I need to start doing this… I think I recently got flagged for not using AI enough…

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I’m in the US and when I tried migrating from DO to Hetzner, I got asked to upload my passport to prove I’m not spam or something. Same experience with OVH.

Is this a thing for all European hosting companies? I ended up finding some Canadian hosting that would just let me sign up and pay like normal.

Things were unique and fun. That’s just not true anymore. Every new software update adds shit that you didn’t ask for and don’t want (AI, ads, removal of user freedom).

Amen. Every time I hear about a new tech product or startup or conference, now all I see are ads, subscription traps, and generally just people looking for new ways to fuck me.

(And I don’t like to be fucked by anyone except Mrs. Wallace)

Generally no. I feel like I’m always getting screwed. High price, rushed job because they don’t care/have to get to the next job.

One house emergency I’m dealing with right now (I have several) is that the contractor who installed a toilet and tile (paid by previous owner) half assed it and didn’t seat the toilet properly and didn’t install the tiles properly. So water leaked from underneath the toilet, traveled through hollow tiles, and reached my drywall. I got a mold problem now.

This is why I generally try to do things myself. I don’t trust people.

TIL, thanks!

Yeah… I’m gonna wait for 15.1…

Damn it, nutbutter. I was supposed to go to sleep, but I watched most of the video for you.

tl;dw -> Some random dude in Arizona ordered some coffee from cafe where all the baristas are girls wearing bikinis. When he pulled up to the drive thru window, the barista was shocked to see the man wasn’t wearing pants. She recorded him and posted the video online. The man panicked and killed himself.

There are two types, by map and token to conform to different usecases.

Ahh, ok… I’m seeing the docs.

ShareType: type of share

    token: token-based share (do not require user authentication)
    map: map-based share (requires user authentication)

Ahh, ok. So whether you need authentication or not.

There are also two different storage types, csv and files.

And the docs for that…

CSV

One CSV file containing one row per sharing config, separated by ; and containing header with columns from above.

If given, properties are stored in JSON format in CSV.
Files

File-based configuration store is using encoded PathOrToken as filename for each config. File contains the data stored as "dict" in binary Python "pickle" format (same is also used for item cache files).

So if you want plaintext vs binary storage.

you have to edit your config file with the ‘[sharing]’ section.

Would you mind sharing your config, pretty please. 🙏

Tailscale is Canadian

Ah, nice. I actually didn’t realize that. They are also open source friendly https://tailscale.com/opensource I don’t hate Tailscale, btw. They seem nice.

But, I like Netbird lets you self-host the server components. And, an important feature for me, is that Netbird doesn’t require me to create an account with Big Tech to use the service. Right now I created a dummy account with GitHub just to use Tailscale, Netbird just allows me to create a username and password. E-Z P-Z. No extra hoops to jump through.

After switching to Netbird, I’ll be able to get completely off of GitHub.

Nope. I’m trying to move further away from US proprietary tech, not towards it. I’m currently using Tailscale, but I’m looking at moving to Netbird because it’s open source and European.

Also, this reminded me of the n-gate website: http://n-gate.com/software/

Wow, great video. I liked the overview of how HTTPS/TLS works.

Yeah, I hear the Spanish say: “Siete coma cinco”

I currently use the official audiobookshelf app. It’s really slow and buggy for me. Every time I open it, it says it’s disconnected from the server. Then I have to click a button for it to reconnect.

What makes you say that?

They pulled the Signal messages from an iPhone… https://www.forbes.com/sites/larsdaniel/2026/04/10/fbi-pulled-deleted-signal-messages-from-an-iphone-without-breaking-encryption/

I would use a passphrase instead of a password. Make it a meaningful phrase and it’ll be hard to forget.

I had a password that I committed to muscle memory once… and then my muscle memory disappeared and my brain memory didn’t remember it… and… it was not good… 😅

Passphrase 1000% I’ve never had trouble remembering my passphrase.

Master Password hint be extremely obvious

Given that Bitwarden is on the cloud, where the whole world can access it, I’d say no…