Email: Proton Part 2
A few more thoughts about Proton after 2 weeks, including a calendar sharing mess, folders and labels, and mobile sync issues.
Tagged "Tech and Society"
Not as much how-to as most tags, instead musing about the impact of technology on the world.
Email: Proton
My experiences with Proton email so far, including some feature losses.
cDox
cDox is a new Canadian cloud document service, with a promising core but clearly some work to do.
Git Providers
GitLab is the most powerful and user-friendly. GitHub is the most ubiquitous. Codeberg is the most ethical. Worktree is the most (only) Canadian.
Vivaldi
My experiences with the Vivaldi browser, offering some significant great ideas but also some rough edges.
Decisions Overview
Some examples of deliberations in trying to rely less on US Big Tech.
Distancing from US Big Tech
There are lots of good reasons to try to minimize your reliance on US Big Tech. Here are some of my considerations.
Principles of AI Use
'AI' might be useful in some contexts, if the result is validatable and you understand what you are modelling.
Computer Science Degrees in the Age of LLMs
I don't believe LLMs will take every programming job and I do believe that Computer Science degrees are still valuable.
The State of Podcasts 2025
The state of my podcast feeds to start 2025, including the problem of too much and pricing models.