Using Linux mint instead of Microsoft. The windows 11 update fiasco made that easy.
Also:
Google photos> photoprism and immich
I'd like to host my own email at some point too and move away from Gmail
. or at least have a offline copy of my emails combined with an online EU service.
Not all EU, but all moves in the right direction i think...
Android to GrapheneOS
WhatsApp to Signal
Windows to Linux Mint
Office365 to Libre office
Chrome to Vivaldi
Google search to Ecosia
Google maps to Organic maps
GMail / Calendar to Proton + own domain. (Not .com obviously)
Google Drive to Proton Drive
MS Onedrive to Filen
Made a Raspberry Pi SFTP server also running syncthing. (Need to set it up to be a PiHole too)
Kindle to Kobo
Reddit to Lemmy
Retro gaming on handhelds
Streaming services to physical media (and self ripped digital files)
Plus boycot all the fast food chains, coca-cola etc.
That's off the top of my head.
@Good_Slate @JensSpahnpasta To be fair.... hosting your own mail is way harder than you might initially think. Spam ratings and securing it are a real pain in the behind...
So I personally went with Infomaniak, but there's also (just off the top of my head) @Tutanota @protonprivacy @mailbox_org @posteo_de @soverin
Bitwarden is a corporation headquartered in Santa Barbara, California with employees located in the U.S. and around the world.
Spotify is a shitty company, but they're from Sweden...
The Snowsky... I'm always thinking of getting one because of the nostalgic vibe.
I have lots of iPods, beginning with the 1st model, though, so I think I'm good when it's about music players...
So, what's the nonenshittified alternative to okcupid/tinder/etc?
@running_system @porcoesphino To be fair... I stopped #streaming altogether and reverted back to owning my media again. Buying CDs and ripping them and play them on my phone and a Fiio Snowsky Echo (amazing MP3 player for 60 EUR).
CD's are cheap as chips today in yardsales, fleamarkets. And even new ones don't really break the bank. And the artists are paid way more fairly as well as supporting your local recordstore.
There is also something about coverart and leaflets...
@running_system I so regret selling my 5th Gen back in the day... But re-buying now is ridiculous regarding prices for iPods whose batteries have to be replaced and is all scratched up...
That's why I went for the Snowsky and I don't regret it. I only wish the UX would be smoother.
Signal is not a EU switch,btw.
The best?
Ditched Windows almost completely both for my company as well as my home.
Only two installs (CAD and very specific similar app + we have a very very specific usecase of MS Office features two clients require that no alternative can deliver) of windows remain.
Doing volunteer work for a cause you support in real life.
Best way to meet new people who share your values.
Backblaze to Infomaniak – mainly for our office‘s cloud service, but moved our domain registration and email service there as well. Super happy and never looked back! Also: Reddit to Lemmy
switched from bourbon to scotch
What’s otto?
Is it this app ?
https://join.minimalistphone.com/
@Imhotep A German onlineshop that evolved from mailorder.
For other alternatives:
https://www.goeuropean.org/
https://european-alternatives.eu/
Has to be Windows - > Linux followed by Amazon - > multiple UK or European Shops.
Yeah Russia produces lots of blades, for Gillette too btw.
I actually tend to buy blades when I'm in the Middle East or India straight from a barber shop, but I've also bought from Gents.com on occasion. Looks like they do ship to Canada.
What blade is best for you depends on your skin and hair type. Feather (Japan) makes insanely sharp premium blades that dull quickly, they are loved by lots of people. Solingen (Germany) and Merkur (Germany) make more conventional blades similar to Gillette. And of course you can also get Gillette, there's nothing wrong with their double-edge blades except I have animosity toward the brand.
Thanks,for the links as well. I’ve stopped buying on amazon since a few years, but never found good alternatives.
