#Introduction - A new home for longer mountain ramblings & tech dabbling!
After years on a managed Mastodon instance, I've finally jumped into the #selfhosted world! Say hello to my new personal #ActivityPub instance, powered by #GoToSocial from home.
While I test the waters here (and learn all the complexities of managing self-hosting!), this space will be for the longer-form, deeper-dive content:
1. Extended mountain trip reports with more photos.
2. Ramblings on my rather amateur adventures in #technology, #landscapephotography, #lora mesh networks, #degoogling efforts, and #linuxphone solutions.
Think of it as my digital base camp. If you're a mountain person who loves tech (or a tech person who loves mountains), we probably have things in common. Boosts and introductions are welcome!
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Irish Times: An insightful column from Roe here with some well written bits:
"No party or politician attacking trans people has ever meaningfully protected women’s rights outside the narrow, hostile frame they use to justify disempowering trans people"
#Ireland #Trans #Transrights #IE #IEPol
🧵More from this: "And we need to recognise that the rise in hostility toward trans people in Ireland, the UK and the US is not organic, it is co-ordinated. Many of the most aggressive narratives now circulating here originate abroad, pushed by groups with no real stake in Irish society or wellbeing, but aiming to stoke fear and division. Trans people are targeted not because they pose a threat, but because they are an effective tool for conservative and far-right groups: undermining trans rights upholds patriarchal power, and persuading society to accept the oppression of one marginalised group makes it easier to stall equality...
Women who identify as feminists but hold anti-trans views (a contradiction in terms in my opinion) should consider how patriarchy thrives when women are politically divided. The fixation of conservative politicians on trans people is deliberate – a way to stoke fear and fracture solidarity in ways that ultimately harm all women, as well as queer and trans people"
Immer ist irgendetwas. Oder mensch steckt in Abhängigkeiten, es anderen recht machen zu wollen.
Das stimmt sowohl auf individueller als auf politischer Ebene. Leider.
Vielleicht gelingt es dir trotzdem, die spätere Reue zu verhindern und jetzt mit viel Herzblut das zu tun, was dir trotz aller Krisen möglich ist. Am besten gemeinsam, dann macht das sogar Freude.
mastodon.social/@peterjelinek/…
"Wenn ich mich heute frage: Wo war ich vielleicht (mit) zu wenig Herzblut (dran)? Da nagt am meisten das Thema Klima."Eine sehr nachdenkliche Angela Merkel.
Friedrich Merz dürfte bei diesen Worte innerlich brodeln - die Junge Union sowieso nur Verachtung aufbringen.
New South Wales Police say that 12 people were killed in a shooting at #Bondi Beach targeting the Jewish community
A further 29 people have been taken to hospital, including a child
An event was being held at the beach to mark the start of #Hanukkah had more than 1,000 in attendance, police say
bbc.co.uk/news/live/ckgk391yzm…?
Bondi Beach: Twelve killed in shooting targeting Australia’s Jewish community
A Hanukkah event with over 1,000 attendees was taking place on the beach at the time of the shooting - 29 people have been taken to hospital.BBC News
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bbc.com/news/articles/c3r711ln…
'It was pandemonium': Jewish community in shock after deadly Bondi Beach attack
Fifteen people were killed and dozens injured in the attack, which targeted a Hanukkah celebration on Bondi Beach.Tessa Wong (BBC News)
bbc.com/news/articles/ce3wkey5…
'Hero' who wrestled gun from Bondi shooter named as Ahmed al Ahmed
Eleven people were killed in the shooting at Australia's Bondi Beach, as crowds attended an event to celebrate Hanukkah.Emily Atkinson (BBC News)
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University experts in favor of Romanos – Nikos Romanos is already completing a year of pre-trial detention, with the only “evidence” found – the part of his fingerprint, allegedly found in a plastic bag, in an apartment damaged by an explosion The Press P
University experts in favor of Romanos - Nikos Romanos is already completing a year of pre-trial detention, with the only "evidence" found - the part of hisBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
What are these little guys? This little green army is multiplying by the day. - All For Gardening
Beautiful beetles but not sure if I should be concerned that they will eventually start demolishing my garden. They seem harmless and cute.Gardener (All For Gardening)
That's gonna need some serious repair work!
I can imagine that, at best, the fallen span will just be replaced by a contemporary foot bridge design.
@Maker_of_Things It's an old "Dr Beeching" railway casualty from the 1960s, currently the old line is a shared cycle path & walk.
I doubt the council will bother repairing the viaduct (is it still a viaduct when a railway crosses it?) they haven't done much of anything with it for years.
I'm surprised it came down though, it was a big substantial structure, we used to climb inside it as kids. Lots of cross members to negotiate!
We'll get a temporary fix which will probably end up permanent. 😐
Bondi Beach shooting: Australian officials say 12 are dead in attack on Jewish event
The shooting occurred at about 6:47pm (07:47 GMT) near the Bondi Pavilion during a Hanukkah celebration attended by more than 1,000 people.
