[-] gvasco@discuss.tchncs.de 14 points 10 months ago

n = 1 and you have O(1)

[-] gvasco@discuss.tchncs.de 36 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Everyone is discussing semantics, and no one is mentioning that the bible creation of the woman was mistranslated and the word that was translated into "rib" actually means something closer to "appendage", and the only bone that is missing in men is actually the phallic bone when compared to other mammals, men and women have the same number of ribs.

Edit: PS: I don't actually take the bible's story seriously but think it's an interesting and funny fact.

[-] gvasco@discuss.tchncs.de 32 points 1 year ago

Current world politicians are so tech illitirare it's bewildering. Supposedly they have experts and think tanks at their disposal to help them in these sorts of endeavours, for what? It's insane how much survailance has been ranked up in the past decade.

[-] gvasco@discuss.tchncs.de 14 points 1 year ago

A shitshow! /s

[-] gvasco@discuss.tchncs.de 14 points 1 year ago

Yes they both use ActivityPub to broadcast interactions to other instances.

[-] gvasco@discuss.tchncs.de 21 points 1 year ago

I'm a guy and I wouldn't be able to live like this.

[-] gvasco@discuss.tchncs.de 67 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Moved to Fediverse to get away from the data hoarding and selling that those types of companies partake in. Really hope most instances will defederate from threads and prevent Meta from collecting more data.

[-] gvasco@discuss.tchncs.de 17 points 1 year ago

The main big difference without going into different programming languages is that web apps are built to be served via a web browser and don't interact directly with the underlying operating system (OS). Regular apps are built to be run and interact directly with the OS.

[-] gvasco@discuss.tchncs.de 61 points 1 year ago

With high enough voltage everything becomes conductive.

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If there's interest I edit the post to include the server specs.

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As more people flock over to the fediverse from reddit, twitter and other centralised proprietary networks it is important that you keep your e-mail and other important accounts safe from hijacking attempts. Since anyone can simply spin up an instance and host users and communities it is important that you don't divulge your internet personal details to anyone as these can be harvested by the instance owner and by any instance you erroneously try to login to or simply the instance could be hacked and the user data harvasted. With this in mind here are some suggestions for good OPSEC (Operation Security):

  • Don't use your main e-mail address. Either create a new one or better sign up for an e-mail forwarding service and set-up forwarding addresses for each instance you sign up to. Since these are throw away addresses, if it gets leaked you can just delete the address and create a new one without compromising your main e-mail address. (Bonus: this can also be used to use unique addresses for traditional web services and make it easy to know how and from where an address got leaked)

Here is a nice article with some e-mail forwarding providers to get you started

  • Use a password manager and generate strong and unique passwords for any and all instances and services you use, this way you won't divulge a password used on another account to the instance owner, or if the address used (especially if you used your main e-mail address)/got leaked your account will still be safe from hijacking by attempting to use password dictionaries to guess the password.

Some passvault suggestions:

  • Passbolt (self hosted)
  • Bitwarden (self hosted and hosted options)
  • Vaultwarden (unlocked self hosted alternative to bitwarden)

These are my main security suggestions for all you new and existing lemmings. Feel free to suggest other security considerations to have and other services beyond those mentioned. Stay safe and have fun posting and commenting.

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Thank you! (discuss.tchncs.de)

At the moment I don't have the means to provide financial support but still wanted to say thank you for providing this instance, a place for those wanting to join the fediverse but not wanting to join the major instances. Once I have the financial means again I'll definitely consider supporting!

[-] gvasco@discuss.tchncs.de 15 points 1 year ago

Cause I tried so hard ...

[-] gvasco@discuss.tchncs.de 12 points 1 year ago

Does it really matter? So long as they remain federalized you can still access and interact with those instances.

[-] gvasco@discuss.tchncs.de 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)
  • Use a mail forwarding service to generate disposable e-mails used to sign up, if you accidentally give it to someone else it doesn't expose any other accounts and can be easily replaced by a new one.
  • Use a password manager to ensure a strong and unique password.
  • Use a JavaScript blocker so you only allow the required JavaScript to make the website work and prevent automatic downloads.

I've been doing these in general recently and it's good privacy a security practice. Also slowly replacing my main e-mail address in different service accounts with disposable forwarding e-mail addresses.

Edit: Other than that read a bit more about Lemmy and fediverse workings, verify what instance you're viewing and navigate to the desired community via your instance as others have mentioned.

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