The survey led me to finding https://github.com/firefly-iii/firefly-iii , an anti-AI alternative to Actual Budget. Haven’t tried either. 🤷‍♂️

Baikal

Have you tried out Radicale? Curious if you have any comparison details between the two.

However i’ve been thinking and i feel like an asshole for making them switch.

You should definitely not feel like an asshole for getting them on a safer app. You moved them off a predatory app. That’s good. I convinced my mom to get off Whatsapp because Meta kept trying to scam her into using the AI bullshit.

With Signal, it’s just messages. No ads, nothing trying to trick you into doing something against your benefit. It’s just messaging. That’s all she cares about.

I had to redo was my passkeys

phew Glad I don’t use passkeys.

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Is Framework still sponsoring this guy? (Yes, gifting hardware counts as sponsoring.)

Ah, then I guess not.

Hm. Not totally sure… I just started messing with this, but…

I think what you could do is connect to the VPN and sync the latest state of the repo, code, issues, patches. Then disconnect from the VPN. Work. View issues, review patches, write code, git push to your local node. Then, when you’re ready, connect to the VPN and sync up with the latest changes.

Or I guess you could use the VPS as a bridge? Install Radicle on the VPS, which is also connected to the VPN? Sync your local node with the VPS node?

Just gotta make sure the repo is set to private so it doesn’t get announced to the whole network. A private repo is invite-only.

Hm… Idk. Again, total Radicle noob here.

Here are my old notes: https://lemmy.world/post/35121451

Is there no way to adjust key sensitivity?

I never found away. I think I remember opening a support ticket, but it didn’t go anywhere.

What do you mean with the wrong keycode?

Technically, the keyboard doesn’t have a “Print Screen” key. It has a Sysrq key, which is used for the same purpose, but it’s actually a different keycode. See https://github.com/StarLabsLtd/firmware/issues/28 Maybe Cheatsheet programme could help?

What do you mean with the LEDs from the laptop?

So above the function keys, but below where the screen actually starts, there are some LEDs. lol. I just checked and realized they conveniently edited out those LEDs from promotional material. Above the F2 and F3 keys there are BRIGHT LEDs that used for different statuses. There are also some LEDs on the side that turn on when the laptop is charging, which are also SUPER bright. I would normally toss a shirt on top of the laptop so I could charge it at night and not be bothered.

I bought the Starbook Mk VII Ultra in 2025.

I… would definitely not recommend it. I already sold it. The build quality is mostly pretty nice, but everything else is not great.

• The laptop is heavy at 1.4 kg. I initially considered this a good thing as it makes the laptop feel more solid… but it ended up being a little annoying.
• The laptop runs HOT. Using on my lap was no good. Using it on a desk was better, but the fans would still turn on at max speed for short periods every now and then.
• The hardware was buggy? Like, it worked… but it was subtly buggy. For example, the keyboard was very sensitive. Every 5th (estimate) keypress would emit the keypress twice. That’s annoying when writing because sometimes you’d get “sometthingg likee thiis” and it was super annoying for keyboard shortcuts because the shortcut is ctrl-v not ctrl-vv.
• The printscreen key is odd… but not buggy. For some reason, they decided to have the printscreen key emit the wrong keycode? This means the printscreen key doesn’t work properly in GNOME.
• The LEDs on the laptop are extremely bright. I didn’t notice during the day, but it was extremely annoying at night. The most annoying part is that there is a bright, pure blue, LED right below the screen. I tried putting tape to cover the light, but it was so bright that you could still see the light through the tape.

Next time I get a laptop I’ll probably try a Tuxedo laptop.

(I ended up trading the Starlabs for a Lenovo T14 Gen 7, which works well with Linux, but doesn’t meet your criteria.)

Looks - I like the Macbook touch and feel

I would just like to caution you about wanting to maintain the Apple taste, but runs Linux. You may have to adjust your taste preference if you want a laptop that runs Linux well.

I also have an LG TV. I bought an external Android TV box (Nvidia Shield) and now primarily use that as the interface.

What doesn’t at this point?

If you’re actually curious: https://noailist.org/

Netbird reverse proxy: https://docs.netbird.io/manage/reverse-proxy

It’s like Tailscale, but Open Source. You can self-host the components, if you want. I just use the cloud offering. I have a domain name that resolves to my server. There’s different ways you can do auth. I just hard coded an allow list of IPs. Otherwise, devices in my Netbird network can use the private IP.

Uses AI: https://github.com/Supernova3339/changerawr/tree/master/.claude

I use Kagi for personal devices. I wish there was an open source alternative, but there’s not. So I’m stuck.

For work or other devices, I use Qwant.

Yeah, I would go with Debian for sure.

Although… I’m experimenting with Fedora IoT (the name might be misleading) for my server OS right now…

Third for AirVPN, plus it works with gluetun

Spent some time reading this: https://rosenlaw.com/OSL3.0-explained.htm

Section IV. Source Code And Derivative Works seems interesting.

… authorizes licensees “to translate, adapt, alter, transform, modify, or arrange the Original Work, thereby creating derivative works (” Derivative Works “) based upon the Original Work.” …

Only the Source Code of the Original Work or the Source Code of a modified (altered, etc.) Derivative Work must be disclosed.

If linking (by whatever technical means) can be accomplished by making and using unmodified copies of the Original Work, then 1(a) and 1© permit that; only the Source Code of the Original Work must be disclosed.

I’m totally not qualified to comment on this, but it kiiiinda seems like OSL 3.0 would capture the work2.go file. At least, it doesn’t seem to give up on work2.go as easily as the MPL 2.0…

Maybe a better middle ground between GPL and MIT? It seems like: if you purely use my library, then you don’t disclose anything. But if you touch my library, then you have to disclose the (entire) change?

Seems kinda pointless, no?.. I mean, I get MPL is a weak copyleft license… but sheesh, that weak? If the consumers get to hide 99% of their code, why not just pick MIT? Having the consumers publish a 1 line change seems pretty worthless.

I understand if I want stronger protections, I could move to a GPL license, but is there no middle ground? MPL doesn’t really seem like middle… it seems like just 1 step away from MIT.

LGPL seems interesting, but it doesn’t really seem compatible with languages like Go, where everything is compiled statically.

I guess I’m missing the context the MPL was created for.

I watched the World Cup via IPTorrents TV, which is just BunnyTV. It kinda seems like it may cover a bunch of other sports too?