Venkatesh Rao ☀️
@vgr
I’m developing a thesis around “cozy tech” to complement my cozyweb thesis, and need to collect more examples. Examples so far: - Tailscale - Zerotier - Pihole for ad blocking - llamafile (client grade LLM from Mozilla) - RPi used in any physically collocated role - Maybe digital ocean? - IP cameras on home wifi that don’t need an app or cloud - Any robotics that aren’t appliances attached to a cloud and can function without internet access Can you think of others? Criterion is: A function normally served by a trusted third party operating at Internet scale being provisioned at workgroup/family/tribe scale (“intranet” but not F100 scale) with low/no-code level of expertise. Software maintenance dependency only, but ideally to open source and on very slow, conservative update cadence. Very strong bias towards updates not breaking backward compatibility, and old versions being maintained far longer (and therefore conservatively built up front)
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Strange Attractor
@strangeattractor
Home Assistant is an example of open source home automation. It will run security cameras, let you program smart light switches and outdoor lights, and more
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chris 🤘🏻
@ckurdziel.eth
Jellyfin (& Plex/PlexAmp is slightly more cloud centric but more social and in line with cozy thesis I would bet) There’s probably a lot of inspiration here on /r/selfhosted which I think dovetails with this list
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Sam
@sammdec.eth
https://www.planetable.xyz/ for blog hosting
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Sam
@sammdec.eth
Maybe using a sneakernet of earthstar for a social data sharing network
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Sam
@sammdec.eth
Similar to llamafile but ollama with local models
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Eric Platon
@ic
Perhaps some VPN service?
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polymutex
@polymutex.eth
- Syncthing (vs Dropbox) - Nextcloud (vs Google Drive) - Cryptpad (vs Google docs) - Bitwarden server (vs LastPass) - Plex Media Server / Subsonic (vs Netflix) - OpenWebUI + Ollama (vs ChatGPT)
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vr00n
@vr00n
When I was into stuff like ipfs and filecoin, I thought up Bodega web services kinda like Japanese style vending machines and conveyor belt sushi but for all your compute and streaming needs. Involves running a bunch of ipfs nodes in bodegas.
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Philip Sheldrake
@sheldrake
The cozyweb is an inspiration for https://addresso.com even if we don't yet tick all the criteria you describe here. I think you'll like what we're up to and how we're doing it.
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