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I hope in some fashion computers and related technology drop out of mainstream appeal and are relegated to actual nerds and tinkerers again. Not in a gatekeeping sense, but just where the goals are about pushing boundaries for the sake of exploration and not solely profit and personal data acquisition motivated.

as my system chases it’s tale in a silicon frenzy

Nice proofreading, Lazlow J.

I’m just a bit too young to have been part of the BBS scene, but I’ve certainly done plenty of Windows re-installs. I had a friend that would wipe his Windows 98SE drive every two weeks or so, whether or not there was any instability. I recently stumbled across an old backup of some screenshots and found one where I was apparently proud of the 31 day system uptime. Best part of the transition to NT based Windows was definitely the near complete elimination of BSoDs. Kinda blocked out the bad memories of random lockups and blue screens just being an expected part of daily computing life.

fdisk, format, reinstall
doo-dah, doo-dah

To be somewhat close to on-topic with self-hosting, the oldest service I have fond memories of running was a small Hotline server.

I get that the quote about feeling despair is supposed to be read in the “look for the helpers” sense, but it could also be interpreted in the discouraging bystander effect way that there were hundreds of us and only four federal agents still succeeded.

EDIT:
Another possibility I overlooked, maybe instead of it being meant in the “look for the helpers” it was actually more in the “can you dig it?” & jury nullification sense…

re: that “Who we are” blurb on their page- they care so much about Iryna they couldn’t be bothered to spellcheck her last name [it’s Zarutska] but also apparently hate immigrants even though she was a Ukrainian refugee that was killed by a good ol’ American (as far as Wikipedia indicates).

I don’t understand why this particular link needed to be posted at all, let alone to multiple privacy communities. A random internet user posted a vague comment claiming they were trying to read “some article” (but no idea specifically which one, or where it’s hosted) and were “blocked by Google” and requested to provide age/ID proof to proceed. Unsure why they were being asked to provide this personal information, they decide to ask Google AI and paste its response to Hacker News.

If the poster was some kind of heavyweight in the business or political world whose inconvenience might spur change this might be worth being aware of. Or, suppose they had lots of specific details demonstrating that this age gate was being intentionally triggered for some nefarious purpose, and maybe with this information users could sidestep the block or otherwise preserve their privacy.

It isn’t surprising or noteworthy when companies known for their ubiquitous digital presence and insatiable appetite for personal information attempt to collect as much as possible. Especially when people are using their software and services,

“I was using Chrome as the browser at the time. I was also logged into my Chrome account”.

Yesterday I was going to go to a place, but I wasn’t allowed to, and the king of Norway demanded I send him a fax of my hand to prove I’m not a horse. I asked my Magic 8-Ball why I was being asked to do this but it said I need to try again later.

MAKE SURE YOU SHARE THIS WITH YOUR FRIENDS SO THIS DOESN’T HAPPEN TO THEM!

FYI @AcidiclyBasicGlitch@sh.itjust.works:

news outlet Stateline reported, opens new tab in February.

The Trump administration “sidelined or fired, opens new tab” Homeland Security staffers

described the protesters as terrorists, opens new tab, Hamas supporters, opens new tab and far-left agitators.

according to an alert obtained by Property of the People, opens new tab.

referred Reuters to a 2011 federal document, opens new tab listing recommendations for law enforcement

This is the first post I’ve ever written on Lemmy – or anywhere, honestly.

Search the modlog for “soliman” and check out recent creations & bans:
https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/modlog?page=1&actionType=All&userId=22847652
https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/modlog?page=1&actionType=All&userId=22854167
https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/modlog?page=1&actionType=All&userId=22855565
https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/modlog?page=1&actionType=All&userId=22865648
https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/modlog?page=1&actionType=All&userId=23092198
https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/modlog?page=1&actionType=All&userId=22915144
https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/modlog?page=1&actionType=All&userId=22843638
https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/modlog?page=1&actionType=All&userId=22862594
etc

Anyone upvoting or engaging with this, be less gullible please. Even if this wasn’t spam/scam posting what does it have to do with self-hosting?

Their faces must be red

That engine is definitely woke. I had 269 hits when I searched for “trans” in my car’s manual!