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Internet is the largest computer network out there. There is one internet; you can call it the Internet. A plethora of different protocols work here.
A local network is sometimes called intranet, opposed to internet.
IP packets can be spoofed, sometimes.
Finally, somebody said this.
We're a friendly community creating a digital corner pub.
Our goal is to enable more people to use free software, have secure digital communications, and to take control over their private data.
We host online services for you and all the people you love. We do this transparently and democratically.
On the need for a simpler, smaller internet to stand out from the crowd, meet interesting people, and build a calmer business.
Datagubbe giving good advice in a bullet list. My favorite items are:
Disable notfications. I'd recommend to at least turn their sound off.
Use smaller software, use less applications.
Avoid social media. I'm building one haha.
Delete unused accounts.
Thank FOSS maintainers. That includes me.
Disable blinking cursor.
My least favorite is his recommendation to use laptops less. I myself should use it more, so I don't use the phone. And I don't have a desktop or a place for it.
Reposted from gauntlet
The energy use of the internet can only stop growing when energy sources run out, unless we impose self-chosen limits.
La Russie est en effet l’un des seuls pays à disposer d’un écosystème presque complet de plates-formes et de services indépendants de ceux de la Silicon Valley, fondés par des Russes et régis par le droit russe.
Solderpunk calls us Netscape orphans.
Killed by Google is the open source list of dead Google products, services, and devices. It serves as a tribute and memorial of beloved services and products killed by Google.
Nex is a little internet protocol inspired by Gemini and Gopher.
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Online communities spawn, grow, and die. Why? How? What can be done?
It just happens. Nothing can be done. Accept.
Shocking
I’ve seen multiple discussions online as to the negative effects of the internet on society. There’s definitely harmful content online. It makes me sad to see the internet being used as a tool to s…
Is that enough? Evidence, as they say, suggests otherwise. We are finally always online and, as it turns out, lonelier than ever.
In a sense, we have begun to worship the Internet while we have lost our understanding of the basic principles that led to its creation a mere generation and a half ago. In this article I give as clear a picture as I am capable of what the Internet could be to each of us and why it should be that way.
Big text.
If you are finding the Internet toxic and depressing, you are very likely spending your time on the wrong part of the Internet.
I've read more than 20 texts like this. Here's another one.