Sorry - this is total BS. The poster doesn't know what they're talking about. Cloudflare is a CDN and doesn't see your traffic. It also never would see any plaintext data. Laughably ridiculous here.

Push notifications without requiring Google play services.

I used jmp.chat so my daughter could have a phone number for calls and sms on her wifi only tablet, then set her up with signal. Worked great, good customer service. Sms is a little weird because the receive address isn't just the phone number, it's more like an email address, but it works. Thanks for the list and detailed pros and cons!

Pro/Con of “Private” Email

Protonmail

Pro: Allows Tor, Many use it so network effect of proton to proton encryption

Con: Huge increases in data handoffs to governments makes you question how much data they can get, some question if it’s a honeypot. Even if not, you’re potentially targeted for even being there, and they have a bad track record.

Tutanota

Pros: Better track record than Protonmail

Cons: Bans Tor and many VPNs. Severe Browser fingerprinting annoyance when signing up. They auto-delete your account if you don’t login for 6 months, but you can get around this by adding 2-factor authentication TOTP with KeePass XC

Skiff

Pro: Fast sign-ups, very easy to get a burner account

Con: They use Cloudflare. Cloudflare intercepts all traffic, so 0% private. This company is essentially propaganda.

Mail in a Box (software)

This is self-hosting using open source software on a VPS

Pro: More private than any provider. It does most of the setup work for you

Con: Requires $5 to 15 a month on a VPS (but can be split among friends). VPS provider can still access emails by snapshots of memory. Unless you put it in a docker container, you can’t do anything else on the VPS

Luke Smith Scripts (software)

Pro: Fast way to get an email VPS setup

Con: Requires it to be put directly on the server, which can mess up OTHER things you got going on there, like using aaPanel

aaPanel (software)

Pro: Easy to manage a lot of services going on, including WordPress or databases with your email

Con: Not worth setting up this whole thing up for JUST email.

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In the spirit of this, what are your favorite products and services to buy with sats?

And are they on nostr? Ship? Etc etc

Shit heating up, I want to support the plebs 🧡 nostr:note1uec9e49ka22rxrxvmpgcgc70sp5v400nukmkvum50nxjwlvw2yhqqspv3g

fuck this dystopia

People still selling these little pumps NGMI

I couldn’t convince my aunt to buy bitcoin at $18k, but today she is ready to ape in.

Seeing more abortion rights and recreational marijuana laws enacted into state law after yesterday’s election is a positive step forward in the United States 🇺🇸

Direct democracy initiatives, ballet questions, etc are effective tools for letting the voice of the people be heard.

Because a lot of people including myself will automatically start breathing through their mouth

I just went for a run with mouth tape for the first time. Been using mouth tape for sleeping for a while now.

The result is INSANE! Never felt better during and after the run. Felt like meditation for me.

I’m impressed

I keep seeing this very strange sentiment:

The state is evil. It will use any means of force necessary to get what it wants, including torture and murder. However, I'm ok KYCing my bitcoin so the state can know exactly how much ₿ I hold and what addresses I hold it in.

Not yet, but in February I'm going on a trip around the world, starting with Argentina, Chile and going up... at some point I'll arrive in El Salvador. 🤙

I love it. Works fantastic as a daily driver. Nothing I can't do.

Homemade #vegan bolognese 🍝🤌🏻

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