2026-04-26T12:39:57Z https://yabu.me Nate Bartram https://yabu.me/npub176ahkfvjpen2gmger7ml35zjjarnd5q9n5tm9n7dll4qcklmd0mstpv4hv https://nbg1.your-objectstorage.com/tno-mastodon/accounts/avatars/111/434/251/555/978/348/original/7cb3b2830060e41d.jpg https://nbg1.your-objectstorage.com/tno-mastodon/accounts/avatars/111/434/251/555/978/348/original/7cb3b2830060e41d.jpg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspfx3qde70urkaue2yksjmytad5jpvex4xpjjnld0pkp3czt32h2gzyrmtk7e9jg8xdfrdry0m07xs22t5wdksqkw30vk0ehl75rzmld4lwgn06jq So <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub14vu6kv6afage0lglr2kqlx39px9yacfz2720v7hkxn05hnhxck6q259wlz" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Jonah Aragon :MN:</span> (<span class="italic">npub14vu…9wlz</span>)</a></span> seems to think that Cape is interesting and worth checking out, therefore I am too. If you sign up with my referral, we both get $20 off, so please help a brother make the price more reasonable 😂<br/><br/>Use my code 6H6AVP1Q at checkout or <a href="https://cape.co/get-cape?referral=6H6AVP1Q">https://cape.co/get-cape?referral=6H6AVP1Q</a>. 2026-05-10T15:09:04Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdx6gwffjxrldgr4p6hlkt8rhnq97qe788xcdv2ra66geweksxpqgzyrmtk7e9jg8xdfrdry0m07xs22t5wdksqkw30vk0ehl75rzmld4lwkgldcr Earlier today my phone was overheating (not cause of TikTok, but it&#39;s all related) so I popped it in the fridge and I&#39;m shocked as hell that worked. So I guess there&#39;s your LPT/TIL.<br/><br/>Now seems like a good time to remind everyone that I am not formally trained on tech, so like, your mileage may vary. 2026-05-06T00:45:18Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw0tvrxah8lfd7qcwj78h0vc5huy0jkem0klrpq4e93ukecsyyuqqzyrmtk7e9jg8xdfrdry0m07xs22t5wdksqkw30vk0ehl75rzmld4lwpf4n6c Sometimes I criticize the tech community. Sometimes it delivers the laugh I need.<br/><br/>Thank you random GitHub stranger.<br/> <img src="https://nbg1.your-objectstorage.com/tno-mastodon/media_attachments/files/116/508/046/834/527/983/original/000a91cd241b74f9.png"> <br/> 2026-05-03T01:29:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgha92wagw7yetaj5n79aa8rw0kdkpjsztt36836vyqtpfafy8lrczyrmtk7e9jg8xdfrdry0m07xs22t5wdksqkw30vk0ehl75rzmld4lwsnn8yz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstnsena5k0lp4xn2nz725emzxv2xaul77cg9ejl502n9uth8dwdqgtz575a'>nevent1q…575a</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I don&#39;t know about how some of them end but for TV shows I hear The Boys is a tough watch at times, Handmaid&#39;s Tale is bleak af (and turning into a documentary by the day), Mr Robot has happy ending but some of the plot points are fucking depressing, early Black Mirror hits hard af. 2026-04-29T14:13:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstnsena5k0lp4xn2nz725emzxv2xaul77cg9ejl502n9uth8dwdqgzyrmtk7e9jg8xdfrdry0m07xs22t5wdksqkw30vk0ehl75rzmld4lw6qngae In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyerrkmp3m4zuw0fv8l4w6hdp2ua2y4mgj3pm62nz8zhuruvvl8aggze2mj'>nevent1q…e2mj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>If you don&#39;t mind EXTREMELY graphic torture porn, I hear the ending of Martyrs is rough. I&#39;m still trying to decide if that one has enough artistic merit for me to watch it. Some people criticize it as pointless torture porn but others argue it has real artistic merit and I can&#39;t tell from the Wikipedia page alone. 2026-04-29T14:10:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyerrkmp3m4zuw0fv8l4w6hdp2ua2y4mgj3pm62nz8zhuruvvl8agzyrmtk7e9jg8xdfrdry0m07xs22t5wdksqkw30vk0ehl75rzmld4lwcasswz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq869j6t20n3segr3q46jn4zngtexmfkadysmr9r47h3yuaqwkwps27hu9m'>nevent1q…hu9m</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Recs: Oldboy for sure. Not really scifi but it&#39;s also a gut punch. Don&#39;t spoil it. Just brace yourself.<br/><br/>I hear Bring Her Back is brutal. Hereditary and Midsommar. Se7en. Sinister. Shutter Island. Upgrade really stayed with me. I&#39;ve heard amazing things about The Lightouse and The Witch (2015) but haven&#39;t seen either yet. 2026-04-29T14:10:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq869j6t20n3segr3q46jn4zngtexmfkadysmr9r47h3yuaqwkwpszyrmtk7e9jg8xdfrdry0m07xs22t5wdksqkw30vk0ehl75rzmld4lwjasjr9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszrunappxqaxl3rm0x8hsnhtvcm5jr4w2klnuqvh2nt6fn3hza88c5kex0r'>nevent1q…ex0r</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I will say even with the spoilers, it stuck with me for about a week. I def can&#39;t wait to ruin someone else&#39;s day with it though. &#34;You haven&#39;t seen Aniara? Bruh. Unrelated question: are you the kind of person who likes to wallow in their depression or do you want bad news while you&#39;re feeling good to help dull the sting?&#34; 2026-04-29T14:10:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr2tmm7cfhd3zynxvpul86w2jmg5fachpagvxw332d8wlrg6ztcjgzyrmtk7e9jg8xdfrdry0m07xs22t5wdksqkw30vk0ehl75rzmld4lw7cukfw I don&#39;t really need a therapist right now but I definitely wouldn&#39;t mind someone who&#39;s job is just to listen to me vent about various frustrations. Like, I don&#39;t need you to fix anything - nor can you fix what&#39;s frustrating me - but just having someone where I can be like &#34;can you believe the narcissistic stupidity of this fucking comment?&#34; and they can be like &#34;yeah fuck that guy. Alright see you next Thursday.&#34; 2026-04-24T16:14:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf8f0ef4jgu63nat6pjk72mgavjyhgrv8yp6z8h9xd28wm30u74kqzyrmtk7e9jg8xdfrdry0m07xs22t5wdksqkw30vk0ehl75rzmld4lw9pvd0u In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvn288c594edj5zudmrvshdrtyyn26e4n7xs5fw3wzcftg4ep5xcs873dzz'>nevent1q…3dzz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;ve never seen any porn on here. Am I sheltered or do you just live on the edge? 😂 2026-04-23T12:41:12Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyvtmnlvmewe45tvgzxtw6tqplll3c5sxxvx2c076exvqgwdzzrcczyrmtk7e9jg8xdfrdry0m07xs22t5wdksqkw30vk0ehl75rzmld4lwsm0psr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst8tmyvcqv22uz687vt88ts6w6dkc9rc5q8uk0tu440g3w32gue8qq4sdtj'>nevent1q…sdtj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>maybe they thought it was the good kind of puppy. 