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Pixelfed redux

The Pixelfed experiment failed.

Twenty-four hours or so of testing and researching, and the one thing a photo-sharing site needs turns out to be missing. Sharing with the internet.

Pixelfed

Photo sharing is a thing we want to do. We are giving Pixelfed a try.

pixelfed

Photo sharing is for everyone. Whether it is brag shots of the (grand)baby, obsessing about fashion, cats, or documenting police brutality, a platform to publish photos to the online world is huge.

Issues and workarounds

Our pastey works, but some people may not be able to read what you saved.

issues-and-workarounds

One of the services we host is a form of 'paste bin' - a place you can quickly paste some text you'd like to share with someone online, and get a unique url to send to them. Ours is extremely privacy-respecting, but we just discovered a lack-of-convenience issue.

Healthness

Mental and physical maintenance.

healthness

As part of my recovery program, I have assigned myself a daily walk.

Chat

chat

Everyone loves to communicate. And synchronous communication rules – whether text, voice, or video. Now we have our own server, so we can add private to our online communication.

ISP notes: Telus

What to do about crap internet service when your choices are crap or different crap.

isp-notes-telus

I signed up for a Telus Business account, primarily to have fixed IPs  to the house. I had an emergency issue resulting in downtime. I filed a ticket for service. 12 days later they left me a single voicemail.