I rarely if ever see ZeroTier mentioned as a solution, but it’s a self-hostable encrypted virtual mesh network (with a small free tier for corp-hosted), super secure, and really easy to setup. I use ZTnet instead of the free-tier corp-hosted controller
It would admittedly be harder in blue states, but reds are a shoe-in for these expected shenanigans. there is also mounting evidence that purple states have already been compromised, leading to bogus counts in 2024.
I’m by no means saying to throw our hands up in despair tho! Just pointing out we need to fight harder than many realize to push for actual fair elections in the future. Resistance is NOT futile!
Mainly having issues with Sequoia’s software firewall, but there are other annoyances as well. The latest iOS update all but broke my Mail app too. I’m tolerating the macOS issues for now, but about to replace my iphone with a Pixel running LineageOS. I’ve about had it with the big apple lately.
Not your point, but I actually do recommend torrenting linux ISOs… often much faster than direct downloads from the devs’ websites. ;-)
Maybe see if ‘rclone mount’ solves the problem for ya. Rclone can often be a super handy swiss army knife for stuff like this.
Pair it with one of those toilet seat iBooks from the 90s and you’ve really got something!
I used to make clocks with the platters and give them to friends and family. Michael’s used to sell inexpensive clock mechanisms that looked really cool against the platter background. I haven’t seen them lately, but I’m sure someone sells them online.
Came here to say this^
Just the Invidious instance I found on the official list a long time ago. I like them because they’re relatively local, super reliable, and unlike a lot of other instances they actually have the download feature enabled. But yeah, their domain name is a bit awkward, lol.
This one’s my favorite: https://vid.puffyan.us/watch?v=BHkhIjG0DKc
Check out the Chocolatey package manager for Windows. It makes updates for all our common packages available through git/yum/brew easily installed/updated on Windows. PowerShell will never be anywhere near as nice as sitting at a proper linux terminal, but Chocolatey makes the Windows experience slightly more bearable when you need to use it.
+1 for Cloudflare.
That said, there are a number of folks rightfully concerned about the sheer mass of information Cliudflare has access to through their Content Delivery Network (their primary service). This raises potential privacy concerns, especially for self-hosters, who tend to prefer not to rely too heavily on any one large company. However, you don’t actually have to use their CDN service to make use of their minimally-priced Registrar functionality, and personally I really appreciate the services they offer. Their free tier is really impressive, and incredibly useful.
I can’t speak to the paid ProtonVPN service, but their free tier doesn’t allow torrenting. They’ll disconnect you with a slap on the wrist error about it.
+1 for pihole! Stupid easy for linux geeks to setup and maintain, but probably a pretty hard sell for the more general public. A cloud service like NextDNS might be more appropriate for average Joes. I can’t speak to AdGuard since I don’t use it, but I know that name gets mentioned frequently in privacy circles - favorably, I think…
Problem seems to be the main site page doesn’t work on modern iOS, at least not with Lockdown Mode enabled. It loads fine on desktop, but not in any popular iOS browsers (all browser use the same underlying WebKit rendering tools from Apple anyway). That’s a bummer
I got far enough on pixelfed.social to confirm my email address, now I just get a blank blue screen. Not an encouraging first impression. Perhaps I tried to join during a media-caused mad rush or something?
I discovered and installed it a long time ago, but it won’t run on my SO’s old phone and I haven’t been able to convince anyone else I know to help me test it. So, I love the concept but can’t vouch for its usability. Widespread user adoption is always an issue with mew privacy or security tech.
No one has mentioned OBS? If I understood OP’s need correctly that seems like the obvious choice to me.
Yeah, I noticed similar weirdness on iOS. I was just ignoring it cause they already made me happy by fixing an unrelated bug with the preferred default views on dofferent servers (thank you!).
great app, I bet they’ll fix it for ya if you file a bug report. I’m not sure which platform they host the code repo on, but I bet a quick internet search will find it