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Welcome to The Unknown Universe. I write from a privacy‑first perspective about free and open source software (FOSS), Linux and practical self‑hosting.
This site is a mix of hands‑on guides, honest reviews and personal stories aimed at helping you take back control of your data and run services you can trust. Expect clear steps, config examples and what actually worked (and what didn’t) in my home lab.
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- The Vicious Circle: Beyond the Political TheatreWatching a Prime Minister resign in a flurry of headlines is a classic British distraction. While the news cycle fixates on who’s moving into Number 10, the laws they actually passed aren’t going anywhere. The “Nude Ultimatum” and the Online Safety Act were bought and paid for long before the tears started on the Downing…
- The Exit Strategy: Life After the Social Media BanI’ve spent the morning staring at the news, and I’m honestly just exhausted by it. The UK government is basically banking on us being too comfortable to move. They’re betting that because we’ve spent years building our lives on a few giant corporate platforms, we’ll just shrug and hand over our passports or a biometric…