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Death toll climbs to 16 including 10yo girl.
abc.net.au/news/2025-12-14/wha…
#Australia
#Sydney
#MassShooting
#news
ABC News
ABC News provides the latest news and headlines in Australia and around the world.Hanan Dervisevic (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Cher-Yonge-Street
Une brève lettre de remerciement à la Ville de Toronto, sur Yonge Street à North York, pour m'avoir permis d'utiliser leur panneau d'affichage communautaire pour annoncer ce projet de rédaction HTML.DCKIM dckimGUY Mohammed-David
Bystander disarms Bondi Beach gunman during mass shooting in Sydney
https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2025/12/14/bystander-disarms-bondi-beach-gunman-during-mass-shooting-in-sydney?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into Asia Pacific News @asia-pacific-news-AlJazeera
Bystander disarms Bondi Beach gunman during mass shooting in Sydney
A bystander disarmed a gunman during a mass shooting at Sydney’s Bondi Beach that left multiple dead and injured.Al Jazeera
Zelensky pede resultados nas negociações em Berlim com enviados de Trump
O Presidente da Ucrânia, Volodymyr Zelensky, disse hoje que é vital que as negociações sobre o plano de paz que terão lugar em Berlim produzam resultados, após confirmar que se reunirá na capital alemã com enviados de Donald Trump.
Zelensky pede resultados nas negociações em Berlim com enviados de Trump
O Presidente da Ucrânia, Volodymyr Zelensky, disse hoje que é vital que as negociações sobre o plano de paz que terão lugar em Berlim produzam resultados, após confirmar que se reunirá na capital alemã com enviados de Donald Trump.RTP
11h Tiroteio em Sidney faz 12 mortos
www.rtp.pt/noticias/noticiario-antena1/11h-tiroteio-em-sidney-faz-12-mortos_a1_1704172
Detidos cinco suspeitos de planear ataque a mercado de Natal em Munique
A polícia alemã deteve cinco homens suspeitos de estarem a preparar um atentado num mercado de Natal, perto de Munique.
Même si je turbo kiff les raton-laveurs, Ubuntu 26.04 LTS ne sera pas ma prochaine distrib.
Je suis sur Ubuntu depuis la 8.04 sur mes PC perso et pro, mais j'ai de plus en plus de mal avec l'écosystème construit par Canonical.
✊MUTU MEDIAS LIBRES✊
Pour les libertés, financez Assagi !
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"Voici la fin de l'année, le moment où, si on le peut et si on le veut, on fait la fête et on dépense sans trop compter. C'est aussi le moment où les associations vous sollicitent, en particulier si vous êtes imposable, avec la fameuse réduction fiscale. Cette année encore, n'hésitez pas à financer l'aide aux personnes en difficulté du fait de leur engagement
Movimento no Aeroporto da Madeira regressa à normalidade
www.rtp.pt/noticias/pais/movimento-no-aeroporto-da-madeira-regressa-a-normalidade_n1704160
O movimento no Aeroporto Internacional da Madeira - Cristiano Ronaldo, que esteve condicionado nos últimos dois dias devido ao mau tempo, está hoje a decorrer com normalidade, segundo a informação na página da ANA- Aeroportos de Portugal.
Municípios exigem nova Lei das Finanças Locais
www.rtp.pt/noticias/economia/municipios-exigem-nova-lei-das-financas-locais_n1704164
A Associação Nacional de Municípios Portugueses (ANMP) defendeu hoje a "urgente e inadiável" aprovação da nova Lei das Finanças Locais, considerando que o atual modelo está ultrapassado e limita a autonomia das autarquias num contexto crescente de…
Municípios exigem nova Lei das Finanças Locais
A Associação Nacional de Municípios Portugueses (ANMP) defendeu hoje a "urgente e inadiável" aprovação da nova Lei das Finanças Locais, considerando que o atual modelo está ultrapassado e limita a autonomia das autarquias num contexto crescente de re…RTP
Franz Graf
in reply to Richard • • •oh nice! I'm curious about your experiences of GoToSocial.
Just yesterday I thought about changing servers and/or self hsoting as well.
Richard
in reply to Franz Graf • • •its running on a 2017 barebones mini-pc with 2GB ram and 64GB ssd. I have problems setting up reverse proxy here due to router complications so am using Cloudflare tunnel to serve the internet. Backup done by a Borgmatic script. I'm no expert but so far so good.
Really good feeling to know that its your own server in your own home. I only thought about doing this because my managed hosting provider is going out of business.
I do like gotosocial though, like their approach and that small scale approach is perfect for 1/2 person social media
Franz Graf
in reply to Richard • • •hm I just thought about upstream speed but just serving a couple of photos and then just text shouldn't kill any line