2026-04-22T14:44:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9r66lv7rclml8z6u7v3ruc92mdk5r6d5ycr389zjra5lfgtsynnqzyrmtk7e9jg8xdfrdry0m07xs22t5wdksqkw30vk0ehl75rzmld4lwuxwc0x A little while back I was offered the chance to speak to WIRED and declined. Having read the piece, I&#39;m glad I did. Seems the author had a narrative and they didn&#39;t feel like exploring any competing ones except for brief hand-waving mentions.<br/><br/>I&#39;ll be sure to take anything that author says in the future with a pile of salt. 2026-04-21T11:53:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxsts4c35l2laj2rv80hmgfzt3n337xw3k8yyhdca2z7ezdluv53qzyrmtk7e9jg8xdfrdry0m07xs22t5wdksqkw30vk0ehl75rzmld4lwacw655 Just in time for my flight tomorrow. A little bit of light reading in the terminal.<br/> <img src="https://nbg1.your-objectstorage.com/tno-mastodon/media_attachments/files/116/438/952/791/657/858/original/f50ab440349b9b19.jpg"> <br/> 2026-04-20T20:38:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstdyc6vx4dr9gfumzx8w2z54th67ryhudj527lx4cy3t29rz6t7hqzyrmtk7e9jg8xdfrdry0m07xs22t5wdksqkw30vk0ehl75rzmld4lwcs8tq9 Just in case there was any remote doubt in your mind that maybe Palantir wasn&#39;t full-stop evil.<br/><br/><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/19/palantir-posts-mini-manifesto-denouncing-regressive-and-harmful-cultures/">https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/19/palantir-posts-mini-manifesto-denouncing-regressive-and-harmful-cultures/</a> 2026-04-19T17:25:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr074egndse5s8k5decm5clkpe0vr4p7vc9l6dm0kw32q80e5uf4szyrmtk7e9jg8xdfrdry0m07xs22t5wdksqkw30vk0ehl75rzmld4lwjpwl6n I don&#39;t like how people suddenly seem to be taking Sam Altman&#39;s &#34;World&#34; project seriously. It&#39;s a shit idea that needs to die. 2026-04-19T14:17:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsre83s0s7az99ldd23gzem8sgt7764zgwen8tl4gf75fvzkdu9gyszyrmtk7e9jg8xdfrdry0m07xs22t5wdksqkw30vk0ehl75rzmld4lw7q9vat When the automatic subtitles hear &#34;fetaverse.&#34;<br/><br/>I would like to exist in a universe of cheese. 2026-04-19T00:00:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg403y8dcluhckkyvs3z3j9n7tkhd9u434nkqfx40t8vhandq7ldgzyrmtk7e9jg8xdfrdry0m07xs22t5wdksqkw30vk0ehl75rzmld4lwqjemtt In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0qejddp0wyedvd8s8rfuw56mn5n703ya9xa04sgmpy3359nvw0gcpnn5ew'>nevent1q…n5ew</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Of course, to my defense, people don&#39;t put fucking nicotine in like, every single thing you eat. So someone could conceivably quit cigarettes with a lot of hard work and discipline and then avoid it forever whereas I could quit sugar but it would still be SO easy to accidentally ingest some, or the temptation would be basically everywhere. Never accidentally smoked a cigarette or seen a pack for sale in a vending machine, ya know? 2026-04-18T19:05:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0qejddp0wyedvd8s8rfuw56mn5n703ya9xa04sgmpy3359nvw0gczyrmtk7e9jg8xdfrdry0m07xs22t5wdksqkw30vk0ehl75rzmld4lwqyuzzt In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspsk2ap59u3vp6fpu3tqdfr2ffpavmngpmnmf75fjkzq4mnx9j7acyu4d6c'>nevent1q…4d6c</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Tbh I forgot fructose was naturally occurring and just assumed they meant HFC.<br/><br/>I honestly already know processed sugar is like, the worst possible thing you could put in your body short of hard drugs. I&#39;m the equivalent of that guy going &#34;yeah I know cigarettes give me cancer but I&#39;ve been smoking for 20 years and just given up. I know I&#39;m addicted.&#34; 2026-04-18T19:04:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszwjfl4krxse58t3xyrjgfp7y4cx06nyep66wrjywtsgx29ztax5gzyrmtk7e9jg8xdfrdry0m07xs22t5wdksqkw30vk0ehl75rzmld4lwqdpu0x I REALLY need to stop drinking sodas.<br/><br/><a href="https://scienceblog.com/why-fructose-behaves-less-like-a-calorie-and-more-like-a-hormone/">https://scienceblog.com/why-fructose-behaves-less-like-a-calorie-and-more-like-a-hormone/</a> 2026-04-18T18:31:38Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswynt0sjpgxq9msd54wgndgquumf0r2efsw25lmha5u450csyh77qzyrmtk7e9jg8xdfrdry0m07xs22t5wdksqkw30vk0ehl75rzmld4lwvzvst6 Republicans from Texas and Kentucky AND Lauren Boebert all voted against reauthorizing Section 702.<br/><br/>Holy shit that says something.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/republican-mutiny-sinks-trumps-push-to-extend-warrantless-surveillance/">https://www.wired.com/story/republican-mutiny-sinks-trumps-push-to-extend-warrantless-surveillance/</a> 2026-04-17T17:16:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdm3zrhkgxe4xzvsdjl5hgwnncs5axcakjtgzvwzxkn57x7p7lzdgzyrmtk7e9jg8xdfrdry0m07xs22t5wdksqkw30vk0ehl75rzmld4lwwj386x In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx5usyyn4wy8j0k3fl8c82j575gqexyufk66lu2v2gzgduyrm9gtsqscvk5'>nevent1q…cvk5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I almost laughed the way she said &#34;I like to win.&#34;<br/><br/>&#34;What keeps you motivated?&#34; &#34;Well winning is pretty freakin sweet.&#34; Yeah, touche. Can&#39;t argue with that. 😂 2026-04-12T17:57:19Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0v8wzj8kzextv8dqwhyerfx3mw9tqa9nqlxx2qy86jjgz6k34fxczyrmtk7e9jg8xdfrdry0m07xs22t5wdksqkw30vk0ehl75rzmld4lwkn084a In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg5pu2603xmhm9lt7ez9a5065w7dmf4js5wjxhz2vznnu5xlhqdjq9pkm4h'>nevent1q…km4h</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>it delivered. Found myself thinking about it in bed last night while trying to sleep 😭 <br/><br/>Gonna watch something like Spongebob or Phineas &amp; Verb today to wash it off 2026-04-12T12:09:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxftpalj22yhz8wgl2wvym0uqlsj3fsza52r46twhqce3vmkydn3szyrmtk7e9jg8xdfrdry0m07xs22t5wdksqkw30vk0ehl75rzmld4lwj9hpdr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx3jypqcs6ucwr3qslmrdn046kmz36z3wvnkmc2mrqqw6xj6map5cnv8t4l'>nevent1q…8t4l</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yes. <br/><br/>Not familiar with Avenue 5 but yeah its def not a comedy. <br/><br/>Worth a watch if you like SciFi. Probably would&#39;ve hit harder if I hadn&#39;t spoiled it but I had to brace myself cause everyone kept saying how bleak it is. Even with spoilers, the last 10 mins or so were a bit rough. Def not a date movie lol. 2026-04-12T03:28:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfdwtdtfukj2eh443rrx5gxrglga95f0zqx5ejf3fwvretnlvkgqqzyrmtk7e9jg8xdfrdry0m07xs22t5wdksqkw30vk0ehl75rzmld4lwpqvy45 I&#39;m starting Aniaria. First watch. Because apparently I live to have my soul crushed. <br/><br/>Pray for me. See you in 2 hours. 