Gregory's Server@mos_8502 @lmorchard @vkc it's not quite about self-hosting, but there's a recurring theme where, when cops put out statements about people they've arrested, they emphasize that the person owned a 3D printer
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@antijingoist @ireneista @mos_8502 @lmorchard @vkc I fear for the less savvy communities. Does anyone have a "self-host all the things" package that the "one guy who knows computers" could deploy reasonably? Like for regional pride group x or community activist collection y. This is probably pie in the sky but also the largest demographic that could be targeted. @Luther @antijingoist @ireneista @mos_8502 @lmorchard @vkc There used to be some "emergency local network hotspot" projects out there that had live chat and something like Mastodon (but without verification links etc to make accounts) a while back... Like, they were designed to work without a connection to the internet  @howtophil @Luther @antijingoist @mos_8502 @lmorchard @vkc we definitely see these things pop up now and then. in our view what keeps them from really sticking around is that... they're made by technical people whose focus is just building it.  @ireneista @howtophil @Luther @antijingoist @mos_8502 @lmorchard @vkc There's a bigger problem: Consumer Wi-Fi chipsets are not designed for that kind of thing. Not all of them support ad-hoc mode, AP mode, or 802.11s. They tend to lock up or reset after varying periods of time. Broadcom is Broadcom. The ideal hardware would be a wireless router with the memory of a raspi. @drwho @ireneista @Luther @antijingoist @mos_8502 @lmorchard @vkc I think a raspi can be configured to be a hotspot with multiple USB wifi sticks too... @howtophil @ireneista @Luther @antijingoist @mos_8502 @lmorchard @vkc It can. As to how reliable it will be, it depends on the hardware rev, cooling, and traffic volume. @antijingoist @mos_8502 @lmorchard @vkc yes, absolutely. we've been on a whole thing the last few years of trying to recognize all the copaganda we see in the world and the ways we've inadvertently accepted the things it tells us. |
@ireneista it never clicked for me where all those illegal claims were coming from until you said this.
In communications and on tv shows, by always drawing attention to the "bad guys" in that way (badGuy™ had X, did y, etc) they've convinced people that perfectly legal things are illegal.
There is probably also a healthy amount of chain letters/spam/rumors that don't help with that either. But I don't think I've seen any chain letters that would cause people to look down on you like announcing that you use a VPN or encryption does sometimes.
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@ireneista it never clicked for me where all those illegal claims were coming from until you said this.
In communications and on tv shows, by always drawing attention to the "bad guys" in that way (badGuy™ had X, did y, etc) they've convinced people that perfectly legal things are illegal.
There is probably also a healthy amount of chain letters/spam/rumors that don't help with that either. But I don't think I've seen any chain letters that would cause people to look down on you like announcing that...