Fairphone Gen 6 / Gen 6+
Approvedrepairable · replaceable parts · long support
Caveat: midrange specs/camera
Review notes
Approved for the qualities listed here.
- repairable
- replaceable parts
- long support
Evidence links pending.
Pegasus Approved / Field notes № 001
Things Worth
Keeping
Pegasus Approved is a human-reviewed index of durable, private, repairable, low-bullshit tools for real life.
No paid placement
Seed index, evidence audits ongoing.
The future should be more capable, not more disposable.
A company is suspicious if its business improves when your product dies.
01 / The Standard
Approval is earned.
A curated Lydia/Pegasus index of companies, tools, objects, and systems. Durability, ownership, and human agency come first.
Hardware earns trust when the company plans for repair before failure.
- Nobody can pay to be listed.
- Approval is earned, not sponsored.
- No forced subscription for basic use.
- No fake eco branding.
- No data hostage behavior.
- Repairability matters.
- Parts availability matters.
- Customer evidence matters.
- Lydia approves. Pegasus audits.
02 / Approval Axes
What we look for.
- Durability
- Repairability
- Parts availability
- Privacy
- Ownership
- No forced subscription
- Local/offline usability
- Open formats / exportability
- Customer-backed evidence
- Ecological sanity
- Human agency
03 / Category Index
Tools for real life.
38 seed entries / 10 categories
01 / 4 seed entries
Smartphones
A phone should belong to its owner, and survive a repair.
ApprovedApproved with caveatsWatchlist
02 / 9 seed entriesWorkout Gear
Useful movement. Durable mechanics. No subscription to your body.
ApprovedWatchlistApproved with caveats
03 / 12 seed entriesSoftware
Tools that keep your work portable and your choices open.
ApprovedApproved with caveats
04 / 7 seed entriesLLM / Local AI
Intelligence you can run close to home, on your own terms.
ApprovedApproved with caveats
05 / 6 seed entriesHardware / Appliances
Plan for maintenance before failure, and keep parts within reach.
ApprovedApproved with caveatsWatchlist
06 / 0 seed entriesFood
Nourishment with honest ingredients and ecological sense.
No statuses yet · Open for review
07 / 0 seed entriesFarm
Systems that care for soil, tools, and the people who use them.
No statuses yet · Open for review
08 / 0 seed entriesPottery
Objects made to be used, loved, and kept.
No statuses yet · Open for review
09 / 0 seed entriesOther Arts
Materials and creative tools that sustain a lasting practice.
No statuses yet · Open for review
10 / 0 seed entriesAI Adjacent
Capability that strengthens human judgment and agency.
No statuses yet · Open for review
04 / The Working Index
Keep the good. Name the tradeoffs.
Seed verdicts and caveats are the editorial starting point. Evidence records will be added as audits develop; no independent audit or customer endorsement is implied by an empty evidence record.
Status key
- Approved
- Meets the standard for the listed qualities.
- Approved with caveats
- Useful, with explicit tradeoffs.
- Watchlist
- Further review needed before approval.
- Rejected
- Does not meet the standard.
- Lydia owned
- Ownership recorded by Lydia.
- Customer backed
- Customer evidence recorded.
Smartphones
Back to index ↑Fairphone with Murena /e/OS
Approved with caveatsprivacy · degoogled · repairable
Caveat: app compatibility friction
Review notes
A useful fit, with tradeoffs to weigh before choosing.
- privacy
- degoogled
- repairable
Evidence links pending.
Pixel + GrapheneOS
Approved with caveatsprivacy · security · long support
Caveat: hardware not truly modular
Review notes
A useful fit, with tradeoffs to weigh before choosing.
- privacy
- security
- long support
Evidence links pending.
Volla Phone Plinius
Watchlistprivacy · replaceable battery · rugged
Caveat: smaller ecosystem, needs review audit
Review notes
Worth watching; further review is needed before approval.
- privacy
- replaceable battery
- rugged
Evidence links pending.
Workout Gear
Back to index ↑Walkolution
Approvedmanual · no electricity · made in germany · walking desk
Review notes
Approved for the qualities listed here.
- manual
- no electricity
- made in germany
- walking desk
Evidence links pending.
Office Walker
Watchlistmanual · wood steel · repairable · made in berlin
Caveat: newer company/product
Review notes
Worth watching; further review is needed before approval.
- manual
- wood steel
- repairable
- made in berlin
Evidence links pending.
NOHRD Sprintbok
Approved with caveatsmanual · wood · motorless
Caveat: expensive and large
Review notes
A useful fit, with tradeoffs to weigh before choosing.
- manual
- wood
- motorless
Evidence links pending.
FeetUp Trainer
Approved with caveatsinversion · yoga · simple tool
Caveat: shoulder/body safety
Review notes
A useful fit, with tradeoffs to weigh before choosing.
- inversion
- yoga
- simple tool
Evidence links pending.
Concept2 RowErg
Approveddurable · parts · maintenance · repairable
Review notes
Approved for the qualities listed here.
- durable
- parts
- maintenance
- repairable
Evidence links pending.
WaterRower
Approvedwood · water resistance · repairable · no subscription
Review notes
Approved for the qualities listed here.
- wood
- water resistance
- repairable
- no subscription
Evidence links pending.
Ergatta
Approved with caveatswater rower · optional software
Caveat: subscription layer
Review notes
A useful fit, with tradeoffs to weigh before choosing.
- water rower
- optional software
Evidence links pending.
Ironmaster Adjustable Dumbbells
Approvedsteel · cast iron · lifetime warranty
Review notes
Approved for the qualities listed here.
