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A certain ZIP-file Password

Hey guys, I am planning to reinstall windows over the next couple days. I found my old zip file that includes a certain program that you use on new Windows Installs....

Automated TV Show piracy state of the art?

I’ve sailed the high seas for a while starting with Emule, through MIRC, torrenting, mega(upload) and many more....

Trying to get into reading, need suggestions

I, 35M, have never been much into reading. I just never found that one book that I thought was fantastic. Everything felt OK at best....

Self-hosting Lemmy on Hetzner

This weekend I installed my own Lemmy instance, so I want to share the instructions to help others, who want to do the same....

We can definitely escape

All you need to do is bend the hatch off this steam pipe!

for the Reddit refugees, do you also feel a bit heartbroken?

For me it feels like breaking up with someone after many years. At the same time, I feel a bit dirty mentioning the name in the post title.

Is there a point to making an account on multiple Lemmy servers?

I’m currently on sh.itjust.works, but wondering if I should also apply for a Beehaw user, and whether that comes with any benefits over just using my current user.

I often read that (docker) containers are not good for security. What are secure methods of creating secure isolated environments to run questionable programs in?

I’ve read that standard containers are optimized for developer productivity and not security, which makes sense....

Looking for someone to take over this community

Hey all, I created this community thinking I would have time to mod and post in it but its pretty clear now that this won’t be the case. If anyone is interested in taking over this community and has the time to properly moderate it please let me know!

Let's have a Friday Fread, shall we

Morning, how’re we doing....

Is PopOS the best for easy gaming?

Hey folks!...

What is something many people believe but is not true?

Users from before the current wave of Reddit refugees, how do you feel about the incoming monsoon of refugees?

I imagine there’s excitement for the increase of activity but worries about the potential toxic side of Reddit coming along too....

Where's the feel of the old Internet gone, and what sites do you use?

Hey all. Since the Internet has just been boiled down to the main big social media sites, it feels like the magic is gone. Whens the last time someone said to you “hey check out this cool website”? It’s always the same: TikTok, Twitter, Instagram, FB, Reddit, Discord. Forums are basically dead. Chat rooms are dead. Message...

How have you optimized your Pi-hole?

A few months ago I set up a Pi-hole at home. I tried to create a decent blacklist by first adding some regexes I found online and then doing some manual optimization by finding ads and blocking the ad requester through the queries page. But in the end it did not work so well. I still get a lot of YouTube ads, for example. So I...

how did you lose weight as an adult?

i wouldn’t say i’m overweight, and i know that the BMI index is not necessarily reliable, but i do feel like over the years i’ve kinda lost the figure i used to have. i mostly stay at home and code now, whereas a couple years back i used to play a competitive sport on a daily basis....