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Mike

@ michael @piefed.chrisco.me

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  • Im really really tempted to delete my linkedin. Its never got me a job in my life, but I did notice a lot of people look at my page before I got a couple in the past.

    Its not a very good system. Its just more professional facebook with less subtlety about people looking at your page. And they lock EVERYTHING down that is useful in a paywall.

  • Guys, what's the best Linux distro to install on my PC?

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  • Im guilty of this. As long as they are using Linux though it makes me happy.

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    We're here to answer any questions you have about PieFed's code

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  • Its good. The code is easy to read in my opinion.

  • Alternative smart phones in the USA?

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  • You already mentioned it but Fairphone + TMobile/Mint is a decent combo. The phone itself is fine with /e/. The only downside is the pictures/videos are not the greatest. I would recommend getting an actual camera/something a bit better if that is important to you.

    I get the same coverage as my old stock android phone so its not a huge difference. I got the Fairphone 4 because the parts are easier to come by. They update the software ever month or so. No problems so far.

  • PieFed 1.5 is released - move posts, upload video files, better chat and more

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  • Awesome!

  • Lemmy's active userbase has been stable since September 2025

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  • Woo we staying!

    Also anyone know how to use their API? https://api.fediverse.observer/

    I would love to make a "treadiverse" combo line. Cause its hard to look at when piefed is slowly going up, lemmy is slowly going down, and m/k bin is going all over.

    EDIT: Never mind, found it. Theres an icon on the right hand side.

  • Barker Dam Loop, Joshua Tree National Park, California

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  • we need more users

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  • Might be "Automatically add new remote communities" toggle on the admin side.

  • Self-hosting in 2026 isn't about privacy anymore - it's about building resistance infrastructure

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  • I used to do a ton of seeding on isos but it really took its tool on the old harddrive I did it on. I kinda stopped for a long time. I used to do it for the origonal Ubuntu isos like 8.04 or something like that. And puppy linux :)...

    Ive never heard of apt-mirror, thats interesting. Ill have to take a look. thanks!

  • Raspberry Pi 4B

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  • I made mine into a laptop. Its decent at doing most things.

  • Self-hosting in 2026 isn't about privacy anymore - it's about building resistance infrastructure

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  • Self-hosting in 2026 isn't about privacy anymore - it's about building resistance infrastructure

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  • Self-hosting in 2026 isn't about privacy anymore - it's about building resistance infrastructure

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  • I think a good test is to shut off your house internet and see what things you still need. Like actually disconnect the router and only go off your own infa. What can you get done, what things do you still need?

    For me I found out:

    1. All my software development packages, linux isos, etc.... are ALL online. If I was unable to get on certain websites, I would be SOL in doing most of my software development. Even simple stuff like installing via apt would be VERY hard.
    2. While I have OSM (open street maps), I dont have address info saved anywhere.
    3. Most of my mesh stuff (meshtastic) has online tools for all the builds and deploys. Meaning if the website goes down im SOL getting new nodes out in the wild.
    4. Entertainment is pretty much covered, since we dont have anything streaming anyways. We try to keep things DRM free to begin with so books/audio/movies can go to different places without worry.
    5. Radio still works, so news isnt really a big deal.
    6. I need to get a backup of some encyclopedias and/or get wikipedia somewhere hosted. That would be fun and informative.

  • Wondering if running a single user Lemmy is an overkill

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  • Yes join the dosins of us 🥧

  • There is something mildy infuriating about Discord putting Tux behind a paywall.

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  • huh TIL. Discord is a strange place.

    Can you host your own server? Or is it just their way of saying "this is on our infastructure, pay for it"?

  • There is something mildy infuriating about Discord putting Tux behind a paywall.

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  • It still feels weird to have to pay for an emoji. One that is open source to boot. I just ended up copy/pasting an actual image file from https://slackmojis.com/

  • Terminal-Based Web Browsing With Modern Conveniences

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  • Nice! lynx is fun.

    I like using links2 + piefed cause theres a Low bandwidth mode that works well with it. You can actually see posts and stuff.

  • There is something mildy infuriating about Discord putting Tux behind a paywall.

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  • I want my fat boy Always liked the mascot.

  • Terminal-Based Web Browsing With Modern Conveniences

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  • fixed.