

I once heard taxes described as “infrastructure subscription”, which I think is a neat idea.


I once heard taxes described as “infrastructure subscription”, which I think is a neat idea.


I actually pay for quite a few digital service subscriptions. Off the top my head: Proton (email/VPN), Mega (storage), Kagi (search engine), Inoreader (feed aggregator), Signal (both voluntary donation and for online backup), Audible (audiobooks), Reuters (news), a few newspapers and magazines (online editions), some apps, …


I used to spend a lot of time configuring different launchers (including Nova Launcher) but since I’ve switched to GrapheneOS, I’m actually quite happy with the stock launcher. It has everything I need — multiple home screens, widgets, folders. And I use App Search as dedicated search and secondary launch app that I’ve set up as digital assistant for gesture invocation.
Pineapple on pizza is great once in a while. I like to pair it with jalapeños.