2026-04-12T01:45:19Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg5tn9hujrlaus6zfewlh9rvwxplyjdsgk39qdms57nv567e7ms6szyrmtk7e9jg8xdfrdry0m07xs22t5wdksqkw30vk0ehl75rzmld4lwut6pq5 RE: <a href="https://mastodon.neat.computer/@privacyguides/116388967819549313">https://mastodon.neat.computer/@privacyguides/116388967819549313</a><br/><br/>I&#39;m so excited to share this with you all! It was such a great day and a highlight of my career as a privacy educator/advocate 😁<br/>nostr:note164t0vqhug93ndue02y7clcltklqzyy4lt22v4shh48yc26lx0swsm3hvc4<br/> 2026-04-12T01:44:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx9emx8qlkcr9p97lw0h5j6f6wrg8hvjn8wvl76ymedp6e2xa9uwszyrmtk7e9jg8xdfrdry0m07xs22t5wdksqkw30vk0ehl75rzmld4lwj2gjv5 I really appreciate that Microsoft is leading the effort to get people to switch to Mac &amp; Linux.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.404media.co/microsoft-abruptly-terminates-veracrypt-account-halting-windows-updates/">https://www.404media.co/microsoft-abruptly-terminates-veracrypt-account-halting-windows-updates/</a> 2026-04-08T14:17:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsds97zjvxeu9tfl74e30yk4hnma6yzrxrwx53se8el4e06y7tnpxczyrmtk7e9jg8xdfrdry0m07xs22t5wdksqkw30vk0ehl75rzmld4lw0u8ygf I have the coolest job. Thank you to everyone who supports <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1dm24sez2xmp8twavvlzslsk2ct2rzg7ppl228pq4y2tae9m4qj2sqn7754" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Privacy Guides</span> (<span class="italic">npub1dm2…7754</span>)</a></span> and makes it possible. 2026-03-27T02:09:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstr5nu20krxnem0ryl07v3l504tz0keu6va96v6yarrj3mw25dmzczyrmtk7e9jg8xdfrdry0m07xs22t5wdksqkw30vk0ehl75rzmld4lwxgkwqh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf247z62q0sdy58z3wnjjrt9dxuffv6ak0q06numzh36vn97f9zwshunp9r'>nevent1q…np9r</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Putting the criminal liability on the parents *while simultaneously* doing nothing to the tech companies is disgustingly corrupt.<br/><br/><a href="https://ghost.thenewoil.org/on-parenting-age-verification/">https://ghost.thenewoil.org/on-parenting-age-verification/</a><br/><br/>Feel free to scroll down to &#34;Misplaced Blame&#34; if you don&#39;t have 15 minutes. 2026-03-20T18:38:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvcznqhth3aprud8jzfp0jd8slf7vft8979x7gacpvq30au9fm2lczyrmtk7e9jg8xdfrdry0m07xs22t5wdksqkw30vk0ehl75rzmld4lwffexuh I can&#39;t decide which snarky comment I want to leave here.<br/><br/><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/20/trumps-ai-framework-targets-state-laws-shifts-child-safety-burden-to-parents/">https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/20/trumps-ai-framework-targets-state-laws-shifts-child-safety-burden-to-parents/</a> 2026-03-20T17:00:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8w6lrg7ac8t4vgrchf255ldghxw5tqtd60lupa3awg4hskj3jtqgzyrmtk7e9jg8xdfrdry0m07xs22t5wdksqkw30vk0ehl75rzmld4lw9sgt8v &#34;It&#39;s got a built-in privacy screen and an opt-in local-only AI. Let&#39;s advertise it as private!&#34;<br/><br/>Still just polishing a turd.<br/><br/><a href="https://arstechnica.com/reviews/2026/03/samsung-galaxy-s26-ultra-review-private-and-performant/">https://arstechnica.com/reviews/2026/03/samsung-galaxy-s26-ultra-review-private-and-performant/</a> 2026-03-17T16:19:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfyjppv98j6hkd3sxualuql3cucgcxrxw7dulspz6x7ynvn3v7yjqzyrmtk7e9jg8xdfrdry0m07xs22t5wdksqkw30vk0ehl75rzmld4lwv645zt The fact that <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ak34s4f9r6vs327hnsepnhd847y5xm6xnh5f7rynp98pn8ka2tvswkt4td" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>1Password</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ak3…t4td</span>)</a></span> has tags on their blog (such as &#34;news&#34;) and easily allows you to filter by tag, but won&#39;t offer specific RSS feeds for various tags is wild.<br/><br/>I&#39;d like to follow their blog for updates - like new features and sales - but tbh I don&#39;t care at all about all the SaaS/devops/marketing shit. 2026-03-12T13:13:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswr3qvpy9jhlxyf39rhheyyqy44tx32p3eclhuw9zjkv4ks4phc6szyrmtk7e9jg8xdfrdry0m07xs22t5wdksqkw30vk0ehl75rzmld4lwx5t52w Every expert ever: &#34;This is a really fucking bad idea for so many reasons.&#34;<br/><br/>Politicians: &#34;This is the best idea we&#39;ve ever had. This is gonna fix everything.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/2026/03/04/computer-scientists-caution-against-internet-age-verification-mandates/">https://reason.com/2026/03/04/computer-scientists-caution-against-internet-age-verification-mandates/</a> 2026-03-04T23:56:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0ce9yju0nkgaudqdy6wxlkcxjqzw46xejxv0pk946sacd8wdufgqzyrmtk7e9jg8xdfrdry0m07xs22t5wdksqkw30vk0ehl75rzmld4lwaz3q3d I&#39;ll be guesting on the Hide &amp; Speak podcast this weekend, for those who want to watch.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XB3x3YkAjhY">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XB3x3YkAjhY</a> 2026-03-04T17:19:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9t4v8adxq34t6p7eju5m3cucq8t4eg0wx0r9ud7glus0zcls84tgzyrmtk7e9jg8xdfrdry0m07xs22t5wdksqkw30vk0ehl75rzmld4lw89fxwf Is the UK okay?