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       title: May 10th, 2024

     

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       date: 2024-05-10, 22:46:43 -07:00

     

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       via: https://x.com/richiemcilroy/status/1788996498081951848

     

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       link: https://cal.so

     

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       [Cap.so](https://cap.so) is an open source alternative to [[Loom]] — desktop screen recording and sharing. It uses [[Tauri]] for a desktop client.

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       link: https://www.portainer.io

     

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       I tinkered with a [[Portainer]] install yesterday. I’m working my way through various [[Bring Your Own Server]] stacks. This one’s a little to low level / enterprise for my single server management needs.

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       title: May 11th, 2024

     

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       [[Dokploy]] is another Docker + Traefik PaaS, most similar to [[Coolify]]. Written in TypeScript, Apache OSS, supports [[Nixpacks]], [[Buildpacks]], or plain Dockerfiles.

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       I just recommended someone check out [[TinySeed]]. It’s a startup accelerator for B2B SaaS companies that are bootstrapping. 

     

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       Yes, this is me starting to rebuild [[Startup]] info here.

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       link: https://x.com/asmartbear/status/1789383226533765214

     

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       [[Jason Cohen]] [@asmartbear](https://x.com/asmartbear/status/1789383226533765214)

     

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       > Pick advice that matches your goals.

     

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       > Lots of people recommend Peter Thiel's Zero to One. That’s wonderful if you're aiming to build the next Facebook.

     

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       > But if your focus is on creating a self-funded company prioritizing happiness and profits, that advice is incorrect.

     

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       Plus co-ops, collectives, and other emergent forms. We can build and own together.

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       link: https://teenage.engineering/products/computer-1

     

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       Turns out [[Teenage Engineering]] makes a mini-ITX computer case called the [computer-1](https://teenage.engineering/products/computer-1). 

     

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       Any other suggestions for cool or customizable mini cases?

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       [[PeARS]] is “People's Agent for Reciprocated Search”, an open source search system written in Python. Federated server plus local version to run from your desktop.

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       Just spent a little bit of time with [[AFFiNE]], a local first, open source all-in-one workspace with docs, canvas, and database aka “Notion replacement”.

     

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       link: https://www.techpolicy.press/we-need-a-policy-agenda-for-rural-ai/

     

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       [We Need A Policy Agenda for Rural AI](https://www.techpolicy.press/we-need-a-policy-agenda-for-rural-ai/) by Jasmine McNealy, Mozilla Foundation. Feels US-centric to me, covers broadband access, agtech. Related to some of my thoughts on [[Local AI]].

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       [Self-hosting Guide to Alternatives: Notion](https://selfh.st/alternatives/notion/) covers [[AFFiNE]], [[Outline]], [[SiYuan]], and [[Anytype]].

     

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       AFFiNE is a workspace with fully merged docs, whiteboards and databases. Built local first with cloud sync using CRDT for multi-device and multi-user. 

     

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