content: I like a big monitor since most of my time is spent in multiple terminal windows. An old laptop with a nice high res monitor is preferable to me. The unlocked sim card, if I am reading you correctly, isn't a great idea because it stands out. Even if you are careful the anomolous activity is what you want to avoid. Phreaking Verizon is fun and all but gonna get you noticed. Even agencies like Border Patrol can track you with Stingrays and (ok i am obviously drunk, what are they calling the newer ten, Tempest or some silly shit).. https://www.aclu.org/blog/free-future/four-biggest-problems-dhss-new-stingray-policy Blend in, don't park under cameras. Don't use routes with traffic cameras. Don't habituate to the same networks. Change entry nodes often. (hell, change clients often). If you can compile your own distro all the better. All the real tools will compile against old Debian builds. I know you are using my ego against me here and your suggestion was meant to elicit more information. But we already won. And we did nothing for our own benefit. We did it for the idea we should all share, which is humanism.