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Comment on New Zealand Matrix fan film becomes oldest active torrent in the world in ~tech
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New Zealand Matrix fan film becomes oldest active torrent in the world
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Comment on Citizen science in ~science
rinnetensei Link ParentYou've inspired me to now do the same - there's so much out there that you wouldn't know about unless you searched for it. Like the amphibians, a lot of them aim to collect data on things that are...You've inspired me to now do the same - there's so much out there that you wouldn't know about unless you searched for it. Like the amphibians, a lot of them aim to collect data on things that are common but seem to fade into the noise, competing with all of the other things that occupy our minds. I think I'll pick one and see what I find when I'm entirely in the natural world.
Tangentially, I'm a big advocate of localised, smaller action. It's part of what drove me to Tildes in the first place. Things are less overwhelming and seem more possible when they're on a human scale.
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Comment on Citizen science in ~science
rinnetensei LinkThought-provoking article, thanks for sharing. It's interesting how though the focus of the article is on the relationship between humans and unseen wildlife, it manages to say a lot more about...Thought-provoking article, thanks for sharing. It's interesting how though the focus of the article is on the relationship between humans and unseen wildlife, it manages to say a lot more about the alienation, division inattention and careless destruction caused by humans and our infrastructure. It's difficult to pay attention to things that we probably should pay attention to in a world where we don't have the capacity to care about every issue plaguing society, but I don't think it's helped by our detachment from nature, and each other.
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Comment on Stop Emailing Like a Rube in ~tech
rinnetensei Link ParentAgreed. Some people just aren't technical, and alienating them is incredibly unhelpful when the risks to digital privacy and an open Web are faced by everyone, not just holier-than-thou developers...Agreed. Some people just aren't technical, and alienating them is incredibly unhelpful when the risks to digital privacy and an open Web are faced by everyone, not just holier-than-thou developers and sysadmins.
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Comment on Stop Emailing Like a Rube in ~tech
rinnetensei Link ParentIt is useful conceptually, but in practicality it is an egregious overstep and invasion of privacy for an email server to modify emails it recieves. Google can (and it this case, seems to) read...It is useful conceptually, but in practicality it is an egregious overstep and invasion of privacy for an email server to modify emails it recieves. Google can (and it this case, seems to) read your emails because email is an inherently insecure protocol. Considering Google is the largest advertising agency in the world and user data is highly valuable to them, why wouldn't they skim for more data points to add to your advertising profile?
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Comment on How to kill a decentralised network (such as the Fediverse) in ~tech
rinnetensei Link ParentI think Solid aims to go in that direction, which I agree simply works better, but it's early days so far. There are people working on integrating it with ActivityPub at the moment.I think Solid aims to go in that direction, which I agree simply works better, but it's early days so far. There are people working on integrating it with ActivityPub at the moment.
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Comment on Self-hosters! Share your reasons for self-hosting and favorite apps! in ~comp
rinnetensei LinkI've only recently started self-hosting so my setup isn't quite there yet, but I'm enjoying it so far -- I like the feeling of owning my own web services. I run a VPS with Hetzner for about 4EUR a...I've only recently started self-hosting so my setup isn't quite there yet, but I'm enjoying it so far -- I like the feeling of owning my own web services. I run a VPS with Hetzner for about 4EUR a month.
The reasons are mostly ideological -- self-hosting is decentralisation in its purest form, and though it's unrealistic for most people, I think it's the best way to truly own your data and prevent the situation we're facing now.
A little bit about what I'm running:
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Wireguard: Instead of exposing everything to the internet, I can keep some things unexposed and just access them through a VPN. I don't have it set it for through routing, though.
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NGINX: A simple reverse proxy setup, SSL certs downloaded and set to renew with Certbot. I found this way easier to work with than Traefik: the latter is a bit of a black box, and I was easily confused by manual configurations.
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Docker: everything that isn't the above is self-contained in /opt/docker. Everything is in one compose file, and I use volumes as needed to link to folders in /opt/docker/containers/[service]. Everything is in host networking mode as UFW doesn't play nicely with Docker's port exposure, and I don't need Docker's networking capabilities anyway.
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Linkding: Bookmarking service, much nicer to use and more organised than the one in my browser so will probably be using it from now on.
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Radicale: I use Proton for my main email, which has no CalDAV support because CalDAV itself doesn't support E2EE. My threat model isn't as strict as Proton's, so I spun up a separate CalDAV server.
More will be coming; Vaultwarden will likely be next.
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Comment on Experience with and opinion on ProtonMail and co.? in ~tech
rinnetensei Link ParentThanks for the recommendation. I'm a paying Proton user but I only really use their email and calendar, which I'm already having issues with because of its lack of CalDAV integration. I don't care...Thanks for the recommendation. I'm a paying Proton user but I only really use their email and calendar, which I'm already having issues with because of its lack of CalDAV integration. I don't care about encryption over email that much, so the lack of IMAP without the bridge is a pain without much upside. MXRoute looks to be cheaper and I'd rather just host things like CalDAV/CardDAV myself. I'll definitely be taking a closer look.
Torrenting is primarily associated with piracy, but this article shines a light on its use in distributing a low-budget fan film across the world with little to no cost. Nowadays this function would be served by the likes of YouTube, but it’s an interesting part of collaborative internet culture and history.