- steel
- cast iron
- lifetime warranty
Evidence links pending.
PowerBlock Dumbbells
Approved with caveatsadjustable · space saving
Caveat: more mechanism/plastic than Ironmaster
Review notes
A useful fit, with tradeoffs to weigh before choosing.
- adjustable
- space saving
Evidence links pending.
Software
Back to index ↑Linux / Debian
Approvedfree software · ownership · inspectable
Review notes
Approved for the qualities listed here.
- free software
- ownership
- inspectable
Evidence links pending.
Python
Approvedopen source · practical · durable language
Review notes
Approved for the qualities listed here.
- open source
- practical
- durable language
Evidence links pending.
Sublime Text
Approvedfast · durable · quiet · paid once style
Review notes
Approved for the qualities listed here.
- fast
- durable
- quiet
- paid once style
Evidence links pending.
VS Code
Approved with caveatspowerful · extensible
Caveat: telemetry, extension sprawl, Microsoft gravity
Review notes
A useful fit, with tradeoffs to weigh before choosing.
- powerful
- extensible
Evidence links pending.
Obsidian
Approved with caveatslocal markdown · offline · portable data
Caveat: proprietary app
Review notes
A useful fit, with tradeoffs to weigh before choosing.
- local markdown
- offline
- portable data
Evidence links pending.
Zotero
Approvedresearch · local first · exportable
Review notes
Approved for the qualities listed here.
- research
- local first
- exportable
Evidence links pending.
KeePassXC
Approvedoffline · encrypted · open source
Review notes
Approved for the qualities listed here.
- offline
- encrypted
- open source
Evidence links pending.
Bitwarden
Approved with caveatsopen source · encrypted · self hostable
Caveat: cloud sync dependency unless configured carefully
Review notes
A useful fit, with tradeoffs to weigh before choosing.
- open source
- encrypted
- self hostable
Evidence links pending.
LibreOffice
Approvedopen source · office · open documents
Review notes
Approved for the qualities listed here.
- open source
- office
- open documents
Evidence links pending.
Blender
Approvedopen source · creative · durable skill tool
Review notes
Approved for the qualities listed here.
- open source
- creative
- durable skill tool
Evidence links pending.
GIMP
Approvedopen source · image editing
Review notes
Approved for the qualities listed here.
- open source
- image editing
Evidence links pending.
Inkscape
Approvedopen source · svg · vector
Review notes
Approved for the qualities listed here.
- open source
- svg
- vector
Evidence links pending.
LLM / Local AI
Back to index ↑Ollama
Approvedlocal ai · private · open model runner
Review notes
Approved for the qualities listed here.
- local ai
- private
- open model runner
Evidence links pending.
llama.cpp
Approvedlocal inference · open source · broad hardware
Review notes
Approved for the qualities listed here.
- local inference
- open source
- broad hardware
Evidence links pending.
Qwen open-weight models
Approved with caveatscoding · reasoning · local
Caveat: check license model-by-model
Review notes
A useful fit, with tradeoffs to weigh before choosing.
- coding
- reasoning
- local
Evidence links pending.
Ministral 3 family
Approvededge · local · efficient · vision text
Review notes
Approved for the qualities listed here.
- edge
- local
- efficient
- vision text
Evidence links pending.
Hugging Face Transformers
Approved with caveatsopen source · model framework
Caveat: supply-chain/model-source caution
Review notes
A useful fit, with tradeoffs to weigh before choosing.
- open source
- model framework
Evidence links pending.
LM Studio
Approved with caveatslocal llm · gui
Caveat: app not fully open-source
Review notes
A useful fit, with tradeoffs to weigh before choosing.
- local llm
- gui
Evidence links pending.
Open WebUI
Approved with caveatslocal ui · self hosted
Caveat: config/privacy audit required
Review notes
A useful fit, with tradeoffs to weigh before choosing.
- local ui
- self hosted
Evidence links pending.
Hardware / Appliances
Back to index ↑Miele W1/W2 washing machines
Approved20 year testing · parts · repairability
Caveat: Test claims are not the same as a full 20-year warranty.
Review notes
Approved for the qualities listed here.
- 20 year testing
- parts
- repairability
Evidence links pending.
Speed Queen washers/dryers
Approvedcommercial grade · parts · metal components
Review notes
Approved for the qualities listed here.
- commercial grade
- parts
- metal components
Evidence links pending.
Liebherr refrigerators/freezers
Approved15 year parts · repairability · long life
Review notes
Approved for the qualities listed here.
- 15 year parts
- repairability
- long life
Evidence links pending.
Sub-Zero refrigerators
Approved with caveats20 year design · parts · service network
Caveat: luxury-tier cost
Review notes
A useful fit, with tradeoffs to weigh before choosing.
- 20 year design
- parts
- service network
Evidence links pending.
Bosch large appliances
Approved with caveats15 year parts · service
Caveat: model/region-specific audit needed
Review notes
A useful fit, with tradeoffs to weigh before choosing.
- 15 year parts
- service
Evidence links pending.
Fisher & Paykel
Watchlistparts · service
Caveat: needs stronger customer/reliability audit
Review notes
Worth watching; further review is needed before approval.
- parts
- service
Evidence links pending.
Food
Back to index ↑No seed entries yet. This page is open for a thoughtful first review.
Farm
Back to index ↑No seed entries yet. This page is open for a thoughtful first review.
Pottery
Back to index ↑No seed entries yet. This page is open for a thoughtful first review.
Other Arts
Back to index ↑No seed entries yet. This page is open for a thoughtful first review.
AI Adjacent
Back to index ↑No seed entries yet. This page is open for a thoughtful first review.