I highly recommend Jellyfin. I've been running it as a front end for my media server for about 2 months. There's some slight hiccups, but it's not Plex.
The only real downside is there are not a lot of native apps available yet.
I also recommend the linuxserver docker images that are a great shortcut to getting it set up along with a suite of complementary software.
Does anyone have suggestions on polyfills/fallbacks for google CDN scripts? I'd like to straight up block all of Google in my host file, but it breaks about 90% of sites at the moment.
I think it's very possible to decentralize databases. Not to sound like I'm jumping off the deep end... What if each set of decentralized data was verified by each user on... a block chain. Using a proof of work/stake model that each existing copy verified each new copy or propagated update. If the hashes didn't match with the greater pool then data would be considered corrupt and ignored. Even cooler is people could simply fork their data sets and create a new blockchain for their project. Truly free data.
I'm iffy on the cryptos but it's appearing less and less of a solution looking for a problem and more a solution for many problems dealing with decentralization.
For an interesting existing solution sans blockchain check out [gundb](https://gun.eco/).
Yes, I am. It's been my primary browser for the last 14 months. It works the same as chrome for web development.
I like the built in privacy features, but still use ublock, umatrix and privacy badger in conjunction with built in features. It's extremely snappy.
I have some qualms about their BAT model, but I am opted into ads and have set wikipedia and several favorite sites to auto donate. I've also cashed out about half of it myself (about $30 of $60 this year).
The ads themselves are crudely targeted. They claim the browser profiles your visits locally. Basically, visit opted in programming sites, get programming ads. It doesn't feel spooky and the ads are not intrusive.
I would use this without the BAT model or crypto wallets, but use both of those features all the time but it's just a bonus.
The most important thing to me is that it's chrome dev tools without Google. Chrome is straight up scary.
* Also, native tor windows are handy for testing ;)
The only real downside is there are not a lot of native apps available yet.
I also recommend the linuxserver docker images that are a great shortcut to getting it set up along with a suite of complementary software.