barrycus @Reznik@mastodon.sdf.org

@ajroach42 one of my favourites is "The Machine Stops" by E. M. Forster. I was introduced to it in school when I was around 12 years old and the story has stuck with me ever since.

It was startlingly prescient for its time, too.

http://archive.ncsa.illinois.edu/prajlich/forster.html

Random reminder to use a password manager if you aren't already! It'll help you stay safe online by using long, unique passwords for each service you use.

While LastPass or 1Password are great choices, I prefer KeePassXC

Official site: https://keepassxc.org/

Official quick-start guide: https://keepassxc.org/quickstart/

My getting-started guide: https://sts10.github.io/2017/06/27/keepassxc-setup-guide.html

Think it's not worth the time to restart your computer when it tells you to update your software? Think again. https://sec.eff.org/articles/software-updates

Hey, remember RealAudio?

We are an ethical alternative to Instagram.

The project is still young, but we are getting close to a polished v1.0 release with federation support!

We can't wait to join the fediverse. ❤️ #pixelfed

Australia just made Man-In-The-Middle attacks required by law. They call it "the ghost" and every #encryption connection has to be open to the government.

Good luck with that.

#eff

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2018/12/new-fight-online-privacy-and-security-australia-falls-what-happens-next

🖼️

You can pay with Bitcoin at almost any online store (tested on 03/12/18) https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/a2ny3a/you_can_pay_with_bitcoin_at_almost_any_online/ #bitcoin

I love the tiny, expanding Gopher network. People hosting small public access shell servers, sometimes with only 128MB RAM, sometimes more, access via a restricted shell, sometimes with git, sometimes with a weird publishing system, all of them with Gopher hosting. 😍
gopher://cosmic.voyage
gopher://zaibatsu.circumlunar.space
gopher://republic.circumlunar.space
gopher://consensus.circumlunar.space
gopher://dome.circumlunar.space
It feels like the old days!

what kind of computer engineer puts the lowest setting on the screen dimmer as pitch black? if i wanted that i'd turn off the screen

the fact that i was able to come back to linux mint after a few years and still know were everything is and how to set it up is why i enjoy linux mints consistency

now if they lose that with cinnamon 4.0 then i might reconsider

Ogg Vorbis

boost if u agree

@QBFreak Newpipe for android. Its on fdroid, you can download too using it.. its schweet

Good grief. How does anyone use YouTube without an ad-blocker?

How to set up your #ssh config file. I'm 45 and have been using GNU/Linux back before people had Internet at home here in Switzerland and I've only learned about this today. 😮
This very old blog post had all the info I needed:
https://nerderati.com/2011/03/17/simplify-your-life-with-an-ssh-config-file/

It's finally here! Version 0.1 of #WriteFreely, the federated, open source version of @write_as 🎉

Get the release for your platform here: https://github.com/writeas/writefreely/releases/tag/v0.1.0

Then head over to our guide to get set up: https://writefreely.org/start