That seems like the exception though: Ente, Pop!_OS, Signal are great open-source projects with a solid privacy record, that just happen to be based in the U.S. So I wouldn't interpret the grey that way
Old PCs are plenty powerful and compatible with everything, but if energy consumption is a major concern, an old phone can work too.
You are 100% right that Android is a very weird Linux and Termux is limited.
PostmarketOS is a project that enables installation of a full upstream Linux onto old phones. Then you can run whatever (ARM-supporting) distro you like on it, without weird kernel limitations.
You probably have your network locked down much better than me. That should work too.
For me, it was easier to set up authelia to limit access. I don't trust the "authorization" portal in foundry so I set up a real authentication proxy.
As a dev I've had experience with the developer culture and norms in different languages, and NodeJS stands out to me for invoking (other NodeJS) dependencies for even the smallest things.
Left-pad is the best illustration of this dependency culture. This also means vulnerabilities spread across the entire npm landscape instantly, since everything depends on almost everything else.
I'm hosting foundryvtt on a k8s cluster. I'm using Authelia+lldap to have only authenticated users passed on to that behemoth of a NodeJS app that is undoubtedly full of vulnerabilities.
I have Authelia set up to enforce 2FA for any request outside my users' home networks. Or so I thought, but one of my players kept getting asked to 2FA.
Turns out I forgot about IPv6. He connects over IPv6 by default.
Of course, the benefit of the Proton VPN CLI over Wireguard is ease of switching between any of the hundreds of servers when YouTube has blocked one again.
I agree that it's not an improvement from a security perspective.
meal shake/bar. Not sure where you're from but over here we have Plenny and Huel which are both very complete, incl. vitamins and a huge list of minerals. Not great tasting but very quick, easy and super healthy. I always carry a bar in my bag.
a bit less complete, less fast but better tasting are veggie meal bags, such as Bonduelle Lunch bowl
For cooking stuff myself, I enjoy wok with pressed tofu. Get a tofu press, press the tofu overnight in the fridge. I also enjoy meat alternatives like beyond burgers, vegan bapao, etc
There's really a lot of options.
Outside of vegan stuff, what are your current quick meal options and where do you live?
Let's not forget the home of this community!