<br/> <img src="https://nbg1.your-objectstorage.com/tno-mastodon/media_attachments/files/116/167/388/415/338/017/original/6b082f36d9c4eee0.png"> <br/> 2026-03-03T21:35:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszvee3scjr9s4nj8a9g4krr0wv30u89mdsa9ess8c746jd9c2c3kgzyrmtk7e9jg8xdfrdry0m07xs22t5wdksqkw30vk0ehl75rzmld4lwwft6yj &#34;Parents should just parent&#34; as a response to ID verification laws is the privacy version of telling people to stop using plastic straws to fix the microplastics problem. It shifts blame away from the real culprits who are doing the overwhelming majority of the damage by a wide margin and instead vilifies the individuals who - while maybe not perfect - are generally trying their best and already overwhelmed, stretched thin on resources, and out of their league. 2026-02-17T17:50:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdhcntthr0frmzkt9qfaxauag72fhyu3xe6d4judunyt9xqvzjntqzyrmtk7e9jg8xdfrdry0m07xs22t5wdksqkw30vk0ehl75rzmld4lwqn4xew ICYMI, our Smartphone Privacy/Security course has started releasing to the public. Level one is about settings you can change to easily make your phone more private without needing to do anything crazy. Perfect for beginners. And it&#39;s divided by OS (Android &amp; iOS) so you don&#39;t have to sit through advice that doesn&#39;t apply to you.<br/><br/>Feel free to share with friends and family.<br/><br/><a href="https://youtu.be/8GBbc8b39Zk">https://youtu.be/8GBbc8b39Zk</a> 2026-02-06T16:05:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8lpdcryp7aak588rk5hganfnuk4k20yswmm7u9hz8q9qv2yteq0qzyrmtk7e9jg8xdfrdry0m07xs22t5wdksqkw30vk0ehl75rzmld4lw402zcu I&#39;ve uploaded my latest video explaining the TikTok changes to TikTok 3 times and it has a collective total of 2 views across all three uploads, hours apart.<br/><br/>Def no censorship going on here. The algorithmic timeline is going great. 2026-02-05T17:56:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy8f92qzxgn3gnpgxajgtmc6egrtlrcf67qcdwdh5k37mq6mq24rszyrmtk7e9jg8xdfrdry0m07xs22t5wdksqkw30vk0ehl75rzmld4lwd4e3az Friendly reminder that <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1dm24sez2xmp8twavvlzslsk2ct2rzg7ppl228pq4y2tae9m4qj2sqn7754" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Privacy Guides</span> (<span class="italic">npub1dm2…7754</span>)</a></span> has a Shorts channel so you can share the stories we talk about on the podcast easier. Content is ramping up :)<br/><br/><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@privacyguidesshorts">https://www.youtube.com/@privacyguidesshorts</a> 2026-01-28T23:27:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrtr0cduyms35t6lc905mmp9x8uj8cpg9gudvqx7aweyr78kclmjqzyrmtk7e9jg8xdfrdry0m07xs22t5wdksqkw30vk0ehl75rzmld4lwvmv08d I have been saying that many of the complaints with AI are &#34;technical problems.&#34; Someday we&#39;ll create AI that uses less energy, is more accurate, etc.<br/><br/>The fundamental problems we need to focus on fixing - if even possible - are the non-technical problems. Consensual data training, compensating creators, etc. These are are harder issues to tackle that will outlive the &#34;technical problems&#34; and really put inequality into hyperspace if left unresolved.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2026-01-22/la-startup-says-its-using-rocket-science-to-cool-data-centers-in-way-that-saves-power-water">https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2026-01-22/la-startup-says-its-using-rocket-science-to-cool-data-centers-in-way-that-saves-power-water</a> 2026-01-27T02:35:11Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs80ngt6wuzla6nkq6d2w0g6acqnf7ynye4tpm7zgc7y580uwy6c3szyrmtk7e9jg8xdfrdry0m07xs22t5wdksqkw30vk0ehl75rzmld4lwzeqeu0 .<span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1rk6czmpvny876kqvc4aqseuku3zmnxlphyxs2940g6u59te5m2yq57hv4q" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Nextcloud 📱☁️💻</span> (<span class="italic">npub1rk6…hv4q</span>)</a></span> already created this without stealing someone else&#39;s data, draining an entire lake, or hallucinating answers.<br/><br/><a href="https://tech.slashdot.org/story/26/01/26/2230202/gemini-in-google-calendar-now-helps-you-find-the-best-meeting-time-for-all-attendees">https://tech.slashdot.org/story/26/01/26/2230202/gemini-in-google-calendar-now-helps-you-find-the-best-meeting-time-for-all-attendees</a> 2026-01-27T00:06:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspgjy4w633cnr7fq5k3s2n6cadmj497qy9l5slm526ux985w2hvkszyrmtk7e9jg8xdfrdry0m07xs22t5wdksqkw30vk0ehl75rzmld4lwjjeps0 New year, same mission.<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1dm24sez2xmp8twavvlzslsk2ct2rzg7ppl228pq4y2tae9m4qj2sqn7754" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Privacy Guides</span> (<span class="italic">npub1dm2…7754</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1tk7jypnfgd60sraumszl3ptaqytlumxk2p2nkpl67n9m6y5guhns320m5c" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Tuta</span> (<span class="italic">npub1tk7…0m5c</span>)</a></span><br/> <img src="https://nbg1.your-objectstorage.com/tno-mastodon/media_attachments/files/115/820/866/937/231/390/original/9c8d5fd679c634d4.jpg"> <br/> 2026-01-01T16:50:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8yalf8q60v76y3muc5w5xjga03mgath4q6mu6ra37jz524u0jfmqzyrmtk7e9jg8xdfrdry0m07xs22t5wdksqkw30vk0ehl75rzmld4lwxe473v Inside me are two wolves.<br/><br/>One is constantly satisfied with how seamlessly <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1rk6czmpvny876kqvc4aqseuku3zmnxlphyxs2940g6u59te5m2yq57hv4q" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Nextcloud 📱☁️💻</span> (<span class="italic">npub1rk6…hv4q</span>)</a></span> does everything I need and works across every OS smoothly, perfectly fitting my workflow.<br/><br/>The other is screaming that their end-to-end encryption plugin is still bug-riddled ass and therefore it has no real, meaningful encryption. 