Borgzilla

Borgzilla, 10 months ago

Frankly, I don’t see this a a problem as long as the software is up to date and the hardware is sound. I bet there are thousands of SPARC servers out there processing data 24/7 since 1995.

Borgzilla, 11 months ago

There is no engagement algorithm; it’s us :)

Borgzilla, 11 months ago

Yo, a couple years ago I had become fed up with the state of the modern Internet, and I started looking for alternatives. This is what I have found so far:

• Gopher protocol (sdf.org is pretty active)
• Gemini protocol (Modern version of gopher)
• Shared UNIX systems (also called tildes) sdf.org is great!
• RSS
• IRC/Matrix to chat with people
• Session messenger to chat with family
• BBSes via syncterm
• wiby.me and marginalia.nu search engines to find personal web sites
• oldavista.com to browse the 'Old Net’
• Web forums
• Neocities
• Webrings (They still exist!)
• Lemmy (This is a new one)

The next step for me will be to build my own personal site. The only way to keep the independent web alive is to participate in it.

Borgzilla, 10 months ago

I use Session because it doesn’t require a phone number.

Borgzilla, 10 months ago

#mp3z

Borgzilla, 10 months ago

old.lemmy.ca rocks! Thanks!

Borgzilla, 10 months ago

Frozen fish: Mackerel. Preferred: Cod.

Borgzilla, 10 months ago (edited 10 months ago)

no alcohol or drugs: I quit drinking a year ago. I’ve saved a LOT of money. In my case, it was a crutch.

Food-wise, I eat very little meat. If I do, I eat pork liver, chicken hearts/gizzards. Offal basically. Fish can be cheap if you buy it flash frozen or canned. Peanut butter, bananas, and grapes are cheap. Instead of bread, I make my own flat bread.

Borgzilla, 10 months ago (edited 10 months ago)

Depending on your situation, most of your issues can be avoided by not owning a smartphone. It’s extreme (by today’s standards, at least), but it does work. I ditched my smartphone back in 2017 for a cheap flip phone. I can find spare parts on eBay easily. My car is older, so there is no SaaS crap in it. If I need to keep in touch with someone, we can use SMS, call each other or meet in real life. I use a Linux laptop for banking/browsing the web and I keep a physical GPS in my car in case of emergency.

and I agree with you. Privacy is pretty much gone already.

Borgzilla, 10 months ago

Congrats!

Borgzilla, 10 months ago

It was a good episode, but there are a few things I didn’t like:

• Blowing up a space refinery on a whim.
• Too much romance/interpersonal stuff, still.
• Pike needs to grow a spine and be more assertive.

I give it a 6/10; not bad, not great. I’m looking forward to the new episode.

Borgzilla, 10 months ago

Canadians: First time?

Borgzilla, 10 months ago

Linux Mint’s software manager is not bad.

Borgzilla, 10 months ago

I keep a GPS in my car in case of emergency, but I try to plan my trips ahead by memorising landmarks on OSM. As a species, we are losing our navigation skills.

Borgzilla, 10 months ago

I’ve noticed this too. Most of the stuff on Reddit’s frontpage has an angry undertone. Anger = Engagement.

Borgzilla, 10 months ago

As long as automatic playback is not turned on by default!

Borgzilla, 10 months ago

I’ve just started his 52-week guide. Being a stoic is not easy.

Borgzilla, 10 months ago

The Taliban should spin up their own Mastodon instance.

Borgzilla, 10 months ago

Same here. Mandrake 8.2 was a buggy mess, but I have fond memories of it.

Borgzilla, 10 months ago

Fail fast, fail often. They have handled the issue like bosses. This project is going places.

Borgzilla, 10 months ago

The key to my independence is moving to a cheap south American country.

Borgzilla, 10 months ago

I have to give Neuromancer another shot. I tried reading it a couple times, but the words just don’t make sense.

P.S I’ve just finished Snow Crash. Good read, but the whole YT/Raven stuff was weird.

Borgzilla, 10 months ago

Serious question: What is your opinion on avoiding arguments altogether? The older I get, the less I feel like arguing.