12-23-2024
December 23, 2024
No journaling for the last two days even though yesterday I was off from work. Off today as well. However, I did spend some time writing my weekly review blog post yesterday, so not a total loss.
Yesterday, I found out you can purchase a Kindle edition of the entire Harvard Classics 51 volume set for $1.99. I snagged it since the hardbound editions will run you $1,400 new.
Book one is Benjamin Franklin's autobiography, so this morning after making a cup of coffee, I settled down to start reading. Aside from being very interesting in general, I'm already realizing how much of Franklin's early life led him to appreciate frugality. This isn't a massive revelation, of course. However, it ties in nicely to the minimalism approach I use in my life.
Also, I found that I spent around an hour reading over that single cup of coffee. This might be a smart reading strategy on days I'm not working the morning shift: Read over that first cup of coffee.
I asked other homelabbers on Mastodon what phones / software they use. We spend so much time taking back control of our data and services with homelabs but it's hard to do the same with a smartphone.
This response shed light on a potential solution, which is LineageOS with MicroG. I have both a OnePlus 7 and a Pixel 7 that could run this. I was hoping for a "pure" Linux solution (with Waydroid for Android apps) but for now, this might be the best option. Something to tinker with as time allows.
Turns out that after charging the Pixel 7, it was still running CalyxOS -- another de-Googled platform -- for the past two years. 🤣
For now, I'll just update the system software and apps to see what the experience is like these days. I still may go with LineageOS and microG but Calyx also has micgoG services. IIRC, my banking apps and my Tesla app worked on it, even though I got them from the Aurora Store rather than the Google Play Store.