2025-12-20T13:09:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp40reqmyyl4skrsv9ja70836p4ceqx0ws9vdad758xlz5xpmscwczyrmtk7e9jg8xdfrdry0m07xs22t5wdksqkw30vk0ehl75rzmld4lwn2y5at My entire adult life I learned to type with em-dashes and now I just realized that everything I write looks AI as fuck because of it 😭 2025-12-03T04:14:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspaqtgmz5k2luqeah07lj344d3vmurg2jeuqszcaq036lhsetw8jczyrmtk7e9jg8xdfrdry0m07xs22t5wdksqkw30vk0ehl75rzmld4lwq3qe5t ICYMI, <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1dm24sez2xmp8twavvlzslsk2ct2rzg7ppl228pq4y2tae9m4qj2sqn7754" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Privacy Guides</span> (<span class="italic">npub1dm2…7754</span>)</a></span> now has a merch store.<br/><br/>There&#39;s some dope designs.<br/><br/>No AI. All humans.<br/><br/><a href="https://shop.privacyguides.org/collections/drinkware">https://shop.privacyguides.org/collections/drinkware</a> 2025-11-29T03:27:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspq0q2z53y6lr83ffuxe770vxvz8xkz9u09pddryj536dgm5ws9vgzyrmtk7e9jg8xdfrdry0m07xs22t5wdksqkw30vk0ehl75rzmld4lwpwcvdv Sometimes you meet your heroes and walk away disappointed. Other times, you become a super fan. <br/><br/>So anyways I went to Europe for the first time for real. 2025-09-22T19:00:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0986uedd3zrj9wp93vh5qeemklvz5ektdzexf9lw93536tlsn4wszyrmtk7e9jg8xdfrdry0m07xs22t5wdksqkw30vk0ehl75rzmld4lw0cze60 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxurs7v7xhuuqq2lrayjq5mmlqd65q4jxxemn0lhhut2ft9r8fa2cv5vjvx'>nevent1q…vjvx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>lol to each their own. Personally I love the way songs like that breathe. I&#39;m rarely all in on one particular feel in a song from start to finish. I find it boring. I like when songs mix it up. That&#39;s why I never got into more extreme metals like speed, death, black, etc. Some of it I can do, but not most. It needs more variation than those have to offer me. Same with other genres. I don&#39;t listen to a lot of slow songs or ballads. Mix it up a bit. 2025-08-21T02:43:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgfzqmcwkj2zxnu7y06y8a0stqvnnyj9pyurje9swte7656prww4gzyrmtk7e9jg8xdfrdry0m07xs22t5wdksqkw30vk0ehl75rzmld4lwgswts0 One thing I really appreciate about rap fans is that all the ones I&#39;ve met don&#39;t give the remotest hot shit about genre. If they like something, they like it, regardless if it&#39;s rap or not. &#34;Bro, this slaps. Who is this? Cattle Decapitation? Play this shit every day from now on.&#34;<br/><br/>In other news, today my coworker became a fan of The Amity Affliction. 2025-08-21T02:36:12Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2qphju854nhej4vyqp248f6tl8f9n6h9hx9h0fxej58xakajkkhczyrmtk7e9jg8xdfrdry0m07xs22t5wdksqkw30vk0ehl75rzmld4lwj4q2kx Apparently I will be in Seattle in the next two weeks and I haven&#39;t built an itinerary. What should I do? I&#39;ve been once before, and back then I saw the Space Needle, Mount Saint Helens, the MoPOP (back then it was just the rock &amp; roll and scifi museums), the underground city, Pike&#39;s Place, and maybe something else I&#39;m forgetting. (cont) 2025-08-14T01:01:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgv9k6wzl8vekx5zeax35s2h4anwa7y9ecl7pgqvqvetpu6m093cczyrmtk7e9jg8xdfrdry0m07xs22t5wdksqkw30vk0ehl75rzmld4lww9e4qk After many, many years, I&#39;ve added a second wish to my list of things I&#39;d like to happen when I die.<br/><br/>I want my tombstone to read<br/><br/>&#34;Here lies Nate.<br/><br/>He hated Samsung. Like, a lot.&#34;<br/><br/>I&#39;m not joking. 2025-08-13T03:40:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxlfzgx0mfnfrhk8yuvz3mynh5fkfg34ew5a3c335qujgw0a7yq5gzyrmtk7e9jg8xdfrdry0m07xs22t5wdksqkw30vk0ehl75rzmld4lwc4mwu5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz57p4xccr3nwhspl7evxzcqgv5pdjhdmcpj8jc25u8tccv4rqersl6dpmk'>nevent1q…dpmk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>But you do mean the ability to play audio in any room in your house? Presumably the same source?<br/><br/>I guess &#34;$100/room&#34; might be a tall order in an easy &#34;homepod mini&#34; sort of fashion. 2025-08-11T00:54:12Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfv582m5muz2kgevhzmt2hpk0pfrwfpkd3gfllpvvl4lk8wxaww3gzyrmtk7e9jg8xdfrdry0m07xs22t5wdksqkw30vk0ehl75rzmld4lwfxfqj8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9axkfy8vuc2tdamwuclffdy52tu3m2rdeqn7jsqjkaz72unyg6sc9ygg7g'>nevent1q…gg7g</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>...Define &#34;multi-room audio&#34;? This might be my specialty. 2025-08-10T19:03:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg3t76eltmkrj3fl8ezcr2r4lhm9kqa9kr5tt7ymy262mlld5p79qzyrmtk7e9jg8xdfrdry0m07xs22t5wdksqkw30vk0ehl75rzmld4lw2ue6fw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs03cjjerhu80ek8uwhc5qxhq2gnwdnqej567qxyppsj9c3tjesrucrzfe7v'>nevent1q…fe7v</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>According to the Science Vs podcast, the answer is &#34;nothing.&#34; The cited studies that showed that Adderall does nothing unless you have ADHD, which means &#34;normal&#34; people who claim they used to take it to pull all nighters in college either a) have undiagnosed ADHD or b) experienced the placebo effect. 2025-08-03T19:29:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszl446dzuhrlu3q9dgdgtfl4n5qczj5mn25nvf266qjnnc68epq9szyrmtk7e9jg8xdfrdry0m07xs22t5wdksqkw30vk0ehl75rzmld4lw2nqrvg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs23wepq3s0pvutm5r52rl8647g2l3hmjfztc8f7gay827w2u7wnuq283dhw'>nevent1q…3dhw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I mean, I could bug you more :P<br/><br/>Honestly the correlation tends to rely more on the documentation and GitHub issues. The better the documentation or GitHub replies, the less I need AI. But if there&#39;s little/no documentation or the docs/issues are SUPER technical and I don&#39;t understand them, then I need AI to help me parse what&#39;s happening and what the resources are saying.<br/><br/>For what it&#39;s worth, I don&#39;t blindly copy &amp; paste. I try to make sure I know what the commands are doing. 