Thoughts of a Curious [WIP (always)]

My backup strategy is two fold: I want a frequent and regular backup to easily come back to files or configurations that have accidentally been deleted. I want a regular backup on an external hard drive in case my whole computer crashes, is stolen, or anything else of this sort happens and I am unable to recover from it. I want those backup to be as efficient as possible both in terms of times and storage ressources. Of course, everything needs to be automated and encrypted (especially when it’s on a distant server I don’t own). That said, here is what I came up with: ...

Details Summary: Migrating away from proprietary platforms to the Fediverse: the why, when, what, where, and how. Why? Maybe because: “Musk’s X Corp loses lawsuit against hate speech watchdog” Reuters, March 25, 2024; “Antisemitic and Anti-Muslim Hate Speech Surges Across the Internet” The New York Times, May 3, 2024; Meta is getting rid of fact checkers. Zuckerberg acknowledged more harmful content will appear on the platforms now CNN, January 7, 2025; Twitter under Elon Musk: Increase in Hate Speech (Wikipedia). Elon simply changes the algorithms to promote himself (Wikipedia); Or maybe because they proclaim themselves to be all about freedom and free speech, yet: ...

I’ll come back later in an other post as to why you need to protect your privacy and intimacy online. For now, I’ll just show you what I run on a daily basis to protect myself (to the best of my knowledge). Threat model You need to keep in mind that as of now, my threat model is rather minimal. I believe there is no reason as of now for a malicious actor to target me. I am protecting myself mainly from mass surveillance, although, I use some tools that could play an very important role to protect yourself from targeted attacks. ...

Details Cet écrit sort d’un cours universitaire intitulé « le dernier kilomètre de l’action publique » où il était demandé de faire une fiche synthétique avec pour sujet « service public et “plateformisation” de l’État ». Certains éléments triviaux ont dû être rappelés. La forme de l’exercice était de 5 pages maximum. ...