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Why I Am Not Going to Buy a Computer

https://karlvmuller.com/posts/why-i-am-not-going-to-buy-a-computer/

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49008276

#HackerNews #WhyIAmNotBuyingAComputer #ComputerAlternatives #TechLife #DigitalMinimalism

Good evening Mastodon.

Still trying to use my tech a bit more intentionally, but I've mostly spent the evening tweaking the layout on the new screen.

There's a bit of a difference to where I've put the widgets which take some getting used too. Keep trying to find a balance between having what I want on screen and having clutter.

#Technology #DigitalMinimalism #Fediverse

OpenLogi is an early-stage open-source alternative to Logitech Options+ focused on privacy and local control.

It lets you customize Logitech devices without accounts, telemetry, or cloud dependencies.

Currently macOS-only and still under active development, but a promising option for users who want more control over their peripherals.

https://digitalescapetools.com/tools/tool.html?id=openlogi

#OpenSource #Privacy #macOS #Logitech #Productivity #DigitalMinimalism

After ten years of smartwatches, tech fatigue pushed me toward a classic analog one. A Braun BN0301 was meant to be the whole plan — then I fell down the rabbit hole of amateur watch collecting. (599 words)
#watches #watchcollecting #bauhaus #digitalminimalism #timex #braunwatch #posse

🔗 https://behindtheviewfinder.com/down-the-rabbit-hole-of-classic-watches/?ref=mastodon

One of the tools I have in my #digitalminimalism toolkit is my Xteink X4. It cost me about 40 bucks and gives me the power to tow around an entire ebook library in my pocket.

No data harvesting analytics, telemetry, or other privacy abusing features caked in. It has an excellent community with a plethora of custom OS options to choose from.

SD, FTP, and even Bluetooth for those who want to use an external page turner.

All this in something the size of a credit card. My favorite #ereader

#SobriétéNumérique et #FrugalitéNumérique, c’est adopter une approche parcimonieuse des outils afin de réduire son #EmpreinteNumérique.

#NumériqueResponsable #LowTech #Écoconception #SobriétéTechnologique #TransitionNumérique #SustainableIT #DigitalSobriety #GreenIT #Tech4Future #DigitalMinimalism #AutonomieStratégique

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🥳🎉 "Tim's #Favicon Fiasco! 🎨: Where storing a whole website in a 16x16 pixel square is the latest in digital minimalism. Because why store data efficiently when you can turn your browser's tab bar into a clown car of uselessness? 🚗💨"
https://www.timwehrle.de/blog/i-stored-a-website-in-a-favicon/ #Fiasco #DigitalMinimalism #ClownCar #Uselessness #WebDesign #HackerNews #ngated

What's a reasonable amount of personal data to have?

I remember my first hard drive had 40mb capacity so everything had to fit in there with some floppy 💾 help.

Nowadays drives go by Terabytes and that's not including cloud storage (exocapacity?)

However maintaining backups or cloud storage for too much data gets expensive and difficult to search through.

#storage #digitalminimalism

Ah, the brave soul who ditched Spotify for *drumroll*... an FM radio station 🚀📻. Because nothing screams 'digital minimalism' like setting up your own broadcast to escape the shackles of music streaming 🙄. Welcome to the future, where #complexity is the new simplicity! 🤦‍♂️
https://old.reddit.com/r/digitalminimalism/comments/1tes8yu/i_replaced_spotify_with_a_homemade_fm_radio/ #digitalminimalism #FMradio #musicstreaming #simplicity #HackerNews #ngated

I replaced Spotify with a homemade FM radio station

https://old.reddit.com/r/digitalminimalism/comments/1tes8yu/i_replaced_spotify_with_a_homemade_fm_radio/

#HackerNews #homemadeFMradio #digitalminimalism #Spotifyalternative #audiotech

Updates on the digital journey: https://andrewmelder.com/2026/06/07/updates-on-the-digital-journey.html

Heading forward by going backwards..in a sense.