2025-08-02T19:31:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsve8a4u7sq5wj8r40z9pcacvly4an3ch3sqnnqhlamxs858egkf3czyrmtk7e9jg8xdfrdry0m07xs22t5wdksqkw30vk0ehl75rzmld4lwtmwxnz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf0myrxdgt3c8x8jhw5vlur5udxf82tr2l39cgmlcteze7q5l35esnd7fx7'>nevent1q…7fx7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I know it&#39;s basically completely dropped the source material at this point, but The Mule interests me. 2025-08-01T00:03:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvcda9hrgteh0y28a2kknt3paz5dwlahcn3k6gsewn72r8hv47cmqzyrmtk7e9jg8xdfrdry0m07xs22t5wdksqkw30vk0ehl75rzmld4lwhpqsf2 is there a version of that website &#34;let me google that for you&#34; but it&#39;s literally any other search engine? I&#39;d even accept DDG. 2025-07-20T16:12:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2erjt0dcgele5ut9tg2ckepgwcaqdcyf493wluuhv30gsyvfz3sqzyrmtk7e9jg8xdfrdry0m07xs22t5wdksqkw30vk0ehl75rzmld4lwvt6w3q “To use the Net, you had to understand Unix, and the current users had no interest in making it easier. In fact, there was a definite element of not wanting to make it easier, of actually wanting to keep the riffraff out.”<br/><br/>Imagine if the gatekeepers got their way. Now look at the current comments about how we don&#39;t want normies on Mastodon or how Windows users deserve to be hacked.<br/><br/>Fuck gatekeepers.<br/><br/><a href="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/06/a-history-of-the-internet-part-2-the-high-tech-gold-rush-begins/">https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/06/a-history-of-the-internet-part-2-the-high-tech-gold-rush-begins/</a> 2025-07-04T01:05:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz8ksahvv3d4nxwn9j0jshjgp0cuuajhwuhmk9k82870nrvc6ct4szyrmtk7e9jg8xdfrdry0m07xs22t5wdksqkw30vk0ehl75rzmld4lw7cumk8 Every passing day I become increasingly baffled what value Facebook could possibly be bringing to anyone&#39;s life at this point that outweighs all the garbage that comes with it.<br/><br/><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/03/meta-has-found-another-way-to-keep-you-engaged-chatbots-that-message-you-first/">https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/03/meta-has-found-another-way-to-keep-you-engaged-chatbots-that-message-you-first/</a> 2025-07-03T23:26:04Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst2rg2gds73h7gz7883gnlnc8p73ahmeegmt39rpkxflp5wd5ygnszyrmtk7e9jg8xdfrdry0m07xs22t5wdksqkw30vk0ehl75rzmld4lw5wregr Privacy tech has really spoiled me and my expectations for an online experience. 2025-05-15T02:48:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsruujepl650wcuep6mhw67n8zc82m2j6vlj5n9qc4u3u3xd5qj72czyrmtk7e9jg8xdfrdry0m07xs22t5wdksqkw30vk0ehl75rzmld4lwpw779m I keep hearing decent reviews of the last couple seasons of #BlackMirror, but are they like &#34;emotionally scar you for a week&#34; good, or just like &#34;entertaining and well-made&#34; good? Cause honestly the &#34;I called my mom crying&#34; early episodes of Black Mirror are what I fell in love with, and if it ain&#39;t that, I&#39;m not interested. 2025-04-26T16:25:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs96lu2gtjlrvpfkzh2mtyz80fdtwrcrcj88e0s8sqpycp7wpjjp2czyrmtk7e9jg8xdfrdry0m07xs22t5wdksqkw30vk0ehl75rzmld4lwvlnpm0 If capitalism works because &#34;whoever makes the best product wins,&#34; why do companies repeatedly have to resort to - at best - dishonest tactics to rig the game in their favor? Shouldn&#39;t everyone be seeking out these apps on their own because they&#39;re so great? Why would Google waste the money to force them on people who just can&#39;t wait to use them?<br/><br/><a href="https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/04/22/0953209/google-pays-samsung-enormous-sums-for-gemini-ai-app-installs">https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/04/22/0953209/google-pays-samsung-enormous-sums-for-gemini-ai-app-installs</a> 2025-04-23T02:21:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrxj7q4jj9v0l8yunts69qfsgq7tyx5wupv3va2ppymfxc6cuda3gzyrmtk7e9jg8xdfrdry0m07xs22t5wdksqkw30vk0ehl75rzmld4lwhh2qce Can we PLEASE bully more companies into being more ashamed of their fuckery?<br/><br/><a href="https://petapixel.com/2025/04/10/adobe-deletes-bluesky-posts-after-furious-backlash/">https://petapixel.com/2025/04/10/adobe-deletes-bluesky-posts-after-furious-backlash/</a> 2025-04-12T15:38:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqypm6r9ad55044ehra74pwrlqy47mwckwg9kqg0y6t04y9angj2szyrmtk7e9jg8xdfrdry0m07xs22t5wdksqkw30vk0ehl75rzmld4lwjfzwu8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9dlxwpt0d4r48w5dsz2erlxfu5gmk556yvzutr7rjyxkrutvr52sw680jt'>nevent1q…80jt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I choose not to believe in objective facts and reality, so I agree that E2EE must be outlawed. After all, if something is illegal, everyone stops doing it. Nothing to hide, nothing to fear. 2025-04-01T18:31:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr32t3du3kq4rkut427gewtneua77hq2hz42jxxs8fx53673vunuszyrmtk7e9jg8xdfrdry0m07xs22t5wdksqkw30vk0ehl75rzmld4lwzgmnfl There appears to be some sort of issue with my PeerTube instance (apertatube.net). I strongly suspect the issue is on my hosting provider&#39;s end (1984). I&#39;ve contacted them and will do my best to have the situation resolved as quickly as possible. Sorry for any inconvenience. 2025-03-17T03:51:11Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx9n3ph6rcftha8w0846vz6z7w3ljkl3kaz64trd72n7yt8rgnxwgzyrmtk7e9jg8xdfrdry0m07xs22t5wdksqkw30vk0ehl75rzmld4lwhxajat In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrlvsla5k7mntmtf68q88thqdkxhf6dgyl7yzhu0n7jyjvrzd72zq24y8wv'>nevent1q…y8wv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Is it over over? I&#39;ve heard good things, been meaning to check it out. 2025-03-06T04:38:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfg733jn36nhq5a6ree3gefyknywqhzl404eamjyu9950z2khskgszyrmtk7e9jg8xdfrdry0m07xs22t5wdksqkw30vk0ehl75rzmld4lwsz4enj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyu9756qsxfxzk4cxsmjqvd5w23tdd0qudy8cflhc7xl2xhu75xmsydzg6q'>nevent1q…zg6q</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thanks for the reply. I&#39;m a little unclear on your first link. So, is E2EE file something different from the server-side encryption toggle in the admin settings? I also keep seeing the words &#34;can be.