@rl_dane Hmm...
I like the 500 char limit actually, vs a 5000 char limit; it means I run across shorter posts more often.
But I wish the limit was 1000 characters or 750 characters or something, as 500 just feels too small for me.
At any rate, I'm going to go with Fosstodon (for now, anyway), as I already have a Fosstodon account. I also have a Fosstodon sticker on the back of my laptop, LOL.
Next I'm gonna need a "my other computer is a Commodore 64" sticker...

@rl_dane Yeah... I want to self-host but I don't want to get DDoS'd or something either.
A friend I texted suggested I use an "isolated VLan", whatever that is. I've had enough trouble running a mailserver.
I think I'll just move to Fosstodon or BSD Cafe today. I can always reconsider. (Thanks for reminding)

Hackers in 2003: "Hey look, I hooked up my fridge to the internet!"

Hackers in 2025: "phew, finally got my fridge off the internet! 💪"

Cloudflare says Perplexity uses stealth crawling techniques, like undeclared user agents and rotating IP addresses, to evade robots.txt rules and network blocks (Cloudflare)

blog.cloudflare.com/perplexity
techmeme.com/250804/p23#a25080

@rl_dane It always bugs me... it feels like it wastes energy and puts unnecessary wear on the camera.
But I tend to use computers like we share the same pantry or something.

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Platform: Amiga
Released: 26 August 2023

Note: 2nd in the Xenium 2023 Oldschool GFX competition

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