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[–] 29 points 2 months ago (2 children)

There is nothing to worry about if you're only hosting FOSS. Which you are, right?

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  • [–] 28 points 2 months ago (5 children)

    I’ve said it before and it just seems to be getting more obvious that they want us all on thin-client-like PCs with subscriptions for any service that requires actual computing power - streaming your games over something like GeForce NOW. Best case scenario, you’re allowed to rent a PC at exorbitant rates with somewhat decent hardware.

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  • [–] 12 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    Or, and maybe this is just showing my age, if you make it too hard, I will just go without a computer.

    Like the caveman I apparently am.

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  • [–] 54 points 2 months ago (7 children)

    I actually think of this often, if more and more people self host and go to Linux etc the big bois are gonna crack down and make it illegal, or infiltrate distros and repos with bad actors.

    2035 bingo card: Linux and a nas makes you a terrorist. In America, this will surely happen.

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  • [–] 12 points 2 months ago (3 children)

    Phew! Lucky my home server runs FreeBSD then....

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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago

    Yeah the freedom to vote with your wallet in a capitalist market is just an illusion. You have no choice but to do what they say and I don't think we can self-host and open-source our way out of it. Needs systemic change.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 months ago

    guillotines for the c suit

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  • [–] -5 points 2 months ago* (5 children)

    Honestly, it's a tough case to defend. Sure game servers are fine and a bullshit claim by lobbyists, but who isn't using their home server to stream pirated media?

    I think we should normalize buying media again. I've been getting more and more albums off Bandcamp and buying DVDs and Blurays. It would be nice to see digital releases become decently abundant for TV and Film. I sometimes rent hard to find movies off Youtube. Always comes in clutch. Who else rents you a movie anymore?

    The real thing even has benefits. I enjoy having the ease of getting both english and french dubs to my favorite shows. Means I can watch them with my family.

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  • [–] 13 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Me. I'm not using my home server for pirated media.

    Fuck you

    I use it to maintain sovereignty over my data and keep my personal information from being sold to the highest bidder and used against me.

    We need to normalize owning and controlling our own data and not being cattle for the oligarchs to herd and feast off of

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  • [–] -1 points 2 months ago

    Doth protest too much?

    Listen I do the same and think its a worthwhile effort. I just have been hanging out in these virtual spaces long enough and I know what people run.

    Did I say we should normalize anything else? lol

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  • [–] 5 points 2 months ago

    Yeah I buy media and host it for my home network. Holders, distributors, and platforms just need to make the stuff I buy from them something I permanently own and control without technical limitations, and I'll happily patronize them.

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