#Technology #Smartphones #Dumbphones #DigitalMinimalism #IntentionalTechnology #Android #Pixel

Securo is an open-source personal finance manager for people who want full control of their financial data.

Track accounts, budgets, transactions, investments, and savings goals on your own infrastructure. Includes bank sync, multi-currency support, reports, 2FA, and optional AI assistants.

More details: https://digitalescapetools.com/tools/tool.html?id=securo

#OpenSource #SelfHosting #Privacy #PersonalFinance #MoneyManagement #DigitalMinimalism

Razzia is a free and open-source self-hosted quiz platform for classrooms, community events, game nights, and small competitions.

It supports real-time multiplayer quizzes, custom question sets, media attachments, and a built-in quiz editor — all running on your own server.

👉 https://digitalescapetools.com/tools/tool.html?id=razzia

#OpenSource #SelfHosting #Quiz #Education #Docker #DigitalMinimalism

OpenLogi is an early-stage open-source alternative to Logitech Options+ focused on privacy and local control.

It lets you customize Logitech devices without accounts, telemetry, or cloud dependencies.

Currently macOS-only and still under active development, but a promising option for users who want more control over their peripherals.

👉 https://digitalescapetools.com/tools/tool.html?id=openlogi

#OpenSource #Privacy #macOS #Logitech #Productivity #DigitalMinimalism

Papra is an open-source, self-hosted document management platform focused on long-term document storage and organization.

It includes OCR-powered search, tagging, email ingestion, sharing, and document archiving, all under your control.

Still under active development, but an interesting privacy-friendly alternative to traditional document archive tools.

👉 https://digitalescapetools.com/tools/tool.html?id=papra

#OpenSource #SelfHosting #Privacy #DocumentManagement #OCR #DigitalMinimalism

I made my phone slow on purpose

https://vinewallapp.com/notes/i-made-my-phone-slow-on-purpose/

#HackerNews #phonehacks #deliberateperformance #slowtech #digitalminimalism

Colanode is a modern open-source collaboration platform built with a local-first approach.

Your data stays local first with SQLite and syncs afterward, so you can keep working even offline.

It combines docs, databases, kanban boards, calendars, chat, and real-time collaboration in one self-hostable workspace.

Feels like a privacy-focused mix of Notion, Slack, and Anytype.

👉 https://digitalescapetools.com/tools/tool.html?id=colanode

#OpenSource #SelfHosting #Privacy #Productivity #LocalFirst #DigitalMinimalism

Mailu is a free and open-source mail server built to make self-hosting email easier.

It includes SMTP, IMAP, webmail, DKIM, SPF, DMARC, anti-spam protection, TLS encryption, and Docker-based deployment , all in one stack.

A solid option for people wanting more control over their email infrastructure.

👉 https://digitalescapetools.com/tools/tool.html?id=mailu

#OpenSource #SelfHosting #Privacy #Email #Docker #DigitalMinimalism

Quarkdown is an open-source Markdown-based typesetting system for creating books, PDFs, slides, documentation, and presentations from a single source.

It extends Markdown with scripting, variables, functions, layouts, and advanced document features while keeping a clean writing workflow.

Interesting project for technical writing, documentation, and publishing workflows.

👉 https://digitalescapetools.com/tools/tool.html?id=quarkdown

#OpenSource #Markdown #Documentation #Publishing #DevTools #DigitalMinimalism

DuckDuckGo is reportedly seeing a surge in users after Google pushed deeper AI integration into Search.

Some users appear to be moving toward privacy-focused and AI-optional alternatives instead of AI-generated search results by default.

Interesting shift in how people want to use the web.

👉 https://digitalescapetools.com/2026/05/duckduckgo-growth-google-ai-search.html

#Privacy #DuckDuckGo #Google #AI #Search #DigitalMinimalism