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I am several hundred opossums in a trench coat

  • Is there any good free tutorials/courses that cover setup and administration of websites and web apps?

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  • You'll definitely want to study DevOps and SysAdmin if you're looking for general knowledge. O'Reilly textbooks are a good place to start.

    If you're website is entirely static, you can actually host it for free with Github Pages. For deploying a .NET (or really any dynamic) app you probably want to look into how to package it into a Dockerfile. That makes it platform agnostic and bundles every dependency into an easy to deploy image. After that you probably want to look into setting up Heroku to put your app on the internet. You'll also want to maybe register a domain and configure DNS if you want a proper domain name, but that's comparatively simple.

    If you're going the AWS route, you'll want App Runner or EC2 for the app itself, RDS for database, and maybe even API Gateway to sit in front of your service and route requests/terminate authentication. You could even configure everything with code using an Infrastructure-as-Code tool like Terraform.

    If you can't tell from the number of links, the barrier of entry to AWS is much higher but it's worth getting your head around depending on where you want to go. Maybe leave it until you're a bit more comfortable with building an deploying apps though, I'm mainly mentioning AWS to give you an idea of what you might want to head towards, you should probably stick with Heroku for now.

  • Is there any good free tutorials/courses that cover setup and administration of websites and web apps?

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  • Deploying and administering a website/service covers multiple fields separate to programming - you're going to want to primarily look into DevOps, SysAdmin, and infrastructure. Like programming, there are a lot of areas to specialise in as well that depend on what stack you need.

    Considering your inexperience in the field, a Platform-as-a-Service product like Heroku might be a good place to start. If you need something more serious with more configuration, an Infrastructure-as-a-Service product like AWS may be better (plus they have many hosted Software-as-a-Service products for things like authentication). If you want to roll your own servers you'll want to look into Docker, which makes it simple to deploy isolated versions of your project (+ any databases) on any machine.

    All these products are well documented with guides aimed at beginners - the trick is knowing where to look ;) If you give me some specifics about your project I can probably point you at some basic guides for AWS.

    I should also give you the warning that all of these options carry some security risks if you're careless - they can be all configured wrong or exploited through vulnerabilities in your code, which can result in a large bill or (if you're running on your own infrastructure at home) put your personal data at risk.

  • Canberra bar declared a crime scene as police seize 'clearly satirical' posters under new Commonwealth hate laws

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  • Dissent is a great bar that I would highly recommend checking out if you're in Canberra. They have great food, live performances, and (as you can see from the article) are consistently on the right side of history - support them with your dollars.

  • ICE agents keep accidentally shooting themselves

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  • How about you put that in a fucking spoiler tag bud

  • It Turns Out That When Waymos Are Stumped, They Get Intervention From Workers in the Philippines

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  • Hmm interesting, thanks for the link!

  • It Turns Out That When Waymos Are Stumped, They Get Intervention From Workers in the Philippines

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  • You and every other conspiracy theorist can express your unevidenced beliefs how you like, this conversation clearly isn't worth my time.

  • It Turns Out That When Waymos Are Stumped, They Get Intervention From Workers in the Philippines

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  • Do you actually have any evidence Waymo staff can remotely drive their vehicles? Or are you just tilting at windmills? I don't really appreciate the insinuation that I am some rube by someone evidently unaware of basic cybersecurity concepts.

    There are real problems with this arrangement that should be focused on rather than vague speculations - i.e. the exploitation of developing nations by the machine learning/tech industry.

  • It Turns Out That When Waymos Are Stumped, They Get Intervention From Workers in the Philippines

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  • They're running red team hacking scenarios, an extremely standard, common, and good practice in the cybersecurity industry. Any device, especially one connected to the internet, is at risk of being hacked - it would be naive to assume otherwise, so they're hiring professionals to penetrate their security before someone else does. This is actually a sign they're taking security seriously.

    Also, from the article: "they do not remotely drive the vehicles".

