Notices by Dick Smiths Fair Go Supporters (dsfgs@activism.openworlds.info)

@coolboymew @realcaseyrollins
I2P is the best VPS we recommend. For a good DNS service, though, called 'jump services' or 'subscriptions' on #I2P, we studied the different providers and they are all okay except for reg.i2p, which was giving out broken pubic keys for some keys sites.

If you need more info we are here.

Is #Mastodon really viable for the small to medium-sized operator?

We assert, "NO!"

We did something simple. With a Mastodon tab open we hit Ctrl+Shift+E to get the Network Tab. With an inactive thread open in Mastodon, we went to *another website* to read an article.

An hour passes and what we discovered shocked us. Mastodon somehow justified sending us 55MB of data. The #NetworkTab said 55MB over 1500 requests (53MB transferred).

#makeJavascriptOptional #fireFish @gabriel @witchescauldron

What Mastodon is doing is #environmentalVandalism, and an excoriating #waste of internet resources and bandwidth.

We really did not expect this.

It's also socially irresponsible as smaller operators struggle to cope with M'don's demands. Our instance for example is being forced to shutdown due to being unable to handle the $40/month cost.

It means more #centralisation. We're back at square one, because most users tolerated M'don bringing anti-features to #Fediverse.

@gabriel @witchescauldron

It gets worse.

In 29 minutes, while typing the above, 62MB sent over 1200 requests (61 MB transferred).

Mastodon is a problem.

In an announcement our admin team did say that with a donation they may be able to shift to a different type of server, and we think that that is probably the most sensible thing to do. Ideally a type of server that respects the planet. Here's hoping that some funds appear.

One cannot say they care about #climateChange and run #MastodonFE.

@witchescauldron

…You might already know about this, but https://h-node.org is a project by the @fsf that helps people to identify #computers that they can use.

It can be pretty tricky to find #hardware that is #ethical but by running a basic command and checking the peripherals listed by their Vendor and Product IDs (that look like "[3fc2:001b]") one can often quickly identify if a device will be suited to them, as #FreedomSoftware Enjoyers.

@gabriel #hNode #ethicalHardware #computing #ethicalComputing

@lsn

Hi Gabe, we are skimming over your brilliant work.

One little tidbit you might like to know. It's https://libreboot.at and not #librebootOrg that accords to fully #FOSS boot firmware for ones device. The latter allows #proprietaryBlobs and we know they are bad.

People are having to go to some pains to inform others about this, so don't feel bad that you didn't know.

@gabriel
Excellent, do tell us when you've done it.

On a related note, and (see next)…

This is sad. The #activism instance we've shared quality, important moments on is shutting down in early Oct due to no #donations. Years of collaboration soon lost.

We've not been able to donate $250 anonymously, so we're going to try a last #workingBee now.

If you NEED 10 HOURS VISUAL DESIGN done, we're taking offers ASAP for donations AUD$250+ to our instance. No email pls, DM only!

Pls BOOST. Help keep activism + get design(s) made.

@witchescauldron

HELP! This instance will close down in one month without funds.

*WORKING BEE*

We're donating 10 SOLID HOURS of VISUAL DESIGN WORK as pro-designers ready to work for a AUD$250+ donation for this great instance. No email pls, DMs only! *some work pictured

Help 'activism' open-worlds to those who need it.

BOOST to help a miracle happen. Maybe such miracles are only reserved for those with (#MITM) "connections"?

#testFediverse @witchescauldron

@lain
Tillony = Serious crime.

#cantillionEffect #tillony #criminals #cantillonists #moneyPrinterGoDrr #samBankmanFried #celebrity #volodymyrZelensky #weaponsIndustry #larryFink #algorithmicTrading #janetYellon #imprisonList

Is anyone else getting the 'Secure Site Not Available' screen in #TorBrowser?

Its been appearing frequently in Tor since about a year ago now, and it tries to downgrade the connection to an #insecure #HTTP request.

It occurs somewhat randomly.

Our first thought was some sort of #exitNode TLS #DownGradeAttack, but we have reason to believe that the browser is randomly just trying to force users to downgrade their connection.

Thoughts?

#secureSiteNotAvailable #SSL #TLS

Also our testing indicates #Tor is #censorable and there is active censorship in the network, especially when #trafficAnalysis may be able to identify who is using a connection.

We have tried multiple times to use #OnionShare and the connection cuts out about 1MB into the download everytime.

So its not just #exitNode related.

This means Tor is no longer able to protect #whistleblowers and #journalists in #Australia (elsewhere?).

Seems #I2P is a way forward.

#useI2P @smallcircles @vegafjord