max
@notplants.bsky.social
experiments in online gardening
permacomputing, mycology, queer poetry
they/them
https://mfowler.info
https://sunbeam.city/@notplants
for who it may concern: was trying to use filen for a while for encrypted cloud backups, but then it stopped syncing. switching to borgbase now for my laptop
November 19, 2025 at 4:12 PM
for who it may concern: was trying to use filen for a while for encrypted cloud backups, but then it stopped syncing. switching to borgbase now for my laptop
gateway co-op remains unaffected by the cloudflare outage
November 18, 2025 at 2:41 PM
gateway co-op remains unaffected by the cloudflare outage
is there a service anyone likes where you can easily buy phone numbers with monero? ideally can also use the number in your browser and not have to ensure your phone is secure
this seems like the necessary workaround for all the surveillance services that bottom out to requiring a phone number
this seems like the necessary workaround for all the surveillance services that bottom out to requiring a phone number
November 14, 2025 at 4:38 PM
is there a service anyone likes where you can easily buy phone numbers with monero? ideally can also use the number in your browser and not have to ensure your phone is secure
this seems like the necessary workaround for all the surveillance services that bottom out to requiring a phone number
this seems like the necessary workaround for all the surveillance services that bottom out to requiring a phone number
dreaming of permacomputing software that is so simply designed and bug-free that it quietly supports system administrators to not think about it, to sleep at night, to think about other things, like a healthy microbiome invisibly supporting digestion or support from the ancestors
November 11, 2025 at 4:31 PM
dreaming of permacomputing software that is so simply designed and bug-free that it quietly supports system administrators to not think about it, to sleep at night, to think about other things, like a healthy microbiome invisibly supporting digestion or support from the ancestors
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One must imagine a Linux user happy
November 9, 2025 at 3:23 AM
One must imagine a Linux user happy
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RIP Baudrillard you would have loved this shit
New uncanny valley unlocked: inflatable corn maze for urban fall fests.
November 9, 2025 at 4:25 AM
RIP Baudrillard you would have loved this shit
wondering about "terminal-emulators" / "permacomputing-graphical-application-frameworks" thats can run tuis and terminal programs, but also can run programs that have fewer weird keyboard/mouse quirks than tuis and support images... like i sort of love tuis but they also seem deranged
November 3, 2025 at 4:20 PM
wondering about "terminal-emulators" / "permacomputing-graphical-application-frameworks" thats can run tuis and terminal programs, but also can run programs that have fewer weird keyboard/mouse quirks than tuis and support images... like i sort of love tuis but they also seem deranged
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Server Charms are tiny, portable microcontroller setups made with recycled vape batteries. They create their own Wi-Fi network, inviting curious people to connect with their devices where a captive portal opens, leading to small webpages.
codeberg.org/actinomy/ser...
codeberg.org/actinomy/ser...
October 28, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Server Charms are tiny, portable microcontroller setups made with recycled vape batteries. They create their own Wi-Fi network, inviting curious people to connect with their devices where a captive portal opens, leading to small webpages.
codeberg.org/actinomy/ser...
codeberg.org/actinomy/ser...
gateway co-op remained unaffected by the aws outage
October 20, 2025 at 9:00 PM
gateway co-op remained unaffected by the aws outage
is anyone following any archiving projects of journalists and social media from gaza?
like of Saleh al-Jafarawi <3
like of Saleh al-Jafarawi <3
October 18, 2025 at 4:42 PM
is anyone following any archiving projects of journalists and social media from gaza?
like of Saleh al-Jafarawi <3
like of Saleh al-Jafarawi <3
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gave a guest lecture for @sfpc.study and one of my revolutionaries was in the audience 🥲 what a well-rounded stepper
& thank you @notplants.bsky.social for the opportunity to share!
& thank you @notplants.bsky.social for the opportunity to share!
Blacksky for sfpc: Computing Infrastructure as Mutual Aid Practice
docs.google.com
October 15, 2025 at 7:55 PM
gave a guest lecture for @sfpc.study and one of my revolutionaries was in the audience 🥲 what a well-rounded stepper
& thank you @notplants.bsky.social for the opportunity to share!
& thank you @notplants.bsky.social for the opportunity to share!
