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There is already a really good foss app that does exactly that, it's called briar and is as secure and private as it gets. The downside with p2p communication apps being, that they eat your phones battery for breakfast. Still a good option for activists or journalists I think. It's a good way to get around the "server in the middle" problem. Still more convenient to run your own (xmpp) server at home imho...

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Just keep seeding, just keep seeding, just keep seeding seeding seeding 🎶 - but preferably at less power?

I've seeded on a router from 2013 with 128 mb ram. Transmission client runs on openwrt. It was running all the time as an access point anyways I think using around 4 watts of power. 128 mb of ram was cutting it rather close and I had to add a swap file but the system was running stable. If you have an old router compatible with openwrt and an USB port to add an external hdd you can build yourself a very cheap and power efficient seedbox.I think the xiaomi mir3g has the same chipset at double the ram. Those can be bought for around 15-20 Euros used in my region.

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What else should I self-host?

Snikket is easy to host in a docker container. You would have your own internet messenger for friends and family. Snikket is based on the xmpp protocol thats been around for 20 years, is tried and tested and very lightweight and does take very few resources on your server. things like Nintendo's messenger and WhatsApp are xmpp based).

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Lara Croft is a Sociopath

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I think it's pretty cool this issue is actually addressed in the witcher (action rpg). At the very end you get confronted by Death (personified). He blames you for all the pain and suffering you caused and that he has to follow your footsteps wherever you go and asks you to give up as the world would be a better place without you. You can decide to give in or to fight him, if I remember correctly. It's really one of my favourite moments in video games history and really worth considering the good you as the witcher have done vs the pain you caused. If you think it's moral to measure life vs life you can definitely share Deaths opinion.

The witcher still holds up today and I think is worth playing if you haven't yet.

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Briar - secure p2p group communications

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I don't know why this gets downvoted. Xmpp is my solution as well. Lightweight, selfhostable and federated, it's just a great solution. Briar is good as well and probably one of the best solutions if your are an activist/journalist. But it will eat your battery as all p2p solutions will. Is you host your own xmpp server at home, that's really as secure as it will get imho.

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I've got this setup on my car stereo (android based): Cheap numpad from alibaba with mechanical keys (around 10 Euros) T9 keyboard app from fdroid. Types in addresses into comaps way faster and safer than the screen keyboard and can navigate my mp3 folders easily to play music.

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Do you scrape your tongue?

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I just use my toothbrush after cleaning the teeth with the leftover paste still on it. Works well for me and is also said to hinder the spread of viruses in some kind of manner, at least I think I read this on the news some time ago.

I also used the backside of the brush for this but my method seems more effective to me, I would like to see a study about this.

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Wero expandiert: Mit dieser Kooperation deckt die App 72 Prozent der EU ab

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Nee Liste mit Banken, die wero übers Webinterface anbieten wäre knorke. Würde einen Bankwechsel in Erwägung ziehen, die DKB kommt nicht aus dem Knick, was Wero angeht, Sofortüberweisung haben die auch schon bis auf dem letzten Moment herausgezögert und teilweise funktioniert we es einfach immer noch nicht. Überweisung innerhalb Deutschlands scheint zu klappen, EU-weit gibts immer Transaction failed. Hab ich vorher ehrlich gesagt noch nie erlebt, das eine Transaktion meiner Bank einfach failed.