&#34; Is it not enabled by default, and if so how do I enable it? 2025-03-04T19:34:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp5cn6qg88sxj5xtwgvlu4hj6c2ezvhshlqlqpvc24qt68rtn8aaczyrmtk7e9jg8xdfrdry0m07xs22t5wdksqkw30vk0ehl75rzmld4lw0wav4p In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvq7gtxnfeylprxzshzatqdzp3vgcerj6dyzef2g3kp7kaydjt83qjgrmzs'>nevent1q…rmzs</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yeah, here it is: <a href="https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/latest/admin_manual/configuration_files/encryption_configuration.html">https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/latest/admin_manual/configuration_files/encryption_configuration.html</a><br/><br/>It&#39;s not even remotely the same as E2EE. Being that I host on VPS&#39;s, I want something that protects my data from the provider where possible. 2025-03-02T16:55:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqysv46w8cnljn4esqhye54nzxl8mm7cd9pl840lavvcjvr67f9yczyrmtk7e9jg8xdfrdry0m07xs22t5wdksqkw30vk0ehl75rzmld4lw2x7ehz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxz6pr2n5vnj7uw2pwfn83jngpkdankwr6rjumhg8jh03uyu7jydgxgjrrt'>nevent1q…jrrt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m fairly sure that checkbox was something different before. I remember what you&#39;re talking about, &#34;server side encryption.&#34; It was essentially useless because the admin could disable it any time. It was basically only effective against malicious infrastructure, which is something but not really E2EE. 2025-03-02T16:50:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyxjqrv6smw8ewltpffqf4acf97za3sv0ns3xr2e0he3rmdn3rj8szyrmtk7e9jg8xdfrdry0m07xs22t5wdksqkw30vk0ehl75rzmld4lw98nfd2 <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1rk6czmpvny876kqvc4aqseuku3zmnxlphyxs2940g6u59te5m2yq57hv4q" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Nextcloud 📱☁️💻</span> (<span class="italic">npub1rk6…hv4q</span>)</a></span> Hey guys, quick question about your new E2EE for files. You say it&#39;s available &#34;in the browser.&#34; Will this extend to the official apps as well?<br/><br/><a href="https://nextcloud.com/blog/nextcloud-hub10/#End-to-end_encryption_in_browser">https://nextcloud.com/blog/nextcloud-hub10/#End-to-end_encryption_in_browser</a> 2025-03-02T16:42:19Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstyaxfc6u8fw5n96ra0tfkzdtwmdzktjftun9awapr4e0j6u6kf2qzyrmtk7e9jg8xdfrdry0m07xs22t5wdksqkw30vk0ehl75rzmld4lwu8snn8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp34dyfzwn9kugv2kgw67x7l2zsnelp6sz7407m5eykw9sgu2a7ssfxhlun'>nevent1q…hlun</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Hold the phone, why the fuck are you subsiding US?! We&#39;re so fucking adamant about our &#34;independence&#34; and shit, we refuse to hook up to a larger regional power grid, which is exactly why our grid collapsed in the first place (because we had nowhere to draw power from in the 2021 storm). What the actual hypocritical fuck?<br/><br/>I&#39;m telling everyone I know about this. That&#39;s fucking bullshit. We need to reap what we sow. 2025-02-16T01:24:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0k25nmxme5qcx5pfsxf3sxaed92jhh65fztfh2ppeuwr7uzjm94czyrmtk7e9jg8xdfrdry0m07xs22t5wdksqkw30vk0ehl75rzmld4lwuzy8cc Finally had the time to sit down and tinker and can confirm that one of my studio monitors is fried. On the one hand, I&#39;m incredibly annoyed at the shitty Texas power grid for frying it (yes, I had a surge protector in the chain). On the other hand, there are better brands, it had a good run, I got it on sale, I don&#39;t do a lot of music mixing these days, and I wouldn&#39;t mind downsizing to a physically smaller set.<br/><br/>RIP, good buddy. 2025-02-15T23:34:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf0tyx64uc3fcp9gnywtqynty0saugh02hnkjd09krhasw53669uszyrmtk7e9jg8xdfrdry0m07xs22t5wdksqkw30vk0ehl75rzmld4lw9hfpx8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsttklmm0sqte3xavd7jja8hp4mhzmf0scjy8gkr0q9dzqa9t68whcmqhxls'>nevent1q…hxls</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I was just thinking this the other day. I still need to finish Silo (I fell off about halfway through S2) but I&#39;ve had NO issues keeping up with Severance. Silo is good, but the pacing DRAGS. Meanwhile Severance has kept me in anticipation every step of the way. ❤️ 2025-02-01T22:54:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs92ykj4hhzu9hjgscpr7vt3u4qqvldepl0a5sqt9xuqtm42r7yyfgzyrmtk7e9jg8xdfrdry0m07xs22t5wdksqkw30vk0ehl75rzmld4lwdljyqw Whatever the future brings, TNO will be here and ready to fight. 2025-01-20T13:31:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgpnjytz7zffdc0ra8whg36us293t0qut68gnw58w34shpnzvrzjszyrmtk7e9jg8xdfrdry0m07xs22t5wdksqkw30vk0ehl75rzmld4lwdqcgap I think I&#39;ve asked this before but what&#39;s the best software to rip DVDs? Preferably on Windows. Willing to pay a one-time fee if it&#39;s reasonable. 2025-01-19T17:38:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw89ugjgt2rc7pqldvf05u05rtvng6xm7tvepyujz0mjyny9kksdczyrmtk7e9jg8xdfrdry0m07xs22t5wdksqkw30vk0ehl75rzmld4lwzujegg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz6pmg0wg96mnvnruwtcu59k02f26u6yvll49srkujgfymvv5fgcsgpnac7'>nevent1q…nac7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m begging people: please, PLEASE don&#39;t go to Bluesky (or worse, back to Instagram. That&#39;s just handing Zuck the victory he wants). Stop repeating the cycle. Move to the Fediverse. Pick something that CAN&#39;T be censored. 2025-01-19T04:19:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz6pmg0wg96mnvnruwtcu59k02f26u6yvll49srkujgfymvv5fgcszyrmtk7e9jg8xdfrdry0m07xs22t5wdksqkw30vk0ehl75rzmld4lwwtmv4g In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsymfqajnrdvf6jltutc8n8vtygx6y8t6p9srw95ed6ygjsqxuv6nsqlaw90'>nevent1q…aw90</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Now seems like a good time to mention that TNO is on Loops and hopes to be more active. It&#39;s not TikTok, but it&#39;s better than nothing.