The slab and the permacomputer
Great article.<p>I see this trend too: the systems powering the modern world are increasingly featureful, complicated, centralised into a few hands, and this will likely continue.<p>I&#x27;m a keen developer and user in this world, and recognize the vast users this world provides for.<p>At the same time, I appreciate a back-to-basics approach that emphasizes systems that can be understood and controlled by individuals and small communities:<p>* Hardware that has open specs: Pinephone, Pinebook, Raspberry Pi, ...<p>* Open source OSs: Linux desktop, Linux mobile, Lineage OS.<p>* <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;reproducible-builds.org&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;reproducible-builds.org&#x2F;</a> and <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.bootstrappable.org&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.bootstrappable.org&#x2F;</a>, allowing trust to be distributed.<p>* Monorepo based OSs: NixOS, Guix.<p>* Gemini, rather than the web: web browsers are now beyond reasonable understanding&#x2F;control for small communities.<p>* Mastodon rather than Twitter.<p>* Projects that are community driven.<p>* XMPP&#x2F;Matrix over Signal&#x2F;Discord&#x2F;FB.<p>I choose to live within this world for my personal world where possible. It&#x27;s not as featureful, and that&#x27;s fine.