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meonkeys

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About meonkeys

Adam Monsen.

My book: https://selfhostbook.com

In case anyone still trusts & uses keybase:

[ my public key: https://keybase.io/meonkeys; my proof: https://keybase.io/meonkeys/sigs/fEwfH1Pzs5TMp9n4wDRXYjpm7eNLdfKjriDGlPWdgbM ]

Recent public activity

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    I enjoyed using Asciidoctor to write a book. It necessitates using a text editor instead of a word processor so it doesn't fit DJ's use case, but it really is quite nice. I'm also …

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    Comment #47690881

    fascinating. John Carreyrou is the guy who broke the Theranos story! But https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Money_Electric%3A_The_Bitcoin_... is a bit more compelling. Satoshi is Adam B…

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    Comment #47041914

    If you like qntm check out SCP Foundation and There Is No Antimemetics Division

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    Comment #46734229

    What's the most important thing for Docker, Inc. to do right now?

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    Comment #46520901

    How about a world without money ?

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    Comment #46515649

    For what part(s) of github? Free as in freedom? Many other tools/platforms provide decent source control and issue tracking. Nothing else has the FOSS project market share of githu…

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    Comment #46404380

    Try eog, if you have it. The colors look bright for me in that viewer.

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    Comment #46064004

    Hard pass. Another Linux laptop with another sus distro won't teach anyone how to focus. Save a hand-me-down laptop from the landfill, install a known good distro, and do the hard …

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    I wouldn't use Markdown for that. You're right to start with your requirements. Try to get detailed, like the list @WA wrote out, then match it up with appropriate tech. I wrote a …

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    Comment #46017275

    This is awesome follow-through by @a-fadil / @afadil. Here's a similar post from a year ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41465735 In the space of local-first finance apps,…

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    Comment #45866146

    Skimming that I'm thinking yes, sure, why not, but this repo is missing useful context. Who are you, authors? Why should I bother learning this protocol? Is anyone using or going t…

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    Comment #45847798

    Indeed! I was just coming back here to edit my comment. Thank you!

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    Comment #45847731

    https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/stable/admin_manual/instal... is a great place to start. So much depends on your use case. Can you say more about that? And what have you already …

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    Comment #45847444

    Works for me. I'm getting a Let's Encrypt cert with CN: pretalx.seagl.org

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    Comment #45846821

    PhoneTrack +1, if you don't mind some tinkering. It looks like a power tool someone made with great care. I wish there was a better client-side view/share app. I've been meaning to…

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    Comment #45724976

    anacron is worth a mention here for sometimes-on computers like desktops, laptops, or personal servers. It's great for ensuring something runs at the set interval, or just whenever…

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    Comment #45695578

    Is this a joke? There's lots more to hosting your own file share/sync tool than just standing it up.