Exercise your vote in the market. Choose products that reflect your values. Build towards a future you want to experience. When you can, don't use anything made by these people. I say this as I write from a MacBook.
Some of my alternatives are aspirational. I plan to / hope to move to them in the future. I will mark those as such.
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Currently on a MacBook Air M1. I love the thing. I'm willing to use macOS but am interested in Nix. I never want to look at Windows again.
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For my next laptop, I am looking at the Framework 13. I can get storage and memory for a better price than what Framework sells. Otherwise this is my desired config.
Choose from AMD and Intel system options, select your preferred memory and storage, operating system, and more customizations. Available in DIY and pre-built configurations.
Again, I am ok with using Apple hardware but stay away from depending on their services. I am on the iPhone 14 Pro. The Fairphone 6 is looking pretty decent. Probably want to own a camera if you go that route. These days iOS gives a lot of the customization I would want out of An…
Kindle Touch. Got it out of a drawer at the in-laws place. It's so old it doesn't connect to wifi but the firmware is too new to jailbreak, so I just plug it into my laptop and push books to it from Calibre. Works a treat.
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Bambu makes the best appliance-tier 3D printers right now. I got the combo with the AMS for automatic material switching for a great deal from Microcenter. I use it in local mode and Orca slicer so there is not communication with Bambu services.
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Ultimate performance in compact build volume, Bambu Lab A1 mini offers ease of use 3D printing with features once found only in high-end models for beginners.
The EcoTank ET-15000 wireless all-in-one offers Cartridge-Free Printing with easy-to-fill supersized ink tanks. Save up to 90 percent on ink with low-cost replacement bottles — as little as 1 cent per color ISO page vs. 20 cents with ink cartridges1. This all-in-one delivers vibr…
Arc is dead, long live Arc. I loved the Arc browser dearly until Josh Miller decided his core user base is unimportant. Zen is a great successor built on Firefox by just a couple devs. They've replicated all of the differentiating experiences from Arc. It's a good time.
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I don't have a replacement for Arc Search yet. It's a fantastic UI that nobody has copied yet in a mobile browser.
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Discord. This is one I desperately want to get away from. It's a data mining scheme with gotcha monetization. I still have communities on there while alternatives are on the path to viability.
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Slack. A bunch of communities talk there, including my FIRST Robotics teams I mentor.
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A tool that connects everyday work into one space. It gives you and your teams AI tools—search, writing, note-taking—inside an all-in-one, flexible workspace.
Clay - Be more thoughtful with the people in your network.
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Clay is a beautiful rolodex and CRM for iPhone, Mac, Windows, and web, built automatically to help you manage your personal and professional relationships.
I’ve finally cancelled my Spotify Premium subscription. I prefer supporting artists over funding attack drones and ICE adverts. My replacement is a combination of Qobuz for streaming and a self hosted Navidrome instance with my personal library. Arpeggi is a great iOS client for …
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More than 100 million tracks available for unlimited streaming in high sound quality. Qobuz is also the worldwide leader in 24-Bit Hi-Res downloads.
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On the reading side, I’ve gone fully off big tech. I get all my news from Bluesky feeds and RSS. NetNewsWire clients on all my devices pull content from my FreshRSS instance on my server.
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Affinity suite. These are made in the UK, recently purchased by Canva who are based in Australia. Perpetual license. One filetype for their whole suite of tools.
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Affinity Publisher has everything you need to design spectacular layouts ready for publication. Get a free trial of the top page layout software today.
The best app for creatives and other professionals looking to create high-quality designs, concept art, illustrations, mock-ups and more. Get a free trial!
Professional video editing, color correction, visual effects and audio post production all in a single application. Free and paid versions for Mac, Windows and Linux.
Penpot. The open source self hostable Figma alternative. Features are still a little early (they just added component variants), but all the files are non-proprietary. Why do I prefer an alternative to Figma? Any monopoly is bad. I'd rather pay no subscription and control my soft…
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Cursor. Been playing around with Zed too. I'm not a developer by trade. I did pursue a CS minor while in school, bailing after a few useful classes when I realized I take 5 prerequisites for 2 minor courses. Not worth. With the help of robots I can get my ideas to a works-like-is…
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I converted my PC to a home server a few months ago. I only ever used it for infrequently playing Risk of Rain 2. Now I host a bunch of services on it as I trudge towards digital independence.
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Meet ZimaOS, the NAS operating system that makes data management easy. Effortlessly back up files, stream media, and run apps like a pro. Unlock powerful features without the complicated setup. Download now to build your perfect private cloud.
Open source home automation that puts local control and privacy first. Powered by a worldwide community of tinkerers and DIY enthusiasts. Perfect to run on a Raspberry Pi or a local server.
Self-hosted photo and video management solution. Easily back up, organize, and manage your photos on your own server. Immich helps you browse, search and organize your photos and videos with ease, without sacrificing your privacy.
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I'll add or update if I realize I missed something later. Wouldn't it be cool if this were all organized in a native AT Protocol lexicon where you could share your stack and compare with others? I think so too. See that idea and many others in my blog post.
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