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⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why It's OK to Block Ads (2015)⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:
There were ads! But these were simple banner graphics of 468x60 pixels. In the worst case it was an animated GIF. But hosted on the same server as the page and without any tracking shenanigans.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Pebble Time 2 Design Reveal⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
Yep, back in the days the early bird price was $169 and MSRP was supposed to be $199. And now we’re looking at $225 pre-order price.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Ham and bacon sold in Tesco and M&S found to contain cancer-causing chemicals⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
Silly season?

However, the analysis, commissioned by the Coalition Against Nitrites and undertaken by Food Science Fusion and the laboratory experts Rejuvetech, found the levels of nitrites in all 21 products were well below the 150mg/kg legal limit.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Self-hosted blog - do I need a static IP address?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
There’s also FreeDNS. Their only ask is that you log into the account once every 6 months so they know you’re still using it.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨GOG.com gives away free horny games to protest credit card company censorship⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
That’s their servers being hammered at the moment.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Zabbix in selfhosted env⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
But can Prometheus + Grafana e.g. monitor a website’s content and alert when there is a new firmware version available?

Zabbix can be configured completely via its GUI. It’s really easy once you get the hang of it.

⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Zabbix in selfhosted env⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

I have this running on a Raspberry Pi 5:

services:
  db:
    image: postgres:16-alpine
    environment:
      - POSTGRES_USER=zabbix
      - POSTGRES_PASSWORD=zabbix
      - PGDATA=/var/lib/postgresql/data
    volumes:
      - /opt/docker/zabbix7/pgdata/16/data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
    networks:
      - zabbix7
    restart: unless-stopped

  # fping needs setsuid
  # Connect to container as "root" and run: chmod +s /usr/sbin/fping
  server:
    image: zabbix/zabbix-server-pgsql:alpine-7.4-latest
    environment:
      - POSTGRES_USER=zabbix
      - POSTGRES_PASSWORD=zabbix
      - PHP_TZ=Europe/London
      - ZBX_SERVER_NAME=zabbix.domain.com
      - ZBX_NODEADDRESS=zabbix-server:10051
    cap_add:
      - NET_RAW
      - NET_ADMIN
    volumes:
      - /opt/docker/zabbix7/zabbix-server/alertscripts:/usr/lib/zabbix/alertscripts
      - /opt/docker/zabbix7/zabbix-server/externalscripts:/usr/lib/zabbix/externalscripts
      - /opt/docker/zabbix7/zabbix-server/mibs:/usr/lib/zabbix/mibs
      - /opt/docker/zabbix7/zabbix-server/modules:/usr/lib/zabbix/modules
      - /opt/docker/zabbix7/zabbix-server/export:/var/lib/zabbix/export
      - /opt/docker/zabbix7/zabbix-server/snmptraps:/var/lib/zabbix/snmptraps
    ports:
      - 10051:10051
    depends_on:
      - db
    links:
      - "db:postgres-server"
    networks:
      - zabbix7
      - traefik-public
    restart: unless-stopped

  web:
    image: zabbix/zabbix-web-nginx-pgsql:alpine-7.4-latest
    restart: unless-stopped
    environment:
        - PHP_TZ=Europe/London
        - ZBX_SERVER_NAME=zabbix.domain.com
        - ZBX_SERVER_HOST=zabbix-server
    #ports:
    #  - 10080:8080
    #  - 10081:443
    depends_on:
      - server
      - db
    links:
      - "server:zabbix-server"
      - "db:postgres-server"
    networks:
      - zabbix7
      - traefik-public
    labels:
      traefik.enable: "true"
      traefik.http.routers.zbx.rule: Host(`zabbix.domain.com`)
      traefik.http.routers.zbx.entrypoints: https
      traefik.http.routers.zbx.tls: "true"
      traefik.http.routers.zbx.tls.certresolver: le
      traefik.http.services.zbx.loadbalancer.server.port: "8080"

networks:
  traefik-public:
    external: true
  zabbix7:
    attachable: true

⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Fediverse is the Left Wing Circle Jerk⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

Start your own instance, be the change you want to see in the world.

This right here is the beauty of the Fediverse. And as such, it’s not “The Fediverse” that’s a “Left Wing Circle Jerk”, it’s just the servers you’ve found so far.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Mushroom learns to crawl after being given robot body⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
Great, just make sure this never gets near some elevator control logic like in the movies “The Lift” (1983) or “The Shaft” aka. “Down” (2001).
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Reddit users in the UK must now upload selfies to access NSFW subreddits⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
How do you think this will go down? Parents calling the ISP with “please unblock porn sites for me”? I see various things why this won’t work. From ISPs not wanting to increase the number of service calls over Apple’s Private WiFi MAC addresses to these kind of customers not even knowing how their devices appear on the router. Nah, completely unfeasible.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Reddit users in the UK must now upload selfies to access NSFW subreddits⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
Your ISP doesn’t see which device accesses the Internet. They only see their router.

