@artfors @gustav Verkar som det kommer ta hela natten. Men mejlet för en stund sedan är svårt att tolka. Ser ut som de förväntar sig att vi kunder ska installera om OS och återställa backuper!? Oerhört svårtolkat. Det här var en monumental krasch, och jag fattar att de är sjukt stressade och utmattade, men otydlig kommunikation kommer bara förvärra situationen.
All my websites are down except my Fediverse instance (separate server, separate country). My VPS is hit by a catastrophic firmware bug in new disks and the provider is rolling back the system. No time estimate. Has been a while now.
While I’m waiting for this clusterf*ck to get sorted I built a status page for my websites –now allowing me to visit a web page to remind myself that all my websites are down. 😂
https://status.axbom.com/
For context: yesterday I was featured in an interview in Sweden’s largest daily newspaper. And today a prominent podcast on AI released an episode featuring me, on AI bias. Huge soar in people searching for me and my content. I put a huge amount of time and effort into both of those happening. And all my websites have today been down and still are. Worst. Possible. Time. 😥
Time to try and get some sleep…
Websites are up again but the server backup that they restored was from 2 days ago, as I suspected. It's missing some changes I had made to a few posts.
Hopefully I can find other backups for those changes.
In the grand scheme of things my server issues are miniscule and I shouldn't let them get to me.
All my websites are down except my Fediverse instance axbom.me. My VPS is hit by a catastrophic firmware bug in new disks and the provider is rolling back the system. No time estimate. Has been a while now.
While I’m waiting for this clusterf*ck to get sorted I built a status page for my websites –now allowing me to visit a web page to remind myself that all my websites are down. 😂
status.axbom.com
For context: yesterday I was interviewed in Sweden’s largest daily newspaper. And today a prominent podcast on AI released an episode featuring me, on AI bias. Huge soar in people searching for me. And all my websites have been down and still are. Worst. Possible. Time. 😥
It was never good… but it's not better.
www.euractiv.com/section/tech...
@axbom.com: I’d like to see more expert opinions on how long the EU–US Data Privacy Framework will hold under these circumstances…
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I sällskap med Elin Häggberg och Brit Stakston i dagens DN, om att hantera sitt beroende till techjättarna.
Jag har en längre text skriven om detta som dyker upp i ett av mina kommande nyhetsbrev på svenska. På min engelska sajt finns redan en lista med konkreta tips på mjukvara och tjänster.
From time to time I reflect on how little people talk about the fact that Truth Social is a fork of Mastodon.
And then I remember that's a very nerdy reflection that few people care about.
www.pcmag.com/news/trumps-...
Trump's Social Media Site Quietly Admits It's Based on Mastodon
@samuel @zeank @konstellationen Ja den där balansgången med enkelhet är svår. Ibland när jag pratar Mastodon föreslår jag bara att ladda ner appen Mona eller Tusky. Att särskilja protokoll, plattform och app är oerhört svårt för de flesta.
Att Signal går att ha på desktop först efter att man installerat den på telefonen stökar till det för en del också.
@samuel @zeank @konstellationen För tydlighetens skull så var det inte jag som nämnde Signal i artikeln. 😉 Men när jag rekommenderar det (vilket jag gör i andra sammanhang) brukar jag i samma andetag även föreslå Matrix/Element.
I sällskap med Elin Häggberg och Brit Stakston i DN, med ambitionen att stötta Kristofer Ahlström i att bryta sig loss från techjättarnas bojor.
https://www.dn.se/kultur/sa-kan-du-hoppa-av-techorrhjulet/
I sällskap med @elinhaggberg.bsky.social och @stakston.se i DN, med ambitionen att stötta @hejkristofer.bsky.social i att bryta sig loss från techjättarnas bojor.
www.dn.se/kultur/sa-ka...
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Thanks, I'm familiar with these. Some services on these lists I wouldn't recommend, and often the lists are so long that people feel overwhelmed and don't do anything. Having only 2-3 recommended options per topic area can be helpful in certain contexts is my experience. Depends on trust of course.
@tsvenson Kul, jag visste inte att texten var ute! 😁
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I'd try Dokuwiki or Tiddlywiki depending on your needs.
www.dokuwiki.org/dokuwiki
tiddlywiki.com
There are some straightforward steps to take now. What follows is a suggested playbook for moving from Big Tech to small and/or Europe-based tech. I plan to keep adding to it.
This requires effort and time. But it wouldn’t be resistance without friction.
First out is email.
1/
Create your email account with
Posteo, in Germany (€1/month)
OR Proton, in Switzerland – not EU (free or ~€4/month)
OR Tuta, in Germany (free or ~€3/month)
For business email I recommend Migadu, in Switzerland – with servers in France.
During transition, forward email from your old account.
2/
Stop using Google Forms for data collection. Recommended for surveys and forms are:
Tally – a freemium, intuitive and self-funded form builder based in Belgium, and
Formbricks – a freemium open-source survey and form builder from Germany that you can self-host.
3/
If you’re not on top of secure messaging, make sure you have…
Signal (it’s very secure, so may behave a bit differently with syncing than you’re used to) - now has usernames.
And you may also want a secure account with the Matrix protocol using the Element app (allows threaded discussions).
4/
There’s no need to use Microsoft Office for your documents. These two can open and save in Office formats:
Cryptpad – end-to-end encrypted and open-source collaboration suite.
LibreOffice – compatible with Microsoft Office/365 files and backed by a non-profit.
5/
If you’re serious about discussion groups, don’t force your members into Meta-owned services. These require grit to set up but can better reflect your values and not exploit members:
Discourse – open-source, paid hosting ($20/month), or self-host.
myBB – PHP software for self-hosting.
6/
I remember finding out just how many convicted criminals live or lived in Trump Tower, and how many with Russian ties. I feel it’s revelatory, and overall just… wild. This has been widely known since before he became president the first time.
One primary source is a Bloomberg article from 2016.
https://telegra.ph/The-terrible-tenants-of-Trump-Tower-08-08
I remember finding out just how many convicted criminals live or lived in Trump Tower, and how many with Russian ties. I feel it’s revelatory.
One primary source is a Bloomberg article from 2016.
telegra.ph/The-terrible...
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Yes, I’m struck by the attention to self-care and wellbeing in these responses.
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I do, I listened to Kendzior (and guests) for a few years on the Gaslit Nation podcast and then read her book Hiding in Plain Sight. It was my way of coping during Trump’s previous term as president.
Yet another stunningly good newsletter from Kendzior. Do subscribe.
”There was a narrow window in which this crisis could have been remedied. Biden chose to defenestrate democracy while letting the burglars climb inside.”
@sarahkendzior.bsky.social: "We're better than we seem and hurting more than we show." sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/your-quest...
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