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Poeple who strive to be free of the control of big, centralized, for-profit, propritary tech:

How do YOU do it?

Do you just avoid most technology?

If not, what's your go-to for things like:

1. Thermostats you can access from your phone (a not-Nest device)?

2. Password managers (a not-Lastpass)?

3. Mobile phone (that is not trying to scan your pictures and/or snitch on you)?

4. Email?

5. File storage / backups?

6. Where do you shop online (not-Amazon)?

7. Calendar?

8. Videoconferencing (a not-Zoom/Teams)?

9. Chat (a not-Discord)?

I have opinions, very strong ones, but I want to hear what others use and how they like them.
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I use nostr:npub126ntw5mnermmj0znhjhgdk8lh2af72sm8qfzq48umdlnhaj9kuns3le9ll and do my password management, file storage, media streaming, run my nodes, run anything i can on my own within reason as i dont have the technical chops ( yet) to do it from scratch but cant stop wanting to have better control of my digital footprint.

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Dr. Hax 2y ago

Cool to see people self-hosting. That's not something a lot of people can handle, even with projects that make it easier like Start9, Yunohost and others. Because "easier" doesn't mean "easy".

Do you host your own email from your Start9 server? What about the other services from the list like password management, smart thermostats and the like?