was in a music rut and tired of my music, and funny that simply asking a friend for music relieved it
also cooking a recipe from a friend
ask a friend is such a beautifully simple practice for shaking things up
also cooking a recipe from a friend
ask a friend is such a beautifully simple practice for shaking things up
October 14, 2025 at 11:50 PM
was in a music rut and tired of my music, and funny that simply asking a friend for music relieved it
also cooking a recipe from a friend
ask a friend is such a beautifully simple practice for shaking things up
also cooking a recipe from a friend
ask a friend is such a beautifully simple practice for shaking things up
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🌱 DIY Writer Decks
From https://www.writerdeck.org/list-of-diy-writerdecks.html
https://feed.grantcuster.com/post/2025-10-14-11-42-27-diy-writer-decks
From https://www.writerdeck.org/list-of-diy-writerdecks.html
https://feed.grantcuster.com/post/2025-10-14-11-42-27-diy-writer-decks
October 14, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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computer, uncrash program
October 11, 2025 at 10:09 PM
computer, uncrash program
if you can say “tailscale funnel and cloudflare tunnel” five times fast, without thinking of the edward snowden “ssl added and removed here!” meme, then you don’t need gateway co-op
gateway.commoninternet.net
gateway.commoninternet.net
October 11, 2025 at 9:26 PM
if you can say “tailscale funnel and cloudflare tunnel” five times fast, without thinking of the edward snowden “ssl added and removed here!” meme, then you don’t need gateway co-op
gateway.commoninternet.net
gateway.commoninternet.net
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The ideal the solution is infallible mods, trained from birth to always make the correct decision. The only advantage of decentralization is that it's easier to implement than that.
October 8, 2025 at 6:21 PM
The ideal the solution is infallible mods, trained from birth to always make the correct decision. The only advantage of decentralization is that it's easier to implement than that.
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TL; DR
In the next 5 business days you should be able to go to Link's page on blacksky.community and see his posts and he'll be able to post but people using the bsky mobile apps won't see it.
After that we'll get Blacksky-only posts up.
After that we can talk about purging bsky mod tools
fin/11
In the next 5 business days you should be able to go to Link's page on blacksky.community and see his posts and he'll be able to post but people using the bsky mobile apps won't see it.
After that we'll get Blacksky-only posts up.
After that we can talk about purging bsky mod tools
fin/11
October 7, 2025 at 10:22 PM
TL; DR
In the next 5 business days you should be able to go to Link's page on blacksky.community and see his posts and he'll be able to post but people using the bsky mobile apps won't see it.
After that we'll get Blacksky-only posts up.
After that we can talk about purging bsky mod tools
fin/11
In the next 5 business days you should be able to go to Link's page on blacksky.community and see his posts and he'll be able to post but people using the bsky mobile apps won't see it.
After that we'll get Blacksky-only posts up.
After that we can talk about purging bsky mod tools
fin/11
anyone have a tui they like that closely mirrors the interface of simplenote?
October 7, 2025 at 12:14 PM
anyone have a tui they like that closely mirrors the interface of simplenote?
canalswans.substack....
> There are researchers, theorists and practicioners, but to some degree none of them really no one what’s happening on the internet, they just have a best guess.
> There are researchers, theorists and practicioners, but to some degree none of them really no one what’s happening on the internet, they just have a best guess.
Canal Swans #35 - Living Internet
Yesterday I gave a presentation about how the internet works, and I realized that the mysteriousness of the internet is one of its main interests to me.
canalswans.substack.com
September 30, 2025 at 7:34 PM
canalswans.substack....
> There are researchers, theorists and practicioners, but to some degree none of them really no one what’s happening on the internet, they just have a best guess.
> There are researchers, theorists and practicioners, but to some degree none of them really no one what’s happening on the internet, they just have a best guess.
would love to see a data visualization of the first time I heard each different word over my lifetime / the frequency with which that word appeared (metaphysically recorded, not via actual data)
September 27, 2025 at 3:51 AM
would love to see a data visualization of the first time I heard each different word over my lifetime / the frequency with which that word appeared (metaphysically recorded, not via actual data)
funny how caffeine (or anything effecting mood) causes me to move around the kitchen in slightly different patterns
September 24, 2025 at 3:14 PM
funny how caffeine (or anything effecting mood) causes me to move around the kitchen in slightly different patterns
an obsession with superficial notions of efficiency is arguably one of the root problems in our society, but that aside there is a part of me that enjoys funny and quirky/efficient double uses of space and time (clothes drawer is base of standing desk, going running while the rice cooker is going)
September 22, 2025 at 8:10 PM
an obsession with superficial notions of efficiency is arguably one of the root problems in our society, but that aside there is a part of me that enjoys funny and quirky/efficient double uses of space and time (clothes drawer is base of standing desk, going running while the rice cooker is going)
wish signal added a feature where you could set a disappearing time for a particular message after sending it, feel like i would prefer that ux for most use cases
September 22, 2025 at 1:07 PM
wish signal added a feature where you could set a disappearing time for a particular message after sending it, feel like i would prefer that ux for most use cases
successfully renewing a tls certificate on a home server via tls-passthrough feels magic and enjoyable to me each time, even though its now worked reliably tens of times in a row over months
September 21, 2025 at 3:34 PM
successfully renewing a tls certificate on a home server via tls-passthrough feels magic and enjoyable to me each time, even though its now worked reliably tens of times in a row over months
started using standing desk frequently on one leg in tree pose (not as an exercise, just feels nice)
September 19, 2025 at 8:55 PM
started using standing desk frequently on one leg in tree pose (not as an exercise, just feels nice)