Posts by neildarlow@fosstodon.org
(DIR) Post #A3OH9jWoeAsKzAen20 by neildarlow@fosstodon.org
2021-01-19T09:04:16Z
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@hund I mooted this with the KDE developers many years ago.IIRC, my question to them was "Isn't it a bad idea to base your desktop on a technology owned by a commercial entity?".The response was "Not really, if it becomes an issue we'll just fork it!".Oh well, it looks like that time has come. I do hope lessons are learned from this.
(DIR) Post #A3UWpJmvHct4FGROzI by neildarlow@fosstodon.org
2021-01-22T09:28:25Z
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@metalune Also there's appropriateness of use.I was surprised, in looking at polkit (most GNU/Linux distributions use it as an authorisation service) uses a Javascript interpreter for its configuration.Why on earth do you need an active configuration format?
(DIR) Post #A3UbNLyu2ELSi4WsKG by neildarlow@fosstodon.org
2021-01-22T10:14:39Z
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Nice to know that in these difficult times our broadband provider, Virgin Media, is increasing our package price by £4 a month.I understand the need for occasional price increases as a result of additional features but when these come, in what is a time of hardship for some, it's a bitter pill.Moreso when you're the loyal customer of 20+ years and frequent switchers take advantage of better than 50% price reductions for a six month period.Shameful really. 😔
(DIR) Post #A3UftssvdRBNqGVCGe by neildarlow@fosstodon.org
2021-01-22T11:10:05Z
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@wizzwizz4 I'll take a look but the advantage of unlimited broadband, with a gaming-happy son, is a major consideration.Our recent usage figures were 352GB (one month) and 51 PetaBytes (last 12 months) - I can't even visualise that last one.We're currently on a 200Mbps tier and I really look forward to him going to Uni to acquire a sense of reality on data usage/cost. 😀
(DIR) Post #A3UloGcj3tfhSBd0me by neildarlow@fosstodon.org
2021-01-22T12:14:25Z
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@kev You're not alone in having a scrollable menu, I've seen it with many sites on mobile.You can mitigate it through careful choices in the ordering of the menu items.You could put cookies and GDPR-compliance policy links last. 😉
(DIR) Post #A3Ur4QUmcqsQTVRCvA by neildarlow@fosstodon.org
2021-01-22T13:15:00Z
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@wizzwizz4 Sounds like you're heading in the same direction regarding media reputation as we are in the UK.Our newspapers are in a dire state and TV news outlets are becoming more biased and selective in what they report.Hence the rise of the small YouTube news channels which are gaining traction.
(DIR) Post #A3UrIDjYrziwwvva9w by neildarlow@fosstodon.org
2021-01-22T13:17:05Z
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@kev Oh Kev, I'm OK with your horizontal scrolling menu and I did tell you so.Don't listen to all those naysayers. 😂
(DIR) Post #A3bIqhNRQ4pQI8Rqme by neildarlow@fosstodon.org
2021-01-25T08:48:58Z
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@nebunez Don't do that, anything can be made to work. What's your latest issue?I've been running ejabberd for many years and am now switching to prosody. I might be able to help you.
(DIR) Post #A3bIqidQk7DEC0w8LQ by neildarlow@fosstodon.org
2021-01-25T15:36:50Z
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@nebunez Have you looked outside your prosody configuration to determine if the required ports are open?I don't see anything in what you've shown there that would break things.
(DIR) Post #A3bRsXgNKm34OIG5Fg by neildarlow@fosstodon.org
2021-01-25T16:10:19Z
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@nebunez Unless you're going to restrict your chat server to conversejs and https connections you might also want to open the regular client connection port on 5222 (this does plain and TLS connections).
(DIR) Post #A3bkuOz6Xf4f7gcRqi by neildarlow@fosstodon.org
2021-01-25T21:08:23Z
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@kelbot See my profile. 😉
(DIR) Post #A3bqXEmqtEFiYnE3TE by neildarlow@fosstodon.org
2021-01-25T21:53:37Z
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Self-hosting a XMPP server?Create a MUC room for what interests you, and maybe others, and promote it through your mastodon profile.Let's build a distributed chat network together.#xmpp @xmpp
(DIR) Post #A3h6D4VRyPq9wNI9nU by neildarlow@fosstodon.org
2021-01-28T11:01:01Z
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@kev It's when the "learning curve" becomes "going round in circles". All good fun. 😀
(DIR) Post #A3phAQnBuOafl9sDdQ by neildarlow@fosstodon.org
2021-02-01T14:17:38Z
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@edgren Were you concerned about allergies?We're preferring the AstraZeneca vaccine over the Pfizer one for people affected by allergies.You shouldn't have fears about taking the vaccine. Our experience, in the UK, is wholly positive and we have the numbers to support that.
(DIR) Post #A3porhTUSYHnd7Eogi by neildarlow@fosstodon.org
2021-02-01T15:59:45Z
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@murtezayesil I guess you've just got to ignore those glitzy buttons and follow the small print below. 😊
(DIR) Post #A3ppokbCUEkuPC0ATo by neildarlow@fosstodon.org
2021-02-01T16:10:26Z
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@pleiades I've been running a personal ejabberd server for years and only recently put it under some load.I have a, modest, dual-core server (AMD E350 1.6GHz) and my single chat room with 12 participants saw the ejabberd process using 115% of CPU (out of 200%) and a virtual size over 1GB for RAM.I'm currently building a replacement and using Prosody which, I hope, will be much lighter in weight.
(DIR) Post #A3sTj1zNIsJV5I3Z3I by neildarlow@fosstodon.org
2021-02-02T21:01:43Z
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Sad to learn that our recent National Hero - Captain Tom Moore - has succumbed to Covid-19.For those that don't know, this 100 year old man raised over £33 million for our National Health Service (NHS) by walking around his garden many, many times.R.I.P. Captain (Sir) Tom. You will be missed by your countrymen. 🇬🇧
(DIR) Post #A3uwNs5MDPH3H62MPg by neildarlow@fosstodon.org
2021-02-03T22:39:06Z
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@kiri Not federation. A chat isn't visible across all servers.Your JID contains the domain of the server which hosts you. The domain in the JID of the target recipient provides the server-to-server routing information.@fleegman
(DIR) Post #A3vWIjhjXqmKBQq0xM by neildarlow@fosstodon.org
2021-02-04T10:00:01Z
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@hund It seems, that the definition of federated has changed from my perception. It states that two entities being able to communicate is federation. So in that case, two people with tin cans and connecting string are federated.@kiri @fleegman
(DIR) Post #A3vlQjtEEpFcO5UMwy by neildarlow@fosstodon.org
2021-02-04T12:49:34Z
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@hund Yes, you're right but doesn't that put us in the realm of just labelling things for the sake of having a label.Obviously, it's beneficial for alike systems to be able to communicate and a bonus when dissimilar ones can also do it.But there could come a time when such labels are used to discriminate and individuals might be treated differently for not being on a federated platform - for the sake of a label.@kiri @fleegman