Reticulum is digital infrastructure for building networks - local networks in your house, or more widely available networks connecting people in a community or even globally. You can think of it as a toolbox for building what is essentially an alternative internet, an internet which cannot be surveiled, censored, and…
A terminal is a text-based interface that allows you to interact directly with your computer’s operating system. Instead of clicking with a mouse, you type commands to navigate files, run programs, and manage system tasks. Terminals are powerful tools for developers and system administrators because they provide precise control…
Big Tech is evil - I know that, you know that. I don't know what convinced you - maybe it was the Cambridge Analytica scandal, maybe it's Musk and X being at the epicenter of US election misinformation, or maybe it's just that algorithmic…
You probably know about emails - they've been a thing since at least the early 70s. But still, to make sure we're on the same page... Emails are messages sent between two users via the internet. Emails are sent from and to email addresses - they…
Google is everywhere, mostly because they're good at what they do, and their services are mostly free. Well, I say free - but you know that you're the product, and they use surveillance and data mining to figure out how to sell you stuff, a practice…
Vinegar is one of the easiest things to be self-sufficient with once you're past the initial hurdle of Getting Started. That's because it requires only three ingredients: 1. Some alcohol 2. A vinegar culture - or mother 3. Time Ok, you also need somewhere to do…
I'm going to write this article assuming that you know next to nothing about being on the internet - which is most definitely not true - and that you're smart enough to understand what's going on, which is almost certainly also true. But maybe…
The Micro-Nikkor P Auto 55mm f/3.5 lens is a manual focus macro lens produced from 1971 to 1973. I bought my copy some years back for 500 DKK - roughly 70 USD - and even for vintage manual focus lenses that's cheap. Out of the box…