Welcome, Kev, to the group of bloggers building their own blogging systems because all other options didn’t exactly fit their needs! 😄

Even though Kev is no professional developer, the project looks remarkable! Maybe not being a professional developer is what prevents you from simply building just another blogging system tailored towards developers. It took me five years to finally write good (or at least somewhat good) documentation. Kev did it right away for Pure Blog (also with videos!).

Is it your final blog migration, Kev? I also migrated my blog a couple of times before I started building GoBlog. Since then I haven’t thought once about migrating again, as whenever I have the need for a new feature or some change, I can simply implement it myself.

I finally moved my blog to the new domain. I wrote extensive code and integration tests in GoBlog to ensure nothing breaks and to move all ActivityPub followers to the new handles, but you never know. 🙈 So far it’s looking good though… Hello from janlukas.blog! 👋

Ava perfectly captured how I feel about saving the planet:

I can only speak for myself, but adjusting my consumer behavior to my values as much as is possible for me in my position isn’t misdirecting me, it’s keeping me focused, actually. It’s making me aware again and again of what world I want, what I stand for, what I personally fund and my impact. I hold governments and industries accountable as much as is possible for me through recycling, veganism, not having a car, not flying, etc. and demand systemic change to the options given to me (voting and money, which are not enough, but hey). That doesn’t mean I am never frustrated or feeling hopeless or like it’s all for nothing, of course.

Her words highlight a crucial point: we need both systemic change and personal action. More regulation is necessary to force corporations to protect the planet, but where possible, individual choices matter too.

Just because we are free to do almost anything doesn’t mean we should. I have the freedom to eat meat every day, but that doesn’t mean it’s the right choice. The government won’t ban me from overconsuming it, but if I do, I’m not just harming my health – I’m also contributing, in my own small way, to environmental destruction.

It’s surprising how much I can reduce the amount of spam that Rspamd needs to filter – whether it ends up in my junk folder or even my inbox – just by blocking certain recipient addresses. Using unique email addresses for each service, like “deezer @ example.com” for Deezer, was one of the best decisions I made, especially combined with a catch-all address.

For example, Deezer had a data leak a few years ago, which led to a flood of spam targeting the email I used for their service. Fortunately, with Postfix, I can simply reject emails sent to that specific address, keeping my inbox much cleaner and reducing the workload for Rspamd.