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Essays, release notes, and field notes on minimalist technology.
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The threat model of a launcher (and how BLNAK handles each threat)
Security without a threat model is theater. Here is the honest list of what can go wrong with a launcher — and what BLNAK does about each.
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Open source is the only real privacy
A closed-source privacy policy is a promise. Open source is a proof. Here is why BLNAK is GPL-3.0 on purpose.
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Screen time is not the metric that matters
Everyone tracks minutes. Minutes are a terrible proxy. Here is a better way to measure whether your phone is serving you.
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What data a launcher *could* collect — and why BLNAK collects none of it
Launchers have privileged access to your entire app list, usage patterns, and contacts. Here is the full scope of what they could exfiltrate — and the list of what BLNAK actually does.
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Notifications are not neutral
Every notification is a request for your attention, ranked by a stranger's priorities. Here is how to turn the requests off — and why default settings never will.
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Boredom is a feature, not a bug
We have quietly eradicated boredom in the last fifteen years. The side effects are only now becoming visible.
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The grayscale experiment: 30 days without color on your phone
Turning your phone black and white sounds extreme. It is also the single most effective tweak for reducing usage that researchers have measured.
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Digital minimalism is not asceticism
Minimalism is often confused with deprivation. It is the opposite — a philosophy of keeping what earns its place.
#philosophy#minimalism