Comment on Discussion Thread ❌️🤖😥 Friday 1st August 2025
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 1 week agoI largely missed out on that era due to not having internet for a lot of it but it seems better than the current environment.
I wish I had the skills for this. I don’t know how to code, host servers, or the first thing about network security. And there would still potentially be security vulnerabilities in the premade websites. And I’m not using Wordpress.
Discord is definitely going to be in the firing line.
kudra@aus.social 1 week ago
@melbaboutown yeah I expected Discord would be in the list as it's used by tons of kids.
It all sucks!
Hosting your own website isn't as hard as it looks, but Fedi is a step up and I haven't tried it myself yet, though it is on the list, along with #selfhosting. I predict a lot of learning in these areas by a LOT of people, as well as local private mesh wifi & #LoRa networks.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 1 week ago
It’s scary to me. It seems like something that could leak more of your personal info or allow access to your network or devices.
The security and privacy would be much more important than whether the site worked or even stayed up against hacks.
Props to the people who know how to do this
Taleya@aussie.zone 1 week ago
nah, it’s pretty basic. I run an incredibly low level server - literally just runs linux and apache, all of it basic HTML, and weirdly as a result? it’s been bulletproof. always hilarious watching people try and use php exploits, my server just goes “wat.”
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 1 week ago
It’s all Greek to me. I’ve got maybe a few baby skills (can install and browse using a simple Linux, basic commands if they’re in front of me, built one computer from scratch) but nothing in servers coding or networking.
It would be fun to try out once but the energy isn’t available right now and the paranoia is too strong.
I’m also vaguely aware of Tor and stuff.
Ironically I’m not even specifically interested in adult content myself. I just hate the rampant enshittification of everything and strongly object to censorship or being (more blatantly) surveilled. The internet has been becoming more conservative in some very ominous ways.