A software developer and Linux nerd, living in Germany. I’m usually a chill dude but my online persona doesn’t always reflect my true personality. Take what I say with a grain of salt, I usually try to be nice and give good advice, though.

I’m into Free Software, selfhosting, microcontrollers and electronics, freedom, privacy and the usual stuff. And a few select other random things, too.

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  • I don’t see any technical limitations preventing that. And I think it’s a desirable feature. Imagine a world where you don’t have to come up with lots of passwords and sign up on dozens of websites, but instead have one identity that’s saved in your device and you can access any free software service without signing up and it’ll already tell you if your friends are there. It could interconnect content and features…

    It’s a bit difficult to get it right, though. The identities need to be secure and reliable. Servers can’t vanish (or data needs to be distributed) or people will lose everything at once. We need pseudonymous handles, sock puppets and access control. And there is a lot of trust involved. We need to mitigate for spam and trolls…

    And agree on one standard that gets everything right for any arbitrary use-case.



  • Create a nice atmosphere.

    Make it simple and remove any technical barriers. They should be able to google “Fediverse” click on the first link. Choose a username and be on their way. Find the app with the same name and install it in 2 minutes.

    The network effect is a thing. They need to already find lots of their friends, interesting people and their favorite stars there.

    And it has to be easy to discover them, if we don’t have an “algorithm” that suggests content.



  • It makes it easier to package and install stuff once and for everyone. And harder to keep your system patched because some software might include older versions of libraries. And you can’t just install the patched version from your system repo, because that doesn’t apply per design. We also have some minor woes like theming, filesize, integration into the desktop… I think it isn’t the best we have right now. I think that is system packages. But that depends on the specific use-case. Yeah. But we need both. At least as of now. Maybe we’ll one day get a more unified package format. Or sandboxing for almost everything like on Apple computers. There are some limitations. We can’t have everything at the same time. But there is lots of room for improvement. Linux is awesome, though.


  • If you google it, you’ll find lots of similar questions for O2. I think you have to contact their customer support and get that activated once.

    And have a look at your IPv4 and IPv6 addresses. Sometimes you can do it via IPv6 already, just not over IPv4 because there is some translation in the way. (In case they want too much money to give you a real IPv4 address.)

    Maybe you can try if you can open your FritzBox UI from the outside with your my.fritz address. I think that has IPv6 and a port forward in place (if activated).

    And btw: It’s perfectly fine to do it. People need storage and online collaboration. Access to their data while away.



  • I’m not sure what to recommend. Usually that’s a time when you re-align your values and are dropped into a new world with different responsibilities. Around 18 you’ve finished school and now start an apprenticeship or you go to university and inevitably meet a lot of new people there. In university there are a lot of different groups. For extroverts/introverts gaming nerds. You just have to go and meet them. That pretty much solves the issue.
    If you start working right away (and don’t have to attend school for that), it’ll be way more difficult.

    And I think the area close to the border is a pretty rural area. Meeting similar-minded people or finding clubs might be difficult. I always recommend meeting people while doing something you like. Because you’ll meet people who have something in common. A hobby or something like that.

    Or find a youth center, do some volunteering… Find out where the local computer nerds meet. Maybe a sports club. There are introverts everywhere and the atmosphere of every club is different. Ofentimes you have to try and find out if you’re feeling accepted there.







  • Exacty that. I’d agree: about 3 or 4 accounts, judging by what I read. Often got some genuine and constructive answers… Never listening and predetermined that everything is futile and set on dragging themself down. Dismissing every help and then posting the same question again, a few days later. This time the post is a bit different, though.

    I already wished them the best and said I hope they get help, a few weeks ago. I don’t think OP is a troll, but ill. But OP can’t escape their unhealthy behaviour. Usually the first step is to realize there is something wrong and you have to do something. But I think that is a solid barrier for them. OP rather indulges in self-pity and brushes everything aside and blames circumstances.

    I mean there are people who want to feel victimized or want to feel the feeling of pain. But that’s definitely not normal. And they need to talk to a professional about that.