mjb's recent activity
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Comment on The history of Turkey until Atatürk in ~humanities
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Comment on Good domain registrars? in ~comp
mjb LinkI've been satisfied using joker.com for over 20 years since seeing it recommended by DNS & infosec expert Daniel J. Bernstein (djb).I've been satisfied using joker.com for over 20 years since seeing it recommended by DNS & infosec expert Daniel J. Bernstein (djb).
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Comment on YAML: probably not so great after all in ~comp
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Comment on What is a good free alternative to Wordpress that requires little coding? in ~comp
mjb Link ParentStatic site generators such as Hugo do not typically require any software to be installed on the server, unlike a conventional CMS (e.g., Wordpress). Hugo is installed on your local system, where...Static site generators such as Hugo do not typically require any software to be installed on the server, unlike a conventional CMS (e.g., Wordpress). Hugo is installed on your local system, where you use it to generate your website's HTML and associated files (e.g., stylesheets, images, etc.), which can then be uploaded to your hosting account into a directory accessible via its web server.
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Comment on What is a good gender-neutral pet name for my daughter? in ~talk
mjb LinkMy daughter has endured 'Beast' for 35 years. :-DMy daughter has endured 'Beast' for 35 years. :-D
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Comment on What are you reading these days? #20 in ~books
mjb Link ParentOthers that I'd recommend: The Politics of Social Ecology: Libertarian-Municipalism by Janet Biehl and Murray Bookchin, which lays out a model for governance for realizing the political philosophy...Others that I'd recommend:
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The Politics of Social Ecology: Libertarian-Municipalism by Janet Biehl and Murray Bookchin, which lays out a model for governance for realizing the political philosophy of Social Ecology. (Note that that the term libertarian is used here in its original European sense, not as coopted in America by so-called 'anarcho-capitalist' individualists.)
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Post-Scarcity Anarchism by Murray Bookchin
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Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future by Bill McKibben
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Comment on How do you organize your bookmarks? in ~tech
mjb LinkI have several topical folders in my Firefox bookmarks toolbar (e.g., Reference, SocialMedia, News, Personal, Business, To-Post, To-Read, To-View, etc.) for some oft-used or ephemeral links but I...I have several topical folders in my Firefox bookmarks toolbar (e.g., Reference, SocialMedia, News, Personal, Business, To-Post, To-Read, To-View, etc.) for some oft-used or ephemeral links but I use BibSonomy, an open social bookmark and publication sharing system, for managing a tag-classified archive of most of my links to particular material of interest. It is somewhat reminiscent of Delicious.com (when that site was popular before its demise and repeated failed attempts at being rebooted) but with added support for document citations. There is a nice browser add-on to easily save bookmarks or citations, with the option of posting either public or private entries.
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Comment on What are some genuinely good places online? in ~talk
mjb LinkPluspora is a Diaspora pod inhabited largely by refugees from Google+, which is shutting down soon. I've long enjoyed the quality of content and discussion on Google+, and this has carried over to...Pluspora is a Diaspora pod inhabited largely by refugees from Google+, which is shutting down soon. I've long enjoyed the quality of content and discussion on Google+, and this has carried over to Pluspora.
Diaspora is a nonprofit, user-owned, distributed social network that is based upon the free Diaspora software. It consists of a group of independently owned nodes (called pods) which interoperate within a federated network, part of what is known as the Fediverse. You can operate your own node or join an existing one. Notably, Diaspora supports long-form posts, rather than being restricted to the shorter content length found on most micro-blogging platforms.
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Comment on What is a favorite book of yours, and why should people read it if they haven't? in ~books
mjb Link ParentIt's been on my list to read for a while now. The 1950 film adaptation with José Ferrer is a personal favourite.It's been on my list to read for a while now. The 1950 film adaptation with José Ferrer is a personal favourite.
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Comment on Theses on Libertarian Municipalism in ~science
mjb LinkBookchin elaborates on this thesis in his book Social Ecology and Communalism, and further refined these ideas in collaboration with Janet Biehl in Politics Of Social Ecology, which deals more...Bookchin elaborates on this thesis in his book Social Ecology and Communalism, and further refined these ideas in collaboration with Janet Biehl in Politics Of Social Ecology, which deals more with the organizing model of Libertarian Municipalism.
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Comment on What is your experience with jailbreaking your e-reader? in ~books
mjb Link ParentWell, it's certainly the one feature that piqued my interest, although I'm still not assured that the rendering quality of the reflowed text merits the effort and any potential risk of bricking my...Well, it's certainly the one feature that piqued my interest, although I'm still not assured that the rendering quality of the reflowed text merits the effort and any potential risk of bricking my device.
