Notices by Klaus Zimmermann :unverified: (kzimmermann@fosstodon.org)

Self-hosting #Downtime notice:

https://kzimmermann.0x.no/updates/20241022_2008.html

Thank you fediverse and the @tildetown crew for enabling me to "remain online" even when I can't self-host my stuff!

Windmill highway 🇱🇺

#Kinderdijk, Netherlands

Seriously, how could one *not* love the @ question bot that Erkan Yilmaz hosted in the fediverse aeons ago?

It was light-years ahead of any of this AI bullshit they put up nowadays.

I wonder if there is such thing as #fedinostalgia. But one can view an archive of sorts in the wayback machine:

https://web.archive.org/web/20151001082530/https://oracle.skilledtests.com/question

I may be late to the party, but here it is: my #OldComputerChallenge experience

https://kzimmermann.0x.no/articles/2024_old_computer_challenge.html

It felt good to do it again since my last one in 2021. I tried to do something a little different this time and it was surprisingly pleasant. I have an optimistic view that this old computer will survive a lot more years!

57 on my #100DaysToOffload challenge as well

#occ2024

Updating my last #FreeBSD machine 'round here to 14.1-RELEASE-p1!

Using the ethernet cable does make things much, much nicer, too.

FYI #Devuan Unstable users: I've successfully upgraded the distribution in spite of bug #1073244 (/usr/bin/console file conflict) being present. Turns out I didn't have conserver-client installed so ruby-xml (used by APT) was free to do its thing. If you do have both packages, though, might want to think twice about it.

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1073244

This is yet another one of the long and tired side-effects concerning usrmerge and Devuan...

https://kzimmermann.0x.no/articles/updating_kernel_6.6.9_devuan.html

#ceres

HELLLLL NAAWWWWW this is some bullshit.... I caught my #ISP throttling the connection to the FRICKING #FREEBSD PKG SERVER!

For real, speeds were like 8.3kbps in a fiber connection. And then I confirmed the BS by adding a VPN on top and running `pkg upgrade` again. Boom, back to 1~2Mbps again. Caught 'em Red. fucking. handed.

Why even do this shit? For real. It's just fucking HTTP!

#trafficshaping #bullshit

@realcaseyrollins #Orange FR

So did G**gle finally cucked #invidious completely at last? Every video I try to see now is like this, in every instance 😠

#privacy #alternativefrontends

Resizing an encrypted swap partition to ensure my laptop can hibernate properly surely was the most tense computer thing I've did in the past 5 years or so...

Holy crap, I almost forgot! Happy #PiDay fedi! :D

@hakan_geijer I see, thanks for the suggestions! Sadly, I don't see my device in there to try 😓 dunno if it was too cheap or unusual to raise enough interest for someone to port (Galaxy A9)

Guess I'll have see in the dusted bin of really old ones if any of them are supported.

@hakan_geijer how do you suggest I start? PostmarketOS?

@hakan_geijer I'm still gathering out courage to flash a custom ROM on my older devices out of my use. Sooo wanna liberate them the same way I do with older laptops!

@faxmodem well, *lightweight* GUIs are pretty great! If i couldn't use or set up Mutt for something, my next go-tos would be #Sylpheed or #clawsmail

What I don't like (and definitely don't *need*) is that every graphical application in my computer becomes a web page complete with #Javascript.

@kaia hah, called it! Everyone knows it's that legend Barry Basparov

Holy crap! I just realized I passed the 1k follower mark. I think this (in the least) calls for another #Introduction:

I'm a Linux and BSD aficionado who advocates for computer freedom. I post and boost things related to Privacy, Security and the empowerement of #oldcomputers through #FreeSoftware.

Elsewhere, I host a blog (https://kzimmermann.0x.no) and have a peertube account @kzimmermann@diode.zone where I record commentary about the above while doing #freegaming

Thanks to everyone who followed me!

Adblockers and alternative frontend will only get you so far in this. It's literally just a matter of time until step it to yet another level. Want some real change? Stop giving them power. #Boycott these fuckers.

"Youtube has started to artificially slow down video load times if you use Firefox" -> https://archive.is/yAdak (link to avoid direct #reddit)

Bring down closed data silos like #YouTube. Empower #foss federated platforms like #peertube.

#adblock #decentralization

Blursed #Yoshi

@apps very cool! The redirect check is useful, but probably not done "anonymously," yes? Meaning, the redirection provider sees that your client has "clicked" that link?