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f883213931 Move creation of table of contents to header file. 2025-10-23 16:37:54 -07:00
d5e60b5677 Provide more email content. 2025-10-23 16:35:58 -07:00
78c5ff810a Give a summary for the conclusion. 2025-10-23 16:03:46 -07:00
c29945b98b Add content related to pen and paper. 2025-10-23 16:02:29 -07:00
ad11d9cd06 Begin adding content related to getting off Big Email!! 2025-10-23 16:02:12 -07:00
d929ec6967 Include all content for each referenced section, not only the first file of it (such as 00-09, not just 00). 2025-10-23 15:38:37 -07:00
31c6eaa172 Remove old reference to status variable. 2025-10-23 15:35:55 -07:00
7566b3c279 Make spacing more consistent. 2025-10-23 15:34:45 -07:00
f1c480411b Enhance output. Fix new file size check. 2025-10-23 15:34:10 -07:00
8eb2974aa3 Ignore the export folder. 2025-10-23 15:30:39 -07:00
04e43ba524 Use an export directory rather than project root. 2025-10-23 15:30:03 -07:00
bd96a6cdb5 Label the files better. Sort the file sizes. 2025-10-23 15:19:00 -07:00
758e8ed5db Add a TODO for who made the quote, even though everyone says it now. 2025-10-23 15:18:32 -07:00
c70353a78a Add an extra newline to combat the BOM character at the beginning of the files. 2025-10-23 15:15:06 -07:00
b3ccf9c163 Add other versions of the eBook. Add an explicit All to the main version. 2025-10-23 15:14:41 -07:00
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# Generated Files
*.pdf
export
# Working Files
build

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# Problem Statement
> "If it's free, you're the product."
>
> -- *some guy*
> -- *some guy* [TBD/TODO]
## Privacy vs Security

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# Email
Changing email services is actually much easier than most people think.
It's really only a few steps.
1. Create a new account.
2. Set up your old account to forward to the new account.
3. Begin using your new account, exclusively using it to read and reply.
4. Commit to only using the new account consistently.
## Recommended Mail Providers
This article from 2015 lists two of the same hosts that I'd recommend, showing that they've been around for a while and likely aren't going anywhere.
[How private is your email? Not very | Hacker News : `https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9811311`](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9811311)
### Proton
A highly popular choice in today's world. When emailing other Proton users the messages are E2EE, meaning that even Proton cannot read the contents.
The service must be used from their website or app, they do not provide IMAP/SMTP to the general public. Their interface is actually pretty good though, and using it means less setup in the long run.
They also offer enterprise email hosting solutions if you have your own domain.
If only set up for yourself it's actually quite affordable, starting around $60 USD in 2025.
Other than email, Proton offers a respectable VPN, a 2 factor authenticator (2FA), a password manager, and many other solutions that people tend to look for.
[Sign-In : `mail.proton.me`](https://account.proton.me/mail)
[Information : `proton.me/mail`](https://proton.me/mail)
[Other Services: `proton.me`](https://proton.me)
### Riseup
## Mail Forwarding
Below are links on how to set up mail forwarding in common service providers.
Proton provides an explanation with easy to follow instructions when migrating from any of the Big Three below.
[Switching : `proton.me/easyswitch`](https://proton.me/easyswitch)
### Google: @gmail.com
[TBD/TODO]
### Yahoo: @yahoo.com, @myyahoo.com, @ymail.com, @yahoo.*
1. Log in to your Yahoo Mail account.
2. Click the gear icon in the upper-right corner and select "More Settings".
3. In the left-hand menu, click on "Mailboxes".
4. Under the "Mailbox list," select your primary Yahoo mailbox account.
5. Scroll down to the "Forwarding" section and enter the email address where you want your messages to be forwarded.
6. Click "Verify." Yahoo will send a verification email to the address you entered.
7. Log in to the destination email account, open the verification email from Yahoo, and click the verification link to confirm ownership.
8. Return to your Yahoo Mail settings, enable forwarding, select the verified address, and click "Save" to activate the feature.
[Enable automatic email forwarding in New Yahoo Mail : `https://help.yahoo.com/kb/SLN36684.html`](https://help.yahoo.com/kb/SLN36684.html)
[Enable automatic email forwarding in Yahoo Mail : `https://help.yahoo.com/kb/auto-forwarding-address-sln29133.html`](https://help.yahoo.com/kb/auto-forwarding-address-sln29133.html)
### Microsoft: @outlook.com, @hotmail.com, @live.com, @msn.com
[TBD/TODO]

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# Mobile
`Android` is the only mobile environment covered here. `iOS` is complicit in data harvesting and cannot be liberated. Some may argue that it's secure, and that may be true, but it is most definitely not private.

