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Custom Linux. My computer. My privacy.
I’ve moved to a custom Linux setup. Microsoft’s continued push into my digital life crossed a line for me, and I’m taking back control of my computer and my privacy.
I’ve made the switch from Windows to a custom Linux setup. The reason is simple: I’m tired of what I see as Microsoft’s continued invasion of my privacy. I don’t want to keep negotiating with the company behind my operating system over how much of my digital life it gets to be part of.
For me, privacy should be the starting point. My computer is where I work, build, experiment, and keep my personal life. I want to decide what runs on it, what connects to the internet, and what information leaves it. I shouldn’t have to feel like I’m fighting my own operating system to keep those decisions mine.
Linux gives me the freedom to shape the setup around how I actually use my machine. I can choose the software, change the environment, and understand more of what’s running underneath it. A custom system takes work, but I’d rather put that effort into something I control.
This move fits the way I approach everything else in the laboratory: learn how it works, make it my own, and build something useful. This website is hosted locally, and moving my own computing to Linux is another step toward the independence I want.
I’m not claiming that installing Linux makes every privacy concern disappear. The choices still matter. What matters to me is having the freedom to make those choices on my terms.
My computer. My choices. My privacy. That’s why I switched.