Just run your own blog. There are various ways to incorporate federated comments.

They backed off from this, I thought. It will probably be back of course.

Idk how stuff was done in Ireland but there weren’t so many computers then. It’s probably easier to install audio bugs than conduct an “evil maid attack” (infosec term for surreptitiously messing with someone’s computer, traditionally in the person’s hotel room) if they have taken any precautions.

I think those are two different things. They might do 1000s of secret break-ins per year, maybe 10,000’s. But probably not millions. OTOH, mass surveillance is used against just about everyone, i.e. billions. So the scale is different.

Here in the US, I suspect secret break-ins are rare, because they are risky (armed occupants etc). So they do SWAT raids instead. Abusive and too often fatal, but not that secret.

In the US it’s always been possible to do this with a proper warrant, though avoiding detection if the person expects something could be difficult. Security cameras and so on.

I’m not too bothered by this given how much work it is. They will only do it if there’s a criminal case or some other significant interest to work from. It’s not a tool of warrantless mass surveillance even though it’s been done abusively/illegally from time to time.

Hate to say it but the replacement theory is true. They want to replace all of us with AI.

Not label printers but I’ve used thermal receipt printers which should be similar. They use a special command set designed by Epson which is supposedly “confidential” but it’s easy to find manuals online. I expect there is code around too. I didn’t attempt any CUPS integration. My program just sent the commands directly to the printer.

If less than 10 years old they’re probably usable with some upgrades here and there. Finding a use for them is harder. Maybe just get them working and give them to friends who can use them.

I’ve bought and activated several prepaid phones over the years, paid cash, obviously pseudonymous name, no ID. Last was several years ago, idk if you can still do that. When I did it, it was at phone stores and they told me it was ok.

That said, phones will never be private. There’s too much tracking and logging. People can’t accept that, because they love their phones too much. But you have to make a choice. Anonymous carriers are of almost no help because all the stuff about deanonymizing database records applies even more to phones. At best they help stay away from some marketing crap and stuff on that level. Government surveillance will see right through it.

Not news, though important as history.

$25 is too much for a used 1gb pi 3. A new pi 5 with 1gb is $45 and way better. But, most ppl start with a vps.

I see, yeah there is something about it in the blurb. How do you like the tablet? Is it responsive? Is it full of Android bloatware? Do you know if it is rootable?

I see there is a 14 inch version that’s about $300 and that starts to get interesting. It’s not “2nd gen” though. And, I had thought of TCL as a lower tier manufacturer with quality issues, but I hadn’t looked into it much.

I like that the tablet has an SD (probably microSD) slot. Don’t like that there’s no headphone jack. There’s plenty of space in those things compared to a phone.

If anyone was wondering: https://www.tcl.com/us/en/products/mobile/tcl-tab/nxtpaper-11-gen2

11 inch display with 60 hz refresh, but it sounds like regular lcd rather than e-ink? It has an 8000mah battery that it says can run the tablet through a full day, so that’s nothing like an epaper tablet. It sounds more like a drawing tablet, as it has a pressure sensitive pen.

Anyway, I’ve been using Librera FD for reading epubs on Android. Its blurb mentions annotations but I’ve never tried that feature.

I have an Inkplate 10 e-paper tablet but haven’t been using it.

I didn’t realize Hetzner had referral codes. I see https://www.hetzner.com/legal/referrals and think I qualify but am not sure. I’ll see what I can do.

Yes Hetzner has virtual networks. I don’t know how similar they are to AWS or GCP. You should probably check the docs before signing up

Also for cheap processing power, you’re better off with an auction dedi than with their cloud stuff. See hetzner.com/sb . But, I think the referral codes don’t work for that. Also, all the dedi hardware is in EU. US stuff is cloud only.

Added: ok, I have a referral link and will PM it to you.

At minimum there should be a good description of what the video is about, with no clickbait.

“The FCC this week released its latest totals. There were 4,730 licensed noncoms or “educational FMs” at the end of September,”

Yeah college stations usually just want local coverage. I don’t think non-commercial AM has ever been much of a thing. Among other things AM likely costs more to operate because of the higher transmit power required. Also, FM is better for music because of better audio. AM is fine for news, traffic.

Not privacy and tbh kind of creepy.

I still don’t understand the bit about flying them somewhere. Where are they going? Bigger drives would mean fewer, too.

If you’re flying with drives full of data, better encrypt the data first. I’d just use the drives as a backup target for borg backup. Then at the other end, restore everything. You might need a spare, empty drive to get that process going. Alternatively, use your favorite encrypted file system if you want to keep the data encrypted after arrival, maybe a good idea too.

Better plan some logistics for one or more drives failing during this process too. I assume you have an intact copy of the data at home. So you can get a new drive written and shipped to you if something goes wrong.

Why do you have to do all this in person anyway though? Can’t you ship drives and have someone at the other end install them in a box for you? For that matter, is 80TB really too much data to transfer by network? With a mere 1 gbit connection it’s about a week of transfer.

digital photo frame seems like an ideal way to do that.

What? What’s wrong with either just putting them on a web album and letting the family browse them, or else sending actual physical prints? I certainly wouldn’t want a digital frame in my living room with someone else controlling what it was showing.