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Username: root
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Great offers.

It is hard though to say "thanks" without participating in the giveaway :tongue:

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So... how does one approach this? Private Message?

Thanked by (1)Chievo
Likely this weekend will be the gathering for the new moderators.

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> @Mumbly said:
> Congrats @WSS I know that you will be good ~~dictator~~ mod!

No. I do not vote for him as mod. He will remove the first community rule, the one about dic…

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> @AuroraZero said:
> > @Decicus said:
> > I wanna add another thing when it comes to VPSes: Make sure VNC has a randomly generated password, and disable VNC when it's no…

Thanked by (3)Blembim Not_Oles Decicus
> @bikegremlin said:
> > @root said:
> > > @bikegremlin said:
> > > > @Ympker said:
> > > > Happy pCloud user for a couple of yea…

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> @bikegremlin said:
> > @Ympker said:
> > Happy pCloud user for a couple of years now :)
> > For encryption I simply use Cryptomator.
> >

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It's about the same prices they had on Black Friday 2024.

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I guess it depends on the usage; but I don't think I would buy a high-specs laptop; instead I would buy the cheapest laptop and have a server at home to do all the computing and storage which can als…

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Some things I do:

1. Keep things minimal. We are talking low-end here, so keeping services to minimal packages needed saves resources and creates less maintenance. With every screw add…

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I can only say thank you to @jarland !

Maybe this thread could be made an announcement.

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The email has been sent. DEADLINE: 1st of July 2025

> Hey friends,
>
> When we took over MyW it was to save it from a death that was coming with so little warni…

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> @mikho said:
> > @rcy026 said:
> > > @root said:
> > > > @emgh said:
> > > > > @rcy026 said:
> > > > >…

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> @vyas said:
> > @yoursunny said:
> > MyW is deadpooling.
> > Is MXroute next?
> >
>
> Nope, next to deadpool is Hetzner<…

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@MichaelCee - no lifetimes?

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> @emgh said:
> > @rcy026 said:
> > Me and @emgh does not always agree on everything, but I have a lot of respect for him and he seems like the kind of guy who can take a…

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The end is nigh. Thank you @jarland for trying to keep the services alive for free.

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I just installed PiHole for family usage. It seems to work quite well on a Raspberry Pi Zero W running DietPi. Lots of updated blacklists can be downloaded from [GitHub](https://github.com/hagezi/dns…

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> @imok said:
> > @Otus9051 said:
> > How the hell did this descend into alpacas???
> >
> > AND WINAMP????
>
> That's why …

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> @mikho said:
> > @root said:
> > > @imok said:
> > > Alpaca, llama or vicuña?
> > >
> > > As a Peruvian, I don't kno…

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> @AuroraZero said:
> @skorous he is a useful human

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> @imok said:
> Why is everybody declining? You can take revenge against the Yeti

Good luck with that! The rules clearly state: "keep AuroraZero well-fed and happy".

Thanked by (2)Ympker host_c
> @mikho said:
> > @root said:
> > > @Ympker said:
> > > > @TheDP said:
> > > > I have some names to put on the table, for you fo…

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> @Ympker said:
> > @TheDP said:
> > I have some names to put on the table, for you folks to consider, if they’re interested ✌🏼
> >
> > @Falzo …

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Carl Lundstrom, a Pirate Bay co-founder from Sweden, has died, age 64.

Rest in Peace!

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Hm... What is the procedure?

- Will there be an interview?
- Will there be a vote between admins at to choose the new moderator some secret party gathering?
- If I apply,…

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