Sublime is quite nice. It’s fast and lean, but also supports LSP plugins, so you get the same language tools as VSCode. I’m also trying out https://Zed.dev. It’s similarly lightweight, but has a lot more built in (with no plugin support). It’s still in beta though, and a little rough around the edges.

With Cloudflare as the registrar, you can’t change the name server for the root domain. It locks you in to Cloudflare’s NS.

Tangential question for people browsing this post: would you recommend a different Linux distribution over Debian and Ubuntu for OP? If so, which one and why?

Studies say creatine supplementation can help reduce the impacts of sleep deprivation. There are also some mushrooms that you can get in supplement form that help get your brain working.

An email client isn’t exactly something that’s self hosted. But Apple Mail works perfectly fine on iOS and Mac OS. Fastmail has push support too.

I’d argue it’s perfectly fine for beginners with time and desire to learn. The Arch Wiki is a great resource.

Hey, if you’re comfortable and happy with Windows, and don’t feel the need to switch, then don’t feel pressured. If you want to try Linux for fun, try a distro like Arch, that gives you a lot of control and a lot to play with.

I wonder how they were caught when they were “using encrypted methods of communication.” Also $14k seems like a small amount to risk ruining your life.