F stands for freedom

How did we get here?

Remember when Windows was an actual operating system and not an ad delivery platform with a new side hustle in AI.

I haven't had a private Windows computer since the late 2000s and there is nothing on this earth that would pull me back.. And now they are even losing on the gaming front thanks to basedgabe~

Self-Hosting: Because Subscriptions..

Welcome to 2025, where every app, every song, and every photo you take is just another opportunity to pay someone else. Welcome to paradise! If you’re not paying, you’re probably not using it right.

Oh, and did you notice? Linux is actually gaining market share. I know, wild. Even good ol' pewds is out here burning down YouTube with his new Linux and AI videos while speedrunning to freedom.

I wonder if these two are related somehow...

Get yourself a Server.. Anything really.

Anyways rant /over and here is what you do!

Save some money, get a cheap ThinkPad from a company that rotates them like every 2 years but can't ever recoup the investment on them. srsly and with that money just buy something that is able to stay on 24/7 and run your services.

• No More Monthly Drains: Oh geeeee wiz I sure love my monthly subscriptions and microtransactions!!!11
• My data, My mess: I'm hoarding around the files from my Windows XP machine I had in 2003, BUT IT'S MY DATA and I will do whatever I please with it.
• DIY IT: Just build a media server bro, no one is ever going to now (ok someone will but there are so many good ways to obfuscate stuff online when you run your own machines)
• Raspberry Pi: Aka just get one bro: The Raspberry Pi is so damn cheap now and there are thousands of cheap chinese alternatives (yeah yeah i know)
• No Ads: For real this time, not this half assed adblock stuff and btw youtube premium will always be the only subscription service that makes sense.