AllYourSmurf
@AllYourSmurf@lemmy.world
- Comment on What websites still feel like the old internet? 4 weeks ago:
I was there, Gandalf, when we named hosts after your horse and didn’t pronounce the “dot” in “.com”
- Comment on What websites still feel like the old internet? 4 weeks ago:
Came looking for zombo.com. Was not disappointed.
But then, zombo.com is the old Internet.
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- Comment on DEF CON 32 - Disenshittify or die! How hackers can seize the means of computation - Cory Doctorow 1 month ago:
This feels like a First Follower problem.
He’s clearly on the right track, but the first steps have a lot of inertia holding them back. Also, is hard to act as a community when we’re looking for those first few leaders to do something on their own that we as individuals can get behind.
We need some frameworks for action. I don’t think we know what that looks like yet.
- Comment on LDAP to UNIX user proxy 2 months ago:
Look into Single Sign-On services (SSO) like Authelia, Authentik, or KeyCloak. Most SSO tools do the sorts of things you’re looking for. Some will talk to the native UNIX user store. I do agree with the others, though: if you’re this far along, then it’s time to spin up LDAP and SSO, but this might be the same tool in your case.
- Comment on Costs Less? When That Happened? 2 months ago:
Amiga crew checking in. Now that was an amazing machine.
- Comment on I wonder how many US babies have been named Donald in the last few years and may live to regret it. 3 months ago:
Donald means something like “ruler of the world,” so not far off.
- Comment on If a tunnel boring machine were installed facing downward in a cemetery, you wouldn't need to expand the cemetery 3 months ago:
That’s one heck of a shower thought!
- Comment on Anna's Archive Loses .GS Domain Name But Remains Resilient. 4 months ago:
Projects like Anna’s Archive, Z-Library, and the rest need volunteers to create mirrors. If you understand the risks and are able to keep a mirror running long term (not easy work), please do it.
- Comment on Homelab Organization 4 months ago:
Right now, I’m using Obsidian. I think I’d like to transition to keeping docs in a wiki, but I worry that it’s part of the self-hosted infrastructure. In other words, if the wiki’s down, I no longer have the docs that I need to repair the wiki.
- Comment on Apple Rumored to Be Working on AirPods With Built-in Cameras 4 months ago:
iWax on … iWax off
- Comment on Why Everyone Should Still Use an RSS Reader in 2024 9 months ago:
Check out FreshRSS. You can self host, so if you have a home server, this will do the trick. Use your favorite reader app that can connect to it.
I get the subscription fatigue. I’m currently paying for Inoreader because I haven’t fully cut over to FreshRSS. It has good tools that are worth it for many, but all those subscriptions add up fast.
- Comment on Elon Musk’s ironic bot army exposed 10 months ago:
- Comment on Firefox for Android now supports over 450 add-ons 11 months ago:
Now do iOS. (Yes I know Apple has to release their stranglehold on the browser first.)
- Comment on Nas options for an office environment 1 year ago:
Synology has the best systems of their kind. I’d go with them for pre-made solutions. Their UI is simple enough for most folks to understand.
Backups. Backups. Backups. Focus on what you can reliably do. If you can’t make a service bulletproof, then maybe it’s not ready for everyday use.
Keep good notes. Notes tell both what you did and why you did it. Keep track of what problem you’re solving or what goal you’re working toward. All of this will help when you do look for a new IT provider. Use your notes to help the business define requirements for them.
- Comment on You probably can recite 2 birthday songs from memory, but only 2. 1 year ago:
Happy birthday to you
You belong in a zoo
You look like a monkey
And you smell like one too!