Jan-Lukas Else

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XXXX-02-17


My updated Home Server setup

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I just have to tell you my current state with my migration to OpenCloud…

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Self-hosting my emails again: A few weeks in

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A few weeks ago, I moved back to self-hosting my mail server after using Purelymail for three years. The decision wasn’t about cost – it’s actually more expensive to rent a VPS – but about control, security, and data locality. My mails are now hosted in Europe, giving me more confidence in their privacy, and I can configure everything exactly as I want while ensuring compliance with GDPR.

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Ok, so I have now installed CloudReady, switched to the beta channel as well, but I can’t use Linux because my CPU is not secured against Spectre/Meltdown and CloudReady doesn’t come with microcode updates. Until that comes, my ThinkPad will probably only be for browsing, watching videos, and blogging…

Update: Fixed it.

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Chrome OS Flex and CloudReady

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At first I missed the news, but today I somehow stumbled across it: Google has released an early access version of “Chrome OS Flex”, as a result of the integration of CloudReady into Chrome OS. CloudReady also ran under my radar until today, but I did take the time to give both a try.

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Americentrism

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Wikipedia has an article on a phenomenon I often observe on the Internet, such as on Hacker News: Americentrism.

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Opinions can change over time

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Opinions can change over time. And since I often post opinions on my blog, I’ve added a feature to my blog theme that displays a warning message above posts that are over one year old (example).

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