Posts by zyk@mastodon.nz
(DIR) Post #APRIQYn9kY7uHQKvqa by zyk@mastodon.nz
2022-11-07T23:34:18Z
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@lawgeeknz @keith Yep definitely a bit of a conundrum. I have no idea how this would play out in court, but here on our server, you get banned for violating the rules. It really doesn't have to be any more complicated than that.
(DIR) Post #APRzjfSNUSE4TvyWlE by zyk@mastodon.nz
2022-11-10T05:14:08Z
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@strypey read this. All of you #NZTwits
(DIR) Post #APTkkCc1EFfFpufdsu by zyk@mastodon.nz
2022-11-09T10:57:54Z
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How toots are propagated:
(DIR) Post #APeBAwyG20r1X85Rdg by zyk@mastodon.nz
2022-11-16T01:51:36Z
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PSA:The most environmentally friendly piece of tech/hardware is the one you already own. It's almost certainly fit for purpose. Repair that shit.Planned obsolescence is a scam
(DIR) Post #AQRbQQlrbHRKmJCK9o by zyk@mastodon.nz
2022-12-09T20:59:26Z
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@SDF was phase 1 "remove all the cable management from rack 1"? 😋
(DIR) Post #AQu3Ydq18gPSlQiq1I by zyk@mastodon.nz
2022-12-23T01:14:18Z
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Oh no! A popular cloud service that appeared completely trustworthy has been hacked and all my passwords are now potentially in the hands of criminals!....Better quickly pick another trustworthy-looking cloud service....gee I sure hope these guys try harder to look after me.Take control of, and responsibility for your own damn data.It's not for everyone, but I use KeepassXC here, which is a program that runs locally on my machines/phones, and I sync the database between them using syncthing
(DIR) Post #AQu3YgVDEUYB1m0lVY by zyk@mastodon.nz
2022-12-23T01:24:37Z
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We all keep choosing to delegate that control and responsibility to companies that are obviously either unwilling or unable to protect our data properly.It seems like a good choice. Why? Because they're professional-looking, it seems like they probably have some clues about what they're doing, and it's "free" - as in it doesn't cost time or money, and you don't have to learn anything.Centralizing all that important data makes for a very attractive target, though.There are other options.
(DIR) Post #ARsSJgrCJhtzSNVb72 by zyk@mastodon.nz
2023-01-21T09:28:52Z
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Ubuntu is an ancient African word which roughly translates as "can't configure Debian"
(DIR) Post #ARzBRoBAdfP5Mtr6XY by zyk@mastodon.nz
2023-01-25T00:46:39Z
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We are not the same
(DIR) Post #ASPvhIOlDAEURvLioi by zyk@mastodon.nz
2023-02-06T21:59:33Z
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People are really screenshotting toots and linking to them because there's no quoting feature?...Why don't you just boost the original and comment on it?Your followers will see both the boost and your comment.Edit: yes, I'm looking at you, #retoot
(DIR) Post #ASWGz0rIQUDnFVkIM4 by zyk@mastodon.nz
2023-02-08T21:41:26Z
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#Netflix #meme
(DIR) Post #ASWNyhWmzrn6yVx61I by zyk@mastodon.nz
2023-02-10T01:26:54Z
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@aurynn @quokka1 ahem
(DIR) Post #AUx5cJvjhvjPy9Ey6y by zyk@mastodon.nz
2022-11-18T11:57:31Z
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This is basically how it works:Boosts follow the path of a normal post.If you boost something it goes to your followers, which always implies you endorse it.Favorites do nothing except notify the original poster that you liked it.There are no quotes, because they inevitably lead to antisocial behavior.Content warnings are a thing - use them.Norms here might be a bit strange. It's not twitter, it's something else. Look around and get a feel for it. There were people here long before you.
(DIR) Post #AV4VpYcWMKRyD0wct6 by zyk@mastodon.nz
2023-04-27T03:40:43Z
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1/"Mastodon Is Doomed"1200 words of abject horseshit from Justin Garrison on the front page of HN this morning.https://justingarrison.com/blog/2023-04-24-mastodon-is-doomed/I don't normally bother with this kind of thing, but I'm bored so here we go...> running an instance is expensive and complicated, No it isnt> And owning your data isn’t a product feature.Yes it is. One that's unparalleled in the corp/centralised socialmedia landscape.
(DIR) Post #AV4YVTysCNgXtHWEQC by zyk@mastodon.nz
2023-02-11T22:06:01Z
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mastodon.nz doesn't use any "cloud" tech/companies at all.We run opensource everything on our own hardware in a datacentre, configured and maintained by real engineers the way God intended.It's rock-solid, fast as hell, cheaper than you might think, and most importanly we control the entire thing.Centralization is the enemy. Build it yourself.
(DIR) Post #AVShEFV0LnORR0RYzg by zyk@mastodon.nz
2023-05-09T00:29:24Z
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So we're angry at @matrix now because they had a booth at some cop festival? 🙄 lord give me strength
(DIR) Post #AX845McEMXZsXLhDjE by zyk@mastodon.nz
2023-06-27T21:20:25Z
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lol google removed the "Sort by Date" option from search.Does it even qualify as a searchengine now?You can't actually *search* for anything with it anymore - It's really just a tool for viewing sponsored content "relevant" to the thing you're searching for.
(DIR) Post #AXo1CfV342mtVXWkYS by zyk@mastodon.nz
2023-07-18T02:44:24Z
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@onan @odessa Cool instance.My first real exposure to both Linux and The Church was Slackware, which incidentally turned 30 yesterday(ish)!
(DIR) Post #AY8H7ZMR0zdeVral1s by zyk@mastodon.nz
2023-07-27T01:38:55Z
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As bad/annoying/stupid as all this is, it's just pushing me further and further from the commercial web.I can see a future where I have some flavor of chrome installed for use with anything commercial, and the rest of the time I surf a different kind of internet entirely.Honestly, I'm not that bothered by the separation of the two.
(DIR) Post #AY8H7bBWEY5yAaV4IC by zyk@mastodon.nz
2023-07-27T21:15:25Z
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Imagine a world where there was a corp net and a civnet. A separate internet where all the standards and services were user-first, privacy-first, security-first. Where the same open source gods who prop up the current trashfire are free from big-tech's fuckwittery, free to build and standardise open protocols that are beneficial to the community.A fringe sort of a place where no respectable business would dream of operating a storefront. A place where compatibility with them is not a concern.