patriot act and seeing the continuation of right wing authoritarianism

The Patriot Act was an overwhelmingly bipartisan bill.

A well deserved rtfm

I’m not a programmer but I’ve been using linux for over 20 years. It’s crazy to me that someone who develops software for a living would not just run Windows but have never meaningfully ran linux. 🤔

#suddenyarvinposts

Norm has wise words on this topic

I have a thinkpad that runs this. It’s a great little distro.

Hannah Montana Linux

Why do people feel the need to split hairs with these terms?

He’s not splitting hairs. It’s just a different value proposition. I don’t like the phone number requirement either but it makes sense to your average normie who realizes SMS is exposed plaintext. Something like an anonymous seed phrase as the key to your account would confuse most people. Email would be an improvement but it’s at best pseudonymous.

I want to get into Stellaris but everytime I start I realize I’ll have to play 1000 hours before I understand the basics and close the game.

Lol this is exactly where my mind went

Getting a split keyboard is the biggest ergonomic improvement I’ve made.

I know how VPNs work. When I connect to a VPN I trust that the provider doesn’t snoop on me, actually routes the traffic like they promise and combines my traffic effectively enough that it obfuscates my identity.

You also have to trust your vpns isp.

It’s free/libre, open source and has accurate doppler radar and forecasts. It’s one of those get what you pay for deals except he doesn’t sell your data.

For “privacy” yes, almost entirely.

If your VPN isn’t routing to your home network so you can safely access selfhosted applications then you’re basically just sharing your traffic with a total stranger and trusting them not to run telemetry etc.

Self-hosting was always the intent. Open source ended up being a bonus. People 30 years ago wouldn’t understand why something like facebook would even need to exist. The internet is designed so literally everyone can have their own website.

It’s not outdated. The chance of a newer electronic communication method being ubiquitous and also relatively open (e.g. not associated directly with a company) is slim. PGP encryption (another “old” technology) solves the privacy nightmare piece. People just have to use it.

Also I recommend selfhosting email. Mailinabox.email is pretty brainless.

Wx is available for free on fdroid. You’re welcome.

It’s going to result in the wholesale exportation of white collar jobs overseas. It’s already underway.

Are you saying my Dad deserves to die because he was driving a car and/or because he drives for a living?