If you haven't heard of it, you should look up the Elan School. It's thankfully shut down now, but I imagine there are still places just as bad.
I've been using https://squoosh.app/ a lot recently. Found it in a similar thread
EDIT: It is an image compression site where the images never leave your device. Or so the privacy policy says anyway. It took some tweaking, but i've had some images with an 80%+ size reducrion with almost no perceivable quality loss.
Messing around with my server is so much fun! I'm always on the lookout for something new to self-host.
Ever been screened for ADHD by any chance? I do this same thing. I call myself a serial hobbyist because I just bounce from one thing to the next. I'm always glad when I lose interest before I spend any money.
I was having a hard time anyway, but after reading through all the comments, I don't think I could narrow it down.
If I had to try, it would be, in no particular order:
The Matrix
Princess Bride
Fight Club
Shawshank Redemption
The Boondock Saints
The Incredibles
...
Actually, I can't narrow it down....lol
I already wanted a Steam Deck, but was saving up for one of the higher tiers. Then I found out how relatively easy it is to buy the cheap one and add an nvme drive. So, now my savings goal is a lot closer.
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Free Guy! I had very mediocre expectations for that movie, but I ended up loving it.
I wasn't a fan last time I tried it out. I'm glad they changed the name though. Calckey sounded more like an excel alternative.
I'll have to check it out again at some point though.
Another vote for FairMail. I've been using it for a few years at this point and never had a reason to look for an alternative.
I'll probably give K-9 a try when it eventually rebrands as Thunderbird though.
I'm going to guess cost plays at least some part. Obscure TLDs are usually cheaper.
You can already selfhost.
https://actualbudget.org/docs/install/