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  • Despite all the other answers, I suspect Web Browser is the most popular. As web apps for email got better, development of desktop clients stalled.

    Fast search through a lot mail takes some considerable resources to build, store and search an index, and web-based systems do that really well.

    I’ve used about all of them over the years: Pine, Mutt, Thunderbird, Evolution, K-Mail and some others.

    I eventually threw in the towel and use web UIs now. Fast, available everywhere and good keyboard support, especially when paired with a browser extension like Vimium.




  • After starting with an Ergodox, I’ve been using a 42-key Corne keyboard for the last few years.

    I love it. My current board is the Boardsource Unicorne.

    I’m experimenting the cocot46plus as a “unibody Corne with trackball” for cases when an all-in-one keyboard and pointing device might be more useful, but plan to keep using a Corne a daily driver.

    I pair it with MT3 keycaps and Cherry MX2A Browns.

    After some practice, my typing speed increased to about 85 wpm on the board vs 65 wpm on my more traditional Happy Keyboard Lite 2 60% keyboard.

    I use the markstos layout








  • As someone who has had a career in hosting: good luck.

    Don’t forget backups, logging, monitoring, alerting on top of security updates, hardware failure, power outages, OS updates, app updates, and tech being deprecated and obsolete at a rapid pace.

    I’m in favor of a decentralized net with more self-hosting, but that requires more education and skill. You can’t automate away all the unpleasant and technical bits.