evilstevie @evilstevie@mastod1.ddns.net
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Steve:
frequent overthinker, compulsive fixer, digester-then-explainer, "why?" question relishing father, minor-irritant partner, excessive disassembler, original-form hacker, high-efficiency googler, borderline-competent car-fixer, expert-level car-breaker, faster-by-qwerty communicator, indiscriminate photo-taker, Leatherman owner.
Joined Nov 2022
@35millimetre @levitte hopefully you'll see your static page open up, if not double-check your port-forwards and any local firewalling going on with your server. servers work more consistently with string than wifi too.
assuming that works, and you have a hacky-way of seeing your server from outside, time to get a nicer name for it:
duckdns.org
create an account, choose a name, follow all the instructions on setting it up, including a script that runs on your server to update duckdns regularly
@35millimetre @levitte After you have your server at least serving up http or https pages (static to begin with is fine) you can set up tcp/80 and tcp/443 to port-forwards on your router into your server (common http and https ports, default for most web servers) and on any device in your network visit
whatismyip.org
which should give you the (current) IP address as far as the internet sees your router.
go mobile, off wifi, open browser, type in that IP address into the address bar and punch it
@35millimetre @levitte it's not a DNS server you need, you just need to be able to set up port-forwards on the Virgin router. I wimped out on trying to fight mine and had my own router inboard of it (modem mode on the Hub is your friend) though it may offer something like a DMZ host if it doesn't allow port-forwards to be configured.
Static IP for your server, whatever it is, so it always has the same inside-IP (192.x.x.x) to point the port-forwards at.
@35millimetre @levitte also, works well enough for my mastodon instance and couple of other services, via 4g...
look for carriers that do NOT use something called CG-NAT if wanting a van server running off a 4g router ;)
@35millimetre @levitte ish...
you need a public IP, but a dynamic dns server can replace the need for fixed IP.
duckdns is free, easy and works (for me, so far) but limited name choices (so you'd prob end up pointing a dns forwarder to a duckdns name if you wanted something fancy)
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percentage concentration per fursuit
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if one bro starts talking loudly about some bullshit and other nearby bros adopt the same views as a result, is that brohammer?
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it's nonbinary awareness day, so if you didn't know i was nonbinary, BEWARE
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General reminder:
The domain name putty.org is *NOT* run by the #PuTTY developers. It is run by somebody not associated with us, who uses the domain to interpose advertising for their unrelated commercial products. We do not endorse those products in any way, and we have never given any kind of agreement for PuTTY's name to be used in promoting them.
Please do not perpetuate the claim that putty.org is the PuTTY website. If anyone is linking to it on that basis, please change the link. The PuTTY website is https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/ and it always has been.
You can check this by downloading the source code, which cites that URL in many places (the README, the documentation, some strings in the actual code), or by using the "Visit Web Site" menu options in the official Windows binaries (the ones signed with my personal Authenticode certificate). The true PuTTY website is the one that PuTTY itself says it is.
Many search engines list putty.org above chiark. I don't know if this is due to active SEO on the part of the domain owner, or a heuristic in the rankings. Either way, don't believe them. It's not our site.
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Looks like the "Verify your fedi account" scam is gaining pace, & evolving to look more real.
Your server admin will not ask you to click a link to verify your account. And no other admin from any other server will either, even if they do look like they could be part of the main Mastodon team. It's a scam.
Please report any post or DM that urges you to click any link to verify your account.
If you've any doubts about your account, now or on any other day, contact your server admin or mod team.
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I built this tool a year ago but I feel like Mastodon folks would like it
The "Weird Old Book Finder"
Type in a search query, and it'll find one randomly-chosen public-domain book that matches the query -- and present it for immediate reading: https://www.weirdoldbookfinder.net/
Why only one book? To prevent the paradox of choice! Just *start readin'*
Can't promise every book will be weird, but most are
A longer essay on how/why I developed it: https://debugger.medium.com/a-search-engine-that-finds-you-weird-old-books-3a74fbb5f3d4
This was a search for "mastodon"
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I got laid off today. Eek!
I am looking for a role as a staff software engineer (backend focus) working on high-volume large-scale distributed systems.
Some keywords: backend / Ruby / Ruby on Rails / Go (Golang) / AWS / Terraform / frontend / TypeScript / React / full-time / remote-first
Some more details on what I offer here: https://denisdefreyne.com/notes/get-me-a-job-2025/
repost = ❤️
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IT'S (checks notes) FRIDAY!!!
*waves hello*
Still offline for a few more days, and only remembered to bring one dancer with me.
Back soon with more photos and nonsense, but as ever, have a good weekend if you possible can 
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FACT: if you're not gay on the computer then Alan Turing died for nothing
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lumps of coal per database transaction
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All of Trump's various social media rants make absolute sense if you imagine at the same time he's trying hard to shift a stubborn turd without "doing an Elvis".
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Steve:
frequent overthinker, compulsive fixer, digester-then-explainer, "why?" question relishing father, minor-irritant partner, excessive disassembler, original-form hacker, high-efficiency googler, borderline-competent car-fixer, expert-level car-breaker, faster-by-qwerty communicator, indiscriminate photo-taker, Leatherman owner.
Joined Nov 2022