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# Desktop
## Operating Systems

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# Server
## Docker

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# Offline Solutions
## Pen & Paper!
There are also alternatives to consider that avoid using electronics completely!
## Pen & Paper
A small notepad and a set of good pens can cost under $5 USD.
Some may consider this wasteful, but at the end of the day, it saves:
- time from the lack of distractions,
- energy since it is easier to focus on, and
- electricity since devices need power to run.
Even though your electronic may not waste any physical resources, it requires power to run, which needs to be fueled somehow.

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# Conclusion
Making the jump to alternative technologies is not something which happens overnight.
Leaving large platforms such as Google's suite can take weeks if not months to completely migrate from.
The important part is that progress is being made.
Eventually it will happen in full if the commitment is taken seriously.
Then once it's over, you're done! Other privacy and security minded people will respect that you've taken the time to improve your tech stack while respecting their time and data.

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date
## Global Variables ##
ebook_prefix="TechnologyAlternatives"
work_dir="$DIR/build"
header="header.md"
work_dir="$DIR/build"
export_dir="$DIR/export"
ebook_prefix="TechnologyAlternatives"
## Functions ##
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ebook="$2"
log "Adding '$input' to '$ebook'."
cat "$input" >> "$ebook"
#echo -e "\n\n" >> "$ebook"
}
# Compile all the snippets into one Markdown file.
function combine {
log "Combining documents based on parameters '`echo $@`'."
ebook="$1.md"
logs "Combining documents to create '$ebook'."
shift
for addition in "$@"; do
insert "$addition" "$ebook"
done
logf "Done!"
}
# Create the PDF and booklets them move them back to the project directory.
function convert {
source="$1"
version="$2"
out_dir="$3"
out_dir="$export_dir"
ebook="${source//.md/.pdf}"
logs "Creating '$out_dir/$ebook' from '$source'."
logs "Creating '$ebook' from '$source'."
book="${ebook//.pdf/-book.pdf}"
booklet="${ebook//.pdf/-Booklet.pdf}"
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log "Compiling '$source' to '$ebook'."
pandoc "$source" \
-s -N --toc --toc-depth=4 \
-o "$ebook"
-s -N --toc-depth=4 \
-o "$ebook" \
>/dev/null
status=$?
log "Creating booklet of '$ebook'."
pdfbook2 -n "$ebook"
pdfbook2 -n "$ebook" >/dev/null
mv -v "$book" "$booklet"
log "Creating rotated booklet of '$ebook'."
pdfbook2 -ns "$ebook"
pdfbook2 -ns "$ebook" >/dev/null
mv -v "$book" "$rotated"
log "Moving '$ebook' and its booklets to '$out_dir'."
mkdir -p "$out_dir"
mv -v *.pdf "$out_dir"/
logf "Complete!"
}
## Cleanup ##
log "Clean PDFs"
if [[ -e "$DIR/$ebook_prefix.pdf" ]]; then
echo "Old: "
du -had1 "$DIR"/*.pdf
rm -v "$DIR"/*.pdf
fi
logs "Clean PDFs"
echo "Old:"
find "$DIR" -name "*".pdf -exec du -h {} \; -delete | sort -h
log "Clean working directory '$work_dir'"
logs "Clean working directory '$work_dir'"
if [[ -e "$work_dir" ]]; then
rm -rv "$work_dir"
fi
## Main ##
mkdir -pv "$work_dir"
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sed -i "s/{REVISION_DATE}/`date +'%Y-%m-%d'`/g" "$header"
# Primary, All In One (AIO)
name="$ebook_prefix"
name="$ebook_prefix""_AllPlatforms"
combine "$name" "$header" `ls "$DIR"/content*.md`
convert "$name.md" "" "$DIR"
convert "$name.md" ""
# Secondary, Mobile
name="$ebook_prefix""Mobile"
combine "$name" "$header" "$DIR/content00"* "$DIR/content10"* \
"$DIR/content70"* "$DIR/content90"*
convert "$name.md" "(Mobile Only)" "$DIR"
name="$ebook_prefix""_MobileOnly"
combine "$name" "$header" "$DIR/content0"* "$DIR/content1"* \
"$DIR/content7"* "$DIR/content9"*
convert "$name.md" "(Mobile Only)"
# Secondary, Desktop
name="$ebook_prefix""_DesktopOnly"
combine "$name" "$header" "$DIR/content0"* "$DIR/content2"* \
"$DIR/content7"* "$DIR/content9"*
convert "$name.md" "(Desktop Only)"
# Secondary, Server
# Secondary, Other
name="$ebook_prefix""_ServerOnly"
combine "$name" "$header" "$DIR/content0"* "$DIR/content3"* \
"$DIR/content7"* "$DIR/content9"*
convert "$name.md" "(Server Only)"
## Finish! ##
cd "$DIR"
echo "New: "
du -had1 *.pdf
echo "New:"
find "$DIR" -name "*".pdf -exec du -h {} \; | sort -h
date
exit $status
exit 0

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- private
- security
- secure
comment:
- Unsure how to comment the page numbering commands below. Undecided on using them.
---
\pagenumbering{roman}
\tableofcontents
\pagenumbering{arabic}