Convenience is the main issue. AFAIK, as long as you secure your device, it’ll do the job
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macallik@kbin.socialto Politics@beehaw.org•GOP’s Scalise ends his bid to become House speaker after failing to secure the votes to win gavel6·2 years agoGrand opening. Grand closing
macallik@kbin.socialto World News@beehaw.org•Brave lays off 9% of its workforce | TechCrunch4·2 years agoThis is going increasingly off topic.
- Yes wikipedia does have ads every time they fundraise
- I use libredirect to complete privacy-focused searches across various front-ends, from YouTube to Reddit to Wikipedia, and my searches are distributed across various instances, so no, a single random third party is not getting all of my searches.
- ‘The point’ is to share an article on the guy who owns Brave. I’ve provided additional context about wikiless as requested, but if you need more context moving forward, please do a google search.
macallik@kbin.socialto World News@beehaw.org•Brave lays off 9% of its workforce | TechCrunch3·2 years agoIt’s a free, open source alternative Wikipedia front-end focused on privacy.
https://github.com/Nangjing/wikiless
Basically you search wikipedia w/o tracking.
macallik@kbin.socialto World News@beehaw.org•Brave lays off 9% of its workforce | TechCrunch34·2 years agoThe owner is the guy who created JavaScript and is funded by controversial right-winger Peter Thiel
Not a huge deal, but if the SSD goes on to last for X more years, buying an SSD today to save a bit of time will seem pretty poorly thought-out in retrospect
Proprietary so it’s a long shot but maybe start a convo w/ the creator of Boring Report as a last ditch effort perhaps.
Great response 👍🏾
What surprised me was the amount of Android users. I guess self-hosters are predisposed to tinkering in general perhaps?
macallik@kbin.socialto Politics@beehaw.org•Rep. Matt Gaetz files resolution to oust Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the House7·2 years agoThere’s a visual I didn’t need this fine day
macallik@kbin.socialto Politics@beehaw.org•After Florida restricts Black history, churches step up to teach it1·2 years agoThere is an irony that only one person in all the photos looks under 35…
macallik@kbin.socialto Selfhosted@lemmy.world•Harness launches Gitness, an open-source GitHub competitor2·2 years agoInstalled Gogs but will switch the this FOSS version tomorrow. Thanks for sharing!
macallik@kbin.socialto Selfhosted@lemmy.world•Harness launches Gitness, an open-source GitHub competitor10·2 years agoHow’s it compare to gitea?
The lure of far right themes are globalized admittedly
- Hates migrants
- Ravaged by a drug crisis
- Glorifies the past as a ‘simpler’ time (even while acknowledging that this time had apartheid)
From MAGA to South Africa to Eastern Europe
macallik@kbin.socialto Selfhosted@lemmy.world•Where to find guide on self hosting for a complete beginner?2·2 years agoDefinitely look into laptop servers. They have the benefit of having a built-in screen, keyboard and battery in case power goes down. IMO, as a fellow newbie, it’s an easy way to dip your toes into hosting using existing/cheap resources
macallik@kbin.socialto Selfhosted@lemmy.world•Where to find guide on self hosting for a complete beginner?2·2 years agoSimple, yet better UX than most server-related content. Thanks for sharing
macallik@kbin.socialto Selfhosted@lemmy.world•Upgrading a self-hosted server (episode 3)2·2 years agoThanks for sharing, I didn’t know about ctop.
I installed Debian on a laptop to use as a server, and planned to use it for Firefly III among other things, but got nervous hearing how tough it was/is to lock down a server.
macallik@kbin.socialto Politics@beehaw.org•Putin has signed his name on the wrong piece of paper this time10·2 years agoIt doesn’t seem largely different from the openly brazen acts he’s committed in the past. It seems farfetched that invading an entire country won’t get you murdered, but murdering a shifty mercenary will be the straw that breaks the camel’s back.
Whoops, just remembered that I found the above course to be better suited for IT professionals/people with prior knowledge. Here is his course that I’m currently taking.
I find it to be much easier to follow than his prior-mentioned course
Gotcha. Thanks for sharing. I ended up install forgejo yesterday but Gitea will be my next option if I encounter any issues