was Plex -> Jellyfin. Because the extra steps are the same.
I am loving Fedora KDE after using mint for ages. It feels like a nice blend of macos and windows but with real control. It’s very nice on a laptop. And I would love to have Kwin on every computer I use
I used Kubuntu, and it really, fucking, sucks.
You instantly are forced to have an outdated package manager, that you are blocked from updating.
this is jist what i personally use. to new linux users i would always recommend fedora kde or an arch based distro thats easily installed
Lol windows users shouldn’t immediately switch to arch Linux. I’ve been using Linux for so many years yet arch is still too cumbersome to maintain. Installed Mint the last month and I think I’m set for the rest of my life
Yours has releases right, like Ubuntu so then you are not set for life. At a certain point it makes sense to start from a new release.
Yeah of course lol
Recommending Arch from Windows is a hot take.
The average win user is not that different from a child with an iPad.
I think this is just a statement what the person did
Not a recomendaton
CachyOS with KDE setting is less bold. But still bold for casuals.
That’s what I’m going for once I’m done backing up all the things I can’t afford to lose when I wipe the windows drive. Even then, I’m looking at ways to preserve it as a virtual image in case I forgot something. My work provided laptop is unfortunately on windows 11 so at least there’s that in case I need Windows for any reason
Damn the AI RAM price mania, I would have gotten running earlier with just a new drive.
Maybe it’s CachOS?
Came here to say the same thing
I use aurora instead of google play. How does app lounge compare?
I have both, and to be honest it’s about the same.
I love it when someone suggests arch linux to a long time windows user. It is such a nice cognitive dissonance.
Also you can’t just say you are defending privacy and freedom and then go an praise a pedo racist president. It looks like you are playing both sides and will easily bend for the side that is more powerful in the end
The “privacy-first” company surprised its user base when CEO Andy Yen lauded Trump on social media.
But perhaps we can still give him the benefit of the doubt
Google -> Kagi
ChatGPT -> Kagi Assistant
I imagine most people aren’t willing to pay a subscription for their search engine
Lumo isn’t really private. If you’re not local, you’re not private. AFAIK it sends to the model in cleartext (zero access) which isn’t E2EE. Signal, for example, is E2EE. Based on internet reviews, you’re better off running the models they offer locally for performance reasons on the cost anyway. I’d say you’re better off without AI in almost every situation you’d want to use an LLM of such such limited capability too so unless you really really want to set resources on fire it’s better to just drop it period.
Netflix cannot be replaced by Jellyfin. That is very disingenuous. To “replace” Netflix with Jellyfin requires a bit more infrastructure and while it might be cheaper there’s risk involved that isn’t present with your other changes.
Jellyfin/Plex is not cheaper than Netflix.
We like to pretend or tell our wives it is, but hard drives and electricity likely come close or maybe even exceed a netflix subscription.
Host your media collection because it’s in better quality, titles don’t leave the service, and overall it’s just cooler. But don’t do it because it’s “cheaper.”
8TB external hard drive ($160) + old laptop + “H265 sources” = way cheaper than a bunch of streaming services
Math does not check out. It is a lot cheaper.
It might not be cheaper than Netflix, but it’s a lot cheaper than Netflix + Hulu + Disney Plus + HBO Max + Paramount Plus + Peacock + Prime + Britbox + whatever new streaming service that somebody will launch tomorrow
Sure, just don’t tell my wife
highly recommend PeerGOS over Nextcloud
Immich is better than Nextcloud for photos.
I think Immich is one of the best open source software out there.
Strongly agreed.
Where is F-Droid?
app lounge fetches apps from google play store and fdroid, fdroid results get shown first
Proton is good but “Don’t put all your eggs in one basket”
I’ve only got two hands. The basket is kind of necessary.
Learn to juggle.
Learn to juggle baskets.
What if I’m a basket case?
you can carry at least two baskets
I need one hand free to collect the eggs
I need one hand free to… I need one hand free!
put the basket through your arms. then you can have both hands free for whatever you need!
You’ll love our next product: Basket Hands!
Proton is telling people to use baskets in the first place. Instead of just rolling them along the ground and hoping squirrels don’t run off with them
