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chainpuncher
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IceWM with Devuan
will post dots tomorrow along with more info about my setup
** what do you use when you're on the internet? **
28 posts
15d ago
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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...
5 posts
1h ago
7 posts
6h ago
Digital Cargo Cult: How Zoomers Ruined Old Internet Nostalgia
rave + wirefaux
>+ wirefaux? Who's this?
A reader of this article, who posted it around several "nostalgia" hivemind circles, only to be met with immense backlash...
125 posts
6h ago
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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...
33 posts
6h ago
4chan is full of AI bots and they aren't even trying to hide it anymore
Anonymous
If it obvious then, it's obvious now.
# IF YOU ARE STILL USING 4CHAN IN 2025 YOU ARE ACTIVELY ENGAGING WITH FAKE HUMANS
PROBLEM: DYING SITE...
12 posts
1d ago
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Wingman Jr - "AI" pattern recognition porn/gore nuker for Firefox browsers
rave
## MOD
>Filter out potentially NSFW, pornographic, and unsafe images (and even some video) for kids by using AI running directly in your browser.
This is a...
9 posts
1d ago
2 posts
2d ago
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...
18 posts
2d ago
I can't trust even the best LLMs to write good code
Anonymous
>use opus 4.5 to write a tedious but conceptually easy function
>it generates slop
>I tell it how to fix the slop
>better but still slop
>repeat...
4 posts
2d ago
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Internet loneliness
Anonymous
Staying away from most modern online communities (especially social media, forums and 4chan-style imageboards) feels so good for my mental health....
3 posts
10d ago
Private Trackers General
/ptg/
>Not sure what private trackers are all about?
A private tracker is an invite-only torrent website. Each member shares common goals: collecting,...
4 posts
10d ago
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Kiwifarms hack & source code leak discussion
Anonymous
https://limewire.com/d/zEa7T#pvjQNdvfNy
Is this what happens when you rely on AI for developing your forum and basic technical...
5 posts
29d ago
1 attachments
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...
6 posts
>30d ago
Actual problems with linux
Anonymous
I've been daily driving linux for years now and here are the things i can think of:
- awful software distribution, especially for proprietary
-...
81 posts
11d ago
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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....
10 posts
>30d ago
Why Your New Computer Feels Slower Than Your Old One
Osaka
>This problem exists on Linux as well, but I'd like to just target this instead as Linux can still happily run on even the shittiest of boxes in the...
12 posts
>30d ago
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On the Future of Social Media
LostintheCycle
The perception and attitudes of social media
It’s amazing how we all have an astonishingly low opinion of social media.
Facebooks privacy...
4 posts
>30d ago
27 posts
29d ago
How do you plan to survive digital ID and government mandated enshittification?
Anonymous
Well I wrote the rest a few weeks ago and debated posting it in its current state, but now the very first site was named that'll be complying with...
4 posts
12d ago
OPENGL PISSES ME THE FUCK OFF WHERE IS THE ERROR
Anonymous
```txt
########## GL ERROR ##########
@ Post render
1280: Invalid enum
```
THE ERROR
WHERE IS THE INVALID ENUM
SHOW THE FUCKING STACK TRACE
I...
3 posts
10d ago
The Lost Art of Internet Forums
Manhandler
As someone who's been around the internet for a while, I've noticed that the traditional forum style of discussion has largely fallen out of favor....
2 posts
>30d ago
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...
4 posts
29d ago
hi everybody! i'm currently looking at cy-x.net
Anonymous
do you discuss webscraping and feeding it to local ai models here?
58 posts
11d ago
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