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While I, personally, blog less these days than when I was younger and had apparently more spare time, I have the feeling there’s some kind of resurrection of the blogosphere and IndieWeb these days. At least it feels more visible again. I came across a couple of new blog discovery sites recently, so here’s an incomplete list of sites (old and new) I know of in no particular order. Some I might have already shared before. You are welcome to comment more, and I’ll add them.
I’m currently on my third or fourth attempt to protect my Forgejo (formerly a Gitea instance) from AI crawlers and other bots. Yesterday, I set up Anubis, that bot firewall you now see on some sites, and it actually seems to be helping. Let’s see how long that lasts…
Another month gone; time flies…
I’m back to Ubuntu and Linux on the desktop! 🥳
I re-enabled my old trusty 2013-manufactured Lenovo ThinkPad S1 Yoga which I used during my studies. I had Ubuntu 24.04 installed on it for some time but never really used it. But now, I upgraded it to the latest development build of Ubuntu 26.04 to check the current state of Ubuntu and Linux on the desktop. And to check if I really switch to it as my main operating system.
In 2020, during the pandemic, I spent 50 euros on a 1080p webcam. It worked fine, but I rarely used it: most calls at my old job were audio-only. Fast forward to 2026 and my new job: video calls are much more common. So I invested another 50 euros in a refurbished Logitech Brio 4K. The upgrade is night and day, especially in my north-facing office, where lighting isn’t ideal. The Brio’s low-light performance and 4K clarity really impress me so far. Sure, the recommended price is much higher, ...
After migrating to Nextcloud, I’ve been thinking about switching back to Linux as my daily driver operating system. I used Linux for years before eventually returning to Windows.