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Comment on What is your experience with jailbreaking your e-reader? in ~books
mjb Link ParentI'll be interested to read of your experience and whether the PDF reflowing is worth the effort.I'll be interested to read of your experience and whether the PDF reflowing is worth the effort.
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Comment on How many of you host your own email server? Do you recommend hosting one? in ~comp
mjb Link ParentGood to know. However, after years of futzing with it, I'm happier having someone else manage my email infrastructure.Good to know. However, after years of futzing with it, I'm happier having someone else manage my email infrastructure.
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Comment on Learning to Program in ~comp
mjb LinkHere are some resources I've bookmarked that you may find useful: python learning resources coding exercisesHere are some resources I've bookmarked that you may find useful:
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Comment on Giving up on privacy in ~talk
mjb Link ParentThere is minitube, a native YouTube client app, and mps-youtube, a terminal-based YouTube player and downloader. Disclaimer: I've not used either of these apps; I've just seen them in the Debian...There is minitube, a native YouTube client app, and mps-youtube, a terminal-based YouTube player and downloader.
Disclaimer: I've not used either of these apps; I've just seen them in the Debian package repos.
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Comment on How many of you host your own email server? Do you recommend hosting one? in ~comp
mjb (edited )LinkI ran a postfix email server for my personal domains for several years but eventually tired of the spam whack-a-mole game. Despite installing numerous anti-spam tools and configuring various...I ran a postfix email server for my personal domains for several years but eventually tired of the spam whack-a-mole game. Despite installing numerous anti-spam tools and configuring various countermeasures, such as relay blocking lists, bayesian filters, and authentication protocols including DKIM, SPF, etc., I concluded that I would never have a large enough corpus necessary to reduce spam to acceptable levels. I migrated my domains to Google back when what's now called GSuite (I think) was free; if I were to have to pay for the service today, I'd choose another provider, especially for privacy reasons.
If you do choose to run your own server, though, I do highly recommend postfix and dovecot.
ETA: As for hosting, I'm currently running my personal domains on Debian VPS hosted at Linode but I've also worked with DigitalOcean, which I'd highly recommend.
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Comment on Which password manager do you use and recommend? in ~tech
mjb Link ParentI also recommend KeePassXC over its alternatives — especially any online service, such as LastPass, which I most decidedly do not trust to keep my secrets.I also recommend KeePassXC over its alternatives — especially any online service, such as LastPass, which I most decidedly do not trust to keep my secrets.
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Comment on What are the first things you install on a new computer? in ~comp
mjb LinkFor Debian my essential packages include (in no particular order): dselect, aptitude, sudo, vim, renameutils, htop, slay, git, etckeeper, chase, rsync, ssh, molly-guard, fail2ban, shorewall,...For Debian my essential packages include (in no particular order): dselect, aptitude, sudo, vim, renameutils, htop, slay, git, etckeeper, chase, rsync, ssh, molly-guard, fail2ban, shorewall, mtr-tiny, tor, privoxy, unbound, ntp, ntpdate, p7zip, backupninja, rdiff-backup, rdiff-backup-fs, sshfs, meld, rpl, secure-delete, usbguard, mpd, xfce, firefox (w/ addons: privacy badger, ublock origin, tranquility reader, shorten me, stylus), vlc, filezilla, libreoffice, gimp, keepassxc, gtk-redshift, qalculator, gpick, gcolor2, pandoc, retext.
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Comment on What operating system do you use? in ~comp
mjb LinkDebian Linux. I've also got the Debian-derived MX Linux installed on my main system, although I'll probably migrate back to Debian sometime in the near future. Both run Xfce, which has a nicer...Debian Linux. I've also got the Debian-derived MX Linux installed on my main system, although I'll probably migrate back to Debian sometime in the near future. Both run Xfce, which has a nicer look on MX Linux.
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Comment on What are you reading? in ~books
mjb Link ParentI've been meaning to read the The Odyssey. Perhaps I'll do so next, having just finished Doctor Zhivago today. Homer's Illiad was one of my first reads of classic literature several years ago...I've been meaning to read the The Odyssey. Perhaps I'll do so next, having just finished Doctor Zhivago today. Homer's Illiad was one of my first reads of classic literature several years ago following a strict diet of non-fiction for many decades. I've since enjoyed a wide range of the classics, including some ancient Greek texts (Plato, Socrates, Thucydides), which I hope to explore some more.
Thanks, I'll have to watch this for some context. I've been binge-watching Dirilis: Ertugrul (AKA Resurrection: Ertugral) on Netflix:
It's a Turkish production with English subtitles. Somewhat melodramatic, like a soap opera with lots of sword-play and subplots, but the characters are well developed and the historical bits I've looked up check out.