The Bible
Your tech fence is built in three layers. Each one gives you more control over your digital life. You don't have to do them all — even Layer 1 is a massive upgrade.
Layer 1: OS Control
What software runs on your machine.
Your operating system is the foundation. Replace Windows with Linux — choose an OS that doesn't spy on you, ship ads, or decide what you can install. PewDiePie switched to Linux Mint, then fell into the Arch rabbit hole.
Read Layer 1 →Layer 2: Service Control
What services handle your data.
Your data lives on someone else's computer. De-Google your life — self-host alternatives for passwords, cloud storage, email, and more. Own your data instead of renting it.
Read Layer 2 →Layer 3: Behavioral Control
How you interact with the digital world.
It's not just what tools you use — it's how you use them. Fight algorithmic feeds. Add friction to mindless scrolling. Reclaim your attention. This is where PewDiePie coined "tech fencing."
Read Layer 3 →Beyond The Fence
The Experiments
After building his tech fence, PewDiePie went deeper — a 10-GPU supercomputer running local AI, a custom YouTube extension powered by his own models, and Folding@Home for scientific research. No cloud, no API keys, no data leaving his network.
Start Small
Install Ollama on your existing machine, try a 7B parameter model, and see what local AI can do.
Contribute
Folding@Home runs on any GPU. While your computer is idle, it can contribute to real scientific research.
Build Tools
The tools you build for yourself — with your own AI, on your own hardware — are tools no one can take away.
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