Interested in setting up an #ATProto account on an instance that's not #Bluesky but can't find any. Do open ATProto instances exist? Is @surf running its own instance on the #ATmosphere?
hamish campbell
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The internet used to be a collection of homes.
Now it's a row of malls.
We traded the hobbyist era for corporate walled gardens. ICQ is dead, Skype is dead, and the open web is being strip-mined for data.
But remember: the #hashtag was born in 1980s IRC rooms, not a Silicon Valley PR firm.
The Fediverse isn't just a trend - it's a return to what made the web work in the first place.
Protocols over platforms. Always.
#OpenWeb #IRC #Fediverse #Mastodon #Nostalgia #IndieWeb #Tech #Decentralize #Thoughts #Blog
The internet used to be a collection of homes.
Now it's a row of malls.
We traded the hobbyist era for corporate walled gardens. ICQ is dead, Skype is dead, and the open web is being strip-mined for data.
But remember: the #hashtag was born in 1980s IRC rooms, not a Silicon Valley PR firm.
The Fediverse isn't just a trend - it's a return to what made the web work in the first place.
Protocols over platforms. Always.
#OpenWeb #IRC #Fediverse #Mastodon #Nostalgia #IndieWeb #Tech #Decentralize #Thoughts #Blog
Fox Trenton 🎱
and 3 others
boosted
39 hours to go for @bonfire 's crowdfunding campaign.
Help build decentralized communitites. Back it!
39 hours to go for @bonfire 's crowdfunding campaign.
Help build decentralized communitites. Back it!
Michael Dexter
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20+ years of self-hosted email. Windows-free since 2007 and only using Linux and BSD based computers.
Here's my big tech exit so far:
X -> Mastodon
Reddit -> Lemmy
WhatsApp/iMessage -> Matrix & Threema
Google Drive -> Nextcloud
iCloud Photos -> Immich
Netflix -> Jellyfin & optical media
Audible -> Audiobookshelf
Ubiquiti -> FreeBSD router
HomePod -> Home Assistant
GitHub -> Codeberg/Forgejo
Cloud-Computing -> Netcup from Germany
Online News outlets -> TinyRSS
Still trapped: iPhone (ecosystem lock-in is real)
#selfhosted #digitalsovereignty #unplugtrump #linux #bsd #bigtech #decentralize #fediverse #digitalfreedom #privacy
This morning, this is extremely appropriate (even if I yell at cloud when it's working, too)
#AWS #AWSDown #AWSOutage #IT #SysAdmin #OwnYourData #Decentralize
20+ years of self-hosted email. Windows-free since 2007 and only using Linux and BSD based computers.
Here's my big tech exit so far:
X -> Mastodon
Reddit -> Lemmy
WhatsApp/iMessage -> Matrix & Threema
Google Drive -> Nextcloud
iCloud Photos -> Immich
Netflix -> Jellyfin & optical media
Audible -> Audiobookshelf
Ubiquiti -> FreeBSD router
HomePod -> Home Assistant
GitHub -> Codeberg/Forgejo
Cloud-Computing -> Netcup from Germany
Online News outlets -> TinyRSS
Still trapped: iPhone (ecosystem lock-in is real)
#selfhosted #digitalsovereignty #unplugtrump #linux #bsd #bigtech #decentralize #fediverse #digitalfreedom #privacy
deutrino
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#MatrixDown: So, is the main issue of #Matrix too many users using the main instance, a condition actively pushed by #Vector, creating half-centralized ecosystem?
Is it the issue that #Matrix servers are a overly complex and resource hungry systems, which are hard to administrate and even harder to troubleshoot? 🤔
Or is it a combination of these problems? Hmmm. 👀
#MatrixDown: So, is the main issue of #Matrix too many users using the main instance, a condition actively pushed by #Vector, creating half-centralized ecosystem?
Is it the issue that #Matrix servers are a overly complex and resource hungry systems, which are hard to administrate and even harder to troubleshoot? 🤔
Or is it a combination of these problems? Hmmm. 👀
Michael Dexter
and 2 others
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Casual reminder: you are supposed to run your own mailserver
If you aren't operating your own mailserver by now, what is your excuse? Don't have the hardware? Get a VM with @OpenBSDAms. Too much effort? Nah, @mwlhas you covered.
Never surrender the protocols.
Run your own mail server.
Revolt.
Rebel.
Casual reminder: you are supposed to run your own mailserver
If you aren't operating your own mailserver by now, what is your excuse? Don't have the hardware? Get a VM with @OpenBSDAms. Too much effort? Nah, @mwlhas you covered.
Never surrender the protocols.
Run your own mail server.
Revolt.
Rebel.
hamish campbell
boosted
⁂ Article
Capitalism is a hostage situation -Not an economy
Our current #mainstreaming path of paywalls stacked on paywalls isn’t life, it’s a trap, we need a way out. In our everyday lives, we’ve come to accept the absurd:
You pay to eat food grown on land you don’t own,
Pay to sleep under a roof that someone profits from,
Pay to drink water privatized by corporations,
Pay to breathe, because the air is poisoned by industries that sell you both the problem and the solution.
And if you miss a payment? Game over. That’s not a […]
⁂ Article
Capitalism is a hostage situation -Not an economy
Our current #mainstreaming path of paywalls stacked on paywalls isn’t life, it’s a trap, we need a way out. In our everyday lives, we’ve come to accept the absurd:
You pay to eat food grown on land you don’t own,
Pay to sleep under a roof that someone profits from,
Pay to drink water privatized by corporations,
Pay to breathe, because the air is poisoned by industries that sell you both the problem and the solution.
And if you miss a payment? Game over. That’s not a […]