  • Vimeo Lays Off 'Most' of Its Staff, Allegedly Includes 'the Entire Video Team'

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  • They use Vimeo's OTT platform (which makes a lot of sense especially considering Vimeo was founded at CollegeHumor/Dropout)

  • Meet ‘Amelia’: the AI-generated British schoolgirl who is a far-right social media star

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  • What is it with the far right and school girls?

  • What kind of things make you cry?

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  • A lot of things these days. My partner made me a cup of tea and I looked at them and started weeping. My cat will walk along my chest towards my face when I'm lying in bed and meow assertively, scrunching up her nose, demanding cuddles and kisses and that gets me every time.

  • Changes to the instance networking

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  • I would love a technical post!

  • How's your week been?

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  • I had a great and gay new years!

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    This browser extension replaces Wikipedia's donation pop-ups with a counter of its real revenue

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  • Yeah this account stinks of jaq-ing off

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    This browser extension replaces Wikipedia's donation pop-ups with a counter of its real revenue

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  • I am not only a Wikipedia editor, but I used to be a fairly prolific one. I probably plugged thousands of hours into research for various articles over the years. I don't want a cut of the donations - I didn't do it for money.

    Websites are more than their hosting costs and to be frank only an amateur or someone looking for a cheap "gotcha" would present that number. For one it leaves out all the staff administering and designing that infrastructure - which I assume would at least consist of multiple teams. That number also doesn't even include the salaries of the staff developing and maintaining the software itself (again, multiple teams), nor the management structure expected (and legally required) for an organisation of that size.

    Actually looking at their financial statements, and to quote them: "Our expenses totaled $190.9 million, of which 77.4% went to programmatic activities, 11.4% went to fundraising expenses, and 11.2% went to general and administrative support. These percentages are well within the range of best practice for nonprofits". Indeed, an administrative expense ratio of under 35% is generally the goal for an organisation and which they more than beat. Their programmatic spending rate is likewise excellent.

    I have plenty of problems with Wikipedia - largely relating to the editing culture - but the fact remains that it is an invaluable service run efficiently and at a fraction of the cost of similarly trafficked websites.

  • Trans @lemmy.blahaj.zone
    Emily (she/her) @lemmy.blahaj.zone

    "Becoming a woman": How anti-trans activists are twisting the roots of feminism - LGBTQ Nation

    www.lgbtqnation.com /2025/12/becoming-a-woman-how-anti-trans-activists-are-twisting-the-roots-of-feminism/

  • Egg cracked, therapy appointment made, anxiety through the roof

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  • It's scary, I was just as terrified when I did the same thing, but you're brave. Congratulations on taking the first steps, I'm proud of you 🩷

  • What TV series was mostly fine but had one outstanding episode?

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  • Absolutely for me Mythic Quest. I know it's a well regarded show, but I found it pretty average overall. But OMG S02E06 Backstory is so much better that it blows every other episode out of the water.

  • Me too

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  • I watched "We're all going to the worlds fair" without subtitles and had absolutely no idea what was going on. I think I understood maybe 10 lines of dialogue throughout the entire movie. I read the wikipedia synopsis afterwards and it's a shame I didn't understand it because I think I would have really liked it :(

  • Well, hello waterfox and librewolf

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  • It's been a while since I watched his content, but isn't most of his stuff just clips of him reading back someone else's article at you with inane commentary added in between?