<br/><br/><a href="https://loops.video/@thenewoil">https://loops.video/@thenewoil</a> 2025-01-19T04:12:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsymfqajnrdvf6jltutc8n8vtygx6y8t6p9srw95ed6ygjsqxuv6nszyrmtk7e9jg8xdfrdry0m07xs22t5wdksqkw30vk0ehl75rzmld4lwmad60h In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs28nc8eg8h450vs0adgcmyv4ensak56eru8z7pns22w0dg0rpftjsx6e7td'>nevent1q…e7td</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Un. Fucking. Real.<br/><br/>This is using a German server on desktop via ProtonVPN.<br/> <img src="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/system/media_attachments/files/113/853/042/628/990/582/original/88bb8a2913c74e22.png"> <br/> 2025-01-19T04:06:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs28nc8eg8h450vs0adgcmyv4ensak56eru8z7pns22w0dg0rpftjszyrmtk7e9jg8xdfrdry0m07xs22t5wdksqkw30vk0ehl75rzmld4lwe9f635 The censorship officially begins. 2025-01-19T03:49:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspea493ttjsy4hg4nqvvxtgnueprlazd92vzcd7e6t8c58qfrjm4czyrmtk7e9jg8xdfrdry0m07xs22t5wdksqkw30vk0ehl75rzmld4lwpz9t5u Courtesy of the [@sr](<a href="https://social.lol/@sr">https://social.lol/@sr</a> ) patron chat.<br/> <img src="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/system/media_attachments/files/113/784/705/429/559/783/original/3db6d7f86e91dac8.png"> <br/> 2025-01-07T02:28:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0h5ukrvkggcyt7kletv6df44qarr7xwmh2jfhfx2r77myw9zfj5szyrmtk7e9jg8xdfrdry0m07xs22t5wdksqkw30vk0ehl75rzmld4lwxyck4f Can anyone recommend a quality but inexpensive office chair? I&#39;m thinking the $100 off-the-shelf guy at Staples is probably not gonna cut it long-term, but I&#39;m also not looking to drop $1000 on the top-of-the-line. Something in the $200-300 range would be ideal. 2024-12-07T16:59:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszje96zff9x6qjzn5qz09r8ye26r3laeetqe5kmrpcndy2lp5aurszyrmtk7e9jg8xdfrdry0m07xs22t5wdksqkw30vk0ehl75rzmld4lwt4qv26 Do I know any graphic designers who can do shirt designs at a reasonable price? 2024-10-13T15:13:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz2n0ydsp65qgcsfdrq7gx9zug9mge3pwqmn6p64rnu403mnnzlhgzyrmtk7e9jg8xdfrdry0m07xs22t5wdksqkw30vk0ehl75rzmld4lwpmeyf5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0jlklzj69qdzexjpza78yrcwnp26t8qz4cucn4wsgysgwrnguwygun2sex'>nevent1q…2sex</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Okay genuine question since you&#39;re obviously a bit of an expert: why should I get a dedicated firewall such as this or pfSense rather than just trust the one on my router? 2024-09-23T03:00:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszfpm8wnkx80hhtgy02a0cfppt2y0slxuphqckm3amkl3vnc30geszyrmtk7e9jg8xdfrdry0m07xs22t5wdksqkw30vk0ehl75rzmld4lwlaspx4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst38ya9q9nxqrvn05jjvv92u6alzyjsxjfecad6dc6gvd2flm4zkqw6wexk'>nevent1q…wexk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;ve literally had friends do this to me about privacy stuff. &#34;Hey have you heard of GrapheneOS?&#34; &#34;...Nope. I&#39;m not deeply entrenched in the privacy community and been running custom operating systems on my phone for the last two years. What&#39;s that?&#34; 2024-09-16T23:26:26Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszk2y9s4nphegmrlpsgdrfj4ynjnpnav4z84t4td5fqy27c4mxrvqzyrmtk7e9jg8xdfrdry0m07xs22t5wdksqkw30vk0ehl75rzmld4lwsddv5f In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9ywz3keh6mtuy0v3x367xnntx7vw95gz0zq5qut8424y8zks557ghj8chk'>nevent1q…8chk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Next he&#39;ll ask if you&#39;ve read The Last Question. 2024-09-16T20:47:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsva2zax0w48tsy2un4mrjacl666vq96kmx4k8em7zfchvmt6kpzsqzyrmtk7e9jg8xdfrdry0m07xs22t5wdksqkw30vk0ehl75rzmld4lw7yq0ev In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs85y9jmte6p4uenjhd9j3mdzkmkaccc449r4z0zuela6uty0hluechk2ef7'>nevent1q…2ef7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Side note: I suddenly have to replace my phone. If anyone wouldn&#39;t mind throwing a few bucks my way, it would help a lot. I&#39;ll probably just buy another Pixel a but that&#39;s still an unexpected, multi-hundred-dollar expense.<br/><br/><a href="https://thenewoil.org/en/support/">https://thenewoil.org/en/support/</a> 2024-09-05T07:12:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs85y9jmte6p4uenjhd9j3mdzkmkaccc449r4z0zuela6uty0hlueczyrmtk7e9jg8xdfrdry0m07xs22t5wdksqkw30vk0ehl75rzmld4lw2kmc5q Tonight my Pixel 6a exploded. Thankfully my wife was awake when it happened next to her in the study so there was no damage, except to the phone which is catastrophically fucked. It is now smoldering safely on the balcony.<br/><br/>This is your reminder to check your phone&#39;s battery for damage and replace it if so. I didn&#39;t notice anything, but maybe I just wasn&#39;t looking. 2024-09-05T07:11:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8rjkafvq60mmc2g97r2y5g3c5ztj2lcx5rp7k7peleqtwuh677ngzyrmtk7e9jg8xdfrdry0m07xs22t5wdksqkw30vk0ehl75rzmld4lwrs42te In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqhly2n4zzw6sxqfetrgm4el7ez3hpyq3zesnxkxeec5m30v2c6xqxekfww'>nevent1q…kfww</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This idea actually makes a lot of sense to me the more I think about it. Mozilla is a shit company who&#39;s pretty much only good at burning through money. Proton has proven themselves to be sustainable, pretty serious about privacy (without being overly hardcore), and listens to user feedback. Plus, for some reason, people keep asking them to make a browser. Taking over FF seems like an all-around win for pretty much everyone. Except the purists, but they&#39;re never happy so whatever. 2024-08-06T01:49:30Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqxy88ln37kph2hy2zlr3tucl8gc358tyye8me4pfhel5n20qzp9gzyrmtk7e9jg8xdfrdry0m07xs22t5wdksqkw30vk0ehl75rzmld4lwzvdp3t Genuine question that just dawned on me: is today&#39;s anti-monopoly verdict against Google the nail in the coffin for Firefox? I mean, Mozilla makes 80% of their revenue from Google in exchange for making it the default search engine, but now that arrangement is illegal. 2024-08-06T00:28:56Z