It’s not really a big deal, but I am currently writing this using a linux kernel I compiled from source, which certainly feels like an accomplishment. The Arch Wiki has made the process fairly easy to follow. I just took the stock Arch Linux configuration without changes for now....
But I also didn't had the time to create new kernels. My PC is too slow at the moment. hahaha. Just wait.. maybe I will get the latest threadripper. Instead of the first -gen i7 from 2008.
The U.K. Parliament is close to passing the Online Safety Bill, which threatens global privacy by allowing backdoors into messaging services, compromising end-to-end encryption. Despite objections, no amendments were accepted. The bill also includes content filtering and surveillance measures. There’s still a chance for...
I doubt that E2E services will care. Matrix will not change. Just like many other services. They are just insane. You can't also just break TLS in UK only. haha they are crazy.
@hoodlem Wow, really that fast? That is not a date, but let's say: 1 July ;P?
Personally, I think due to technical reasons, it might take 2 months from now. Or it will never happen, due to trademark BS. 2 months; date: 27 Sept. 2023.
Over the past one and a half years, Stack Overflow has lost around 50% of its traffic. This decline is similarly reflected in site usage, with approximately a 50% decrease in the number of questions and answers, as well as the number of votes these posts receive. The charts below show the usage represented by a moving average of...
We’re in an exciting time for users who want to take back control from major platforms like Twitter and Facebook. However, this new environment comes with challenges and risks for user privacy, so we need to get it right and make sure networks like the Fediverse and Bluesky are mindful of past...
FBI could also just setup his own Mastodon instance and start subscribing.. ;) In fact, you can also setup a malicious fediverse node (I will not go into details here).
TLDR; A chain is only as strong as its weakest link. Which was this instance during maintenance apparently.
I recently purchased a Mac Studio to replace my ancient Trashcan Mac (work in post audio, it’s a Pro Tools world, so no Linux options unfortunately)....
Ah you're right I was thinking about the meltdown/spectre of Intel. Why they called it Zenbleed I'm not sure either. BIOS firmware upgrades can also fix CPU vulnerabilities.
But what about hosting GitLab/GitHub/Codeberg runners? Even when using Docker. That might still allow hackers to run software on the machine, and since this vulnerability doesn't require any specific permissions anybody can take advantage of this vulnerability.
So you are basically saying, you should not use consumer hardware to create a server yourself. Instead you need to spent 1000's of dollars for a EYPC processor and very expensive motherboard and memory. Just because...
The internet is already broken enough. I believe in decentralizing the WWW by enabling users to create their own server. Moving all to Amazon cloud isn't the future I want to see either. Forcing users to spent 1000 or 10.000 of dollars for a server is definitely not helping either.
Well. That depends on the security. Only docker containers are allowed. Docker containers are remapped to non root users. No extra privileged are possible either.
We only now have Zenbleed to deal with. And amd didn't release anything yet for consumer cpus.
I want to get into self-hosting. I’ve done a bit of self-hosting before using a Raspberry Pi (pi-hole and Discord bots) but I really want to start self-hosting almost everything I can like I’ve seen many people here doing....
You can just use a good ryzen computer with enough ram (start with 32 gb or something). With enough storage. Redundancy via raid. I personally use Proxmox with an Ubuntu 22.04 VM. However bare metal may be also fine.
I do. I love to self host everything I can. I like to have control over my own data. I host my own GitLab instance. I host my own Nextcloud instance. Running Mastodon, Kbin, Matrix, you name it.. All my DNS records point to my server IP.
I don't like that the whole world need Cloudflare to be honest. My vision of a free and open WWW should not include a big centralized corporation like Cloudflare. Instead of fixing the Internet and DDoS attacks, we just move all to Cloudflare?
Whether it's zero trust or WAN, CDN or firewall solutions. I want everyone to be able to participate in the internet, to run their own infrastructure ideally without Cloudflare or cloud services in general. In fact, that is why I also try to create https://libreweb.org. The world needs a better internet, whatever that may look like.
yea it's a shame.. I don't blame you. The current Internet has just became too complex. Too vulnerable. Too many attack vectors. You need to know about web-servers, various package managers, load balancing, firewalls, DNS, automated IP banning tools/DDoS protection, horizontal scaling, vertical scaling, Kubernet, Docker, security; updates, automated updates, various HTTP headers, TLS/SSL, various encryption configurations and versions, ciphers, you name it..
I actually doubt if Zero Trust is tackling all of the security aspects.
I Compiled the Linux Kernel myself for the first time
It’s not really a big deal, but I am currently writing this using a linux kernel I compiled from source, which certainly feels like an accomplishment. The Arch Wiki has made the process fairly easy to follow. I just took the stock Arch Linux configuration without changes for now....
[News, Call for Action] The U.K. Government Is Very Close To Eroding Encryption Worldwide (www.eff.org)
The U.K. Parliament is close to passing the Online Safety Bill, which threatens global privacy by allowing backdoors into messaging services, compromising end-to-end encryption. Despite objections, no amendments were accepted. The bill also includes content filtering and surveillance measures. There’s still a chance for...
Twitter commandeers @X username from man who had it since 2007 (arstechnica.com)
Twitter took Gene X Hwang's username and only offered him “some merch.”
Apt, packages kept back: why and how to resolve it? (lemmy.g97.top)
cross-posted from: lemmy.g97.top/post/56902...
The Fall of Stack Overflow (observablehq.com)
Over the past one and a half years, Stack Overflow has lost around 50% of its traffic. This decline is similarly reflected in site usage, with approximately a 50% decrease in the number of questions and answers, as well as the number of votes these posts receive. The charts below show the usage represented by a moving average of...
FBI Seizure of Mastodon Server is a Wakeup Call to Fediverse Users and Hosts to Protect their Users (www.eff.org)
We’re in an exciting time for users who want to take back control from major platforms like Twitter and Facebook. However, this new environment comes with challenges and risks for user privacy, so we need to get it right and make sure networks like the Fediverse and Bluesky are mindful of past...
Threads is rolling out its Following feed (www.theverge.com)
Now you can scroll through posts from only people you follow.
Linux for 2013 Trashcan Mac?
I recently purchased a Mac Studio to replace my ancient Trashcan Mac (work in post audio, it’s a Pro Tools world, so no Linux options unfortunately)....
Google’s nightmare “Web Integrity API” wants a DRM gatekeeper for the web (arstechnica.com)
It's just a "proposal," but it's also being prototyped inside Chrome right now.
TIL AMD Zen2 processors are bleeding as well
The new AMD vulnerability discovered by @taviso and his team makes all AMD zen2 processors vulnerable. Also known has Zenbleed....
Linux Kernel Mitigated For "Zenbleed" Vulnerability Affecting AMD Zen 2 CPUs (www.phoronix.com)
Asus at least has already released Bios updates as well.
Twitter’s new X logo wasn’t made by an in-house designer. It’s from an old podcast (lemmy.ml)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/2399016...
RIP Twitter’s iconic bird logo (www.theverge.com)
Help with Building a Computer for Self-Hosting?
I want to get into self-hosting. I’ve done a bit of self-hosting before using a Raspberry Pi (pi-hole and Discord bots) but I really want to start self-hosting almost everything I can like I’ve seen many people here doing....
Twitter To Rebrand As X (www.theverge.com)
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What if Reddit joined the Fediverse? (kbin.social)
So I have thoughts about what if platforms that we seemly are trying to move away from such as Reddit decided to Fedirate and join the Fediverse....