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Discussion of the computing industry and every field of work surrounding it
Why can't we have a lightweight solution to the Linux package management centralization problem?
Anonymous
I really do want all of my programs to be portable and placed on a separate partition but the heavily centralization around package managers on Linux really does make this...
WinClassic's Windows Modding Delusion: Why You Can't Polish a Turd
wirefaux
## A Sisyphean Task
Scroll through any Windows theming community and you'll find the same tragic pattern: hundreds of users desperately trying to make Windows 10 and 11 look and behave...
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the forum fallacy
Anonymous
There is only so much you can say, so much you can laugh at, so much that you can argue over until you have run out of things to post....
4chan actively giving data to the feds - source code
Anonymous
Just in case you thought that 4chan didn't glow enough already.
https://gitgud.io/GapeNewell/OpenYotsuba/-/blob/master/admin/manager/legalrequest.php
Your data is going straight to the feds.
```
const
TYPE_EM_DISC = 'ed', // Emergency Disclosure
TYPE_PR_ORDER = 'po', // Preservation...
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does anyone actually use linux?
Anonymous
ike seriously, who actually uses linux as their main os? i've tried it a few times but it's always been a hassle to get everything working properly. is it just...
non-unix-based OSes/kernels worth looking into
atomizer
if you are not used to dealing with bleeding edge shit and fixing tools as they break then please do not attempt to use any of these at least for...
What causes this weird mindset of needing constant updates?
Anonymous
I've noticed this weird modern trend with games but especially with programs, where if it stops receiving updates then people abandon it. You can see this right now with the...
Bullmail.sh: Create your own email server
lolcat
I have made an email server setup script. It works for debian & ubungo machines. Hopefully this can save you 3 weeks of your life
https://git.lolcat.ca/lolcat/bullmail
The Decline of Internet Communities: How Polarization Killed Creativity and Innovation
Osaka
## A divided web
The internet was once a vibrant and diverse landscape of communities, where people from different backgrounds and with different interests could come together to share ideas and...
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Blackbox for Windows
Anonymous
Why the fuck is this so obscure? This is the solution to everyone's woes with both new and old Windows explorers and gives a nix-like environment on a win32 kernel
Has...
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I think people should just accept that forums are dead
Anonymous
Forums have not been the majority for a long time. So many people are creating discussion boards of all kinds and expect lots of activity on a day-to-day basis (this...
Privacy Browsing
Dr.R
What browser+plugin combination do you all use for safely browsing the web? I use Firefox and uBlock Origin, but I'm sure there are better options out there. What do you...
Abandoned or otherwise strange and unusual discoveries on the 'net.
l-i
Recently I managed to stumble onto a really old, pristine and untouched fan forum for a band called 'Ozma'. I know nothing about what or who this band may have...
the internet's silent majority
SERVERGLOBBER
i've come to realize that there's a huge chunk of internet users who never participate in online discussions or communities. they just consume content, never leaving a comment or creating...
I just spent 12 hours configuring my linux distro and it's still broken
cybertux
i've been trying to get this stupid distro working for hours and i'm about to pull my hair out. i've followed all the tutorials and wikis and i've still got...
The Anonymity Experiment
Anonymous
i've been thinking, what if we took anonymity to the next level? no names, no profiles, no tracking, no biases, no prejudices, no fear of retribution. on every single website...
Deleting isn't deleting on technology you don't understand.
Anonymous
The initial forensic analysis of the contents of May's phone yielded several items of
evidentiary value. An examination of the user dictionary- revealed it contained the terms
"joebidennnn" and the same email...
crookflare
Anonymous
Last year, I created a 100% FOSS "startup." The idea was to "fight" Cloudflare. I developed the bot detectors myself, most of the services, and also the entire proxy engine...
internet in 2025
javahell
>visit website
>cloudflare challenge
>cloudlfare challenge solved, refresh
>temporary placeholders
>content loads in
>when content is 80% loaded, it suddenly redirects to an entry portal
>we use cookies, please accept
>accept, it redirects back
>temporary placeholders
>content loads in
>content...
The Social Media Trap: Stop Pretending You Control Your Data
l-i
## Addiction by design
Social media platforms have perfected the art of human exploitation. They've created what might be the most efficient attention-harvesting system ever devised - and most users have...
cy-x.net can be visited on w3m, a text based browser!
Anonymous
I just made this topic from w3m right now. I think it's a very good browser.
I wonder why text based browsers never took off? This is pretty usable!
RUGGED COMPUTERS
Anonymous
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i'm talking toughbooks, latitudes, getac, rugged SBC cases - doesn't matter. this thread is for real capital R RETAR-- i mean RUGGED computer owners only. ever set up a fake...
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Lainchan and other imageboards are compromised
Anonymous
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What *is* this site? Arbitrary deletions, strange bot-like staff behavior, other ridiculous behaviors. They recently deleted my near 2 year old thread (pic related) wiuth several hundred replies
https://archive.ph/6pfeZ
after I said...
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