  • Trans @lemmy.blahaj.zone
    Emily (she/her) @lemmy.blahaj.zone

    Supreme Court overturns Queensland's controversial puberty blocker ban - ABC News (Australia)

    www.abc.net.au /news/2025-10-28/qld-puberty-blockers-judgement/105942094
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    Emily (she/her) @lemmy.blahaj.zone

    Cass Review does not guide care for trans young people - The Medical Journal of Australia

    www.mja.com.au /journal/2025/223/7/cass-review-does-not-guide-care-trans-young-people
  • Canberra @aussie.zone
    Emily (she/her) @lemmy.blahaj.zone

    Canberrans in their 30s and 40s now the city's loneliest, survey finds - ABC News

    www.abc.net.au /news/2025-10-07/midlife-loneliness-rises-canberra-as-cost-of-living-bites/105860924
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    Emily (she/her) @lemmy.blahaj.zone

    Judith Butler warns that society must resist right-wing transphobia, or else... - LGBTQ Nation

    www.lgbtqnation.com /2025/10/judith-butler-warns-that-society-must-resist-right-wing-transphobia-or-else/
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    Emily (she/her) @lemmy.blahaj.zone

    Decades-old 'conversion therapy' resurfaces in today's trans youth healthcare debate - ABC News (Australia)

    www.abc.net.au /news/2025-10-06/conversion-therapy-trans-paper-pushed-decades-later/105850280
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    Emily (she/her) @lemmy.blahaj.zone

    We Must Not Posthumously Sanitize Charlie Kirk's Hateful Life - Erin in the Morning

    www.erininthemorning.com /p/we-must-not-posthumously-sanitize/comments
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    Emily (she/her) @lemmy.blahaj.zone

    Why is the idea of ‘gender’ provoking backlash the world over? | Judith Butler

    www.theguardian.com /us-news/commentisfree/2021/oct/23/judith-butler-gender-ideology-backlash
  • Technology @lemmy.world
    Emily (she/her) @lemmy.blahaj.zone

    The Subjective Charms of Objective-C

    www.wired.com /story/objective-c-programming-language-verbose/
  • Trans @lemmy.blahaj.zone
    Emily (she/her) @lemmy.blahaj.zone

    Finding Hope And Spring On Transgender Day Of Visibility (Erin in the Morning)

    www.erininthemorning.com /p/finding-hope-and-spring-on-transgender
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    Emily (she/her) @lemmy.blahaj.zone

    100 Organizations Supporting Trans People in All 50 States

    www.them.us /story/orgs-fighting-back-anti-trans-legislation
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    Emily (she/her) @lemmy.blahaj.zone

    DIY HRT: Everything I Can Legally Tell You | Lily Alexandre

  • Trans @lemmy.blahaj.zone
    Emily (she/her) @lemmy.blahaj.zone

    Mutual aid is our path forward. We all need to look out for each other in the times ahead, and we need to prepare. I am looking for cis and trans folks across the US to join a new mutual aid network.

  • Trans @lemmy.blahaj.zone
    Emily (she/her) @lemmy.blahaj.zone

    Post-Election Message

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    Emily (she/her) @lemmy.blahaj.zone

    Transgender woman Roxanne Tickle wins discrimination case after being banned from women-only app

    www.theguardian.com /society/article/2024/aug/23/roxanne-tickle-v-giggle-for-girls-transgender-woman-wins-discrimination-case-against-women-female-only-app-ntwnfb
  • Canberra @aussie.zone
    Emily (she/her) @lemmy.blahaj.zone

    Goodberry's is opening a third location (in Franklin near the Woolies)

    www.canberratimes.com.au /story/8693811/canberras-favourite-goodberrys-opening-in-third-location/
  • cats @lemmy.world
    Emily (she/her) @lemmy.blahaj.zone

    Saw someone else share their elderly cat and had to show mine

  • World News @lemmy.ml
    Emily (she/her) @lemmy.blahaj.zone

    International Criminal Court chief prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for Israeli PM and Hamas leaders

    www.abc.net.au /news/2024-05-20/icc-seeks-arrest-warrants-for-netanyahu-hamas-leaders/103871928
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    Emily (she/her) @lemmy.blahaj.zone

    What's a piece of media that is meaningful to your transition or coming out?

  • traaaaaaannnnnnnnnns @lemmy.ca
    Emily (she/her) @lemmy.blahaj.zone

    Love the hit of euphoria each time