OTOH, most routers already have features to block websites for specific client devices. But good luck putting the onus on the parents to configure that properly.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Reddit users in the UK must now upload selfies to access NSFW subreddits⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
Because it’s always a few fuckwits ruining it for the rest.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Reddit users in the UK must now upload selfies to access NSFW subreddits⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

it should be built into your internet contract

This works fine with personal contracts like your mobile. (EE has a porn filter that you can disable in your account.)

But it doesn’t quite work for contracts that usually have multiple users. Like your home Internet. Because a child could connect to your WiFi and access that shmutz.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨This new SSD will literally self destruct if you push the big red button it comes with — Team Group posts video of data destruction in action⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
Don’t tell your friends! They WILL push that button the moment you’re not looking.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Reevaluating my password management⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:
If you’re happy with how Apple Password works for you, I can recommend StrongBox. It keeps all data in a KeePass2 database and integrates into Apple’s AutoFill API. That means it feels almost native when using it. No browser plugin needed. (At least not for Safari.) And you can decide how you sync the database file.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨We need to stop pretending AI is intelligent⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:
I prefer the term “sophisticated text completion”.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Selfhosting DJ sets? (Soundcloud-style)⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:
Doesn’t get any more secure than a battle-tested web server hosting simple MP3 files and a text file.

Convenience might be a thing, though. I’m in the Apple ecosystem so their Podcasts app shows that feed on all devices and tracks listening progress, etc.

If I didn’t have that, I’m still a lifetime customer with PocketCasts and PocketCasts Web. So, that’s that. But if you don’t have anything similar in place, a self-hosted streaming server might be the best way to go, yes.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Selfhosting DJ sets? (Soundcloud-style)⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:
Do you need a web player? I’ve got several years of a radio show on my web server and wrote a script that created an RSS feed for them. This way I can open that in any podcast player (even web based ones) to listen to it.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Search sucks! Yeah, it does, and here's why.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

but I didn’t use the word “flower”

Well, hopefully you’ve added an ALT text to the picture for all those visually challenged people out there - which then also helps search engines.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Search sucks! Yeah, it does, and here's why.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
There’s also Marginalia if you’re looking for some rather traditional web search.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anker is recalling over 1.1 million power banks due to fire and burn risks⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
I’ve entered the serial number of my Germany-bought model and it said it’s not from the affected batch and safe to use.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨An earnest question about the AI/LLM hate⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

it’s rotting peoples critical thinking

@gork is this real?
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Ghost 6.0 releases next month with ActivityPub support⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

At least WP is free, Ghost is as “free” until you find out its only useful with the rest of the payed platform. editorjs.io is much better in that sense.

lemmy.ml/post/31091334/19015547
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google confirms more ads on your paid YouTube Premium Lite soon⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
Can you, though? Because I remember when DVB started in Europe, they’ve sent a signal during commercials that makes your device block the fast forward feature.

I don’t know whether that’s still a thing. But you needed a hacked firmware on your TV / set top box to allow to FFWD through commercials back then.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google confirms more ads on your paid YouTube Premium Lite soon⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
Same here. And I’m waiting for them to finally do it because it’ll free up so much of my time. I might start reading books again.

Also, it’s the last Google-service I’m using. So, banning me from it will allow me to finally delete my Google account.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Voyager moved the default instance to lemmy.zip⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
It’s not lemmy.zip that’s blocked in the UK, they (lemmy.zip) block every visitor from the UK as they don’t want to get in trouble for violating the UK’s Online Safety Act.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A WYSIWYG editor for personal website?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
If you’re on macOS, there’s blocs. It seems to pop up on BundleHunt for a fraction of their normal price every once in a while.

Then, there’s RapidWeaver Elements - which just went into Early Access.

However, you might want to evaluate whether a static site generator or some small CMS like GRAV can work for you.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Mastodon.social shadowbanned me and there's no way to contact anyone about it⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
IMHO, it’s one thing if you want to limit everything from there on your instance and on your own will, but a completely different thing for them to basically secretly ban you from their whole instance just because one single person on there felt offended and reported you. There surely must be something in between doing nothing and this sitewide shadowban.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Mastodon.social shadowbanned me and there's no way to contact anyone about it⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
That slogan was originally coined in 1848 by King Ludwig I. But as with many things, the nazis severely tainted it. (Even though it was used by the socialist party after WWII, too.)

There’s a whole German Wikipedia article about this.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Mastodon.social shadowbanned me and there's no way to contact anyone about it⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

The VS is completely independent.

§7 BVerfSchG:

Die Bundesregierung kann, wenn ein Angriff auf die verfassungsmäßige Ordnung des Bundes erfolgt, den obersten Landesbehörden die für die Zusammenarbeit der Länder mit dem Bund auf dem Gebiete des Verfassungsschutzes erforderlichen Weisungen erteilen.

or in English:

The federal government can, if there is an attack on the constitutional order of the Federation, give necessary orders to the highest Federal State authorities for working together with the Federation in terms of protection of the constitution.